Just weeks after the ESPN direct-to-consumer streaming platform was launched, head of ESPN Jimmy Pitaro will be representing The Walt Disney Company in The Bank of America Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference. He will be participating in a question and answer session during the conference. This will be streamed live for those who want to hear what he has to say. It will take place on September 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM ET/10:10 AM PT.
Pitaro, seen as one of the potential successors to Disney CEO Bob Iger, is one of several contenders who have represented Disney at conferences like these in the last year. Other contenders are believed to be Josh D’Amaro, Chairman of Disney Experiences, Dana Walden, Co-Chairman of Disney Entertainment, and Alan Bergman, Co-Chairman of Disney Entertainment. Disney is expected to announce who will be the next CEO of the company in 2026.
Below is the announcement that Disney made regarding Jimmy Pitaro’s participation in this conference.
The Walt Disney Company To Participate In The Bank Of America Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference
BURBANK, Calif., August 28, 2025 – Jimmy Pitaro, Chairman, ESPN, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) will participate in a question-and-answer session at the Bank of America Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference on Thursday, September 4, 2025 at approximately 1:10 p.m. ET/ 10:10 a.m. PT.
To stream live, please visit www.disney.com/investors. A recording of the question-and-answer session will be archived on our website.
