Destiny Outreach's Day of Destiny Entertainment Summit

Hollywood Producer and Founder of Destiny Outreach (DO!), Danita Patterson has partnered with DCASE | Chicago Film Office for a Day of Destiny Entertainment Summit,” on May 3, 2026 in support of the careers, workforce development and destinies of Chicagoland entertainment professionals.

Day of Destiny Entertainment Summit: Hidden Figures | Movers. Shakers. Decision Makers. is a premier one-day industry experience that brings together leading voices from Film, TV, and media to uncover the power behind the scenes of storytelling and production.

DO! will kick-off a day of Entertainment Panels and Fireside Chats highlighting significant Hidden Figures behind the scenes at the Chicago Cultural Center’s Claudia Cassidy Theater.

10AM - 12PM - ENTERTAINMENT FINANCING - The 360 of Film & TV Funding

12:30PM - 2:30PM - SHOWRUNNERS & WRITERS - Creating & Producing for TV FILM

3:00PM - 5PM - DEVELOP. PRODUCE. DISTRIBUTE. - The Art of the Deal Cycle

5:30 PM - 7 PM - FIRESIDE CHAT with Harry Lennix and Danita Patterson

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The summit connects veteran industry professionals, decision-makers and emerging creatives with top executives, producers, writers, and financiers through panels, discussions and a featured fireside chat with Tony Nominated Actor, Harry Lennix.

This day of indepth knowledge will peak behind the Hollywood curtains to feature accomplished career professionals from Chicago, LA and Canada in the entertainment industry promising to impact approximately 200 attendees in-person and thousands digitally!

Focused on entertainment finance, content creation, and the full production lifecycle, the event offers real access, insight, and opportunity—positioning attendees to engage, learn, and take their place within the evolving entertainment landscape.

Chicago is a booming market producing close to a billion in spending in 2025. With a new robust tax credit passed last year, studio infrastructures, state of the art virtual production studio and key stakeholders committed to expanding its market share, we welcome attendees to be on the ground floor of a new frontier of storytelling in a "Midwest Hollywood."

Veteran industry professionals, independent filmmakers and emerging young professionals will learn how to Find, Fight For, and Fulfill Their Dreams in an engaging environment focused on the inner-workings of the entertainment industry.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Chicago Cultural Center, 78 East Washington Street, Chicago, United States

Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.

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