The third Women in Animation World Summit, which will take place June 10 in conjunction with the Annecy Intl. Animation Festival and Mifa.

The summit will feature a day-long symposium of panels and discussions spotlighting top executives, filmmakers and artists from around the world covering a wide range of topics affecting women working in the animation industry today. Julie Ann Crommett, vice president of multicultural audience engagement at the Walt Disney Studios and WIA secretary, will kick off the summit and introduce the day’s theme of “Belonging.”

One of the program’s highlights will be a presentation by Dr. Stacy L. Smith, who will announce the results of the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative’s landmark study focused on women in the animation industry, entitled “Increasing Inclusion in Animation.

The study was conducted in partnership with Women in Animation and examines the percentage of women working in key animation roles in film and television, the barriers and opportunities facing women as they pursue careers in animation, and the classroom-to-career pipeline for women.

“It is a great honor for Annecy to welcome and support, for the third consecutive year, the Women in Animation World Summit,” said Mickael Marin, CEO of CITIA, the organization behind the Annecy Intl. Animation Festival and Mifa. He noted that all the partners involved “work so hard to make this day a success to enable more parity and inclusion in our industry.”