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Episode Notes
Amanda sits down with Samira Panah Bakhtiar, General Manager of Media, Entertainment, Games, and Sports at Amazon Web Services, for a conversation on the intersection of technology, storytelling, and the future of entertainment. From her unexpected path into technology to helping lead one of the world’s most influential media infrastructure platforms, Samira shares insights on how content is created, distributed, and consumed in a rapidly changing landscape.
Together, they explore the role of AWS as the invisible backbone behind modern entertainment, the rise of mobile-first and short-form content, and how artificial intelligence is transforming production, distribution, and audience engagement. The conversation also examines changing consumer behaviors, the evolution of media business models, and why the future belongs to companies that successfully combine creativity with technology.
Samira Panah Bakhtiar
Samira Panah Bakhtiar is General Manager of Media, Entertainment, Games, and Sports at Amazon Web Services. After an unexpected path into technology, she now helps lead the cloud infrastructure behind much of modern entertainment, with a focus on how AI is changing the way content is made, distributed and watched.