Melissa is the CEO of Mischief Management, which produces LeakyCon, as well as other immersive and community building events for fans. She's a host of the PotterCast and also runs The Leaky Cauldron website. In 2008 she published the New York Times bestselling Harry, A History, a chronicle of the Potter phenomenon. Melissa lives in Brooklyn with her husband and dog. More at melissaanelli.com.
Sessions in which Melissa Anelli participates
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- Welcome Ceremony Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)
- 12:45 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Special Event
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- Podcasting With Potter Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)
- 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Our friends and coworkers ask us, "Harry Potter? What's left to discuss?" Clearly, there's still plenty!
- Panel
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
- Spotlight: Wizarding World Actors Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)
- 10:15 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT | 1 hour
- They each have their own perspective on what being part of the Wizarding World has meant. We'll gather them all together for a conversation about a...
- Interview
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- How Harry Potter Influenced Us Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- The "Harry Potter Generation" has grown up and some of its members are now adults creating stories of their own. We'll discuss how our lov...
- Panel
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- Name That Character (OR "The Ultimate PotterCast/MuggleCast Showdown") Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)
- 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT | 1 hour
- We've compiled a list of characters from Harry Potter to Augusta Longbottom. Now, our contestants will have to give their teammates clues about the...
- Game
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- 19 Years Later, Still The Most Trusted Name In Potter: A Cauldronside Fansite Chat with The-Leaky-Cauldron.org Seaport World Trade Center - Cityview Ballroom
- 4:30 PM EDT - 5:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Where would the Harry Potter fandom be without the internet? Next year marks 20 years of The-Leaky-Cauldron.org, and the team is coming together to...
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Spotlight: Dan Fogler Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)
- 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Our favorite No-Maj is back for his first LeakyCon appearance since the release of Crimes of Grindelwald. We'll ask him about making th...
- Interview
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- PotterCast: The 300th Episode Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)
- 4:30 PM EDT - 5:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Sure, they conducted some interviews and played some games this weekend. But now the PotterCast hosts are together in person to record their landma...
- Podcast