 During his tenure at the Academy, Koch spearheaded several initiatives including a call for diversity, launching the first general membership meeting in its history, sharpening the focus on member engagement and the future of filmmaking, implementing the Academy's digital voting system, and securing major fundraising for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.Koch is a celebrated international keynote speaker.Hawk has given one-on-one talks with Francis Coppola, Tom Cruise, and Jake Gyllenhaal at the annual Produced By Conference, and has been a featured speaker at Sarajevo Film Festival, the South Dakota Film Festival, and the Beijing International Film Festival.