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The Evening Keynote Roundtables Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025 8:00 PM – 8:50 PM: Eastern Time Zone Session I: The Studio • The Brand • The Agency = A Global Media & Technology Revolution While the power of Hollywood never fades, the traditional silos of the studio, networks and celebrity are being reshuffled into a “Power-Shake-Up” of Global Brands, Mega Technologies and Global Agencies. The Result? On the one hand, consumer personalization which has always been at the forefront in decision making, now with the addition of powerful and direct AI engagement with consumers, which is only in its formative stages, will likely emerge as something of a breakthrough “Brand/Consumer Co-Pilot Relationship.” And in a world of immersive content experiences, AI as a “Creative Partner” is taking the ideation and production process to an entirely next level experience. The world will be experiencing a host of “Sphere Level” creative experiences. In this roundtable, we bring together the executives deeply involved in exploring and delivering on this promise. Speakers: Valerie Madden, Creative Director of Marketing Innovation, Prompteteer™, Amazon MGM Studios, Prime Video & NBC Universal Alum, Moderator Shannon Pruitt, Global Chief Marketing Officer, Stagwell Brand Performance Network Boo Wong, Managing Director, Global Leadership Spatial Computing/XR and GenAI, Accenture Song Adam Simon, Managing Director, IPG Media Lab Kate Cook, Founder, Era Seven Partners, former A+E Global Media Steve Kazanjian, Founder & Senior Strategist, The Next Next Group Session II: Training the “Stanley Kubrick” Level AI: Fact or Fantasy & the Question of Ethics What would happen if an AI were trained with the entire oeuvre, the life work of Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, Stanley Kubrick, Billy Wilder and John Ford? That would be like sharing the “Keys to the Hollywood Kingdom,” the finest in cinematography, screenwriting, humor, drama and editing as well. And even with that “Assemblage of Greatness,” attached to an AI of tomorrow, meaning an AI with a near-Einstein level mind, would that “Advanced Machine” be able to create, even with professional “Human Assistance” a truly great achievement in Cinema? This question is not an idle bit of humor or fantasy. In a world racing toward “Advanced General Intelligence,” it is a question that we might have to one day address. Dr. Megan Ma, Executive Director, Stanford Legal Innovation, Frontier Technology Lab (liftlab), Associate Director, CodeX, Stanford Law School, Moderator Mark Goffman Writer/Producer, Netflix Series, The Umbrella Academy, Bull, Limitless, The West Wing Ed Zobrist, Adjunct Professor, USC Cinematic Arts. former, Head of Publishing, Epic Games Sharad Devarajan, Industry Visionary, Adjunct Professor, Media & Technology, Columbia Business School 9:00 PM – 9:50 PM: Eastern Time Zone Session I: The Cultural Tsunami: Creator Economy + Podcasts = A Media Realignment Think about the average family prime-time living room scene. Mom and Dad settle in for their 8 PM favorite, Junior and Babs are texting and doom scrolling and before long, Mom breaks out her iPad and Dad does the same. We are all in a world of video creators and our favorite Pods, all the while texting our besties creating our own unique Emojis. Let’s face it, the old guard is being disrupted, and new voices, platforms and a whole new way of life has emerged. Of course, this is not the end of Networks and Studios as we know them, but it is a huge migration to devices from mobile to immersion. No question that it’s a “Cultural Tsunami,” and in this session, we will explore what it means and where we are going. Speakers: Ken Hertz, Senior Partner, Hertz Lichtenstein & Young LLP, Moderator Speakers to be announced Session II: The Deepfake Dilemma: Protecting & Preserving Image, Voice & Likeness – The Taylor Swift Law & Scarlett Johansson Lawsuits “Deep Fakes” are not only a theft of property rights and a concern of Musicians and Hollywood personalities, bad-actors are scheming new, inventive and technologically bizarre ways to invade our privacy, our computer data and ultimately our electronic wallets. This is not a false alarm. While a “Taylor Swift Law” is needed to protect the personage of a pop star or the “Voice & Audio Likeness of Scarlett Johansson, it may be even more important to secure the personal electronic rights of everyday citizens. Recently in Hong Kong, a “Deep Fake” scheme successfully defrauded an investment company of $25 Million in a fraudulent Zoom call with visual impersonators representing colleagues. That Zoom call might have been you and a “Deep Faked” family member. Speakers: Jenni Katzman, Senior Director of Government Affairs, Microsoft Lisa Oratz, Senior Counsel, Perkins Coie Remington Scott, Founder, CEO and Chief Architect, Hyperreal® Inc., VFX, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator, SAG-AFTRA Audrey Schomer, Media Analyst & Research Editor, VARIETY INTELLIGENCE PLATFORM, Moderator |
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The Evening Keynote Roundtables Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025 8:00 PM – 8:50 PM: Eastern Time Zone Session I: Investing in AI, Compute, Energy & Software: The Economy of the Future Let’s first familiarize ourselves with the notion of “Compute” as a descriptor of the baseline of our future economy. “Compute” represents the fundamental infrastructure that underpins the AI-driven world, encompassing the complex interplay of hardware, software, and energy. So that a city, region, country or group of countries strategically develop their economies around the notion of “Compute,” that strategy will indicate the readiness of that “Entity” to provide services to it populations and in effect, compete within this vision of the modern world. We are entering a “Re-Defined World” of Davos, the EU and East vs. West. As we navigate this new landscape, investors, policymakers, and business leaders must prioritize strategic investments in “Compute” infrastructure, AI research, and workforce development to remain competitive and unlock the vast potential of the “Compute-driven” global economy.” Speakers: Paul Lekas, Senior Vice President, Global Public Policy, Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), Moderator Michael Pachter, Managing Director, Equity Research, WEDBUSH SECURITIES Evan Osheroff, Managing Director, Jefferies David Higley, Partner, Global Media & Technology Group, Perella Weinberg. Session II: Is AI the Piracy Machine? As Brian May has Stated, “It’s Gonna Get Very Weird Very Quick” “AI Music & Creativity” is breaking the sound barrier—no question about it. With AI tools, a universe of synthesizers, and unprecedented speed, musicians and composers can “create”—if that’s the word—musical complexity, from film scores to pop riffs, love songs to country ballads, in mere moments. The results? Lightning-fast production, often with stunning outcomes. But beneath this sonic revolution lies a dilemma: where does inspiration end and imitation begin? In this roundtable we will dive into the clash between AI’s expansive potential and the rights of human artists. Can machines truly create, or are they remixing the soul of music itself? Join us to explore the ethical tightrope of innovation versus ownership, as industry experts, musicians, and technologists debate the future of artistry in an AI-driven world. Creativity’s new frontier awaits—but at what cost? Speakers: David Hughes, Strategic Music Industry Consultant, former CTO, RIAA, VP Strategy, Sony Music, Moderator Shara Senderoff, Co-Founder, Jen Music AI Chris Horton, SVP Strategic Technology, Universal Music Group’s (UMG) Eímear Noone, Award Winning, Composer, Conductor and Producer Dr. Martin Clancy, Musician, Academic & founding Chair, IEEE Global AI ethics Arts Committee 9:00 PM – 9:50 PM: Eastern Time Zone Session I: AI & Human Intelligence – Conversational AI – The Human-Machine Relationship What role will an AI play in our lives. It will help in our daily lives, as an advisor, a researcher, a mind to help stimulate our create process and even as a companion to share feelings and emotion. It might manifest as text, or as a visual on a screen, as “Her” on a smartphone or as a “Humanoid Robot,” but will it make the leap to full “Human Like” emotion, intuition, judgement and the full spectrum of human experience. It is not too early to ask these questions. What about the question of human need, affection and even love? A child expresses those feels from their earliest cognitive moments. Dogs and cats do as well. Accordingly, a “Highly Trained AI” will do all that and have an advanced mental capability too boot. No question, today’s ChatGPT can read and write and in this session, we’ll explore what else is on the horizon. Speakers: Cathy Hackl, CEO, Spatial Dynamics Roch Nakajima, President, RKG Creative Matthias Wittmann, Visual Effects Supervisor, Digital Domain (CGI, Benjamin Button) Natalie Comins, Independent Creative Leader, Brand Experience & Design Innovation John Canning, Director Developer Relations – Creators, AMD, Moderator Session II: Blockchain, Crypto & the Next Hollywood Economy: A “MetaVision” of Platforms , Studios & Networks While Hollywood will always be the innovation engine, creating feature films, games, immersive content and now, leading the way in AI produced technology and content, next level “Hollywood Economy Strategies” will lead the way in the development and deployment of blockchain and Web3 applications. With a faster and fully integrated “Cloud-Based Economy,” “Multiplatform Apps” will not only secure the monetization of content globally, the Hollywood and advertising communities will lead the way in creating new direct to consumer trust relationships and innovative content and product categories. A few years ago, the “Metaverse” came into common usage, now we might be entering its successor, to be called, “The MetaVision.” |
The Complete Conference Agenda (The Daytime Events)
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025
Noon – 12:50 PM : Eastern Time Zone
Session I:
Realtime AI Architecture: The Ferrari of Supercomputing – Arrival of Cinematic Le Mans – From Hollywood – Madison Avenue
Discover the game-changing potential of Real-time AI Architecture, so impressive that the most jaded Hollywood pros have called it, “The Ferrari of Supercomputing.” This Real-Time engine will enable unprecedented levels of creativity, innovation, and efficiency in games, AI movies, feature production, in 24/7 content creation. Imagine rendering photorealistic visual effects in real-time, eliminating tedious rendering processes. AI-powered content generation enables personalized storytelling and immersive experiences. Real-time video editing and color grading streamline post-production workflows. Advanced AI-driven animation tools enable realistic character movements and interactions. Enhanced content security and piracy protection are also made possible through AI-powered watermarking and fingerprinting. This session will delve into the cutting-edge technologies and architectures making Real-time AI a reality, transforming the content creation landscape forever.”
Ted Schilowitz, Visionary & Futurist, formerly Paramount Global & 20th Century Fox
Remington Scott, Founder, CEO and Chief Architect, Hyperreal® Inc., VFX, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Jim Geduldick, Founder – Director, Visual Effects & Virtual Production, Spaceboy Labs, Point Break, The Martian & Transformers: The Last Knight
Dustin Callif, President, Tool of North America
Kristin Glushon, Executive Producer, Nexus Studios, Moderator
Session II:
The AI Data Royalty Marketplace: Licensing, Monetization & Rev-Share
For the past two years, there has been massive technology proliferation across industries. Users have totally embraced the idea of AI as a content creation platform, from creative writing to image, music and entire film score creation. But how are the AIs “Trained” to provide these unique and even revolutionary services? The entertainment and technology industries are in a classic struggle to figure out the balance between innovation and compensation for rights and services. And without belaboring the question of “Legal Remedy,” a robust industry of AI Data Royalty, licensing, monetization and Rev-Share possibilities is emerging. The industry appears to be in the first stages of exploration and negotiation, and as with all vital industry challenges, the marketplace for AI Data is another fascinating journey in the world of innovation.
Speakers:
Peter Csathy, Chairman, Creative Media, Moderator
Rebecca Grossman-Cohen, Chief of Staff and Head of Strategic Partnerships, New York Times
Dave Davis, General Manager, Protege Media, USA
Mickey Maher, Chief Revenue Officer, Vermillio
Howie Singer, Adjunct Professor, NYU Music Business
Session III:
AI Games, Animation & Platforms – A Synthetic Universe of Creativity
Games has been a dominant entertainment market for decades, easily outgrossing feature films, and the addition of AI will clearly serve to amplify game innovation, impacting multiple platforms, starting at console game development but perhaps most immediately on social media and totally unique and innovative “Game Concepts” enabled by the fast paced innovation and impact of generative AI. Animation will clearly be the “Instant Winner” in GenAI short and longform, but what it specifically will mean within the world of Gaming, social media and Memes represents an “Explosion” we are all about to witness in real-time.
Speakers:
Scott Donaton, CMO and Head of Content, VersusGame
Devo Harris, CEO, Adventr
Carmen Chu, VP of Lifecycle/Consumer Marketing, Fandom
Brad Timmins, founder and CEO, eGen
Albert Thompson, Managing Director, Digital Innovation, Walton Isaacson, Moderator
Session: I:
AI & Magnificent Fashion & Beauty: An Exploration of the Imagination – Retail, Runway, Advertising and Virtual Human
“Fashion and Beauty Design” is the very definition of “Cutting Edge” personal expression and cultural identity. From Cleopatra to Coco Chanel and Christina Dior, from Twiggy to Calvin Klein and Kim Kardashian, the art of beauty and fashion have consistently pushed boundaries, challenged norms, and reflected the zeitgeist of its time. And today, we welcome a cascade of technology, with “Artificial Intelligence” leading the way in design, media, marketing and the re-imagining of our cultural identities and basic understanding of personal image and conception of self. Is this taking the power of technology too seriously? Is it an exaggeration? Perhaps and perhaps not.
Speakers:
Sarah Parnicky, Ambassador, Digital Fashion Week, Moderator
Metamorphix, Innovative Designer, Two-Time Winner, AI Fashion Week
Matilde Mariano, Creative Director, Designer, Architect, MOLNM
Wilfred Driscoll, co-founder and COO, TryIto
Additional Speakers to be Announced
1 PM – 1:50 PM: Eastern Time Zone
AI Filmmakers Make Movies: A New Frontier – A New Level of Creativity
As artificial intelligence advances into a new frontier of film production, creators employ sophisticated prompts—incorporating zoom and pan directives, nuanced facial expressions, and intricate character interactions—to produce cinematic works in real time, now in short-form but the vision of feature-length features is clearly within sight. Yet, a fundamental question emerges: Who holds the mantle of “Creator”—the human artist who conceives the narrative or the technology that executes it? This session examines how AI-driven tools are elevating creative expression to unprecedented levels, transforming the filmmaking process. It explores the interplay between human vision and machine capability, revealing how artificial intelligence serves not merely as an instrument but as a collaborative force. This convergence is redefining storytelling, expanding the boundaries of cinema, and challenging traditional notions of authorship in the digital age.
Speakers:
Katya Alexander, Producer/Director, Fable Studios
Eric Shamlin, CEO, Secret Level and Co-Governor, Emerging Media Programming Peer Group, Television Academy
PJ Pereira, Creative Chairman & Founder Silverside.ai
Quinn Halleck, Experience Director, Tool of North America
Michael Lingelbach, Founder / CEO, Hedra
Leslie Shannon, Head of Ecosystem and Trend Scouting, Nokia, Moderator
Session II:
Hal 9000 Meets Hollywood – AI Agents, Training & Virtual Production: The Worst Case Scenario
First, let’s peek into an “Upside Down” scenario where Hollywood innovates an “AI to Human Collaboration.” Imagine the obvious and immensely popular creation of “Hollywood Companion AIs”—24/7 “Characters and Personalities” fully engaging with humans. What could possibly go wrong? From deepfake scandals and privacy nightmares to “Human-Machine Dependency,” this seemingly benign innovation is stockpiled with legal landmines and entertainment chaos, a chilling echo of the HAL 9000 sabotage in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Take Two: What happens when AI agents, trained on biased or flawed data, go rogue in virtual production pipelines? Picture a runaway AI subtly altering a complex feature story arc, inflating the project’s budget by 20%—and that’s just the start of a cascading problem cycle. In the not-so-distant future, a powerful AI could emerge as an “Executive Level Production Sledgehammer,” overriding creative decisions, rewriting scripts with unintended biases, or sabotaging productions with corrupted virtual sets. In this session, just for a moment, we’re putting on the brakes to the acceleration of “Cinematic AI.”
Speakers:
Steve Masur, Partner, Raines Feldman Littrell LLP, Moderator
Gerald Casale, Artist, Musician, founding Member, DEVO
Dan Neely, Co-Founder and CEO, Vermillio
Kirthiga Reddy, Co-founder & CEO, Virtualness
Meeka Bondy, Senior Counsel, Technology Transactions & Privacy Group and Co-Chair, Film and TV Group, Perkins Coie LLP
Tommy Petrov, Co-founder & CEO, CopySight AI
Session III:
The Virtual Production Studio: Revolutionary Experience – Revolutionized Industry
It’s almost impossible to exaggerate how much has changed in the past five or six years in the world of visual creativity and film production. What started out as an already impressive world of “Green Screens” and CGI has emerged as a universe of Gen AI video, prompted 3D images and full audio tracks, plus a vast war-chest of pre-visualization tools, all placed in the hands of our greatest storytellers. The industry is revolutionizing before our eyes. Filmmakers are transforming the ideation process, a world of AI and Virtual Production and in a matter of days, weeks and months, bringing it to life as a fully realized feature films, TV shows, advertisements and YouTube videos. In this session, we examine the phenomenon.
Speakers:
Jessica Powell, CEO, Audioshake
Eliot Mack, CEO, Lightcraft Technology
Autodesk, speaker to be announced
Seth Hallen, Founder & Managing Partner, Hallstone Ventures, Moderator
2 PM – 2:50 PM – Eastern Time Zone
Session I:
AI and Next-Level Storytelling: Creativity Beyond the Algorithm – AI-XR-Experimental
Let’s acknowledge certain ground rules, namely, XR, Holographic and AI experiences do not exist without the artistry and creativity of writers, directors, artists and actors. The technology may almost be without limits, but it is the contribution of the “Human Mind” working at peak performance which creates art and entertainment. Ultimately it is all about the “Human Creator and Team,” in collaboration with advanced technology. We may be entering a world of Google Deep Mind, Grok, OpenAI and Meta technologies, but at the core of the Digital Hollywood revolution, it is “Human Creativity and Experience” which will ultimately be liberated and empowered. How will AI and XR redefine the emotional impact of storytelling in tomorrow’s Creative World? What “Interface” will the “Consumer Experience?” Those are good questions that our speakers will explore.
Speakers:
Greg Kahn, Co-Founder, AI Trailblazers, Moderator
Jeff Burke, Associate Dean, Research and Technology, UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television
Rosemary Lokhorst, CEO & co-founder, BADASS Studios Ltd
Nigel Tierney, Executive Creative Director, Yahoo
Neville Spiteri, Co-founder /CEO, Wevr
Guy Gadney, CEO, Charisma.ai
Session II:
The Explosive Advertising Experience: AI + 3D + XR + Spatial
It’s like an erector set combined with a kaleidoscope of color that manifests as electronic layers, like a child’s wonderland emerging from within the imagination of the greatest artists in the world. These are the unique achievements of our technology industries enabling new and magnificent platforms with AI, 3D, XR and Spatial capabilities, each of which expand in capability month over month, year over year. Witness the stunning “Artistic Achievements” of the Advertising Industries, as they transform cityscapes, devices and platforms into vibrant, immersive experiences. This is a true celebration of the artistic spirit.
Speakers:
Lori H. Schwartz, Founder & CEO, StoryTech, Moderator
Johannes Saam, Futurist/Creative Technologist, Framestore/atara.xyz
Verena Puhm, AI Creative Director and Director
Fabian Birgfeld, Chief Design Officer, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Peter Pinfold, CEO, Darabase Canada
Session III:
Video Creators and Podcasters: Shaping the Narrative – Influencing the Culture
In today’s digital landscape, video creators and podcasters have become the new architects of culture. We’re all familiar with the platforms, YouTube, Twitch, Instagram, X, Facebook, Linkedin, TikTok, Rumble Sirius, iHeart & Substack to name a few. Mainstream media is being overwhelmed by this barrage of digital technology. It may have been supercharged by the Covid media reset, but the momentum of this amalgam of indie to massively unique voices appear to be an unstoppable force. And the advertising and brand marketing are paying attention. Numbers don’t lie. Over 50% of national ad spend is now headed for non-MSM sources. In this session we will explore this phenomenon.
Speakers:
Joanna Popper, Former Chief Metaverse Officer, CAA, Moderator
Speakers to be Announced
Session IV:
AI & the Law: A “Deep Dive” – Fair Use, Copyright and the Doctrine of Innovation
Even with the successful resolution of the Entertainment industry “Guilds” strike of 2023, there remains an ongoing fear that “artificial intelligence poses an existential threat to creative professions.” The core AI issue sparking debate in Hollywood is not only based on compensation, data training and ownership but the creative control of the ultimate production itself. Additionally, “Deep Fake” technology has raised concern about potential harmful uses, such as political disinformation, revenge porn, and misuse of intellectual property. At the same time, many “creatives” tout the game changing benefits and innovation this technology can bring to artistic and other endeavors, such as educational opportunities, enhanced freedom of expression and reduced barriers to entry. This panel will discuss these competing concerns and whether existing legal frameworks, such as right of publicity, copyright, and existing regulations, are sufficient to address this powerful technology.
Speakers:
Zachary St. Martin, Head of US Commercial & IP Legal, TikTok & ByteDance
Rob Rosenberg, principal, Telluride Legal Strategies; former EVP & General Counsel, Showtime Networks
Ian C. Ballon, Co-Chair, Global Intellectual Property & Technology Practice, Greenberg Traurig LLP, Moderator
Additional Speaker to be announced
3 PM – 3:50 PM – Eastern Time Zone
Session I:
The Complexity of AI & Art – Imagination of the Human + Machine: Cinematic Arts – Media Arts – RealTime Creativity
What does it mean when an artificial intelligence can dream? What does it mean to create art fabricated by neural networks rather than solely human hands and hearts. What does our future hold? Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon, is a magnificent and devastating portrait of grandeur and privilege of Europe of the 1700s and in equal measure, we can look to the magnificent treasure of Antoni Gaudi’s architecture of Barcelona, and both might be thought of as progenitors of the AI Art we aspire to today. While Generative AI art is like opening a door to a limitless supply of “Digital Art,” this new world of art by “Human and Machine” will be no less distinct and intriguing than any era of art which has come before.
Speakers
Leila Pinto, Multidisciplinary Artist
Xiaobi Iris Pan, Lead Product Designer, Amazon
Ulrike Kerber, Principal and Creative Director, Viva Design
Johannes Saam, Futurist/Creative Technologist, Framestore/atara.xyz
Elizabeth Kiehner, Global Chief Growth Officer, Nortal, Moderator
Session II:
Agentic Commerce: Integrating AI into Multiplatform Shopping and Transactions
The “Power of Compute” is coming of age. Agentic AI may have only made its way into the “Technology Lexicon” in the past six months, but the reality of Agentic AI may find its way into daily use with even greater speed. By integrating AI into multiplatform shopping and transactions, AI-powered payment processing plus a personalization and customer experience, may well produce a world of near frictionless commerce, or at least a wildly improved customer experience. The essential ingredient critical to its success, is privacy, security and the customer/brand relationship built on a foundation of “Trust and Loyalty.” the customer/brand relationship built on a foundation of “Trust and Loyalty.”
Speakers:
Michael Olaye, EVP, Managing Director, Huge
Michael Stitch, Partner, CourtAvenue
Sarah Buckler, Chief Executive Officer, Tangible, Moderator
Additional speaker to be announced
Session IV:
Cinematic AI & Virtual Production: A World of Tools and Technology – Layers of Innovation
While the operative words remain “Creativity and Storytelling” the advances in technology are breaking new ground to accelerate that process. Starting with the scriptwriting and storyboarding process, AI and a host of visual tools provide breakthrough options. And virtual production workflows are leveraging real-time game engines, motion capture, and LED volume technology to create immersive, interactive environments that blur the lines between physical and digital production. Real-time rendering and ray tracing are also unlocking unprecedented levels of visual fidelity, allowing filmmakers to achieve photorealistic results without the need for costly post-production processes. By integrating these innovations into their pipelines, filmmakers can unlock new levels of creative control, flexibility, and efficiency.
Speakers:
Doug Hogan, Creative Technologist, Groove Jones
Matthew Wenhardt, Head of AI Production, Gennie
Eric Yang, CEO, Topaz Labs
Peter Busch, Senior Vice President, Customer Success, Flawless
Margaret Burris, Unscripted Development Consultant, Reid AI Project, Moderator
Session III:
AI & the Design of Randomness: Unlocking the Inner Jackson Pollock
Our first thought was to call this panel, “AI: Inside the Black Box of the Imagination.” Artificial Intelligence, together with Machine Learning have opened the door to a relationship with a “Human Creator,” someone we might call an “Artist,” and the result is an exploration of the imagination that has never been seen before. The result is unique. Nevertheless, some critics, Jerry Saltz of New York Magazine’s Vulture among them, have articulated a clear disdain for this new and evolving art form. While others, the curators at MOMA in NYC to their credit, have honored AI’s best known artistic innovator, Rafik Anadol with a one-man show. Many have referred to AI Art as the “Design of Randomness,” referring to it’s kinship to Jackson Pollock. In this session we will explore some of those thoughts.
Speakers:
Evo Heyning, CEO, Realitycraft
Dan Novy, Assistant Professor, Emerging Media Arts, Johnny Carson Center, Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln
Anna Marie Piersimoni, Artist & Adjunct Professor, Department of Cinema and Television Arts, California State University, Northridge, Moderator
Speakers to be announced
4 PM – 4:40 PM – Eastern Time Zone
Session I:
Advanced Intelligence + Superstar Talent = Conversational AI, Virtual Influencers, Synths and AI Performers
Imagine a world where social media influencers are no longer just human, but also virtual. Where AI-powered performers can entertain, educate, and engage audiences with unprecedented precision. Welcome to the future of digital platforms, where Deep Fakes meet human intelligence and talent to create a new generation of influencers, synths, and performers. This technology is poised to revolutionize YouTube and TikTok, all social media platforms, as well as sectors of advertising and entertainment. Virtual influencers will enable brands to reach targeted audiences with unprecedented accuracy, using AI-driven engagement tools to maximize ROI. Meanwhile, social media platforms will be able to offer new, immersive experiences that blur the lines between reality and fantasy. Is there a breaking point that consumers will reject? This may be the moment to discover a new cultural balance.
Speakers:
Marc Scarpa, Co-Founder, DeFiance Media (Virtual Human News Anchors), Moderator
YI Zhou, Influencer, Visual Artist, Tech Innovator
Vacit Arat, Co-Founder & CEO, HIA Technologies Inc.
Samantha Tauber, Founder, VNCCII
Brian Weiner, Chairman/Founder, Synth Studios
Session III:
AI Data Royalties & Creative Partnerships: From Licensing to Micro-Payment & Rev Share
The intersection of AI and creative content has sparked intense debate among content owners, artists, and trade groups. As these stakeholders navigate the complexities law and legislation, at the same time, AI data royalty contracts and innovative solutions are emerging. In this conversation, our roundtable will explore the evolution of content licensing, including groundbreaking concepts in micro-payments and revenue sharing models. Join us as we delve into the future of creative partnerships and the potential for AI-driven royalty agreements to empower artists and content creators. Discover how these pioneering approaches can redefine the entertainment industry’s relationship with AI and ensure fair compensation for creative contributions.
Speakers:
Drew Silverstein, President, Head of AI Strategy, SourceAudi
Tim Porter, Co-Founder and CTO, Mod Tech Labs
Jeff Allen, CEO, FlikForge
Karen Allen, CEO & Co-Founder, Infinite Album
Tyler Chou, Founder & CEO, Tyler Chou Law for Creators
Jason Henderson, Esq., Media and IP Licensing, JWL International, Moderator
Session III:
“Saga AI:” A Film Creator’s Discovery Engine: “Revolutionizing the Creative Process
Unlock your cinematic potential with Saga AI, a groundbreaking AI-powered tool designed for film creators, transforming scriptwriting, storyboarding, and previsualization animation. Saga AI empowers you by structuring narratives, generating dynamic dialogue, and crafting stunning visual storyboards, seamlessly aligning with Hollywood storytelling standards. Whether you’re battling writer’s block or refining a complex plot, Saga AI acts as your creative partner, offering tailored suggestions to enhance characters, develop captivating story arcs, and visualize scenes with precision. From indie filmmakers to seasoned professionals, this innovative discovery engine democratizes the filmmaking process, enabling anyone to bring their vision to life with ease. Join us for an immersive session featuring demos and insights from Saga AI’s creators, showcasing how this tool redefines storytelling.
Confirmed Speakers:
Russell Palmer, CEO & Co-Founder, CyberFilm AI, Moderator
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