2023 Speakers
Simon Crownshaw
WORLDWIDE LEAD FOR
MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
MICROSOFT
Andy Beach
CTO FOR MEDIA
AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY
MICROSOFT
Jess Loren
FOUNDER AND CEO
GLOBAL OBJECTS & TECH ME OUT
James Knight
GLOBAL HEAD OF
MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT
AMD
Paul Debevec, VES
CHIEF RESEARCH OFFICER
AT NETFLIX’S
EYELINE STUDIOS
Jerome Prescod
SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER
CONTENT SECURITY
DISNEY
John Brenkus
CEO
BRINX.TV
Christina Lee Storm
CEO & FOUNDER
ASHER XR
Phil Galler
PRINCIPAL AND FOUNDER
LUX MACHINA
Frank Patterson
PRESIDENT & CEO
TRILITH STUDIO
Rachel Joy Victor
DESIGNER,
STRATEGIST
& WORLDBUILDER
Rick Champagne
GLOBAL MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY STRATEGY AND
MARKETING, NVIDIA
Bilawal Sidhu
CREATIVE
TECHNOLOGIST
Charlie Fink
CONSULTANT, COLUMNIST,
AUTHOR, ADJUNCT, COVERING AI,
XR, METAVERSE FOR FORBES
Charlotte Nelson
VP OF STRATEGIC
ORGANIZATIONAL PLANNING
DIGITAL DOMAIN
Kimball Thurston
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
WĒTĀ FX
Erick Geisler
CTO
GLOBAL OBJECTS
Barbara Marshall
GLOBAL M&E
INDUSTRY LEAD
Z BY HP, HP INC
Addy Ghani
VP
OF VIRTUAL PRODUCTION
DISGUISE
Elijah Allan-Blitz
DIRECTOR
REMEMBERING
Jon Weisner
GLOBAL BLACK BELT
HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING
+ AI IN M&E MICROSOFT
Aaron Behman
GLOBAL LEAD M&E
AMD
Dani Bellar Pilukas
DIRECTOR OF
PHYSICAL PRODUCTION
LUX MACHINA
Rick Grandy
ARCHITECT – GAMING, ADVERTISING
MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
NVIDIA
Erik “Wolfie” Wolford
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Lori Schwartz
CEO & FOUNDER
STORYTECH
Jason Schugardt
SENIOR SOLUTIONS
ARCHITECT
NVIDIA
Fernando Rivas-Manzaneque
CO-FOUNDER
VOLINGA
Christina Sours
VIRTUAL PRODUCTION PRODUCER
NEXTGEN PRODUCTION
Joanna Davison
CG SUPERVISOR
WĒTĀ FX
Niall Hendry
VP
PARTNERSHIPS
MOVE.AI
Carolyn Giardina
TECH EDITOR
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
Rhea Fischer
VIRTUAL PRODUCTION MANAGER
NETFLIX
Ian Milham
VIRTUAL PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
INDUSTRIAL LIGHT & MAGIC
Eddi Weinwurm
CEO & CTO
OBVIOUSFUTURE
Bex Leybourne
LEAD FACIAL
MOTION ANIMATOR
WĒTĀ FX
Zekun ‘Zoe’ Mao
ASSISTANT EDITOR
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
Fred Raskin
EDITOR
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
VOL.3
Orlando Avila García
FOUNDER
VOLINGA
Cesar Caceres
PRODUCT LEAD
BROMPTON TECHNOLOGY
Jacqueline Cooper
CO-FOUNDER
CG PRO & CG EMPOWERS
Greg D'Auria
EDITOR
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
VOL.3
Chris Bannister
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, VIRTUAL PRODUCTION
INDUSTRIAL LIGHT & MAGIC
Edward Dawson-Taylor
CO-FOUNDER
AND HEAD OF SCHOOL
CG PRO
Leonard Arul
PRINCIPAL PROGRAM MANAGER
MICROSOFT
Beck Veitch
COMPOSITING SUPERVISOR
WĒTĀ FX
Alan Lasky
CREATIVE
TECHNOLOGIST
Pratik Shah
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIST,
FILMMAKER
Aashish D’Mello
ASSISTANT EDITOR
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
Fred Waldman
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
FILM & TV VISUAL INTEGRATION
Naida Albright
DIRECTOR GLOBAL STRATEGIC RELATIONS
RED DIGITAL CINEMA
Justin Talley
VIRTUAL PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
INDUSTRIAL LIGHT & MAGIC
Rob Sloan
CO-FOUNDER & CEO
ORBIS TABULA
Jeremy Brooks
VIRTUAL PRODUCTION
PRODUCER
Adrian Jeakins
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING
BROMPTON TECHNOLOGY
Helena Packer
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
DGENE
JP Castel
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
EVERCAST
Evo Heyning
AUTHOR, CREATOR, ARTIST
Raymond Mosco
DEVELOPER RELATIONS,
PARTNERSHIPS,
HTC-VIVE
Callum Macmillan
CO-FOUNDER AND CEO
DIMENSION STUDIO