Digital Hollywood: A CES Partner Program

Tuesday, January 5, 2027

2– 2:40 PM: Aria Resort & Casino, Las Vegas

Session I:  East Level 1, Joshua 8

In the Age of AI Slop, Quality is the New Currency

When AI can generate anything, human creative judgment becomes the scarcest resource on earth. Meet the executives and creators who are betting everything on quality.

Speakers Confirmed

Peter Csathy, Chairman, Creative Media, Moderator

Jeanine Wright, Co-Founder & CEO, Liquid Studios

John Canning, Director Developer Relations - Creators, AMD

Twyla Huang DiSimone, SVP, Revenue Marketing, Warner Bros. Discovery 

Albert Thompson, Co-Founder, Director, Brand Strategy, Transient Identiti

Andrew Klein, SVP, Creative Technology, Publicis Media

Tentative: Canaan Rubin,Creative Director, Microsoft’s AI Tour

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Jeanine Wright is the CEO of Liquid Studios (formerly Inception Point AI), the AI-native content infrastructure company whose tech helps creators get the most from their IP and readies content for an AI world. Her work has been featured by CNN, BBC, The Hollywood Reporter, Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance, and many others. In less than one year, Jeanine raised a $5M+ oversubscribed Seed financing round in under four months, built the world's largest independent podcast network by show count to battle-test the platform at scale, was fast-tracked to join NVIDIA's startup accelerator program by invitation from Jensen Huang, deployed the world's first autonomous podcast creator, and built an AI-native workforce leveraging agentic employees. Jeanine also serves on the boards of one publicly traded and two privately held companies and advises other early-stage growth companies. She's taken five companies through to successful exit, including Simplecast, a previous company she co-founded, which she sold to SiriusXM. Before Liquid Studios, Jeanine was the COO of Wondery, Amazon's podcast division. She has a JD from USC Law School, a BA from UCLA, and a Mini-MBA from Boston University School of Business. Jeanine also enjoys being a mom, angel investing, and adventure travel.


John Canning, Director Developer Relations - Creators, AMD. John Canning, a leading expert in all "Media, Technology and Platform Issues" has recently joined AMD. For the past few years, he had been with Digital Domain, - renown for creative visual effects for feature films, including the recent Avengers Infinity War movie. They also create visuals for advertising, games, training, and immersive content, including their own original content. Prior to Digital Domain, John was the VP of Interactive Experiences for NBCUniversal, creating VR and other digital experiences for The Voice, Million Second Quiz, The Blacklist, and others. In the past, he’s also spent several years at both Microsoft and Disney. On the side, he’s the Chairman of the New Media Council at the Producers Guild of America. He’s also an independent producer, cinematographer, and photographer for good causes.


Andrew Klein, SVP, Creative Technology, Publicis Media: Andrew Klein is a digital pioneer and innovator with over a decade of experience in creating groundbreaking and award-winning brand campaigns. As SVP, Creative Technology at Publicis Media, Andrew leads the charge in creative technology and Web3 brand strategy to develop next-gen brand solutions that excite audiences worldwide. Recently, Andrew spearheaded transformative projects for industry-leading brands like Lunchables, Mastercard, and Campbell's delivering first-ever AI, Web3, and immersive experiences that set new standards in the market. His visionary work continues to redefine the future of brand engagement in the rapidly evolving digital landscape. 


Albert Thompson,  Managing Director, Digital Innovation, Walton Isaacson: While carrying the “ethos” of a Marketing Technologist, as the Managing Director, Digital Innovation at Walton Isaacson Albert Thompson has always possessed a firm understanding of how technology has continued to transform the discipline of Marketing while disrupting today’s conventional consumer engagement models. Over that past 20+ years his cross-cultural communications experience ranges from African American, Hispanic, LGBTQ, AAPI, Arab American, South Asian, Boomers, Millennials, Urban, GM to International. His work involves Digital Marketing for Lexus, AMAZON, NYPD, Medline, State Fair, Spalding, HBO, MCD, LA Sparks, Game Show Network, Verizon Wireless, Unilever, Ford Division, Lincoln Mercury, Burger King, Toyota, Colgate, HSBC, Time Warner Cable, Home Depot, AstraZeneca, US Marines, Pfizer, Novartis, Merck, and Hyatt Resorts. Prior to Walton Isaacson he served as the Director, Interactive Services for UniWorld Group and Director of New Media and Technology at Prime Access where he introduced the Digital capabilities for both multicultural agencies. Albert continues to guide early stages companies on a series of topics related to Market Positioning, Go-to Market Strategy, Brand Identity, Consumer Psychology, and Growth Marketing. As a product and business advisor to Ai powered technologies such as Cache.ai, SCOUT.io, and Brand MentalityTM he serves as a Marketing Technologist to help organizations visualize and "operationalize" the use of their platforms.

Peter Csathy, Media, Entertainment, AI & Tech Expert, Chairman, Creative Media: Peter is a leading international media, entertainment, AI and tech expert who has worn just about every “hat” in his 30+ year career that spans both traditional and tech-driven media. He is a frequent speaker, writes a weekly column about media, entertainment, AI and tech in TheWrap, hosts a major music podcast series on Consequence, and has written several best-selling industry books. Peter is Chairman of Creative Media, a boutique media, entertainment, AI and technology business advisory and legal services firm. He previously served as CEO and President of several pioneering media-tech companies with successful exits. He also spent several years as a senior executive at Universal Studios where he negotiated over $3 billion in deals. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School and began his career as an entertainment and intellectual property attorney representing major media companies and artists, including ground-breaking rap group N.W.A.