Sarah DiLeo is the Global Chief Production Officer for Studio X (partnership of WPP & The Coca-Cola Company). She was formerly a Head of Studio for Omnicom Production, as well as Global Studio Director for the digital experience design & content production studio at Gensler, the world’s largest design firm. As a multidisciplinary content expert and global production leader, Sarah’s career has spanned feature films, generative AI-enabled content pipelines, immersive experiences, VR/XR, and award-winning marketing content produced in partnership with global brands in telecom, CPG, automotive and tech. Her focus on innovation and transformation has driven deep expertise in emerging technology and its application in building modern global content systems. She has created and led production departments and in-house content studios, overseen growth strategy, led key client relationships, and reimagined creative production at global scale within two major holding companies. Work that she has been fortunate to produce has been shortlisted for and won industry honors including Cannes Lions, Webbys & Emmys; has screened at Davos, Aspen Ideas Festival & Sundance; sold to Amazon & Sony for global distribution; and has received critical acclaim and editorial coverage from Roger Ebert, Leonard Maltin, The Los Angeles Times, Variety, Adweek, Ad Age & The New York Times. She is active in the industry as a jury member, committee contributor, and thought leader on innovation, brand content and storytelling, for SXSW, One Club for Creativity, C2, the Producers Guild, the Television Academy, Communication Arts and more.

Ed Ulbrich is an industry leader in developing AI technologies and machine learning research that creates immersive photorealistic content across film, tv, music, advertising, live entertainment and more. He is the former CEO of James Cameron’s Digital Domain, former global President of Method Studios, award winning producer, and pioneer in virtual human performances and advanced visual effects. He has over 25+ years in the visual effects (VFX) and film, TV, and advertising production industries and has led global teams of up to 2,000 employees spanning four countries and managed P&L operations with nine-figure budgets. Ed has executive produced visual effects for some of the biggest blockbuster movies in history including Top Gun: Maverick, Aquaman, Avengers: Infinity Wars, Black Panther, Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2, Suicide Squad, and many more; and executive produced the Academy Award©-winning visual effects for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, What Dreams May Come, and Titanic. Ed produced the epic sci-fi film Ender’s Game (Lionsgate - 2013) starring Harrison Ford, Sir Ben Kingsley, and Viola Davis and spearheaded the groundbreaking Tupac Shakur "Hologram” with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. He has created visual effects in music videos for The Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson, Eminem, Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga, and many more; and over 500 commercials.

Elizabeth Kiehner, Director, Engagement Management, Adobe: Elizabeth Kiehner  is an enterprise transformation leader focused on experience in all forms and manifestations (physical, digital and virtual). Liz is driven by the simple principle that customer experience and employee experience are two sides of the same coin. With over a decade of expertise in human centered design, Liz anchors organizations on a belief that to win more customers and market share, one must win internal customers first – employees. An experience alchemist, Liz, spent much of her career creating customer facing products, apps and campaigns working at the nexus of tech, brand, design and purpose. Liz brings a diverse 20+ year background in the start-up, corporate and non-profit worlds with a passion for leading through change with expertise ranging from design research to workforce transformation to organizational change with a spotlight on the people, culture and process side of a digital transformation. This includes the strategic use of automation and AI and other exponential technologies to shape the way we create, deploy and sustain new ways of working with little disruption. 

Davide Bianca is an Emmy award-winning Executive Creative Director, strategist, and technologist with nearly two decades at the forefront of creative innovation. His work with Hollywood studios, TV networks, gaming companies, and global brands like Google, Coca-Cola, and Nike has helped shape pop culture, blending storytelling with cutting-edge technology to captivate audiences worldwide. With 22 Cannes Lions, 29 Clios, and an Emmy, Davide expertly guides vision and strategy in AI and emerging tech within production pipelines, bridging creativity and technology to shape the future of immersive entertainment.

Nik Kleverov, an Emmy-grade storyteller, is CCO of Native Foreign, a renowned agency celebrated for its innovative approach to brand storytelling and design. From his viral AI-powered film for Toys"R"Us to the iconic Narcos title sequence for Netflix, Nik’s work highlights his expertise in merging creativity with technology. He is a leading voice on how AI is reshaping the future of storytelling.