The Digital Hollywood AI Summer Summit

Monday, July 22 - Thursday, July 25, 2024

The Defining Event: The Future of Entertainment, Media & Technology

A Virtual Event • Registration is Free to All Attendees - An Expected Audience of 12,000

• Speakers Note: Some Sessions will be Taped Prior to the Event - Please check with your moderator

The Evening Keynote Roundtables

Monday, July 22nd, 2024

8:00 PM – 8:50 PM: Eastern Time Zone

The 21^st Century Boom = AI & the US Economy: R&D + Investment + Strategic Rollout

Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, has stated, "Artificial intelligence is unquestionably the most powerful technology force the world has ever known.” And Marc Andreessen, General Partner of Andreessen Horowitz has said, “AI will save the world.” During the four days of this conference, we will meet the hundreds of executives in the Entertainment, Technology and Advertising industries, executives and creatives who, if the prognosticators are correct, will lead the organizations, the teams of artists and executives, that will be a part of the greatest innovative and transformative force of the 21^st Century.

9:00 PM - 9:50 PM - Eastern Time Zone

Session II:

AI and the Crisis of Creative Rights: Deep Fakes, Ethics and the Law

Even with the successful resolution of the Entertainment industry “Guilds” strike of 2023, the 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 and creative control production. Deep fake technology in particular 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 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.

The Evening Keynote Roundtables

Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024

9:00 PM - 9:50 PM - Eastern Time Zone

Session I:

Tech Giants vs. Billion-Dollar Startups: What Happened to the Danger of Monopolies?

The issue AI and Monopolies, bring to bear so many fascinating issues, case studies and examples to the greater subject of Monopoly. As we are aware, all the major tech companies are deeply invested in AI: Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta, IBM and Adobe, not to mention the Chip companies, NVIDIA, Intel, AMD and Qualcomm to name a few. And then there are the AI Billion-Dollar Startups: OpenAI, Anthropic, Inception AI, Databricks, Mistral AI and that’s not to mention the many AI start-ups that we read about everyday; Synthesia, Runway, Pika Labs, Character AI, Hugging Face & Perplexity AI. Which companies are deploying Monopoly power and if the industry is approaching 50 major and 250 minor AI powers, how do we discover “Monopolies.” 

The Evening Keynote Roundtables

Wednesday, July 24th, 2024

8:00 PM - 8:50 PM - Eastern Time Zone

AI: The Greatest Economic Engine of Our Lifetime

In the past few years, a number of our most illustrious industry leaders have come forward with memorable quotes concerning the impact of AI. Sundar Pichai has said, “AI is one of the most important things humanity is working on. It is more profound than electricity or fire. Marc Andreessen has famously said, “Software is eating the world, and AI is going to eat software,” and Jensen Huang has stated, “Artificial intelligence is unquestionably the most powerful technology force the world has ever known.” In this roundtable, our group of illustrious speakers will address the power of AI and add their thoughts to this ongoing global conversation.

The Complete Conference Agenda (The Daytime Events)

Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024

1 PM – 1:50 PM - Eastern Time Zone

Session III:

The High Profile AI Start-up – Searching for Unicorns 

The names of the “High-Flying” AI Start-ups are now nearly as well-known as Google, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon. There’s OpenAI, Anthropic, Inflection AI, Cohere, Mistral AI, Hugging Face, Scale AI and Databricks to name a few. And all of these AI names are valued in the Billions. And that doesn’t count the fifty other companies whose AI products we are now all using and purchasing. What does this mean for the future of tech investments, the coming IPOs and tech valuations in general. Is AI leading a boom in the technology marketplace, the economy as a whole. How many will be busts? What do all these potential “Unicorns” mean?

2 PM – 2:50 PM - Eastern Time Zone

Session IV:

The AI Start-Up Dream Team: Strategies for Success: Unique Founders, PhDs, Genius Advisors, Venture Board

What are the difference makers. Where are the forks in the road, the decisive decisions taken by the ultimate winners and the 80% of start-ups who drift off and ultimately fade away. Facebook was not the first, but was by far the greatest of the Social Networks to enter the fray. Since all serious start-ups have brilliant and determined founders, wise and experienced advisors and investors, what separates that one shooting star from the group? Sometimes changing the world begins at a corner store serving a niche market in the community, like being a quality bookstore in a mall of Superstores or a seaside shack serving an upscale boating community and the opportunity reveals itself. But often, targeting a narrow domain, an underserved market, a foundational technology serving a unique need will provide the pathway to success.

4 PM – 4:40 PM - Eastern Time Zone

Session III:

AI & the Creative Community – Representing the Interest of Actors - Writers - Producers - Guild Members

While the Hollywood strikes last year may now be old news, the concerns of the Guild membership, the writers and actors are far from settled. After all, creative concerns cannot always be resolved through arbitration and legal settlement. The underlying issues of Artificial Intelligence, from Deep Fakes, Virtual Humans and the ultimate ability of the AI to reason, think and author creative works is far from settled fact. Who among us can say what the future might hold. For those of you who have tried AI or perhaps have even become “Expert” in AI application, you are aware of the problems it may present. AI can as easily violate copyright of everything from image to story to voice as it can enhance the creativity of the most sophisticated artist. This our world to explore.

5:00 PM – 5:50 PM - Eastern Time Zone

Session III:

AI and Consumer Privacy & Safety: The Unrecognized Dangers in Everyday Technology

Not unlike the problematic impact of “Social Media,” plus powerful SmartPhones enabling negative echo chambers which enhance for many and especially among the young, personal depression, and even self-harm, AI with an entirely different set of psychological and technological tools, presents a host of new problems. While we are all quite aware of “Deep Fakes,” and how they can be used to invade privacy, innovative AI consumer technologies like “AI Sunglasses” with hidden audio and video recording capabilities, for a teen in a school or social setting may present privacy problems as well. AI carries a host of unfamiliar risks. Facial analysis tools are often less accurate than we had hoped. And chatbots, which our teens interact with as friends, can at times exhibit unusual behavior. As innovation continues accelerating, we must evaluate if convenience overrules emerging dangers.

Wednesday, July 24^th, 2024

3 PM – 3:50 PM - Eastern Time Zone

Session II:

The State of Generative AI Law: The Precedents – The Cases Currently in Progress

The illustrious history of copyright infringement lawsuits are filled with fascinating results. Most recently, the Supreme Court ruled that Andy Warhol infringed on photographer Lynn Goldsmith's copyright when he created a series of his famous silk screen images based on a photograph Goldsmith shot of the late musician Prince in 1981. So it is with great interest that the “AI Training Data” lawsuits make their way through the courts, The NY Times vs. OpenAI and Microsoft; Getty Images against Stability AI; a Class Action lawsuit filed against Stability AI, Midjourney and DeviantArt; a Programmers’ Class Action against Github among others. In this session, discuss status of “Copyright Law.”

4 PM – 4:50 PM - Eastern Time Zone

Session I:

Searching for Unicorns: The AI-Digital Hollywood Shark Tank

Speaker Submission: If you wish to submit a speaker - email - Click Submission - indicating session(s) you would like to be considered - indicating day, time, and session name. We request that you include a bio of the speaker and a backgrounder of the company.

Sponsoring Organizations - Various Options including hosting online "Content Spaces" & "Panels" during this Virtual Summit. "Content Spaces" will have full Zoom Room - Demo capability along with other interactive and display features. Please complete the form for further information - Click Here

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The Evening Keynotes - Click Here

 I. Track One: AI and the Future of Film, Video

II. Track Two: Virtual Humans and Robotics

III. Track Three: AI and Hollywood Production

IV. Track Four: AI and Music: Artists vs. Tech

V. Track Five: AI Startups & Investment

VI. Track Six: AI & Threats, Bias, Creative Rights

VII: Track Seven: AI Fashion, The Artist & Design

To View By Day - In Eastern Time Zone

I. The Evening Keynotes, July 22nd - 24th

II. Tuesday, July 23rd - Noon - 5 PM

III. Wednesday, July 24th - Noon - 5 PM

IV. Thursday, July 25th - Noon - 5 PM