Neville Spiteri is the co-founder and CEO of Wevr, an award-winning interactive content and software studio. Wevr was named one of the top 10 “Most Innovative Companies” in AR/VR in 2017 by Fast Company, and Neville was honored in Variety’s list of the “Top 30 Digital Media Executives to Watch” in 2017. Neville is a creative executive who is credited on critically acclaimed franchises in film, video games, and immersive media and has been at the forefront of interactive content throughout his career. Neville is executive producer on “TheBlu”, a multi-award-winning virtual ocean experience, the “Harry Potter VR Experiences” with Warner Brothers, and Gnomes & Goblins created in collaboration with Jon Favreau. Prior to Wevr, Neville served as Producer and Senior Development Director at Electronic Arts where he led technology and game production teams including the Medal of Honor franchise. Prior to that, Neville was the Director of Product Management at EMC|Greenplum (now Pivotal/VMware), as well as Technical Director and Digital Effects Supervisor at Digital Domain and Square Enix. He pioneered machine vision technologies at the startup Perception Systems. Neville started his career at Wavefront Technologies (now Autodesk) as a software engineer on the first release of the 3D animation product Maya. Neville graduated Summa Cum Laude from Brandeis University in Computer Science and Cognitive Science in 1992.

Rosemary Lokhorst, CEO & co-founder, BADASS Studios Ltd: Rosemary Lokhorst is a writer & award-winning game producer. Her script, ‘Flat Martha,’ is an Academy Nicholl fellowship semi-finalist and an Austin Film Festival semi-finalist. Rosemary writes for and consults companies on using storytelling from traditional to mixed reality. She’s an investor in Quantum Reality, the company behind XR experiences for Universal and Hasbro and creator of the AI CR portal for 3D storytellign. She consulted on MyndSet, gamified weight loss app, where she helped program the in-app AI narrator and created narrative content based on physician content.. She produced and wrote on Shadow’s Edge (www.shadowsedge.com), the award-winning narrative game where young people save a city that has been hit by a storm by working on their emotional health. Shadow’s Edge is a clinically proven and contemporary way to reach youth right where they are–on their phones, playing games. She’s the co-founder of Badass Studios, a mixed reality development studio focused storytelling for brands to connect with their audiences in the metaverse combining story with mixed reality, VR, and AI. Rosemary was recently named one of the Top 25 Exceptional Women In Gaming for her contribution to serious gaming. After two decades in F500 tech companies, Rosemary joined the early start-up Living PlanIT, a company that used storytelling and gamified simulations to improve real life Urban Planning for cities around the world. It fueled her passion for demonstrating the potential of trans-media storytelling to harness the power of technology. She teaches about storytelling in various media and disciplines and speaks at gaming and tech conferences. As a tech investor, judge for Serious Play and the Hollywood Horror Festival, and a ‘Women in Games’ ambassador, she’s passionate about leveling the playing field for women in writing for games.

NIGEL Tierney serves as Head of Visuals for YAHOO, directing high-impact brand-defining Visual Storytelling. Shepherding the advancement of immersive future-forward formats targeting the integration of creative, brand, & celebrity, as well as creating original content across a variety of partners such as DISNEY, SNAP, NFL, IMG, & TIME. Nigel directed BAD BUNNY’s immersive 360 visualizers for his new album, garnering over 2.1 BILLION VIEWS. He also served as Creative Director with NEW YORK FASHION WEEK, creating the first-of-its-kind immersive NFT gallery for Rebecca Minkoff and sending designers Christian Cowan & Maisie Wilen’s collection as holograms into the metaverse. Notably, Nigel directed & produced the critically acclaimed and award winning EARTH with Lil Dicky, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ariana Grande & 30 other celebrity artists launching the global campaign WeLoveTheEarth.org. Nigel previously served as Head of Content for RYOT, Verizon’s internal content innovation company, overseeing the creative development, art, XR & marketing departments along with leading a team to build out a state-of-the-art and first-of-its-kind 5G Innovation Studio in Los Angeles, fitted with the latest in broadcast, motion and volumetric capture technology, all designed to experiment with forms of storytelling. Deploying over 20 titles ranging from animated series, immersive experiences, and games. Nigel was Chief Creative for a variety of animated projects responsible for over a billion views as well as Senior Technical Director at DreamWorks Animation with award winning credits for a variety of tentpole franchises such as SHREK FOREVER AFTER, THE CROODS, KUNG FU PANDA 3, & CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS. Nigel founded the world famous J/K COMEDY CLUB, a hidden club located in the heart of the DreamWorks Campus, that showcases a wide variety of celebrity comedians.

Guy Gadney is CEO and Founder of Charismatic.ai which is at the forefront of Creative AI. He has run three start-ups as well as working for international media and telco organisations. With Charismatic.ai, Guy is transforming the use of AI in film, television and video games, focusing on the power of good storytelling and bridging the gap between the creative and technology industries, working with design partners including four-time Oscar winners, Aardman Animations and PSB Channel 4. He has produced Emmy and BAFTA-nominated digital productions, and interactive narratives for Warner Bros, Dreamworks, Sky and the BBC, as well as the award-winning AI game adaptation of John Wyndham’s The Kraken Wakes. Guy is on Innovate UK’s BridgeAI Advisory Board, a Trustee of Sheffield Doc Fest, on the Board of Oxford’s Story Museum, and a co-founder of The Collaborative AI Consortium in 2019, researching the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Creative Industries.

Greg Kahn, CEO, GK Digital Ventures and President and CEO of the Internet of Things Consortium (IoTC): Greg Kahn is a catalytic force in the technology, media and entertainment industries. He is renowned for connecting innovators with investors, growing brands and driving billions of dollars in transactional deals. Greg is a former award-winning executive at the Meredith Corporation and Publicis Groupe who received his MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania. His powerful network of high-level business executives and public sector leaders stretches from coast to coast and beyond. Earning the trust and respect of some of the biggest companies in the world — including Verizon, Comcast, Google, T-Mobile, MasterCard, Disney, Procter & Gamble, Nestle, Microsoft, ADT Security, LG Electronics, Cox, Whirlpool, Bank of America, SwissRe, and more — he has an unparalleled reputation for making the impossible possible. Passionate about creating a world of ethical connections, both human technology technological, Greg is a founding member of the Gun Safety Alliance and the Internet of Things Consortium, as well as a member of the Emma Bowen Foundation and the Guggenheim Technology & Innovation Council, and an executive committee member of the UJA Federation of New York’s Entertainment, Media & Communications Division. Named a principal influencer driving IoT forward by Inc. and others, Greg is a regular keynote speaker and moderator at numerous industry events, including the Consumer Electronics Show.