Ty Roberts, Co-Founder & CEO, FanTracks Digital LLC: Ty Roberts is a proven creative technologist and serial entrepreneur with 25+ years of experience in the music and technology industries. Since 2020, as Co-Founder and CEO of FanTracks Digital, LLC, Ty has led developments in live and hybrid concerts as well as AR Music Adventure Movies utilizing Next-Gen technologies. Roberts has worked with artists across multiple genres. He collaborated with Todd Rundgren, David Bowie, Brian Eno and Peter Gabriel, created interactive and immersive experiences with all and is developing modernized approaches for these icons. His experience includes artist partnerships involving the real-time generation of special personalized and generative NFTs which can foster additional sustaining revenue. He has been at the forefront of addressing issues relating to rights, royalties and innovative funding. Ty is highly skilled in hybrid productions and concerts in the Metaverse which can incorporate NFTs, Avatars (versus video) and Xtended Reality (XR versus Augmented Reality). As Chief Technology Officer of Universal Music Group, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Gracenote, and CEO of ION, Roberts promoted new formats and standards that fostered the growth of music, movies and television. His knowledge and long-standing relationships allow Roberts to work across multiple industries to create innovative entertainment experiences. He holds dozens of patents for his inventions and has created multiple technical developments and standards across the industry.

Momo Wang has directed short films and animated content for blockbuster franchises including Minions, Despicable Me, Sing, and The Grinch. Recently, Momo wrote and directed Penglai, an animated short film narrated by Scarlet Johannsen and produced by Illumination / Universal Pictures. She is also an Inductee into the Asian Hall of Fame for her trailblazing art and creative work in the U.S. and China. Animator, Filmmaker, Fine ArtistGrowing up in Beijing Momo spent her childhood immersed in comics and animation. While earning her animation degree at the Communication University of China (CUC), Beijing she created Tuzki, a lovable bunny character that has gone on to become one of the most recognized, branded characters worldwide. She built and sold the Tuzki franchise to Time-Warner and relocated to Hong Kong to oversee the brand’s growth. Momo then moved to Los Angeles and earned her MFA in Experimental Animation from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in 2014. She later founded the Momo Wang Scholarship in 2020 to support international students attending CalArts. Momo is the author of numerous cartoon, graphic novel and book series that have sold nearly one million copies worldwide. Titles include Momo Who?, The Best of You is Yet to Come, and I, Tuzki, U? which spent over one year on Best Seller lists across Asia. Her digital work, from comics to stickers, has been shared by billions of consumers worldwide. Momo collaborates with global brands including Gap, Tencent, Apple, HP, Motorola, Vans, and CryptoKitties on content and fashion projects. She has over one million followers across her social media channels. Her work and stories have been featured globally across major media outlets, including CNN, South China Morning Post, GQ, Elle, Cosmpolitan, Sanlian Lifeweek, Southern Weekly, and The Financial Times.

Russell Palmer is the CEO & Co-Founder of CyberFilm AI, building SAGA - the first app for screenwriters and filmmakers powered by Generative AI. He founded the company in 2021 with his brother Andrew, who is an Assistant Director on Hollywood productions, and an indie writer / director / producer. Their software, SAGA, combines Hollywood expertise with cutting-edge technology. This integration places powerful filmmaking tools directly into the hands of storytellers, empowering them to create high-quality films. It offers comprehensive script writing assistance and storyboard creation, acting as the perfect "script doctor" and writing companion. Stewart Lyons, Producer of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, gives SAGA a rave review, stating, “It asks the questions you need the answers for,” while Rhys Ryan, CEO of Ekkobar and Co-Creator of Scenechronize, praises it as a "great writing partner" that helps users build compelling stories collaboratively.

Joe Couch is Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of OtheliaTechnologies , a narrative design and management platform that assists content creators working across film, television, social and gaming in the curation and control of story-driven IP throughout the content development and production process. Based in Sydney, Australia, Couch supervises all product development for Othelia. Othelia was formed by Couch and the company’s Chief Executive Officer Kate Armstrong-Smith, who both identified a need within the creative community for an intelligent digital framework that preserves the human and emotional elements of storytelling while providing creators and producers with agentic tools to develop, refine and scale narratives. Othelia’s flagship tool, Storykeeper, is scheduled to launch in beta in Fall 2025. Its proprietary semantic data model treats narrative text as structured data – bringing key story elements such as plot, characters, themes, timelines and world rules into one secure, interconnected platform.As stories grow in size and complexity, Storykeeper tracks all narrative connections, contradictions and cascading revisions across evolving drafts, enabling users with valuable efficiency, real-time control and clear visibility into the shape and scope of their IP. Couch is a trailblazer in narrative complexity, redefining long-form storytelling and innovative storyworld design. He has advised top studios and production companies on their development challenges and collaborated with new media and gaming companies on interactive narratives, presenting his groundbreaking insights at prestigious venues like the Sydney Opera House. With experience in global management consulting, he has helped blue-chip companies navigate the transition to Digital 2.0. As a virtual reality engineer, Couch developed the calibration algorithm for the world’s largest panoramic VR camera at the time. He began his career as one of the youngest directors at the Sydney Theatre Company and Belvoir St. Theatre, where he brought fresh, personal interpretations to classic plays.

Tony Pu, Product Marketing Lead, Kling AI: Tony Pu has a diverse background spanning both the creative & filmmaking industry, and the tech industry. Currently, Tony is spearheading the go-to-market efforts at Kling AI, one of the leading AI video generation platforms, for its adoption in the global market, especially among professional users and studios. Previously, he has played a key role in the success of the viral video editing app CapCut, helping it enter the global market and hundreds of millions of users. Before that, he has been actively involved in works in film project development, film festival curation, creative production, and advertising. As a member of the American Marketing Association, Tony is also actively exploring synergies between technologies and marketing methodologies and strategies. With first-hand experience as a creative producer and a deep understanding of platform dynamics, he brings a unique perspective on storytelling and innovation. Passionate about the evolving role of technology in creativity, Tony is committed to promoting the use of AI to make content creation more accessible to everyone.

Mike Gioia, COO, Pickaxe: Mike is a writer and LLM engineer. After working in Hollywood writers rooms for several years, Mike now develops LLM pipelines that can produce realistic, high-quality, highly variable outputs from models. He has designed several LLM systems for using in television production, museum exhibits, and other applied use cases. At Pickaxe, Mike is committed to building the no-code infrastructure that will usher in the mass adoption of AI as a consumer tool. He also writes essays on the emerging landscape of AI filmmaking at his blog Intelligent Jello.