Jessica Powell is the CEO and co-founder of AudioShake, a sound-splitting AI technology that makes audio more interactive, accessible, and useful. Named one of TIME’s Best Inventions, AudioShake is used widely across the music, film, sports, and dubbing industries to help give content owners greater editing capabilities for their audio. Powell spent over a decade at Google, where she sat on the company's management team. She began her career at CISAC, the International Society of Authors and Composers in Paris. She is also an award-winning novelist and former New York Times contributing opinion writer.

Angus Kneale, Chief Creative, Preymaker: Creative, Technical and Entrepreneurial, Angus Kneale has been recognized as a pioneer in the industry and one of the top creative forces in the business. He has garnered recognition from Cannes Lions, D&AD, The One Show, AICP, Adweek, VES and more. He is an evangelist in the power of creativity, technology and culture, appearing on stage at AICP, One Show, Digital Hollywood, Siggraph, Advertising Week in New York, NAB, FITC and more. In 2020, Angus launched the Creative + Technology studio Preymaker, an award winning collective of creatives, producers and technologists, and one of the world’s first 100% cloud native studios. Preymaker specializes in crafting exceptional content for the world’s leading brands, and is a pioneer in leveraging the latest in Artificial Intelligence to accelerate and elevate creative ideas. Preymaker is strategically positioned at the intersection of Live Action, Visual Effects and Machine Learning. Additionally, Preymaker develops its own award-winning I.P. such as real-time animated shorts BLUE and DENMARK. Angus has been recognized by Adweek as part of their Creative 100, which celebrates the most inspiring minds in marketing, media and culture. He has received a steady stream of honors throughout his career including a Cannes Gold Innovation Lion for his role as a key architect and inventor of Blackbird®, the breakthrough IP unique vehicle for automotive content that creates photoreal computer generated vehicles; and PETA’S “98% Human,” which won awards at Cannes Lions, D&AD and VES, among others, and paved the way for films such as The Jungle Book and The Lion King. Prior to founding Preymaker, Angus co-founded The Mill in the U.S. where he held the position of Chief Creative Officer.

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.

Ian Kovalik is Chief Creative Officer, AI of Mekanism and a founding partner of the agency. His inaugural campaign for Mekanism won multiple Gold Lions at the Cannes International Advertising Festival for the launch of Napster in 2003, and helped finance several more Ikea desks for the young office. Since then he’s led award-winning work for clients such as The United Nations, Pepsico, Microsoft, Charles Schwab, Electronic Arts, Nordstrom, CNN, and The White House and Red Nose Day. His approach to brand-building has been recognized by Fast Company, The New York Times, Adweek, and Creativity Magazine.

Mike Levine is a 25-year entertainment technology veteran and founder of FilmSpark.ai, the first story-based AI production platform built for agencies, studios, and creative professionals. His career began at LucasArts, where he created the Visual FX & Cinematics group and served on the Skywalker Ranch Technology Council. After founding a VFX software company with ILM veterans, Mike now channels that studio-level expertise into FilmSpark, giving professionals the workflow and control to transform concepts into character-driven visual narratives at unprecedented speed and quality.

LORI H. SCHWARTZ is a true technology catalyst (‘Tech Cat’). As a leading advisor and speaker in marketing and tech innovation, Lori collaborates with executives of multiple brands, tech, and content companies to ensure their understanding of emerging content models. Los Angeles-based, Lori is a CNN Technology contributor. Lori’s StoryTech initiative facilitates communication between storytellers and technology companies. Their trends briefings, curation, and tour products have become well known globally through the work @CES, @NAB, @NATPE, and @IBC. Previously Lori was a Governor for the Television Academy’s Interactive Media Peer Group, driving thought leadership for the future of interactive media. She was Chief Technology Catalyst for McCann Worldgroup, North America where she drove tech and content innovation and was the key principle to launching the highly regarded IPGLAB where she facilitated emerging media upfronts for Microsoft, Intel, General Motors, Nestlé, and Sony. She has been profiled as one of the “30 Executives Shaping the Evolution of Media and Technology” by Variety and “100 People to Have Lunch With” by MediaPost Publications. An active spokesperson, Lori launched Digital Hollywood’s ‘Women’s Entertainment and Technology Mentor Program’ and is a recipient of the Lucy Hood Digerati Award for her contributions to the Television Academy.