Digital Hollywood: The AI & Entertainment Summit

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026

3 – 3:50 PM Eastern Time Zone

Session III: A Virtual Event

The Interactive Holographic Revolution: Immersion Beyond the Screen

We are entering a time when volumetric display technologies (aka holograms) are becoming more commonly available. The widespread implications for entertainment, education, manufacturing, politics and social media are enormous. No aspect of society will remain unaffected. Large scale projected holography, such as at the Sphere in Vegas demonstrates the capabilities that many will soon find in their homes. Producers are starting to create works, both narrative and more expressionistic, that utilize the AI-driven interactive tools, imagining a time when storytelling is told through multiple-timelines and outcomes. A merger of entertainment, fine art, game design and user participation is evolving rapidly. This panel will focus on the holoSTAGE project, and present international examples of large-scale holographic imagery. The future is volumetric.

Speakers:

Michael J. Masucci, CyberSpace Gallery, founding member, EZTV, Moderator

Michael Hollins, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Creative Production & Emerging Technology, University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC)

Rafael Ruthchild, Emmy-winning producer, former, VP of Scripted Programming, AMC Networks

Luna Zhang, Creative Executive, founder, Celes Luna Holding

Alina Kalinouskaya, Performance Artist & Creative Producer, Belarus Vyshyvanka

Dr. Gregory P. Carpenter, FRSA, Cybersecurity, Cognitive Security, and Advanced Technology Researcher

Diana Colella is executive vice president of Autodesk’s Entertainment & Media vertical solutions group. In this role, she manages product, strategy and execution for the company’s portfolio servicing the film, TV and games industries. Colella has been with Autodesk for more than 20 years occupying a range of leadership roles, including head of product management and worldwide support. She has extensive experience in strategically transforming business models, creating new product offerings and optimizing processes on a global scale. Most recently, she served as vice president in Autodesk’s Business Strategy and Marketing group, leading the M&E and AutoCAD businesses, which represent more than $1B in annual recurring revenue. In this role, she drove the company’s strategy for digital conversion of non-compliant users and launched One AutoCAD. She is the executive sponsor of the Autodesk Women’s Network.