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9:05am PST

The Big Picture: 2025 Global Economic and Industry Outlook

Wednesday November 20, 2024 9:05am - 9:40am PST

With improving inflationary indicators, and recent reductions in interest rates by the Fed, what's the economic outlook for 2025? Aaron Siegel of Goldman Sachs and Guido Mearid, V-Nova's CEO and former McKinsey partner, are back this year to provide you with a "first look" perspective of the financial year ahead.

Speakers

Guido Meardi

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, V-Nova

Co-founder and CEO of V-Nova, tech company with a portfolio of over 1,000 patents forging new directions in data processing to enhance digital experiences, maximize efficiency, reduce costs, and increase sustainability. In addition to its IP on international standards such as HEVC... Read More →

Aaron Siegel

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs

Aaron is a managing director in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications Group in Investment Banking, where he leads the Entertainment Investment Banking team. He joined Goldman Sachs in 2003. as an analyst and was named managing director in 2015.Aaron serves on the Board of Directors... Read More →

Wednesday November 20, 2024 9:05am - 9:40am PST
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9:45am PST

CTO Panel - The Winds of Change

Wednesday November 20, 2024 9:45am - 10:25am PST

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After another year of political and economic uncertainty, budget cuts and restructures, we’re again inviting our technology leaders to share their thoughts on what the coming year looks like. Broadening our view to include game dev, TV and advertising as well as film production, we’ll be asking: What is happening at the intersection of creativity and technology? How healthy is the production pipeline? How is AI transforming their business? And what other technology opportunities – or challenges - are they facing?

Speakers

Natalya Tatarchuk

Chief Technology Officer, Activision

Natalya Tatarchuk (@mirror2mask) is a graphics engineer and a rendering enthusiast at heart, currently serving as Chief Technology Officer at Activision Publishing where she’s helping drive the innovative technology powering award-winning franchises like Call of Duty at Activision... Read More →

Kimball Thurston

Chief Technology Officer, Wētā FX

Kimball oversees the complex web of user facing tools, new research and the render software which fuels the ever-evolving VFX pipeline. His focus is on building an integrated and flexible system that has the capability to expand the volume and variety of projects that the company... Read More →

Sebastian Sylwan

Director of R&D, Production Technologies, Netflix

Sebastian Sylwan is currently leading an R&D team at Netflix, focusing on future workflows for Animation, VFX and Virtual Production. From the beginning of his career, Sebastian excelled at the technical side of his work, yet always drew his inspiration from the boldy artistic side... Read More →

Bill Baggelaar

Co-Chair, The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, Science & Technology Council

Bill Baggelaar is the former Chief Technology Officer at Sony Pictures Entertainment. As a visionary senior executive in media technology, Bill sets technology strategy, leads research & development efforts, and leverages emerging technologies that shape the future of cloud-based... Read More →

Barbara Marshall

Global M&E Industry Lead, Z by HP, HP Inc

Barbara has spent 30 years in the media & entertainment industry with organizations such as the BBC, Autodesk, Epic Games and now HP Inc. As the Global M&E Industry Lead at HP, she oversees initiatives and industry partnerships that drive adoption of Z by HP technology solutions in... Read More →

Wednesday November 20, 2024 9:45am - 10:25am PST
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10:30am PST

Gen AI Application: Sports and Advertising

Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:30am - 11:00am PST

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We'll get firsthand insights of where Gen AI is being leveraged to engage NBA basketball fans and activate consumers for major brands.

Speakers

Chad Evans

Senior Vice President, Head of Product, DTC Products, Technology & Operations, National Basketball Association

Chad Evans serves as Senior Vice President, Head of Product, DTC Products, Technology & Operations for the NBA. In this role, Evans oversees the group responsible for integrating advanced technological features that elevate the NBA’s owned and operated properties, including... Read More →

Perry Nightingale

Senior Vice President of Creative AI, WPP

Andy Beach

Chief Technology Officer for M&E, Microsoft

Andy Beach is the CTO for Media and Entertainment Industry at Microsoft. In this capacity he is responsible for the technical strategy for our three clouds -Azure, Dynamics, and Office 365 as they relate the M+E industry. He collaborates closely with product groups and account teams... Read More →

Simon Crownshaw

Head of Media and Entertainment Worldwide, Microsoft

With nearly two decades of experience across the digital media landscape, Simon has a comprehensive background in production, postproduction, and the entire media supply chain. Prior to joining Microsoft, he led technical solutions and strategy at several studios and broadcasters.Simon... Read More →

Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:30am - 11:00am PST
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11:05am PST

Screens Everywhere ’25: Investing in the Future of Media and Entertainment

Wednesday November 20, 2024 11:05am - 11:35am PST

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The next generation of immersive entertainment experiences is coming to market in 2025 filling traditional home and handheld screens as well as next gen wearable devices and massive stadium domes. What have we learned from consumers and creatives about what experiences are most compelling? What do these canvasses offer and require from creatives? Do we have the technology and capacity to efficiently manage the massive amounts of data required? We’ll bring storytellers and tech leads together to share their visions of the new “ screens everywhere” society.

Speakers

Ziad Asghar

Senior Vice President and General Manager of XR, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Ziad Asghar serves as Senior Vice President & General Manager of XR at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., where he spearheads the company's global XR business unit. Ziad’s responsibilities include product management, P&L, market entry strategies, technology & strategic planning, as well... Read More →

Audrey Chang

Director, Global Strategic Initiatives, Google Cloud

Audrey is a Director in Google Cloud's Global Strategic Initiatives team. She partners with Google Cloud and the broader Alphabet organization, bringing innovative technology capabilities to enterprises globally, and helping them transform their businesses. Audrey has spent nearly... Read More →

Evan Jacobs

Vice President, Finishing and Stereo, Marvel Studios

Evan Jacobs joined Marvel Studios in 2014 as the stereoscopic supervisor for Captain America: Winter Soldier. Since that time, his role has expanded to oversee the finishing of all Marvel theatrical, streaming and marketing projects. As the demand for Marvel content has continued... Read More →

Buzz Hays

Global Lead Entertainment Industry Solutions for Content Creation, Google Cloud

Buzz Hays is one of the world’s leading experts on advanced imaging production and technology in the media and entertainment industry. Buzz and his team are responsible for Google Cloud's Content Creation Solutions development in the Media and Entertainment Vertical. He works closely... Read More →

Wednesday November 20, 2024 11:05am - 11:35am PST
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11:40am PST

New Elements of Cinema Magic: Capturing Audiences in our Connected World

Wednesday November 20, 2024 11:40am - 12:20pm PST

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How do today's consumers view the cinema-going experience? Do young consumers see any difference between a big screen and one that can be held in your hand? How are Gen Z and Gen Alpha viewers likely to change the way we view our jobs, our work, our goals. Mindshare welcomes two veteran researchers who will share their insights with you.

Speakers

Liz Huszarik

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Maverix Insights

Liz Huszarik, with over 25 years of leadership at Warner Bros. Global Studio Business, is a renowned strategist who has pioneered transformative ventures in Global Consumer Insights, Strategy, Data Analytics, and Social Intelligence. Her strategic acumen and deep expertise in understanding... Read More →

Alexia Raven

Co-Founder and Qualitative Insights, Maverix Insights

Alexia is Co-Founder of Maverix Insights, Strategy & Design Solutions. She is a seasoned Research & Insights professional and a Qualitative Moderator, with extensive experience in understanding the emotions behind people’s attitudes and behaviors to drive innovation for businesses... Read More →

Wim Buyens

Chief Executive Officer, Cinema Coach

Wim Buyens is the CEO and visionary behind Cinema Coach, a forward-thinking consultancy dedicated to discovering and scaling the next big innovations in cinema. At Cinema Coach, Wim and his team are on a mission to explore transformative ideas, whether in technology, new business... Read More →

Wednesday November 20, 2024 11:40am - 12:20pm PST
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2:00pm PST

Perma-Crisis: Leading Through Disruptive Times

Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:00pm - 2:40pm PST

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Leading a team through a constant series of disruptive forces has led to a new state of what our special guest calls “perma-crisis”. In his role at the Harvard business school, Professor Eric McNulty works with senior management teams in the public and private spheres in successfully naviagting today's business environment. He'll share his research findings and propose practical solutions for how the most successful teams can thrive in 2025 and beyond.

Speakers

Eric McNulty

Associate Director, National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard

Eric McNulty gets around. From a childhood in which he moved frequently to a career crisscrossing the globe, Eric has developed a deep desire to explore and understand people, places, and ideas. He has worked for and with some of the world’s top brands. He has experience with large... Read More →

Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:00pm - 2:40pm PST
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2:45pm PST

Mindset: Mental Games of NBA Winners

Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:45pm - 3:15pm PST

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What do highly successful athletes and attendees at Mindshare have in common? What can entertainment leaders learn from NBA all-stars? Our special guest sees a direct correlation between your mindset, your training and your success. We're delighted to welcome Mike Lee to Skywalker Ranch. Mike Lee has served in a variety of roles around NBA all-stars and will share how the pros strategize, train and execute under pressure.

Speakers

Mike Lee

Author, New Rules For The Future of Leadership

Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:45pm - 3:15pm PST
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3:20pm PST

Entertainment Technology: The Powers That Be

Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:20pm - 3:50pm PST

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With blinding speed, AI and other advances are forcing us to rethink the very nature of technology. Our guests have unique perspectives within their oragnizations in that they actually see what technologies and capabilities are coming in the next 5 years. We'll ask them to help us better understand how we will all work differently with these new powers at our finger tips.

Speakers

Perry Lea

HP Fellow and Chief Architect for the Advanced Compute & Solutions Business Unit, HP Personal Systems

Perry is an HP Fellow and Chief Architect for the Advanced Compute & Solutions Business Unit in HPPersonal Systems, which includes the Workstation, Retail & Industry Solutions, VR, Data Science, and EdgeCompute businesses. Perry’s focus is on high performance computing architectures... Read More →

Richard Kerris

Vice President of Developer Relations, Head of Media and Entertainment, NVIDIA

Richard Kerris (he/him) is the industry general manager for media and entertainment at NVIDIA. With a career spanning Apple, Lucasfilm and Amazon/AWS, Richard’s experience combine driving marketing and product development with a focus on bringing new ideas to life. At Apple, he... Read More →

Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:20pm - 3:50pm PST
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3:55pm PST

BDX: The Droid’s Journey to Skywalker

Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:55pm - 4:25pm PST

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At the apex of where entertainment research and technology meet, the Disney Research team in Zurich Switzerland are imagining the next generaiton of practical entertainment technology. Mindshare is pleased to welcome Head of Robotics Mortiz Bächer who will share the organizations way of thinking about the future of bringing characters to life.

Speakers

Moritz Bächer

Associate Lab Director, Robotics, Disney Research|Studio

Moritz Bächer is the Associate Lab Director of Disney Research at Walt Disney Imagineering, where he leads a strategic program focusing on the development of novel model- and learning-based tools for the design and control of believable robotic characters. His core expertise is the... Read More →

Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:55pm - 4:25pm PST
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