The Digital Hollywood AI Summer Summit

Monday, July 22 - Thursday, July 25, 2024

The Defining Event: The Future of Entertainment, Media & Technology

A Virtual Event • Registration is Free & Opens June 1, 2024 - An Expected Audience of 12,000

• Speakers Note: Some Sessions will be Taped Prior to the Event - Please check with your moderator

The Evening Keynote Roundtables

Monday, July 22nd, 2024

8:00 PM – 8:50 PM: Eastern Time Zone

Session I:

The AI & Entertainment Innovation Roundtable

While AI has been front and center in the entertainment and media industries for more than a decade, enabling on the one hand predictive and qualitative analytics and then serving as the backbone of major creative innovation in feature film, advertising, and the cloud on the other. But now, with the establishment of “Generative AI,” that process of innovation and disruption is unfolding at an accelerated and unprecedented rate. In this roundtable, we bring together executives from major entertainment and technology organizations who are at the forefront of that innovation transformation. We thank them for their time and very much look forward to their commentary.

Speakers:

Seth Hallen, Managing Director, Light Iron, President, Hollywood Professional Association (HPA),

Moderator

Session II:

AI, Cinematic, Spatial and Media Artists: The Next Level of Creativity
The artist, the creator, from Indie filmmakers to experimental visionaries, in this moment of tech innovation, are finding a new voice and a new universe of opportunity. With traditional entertainment platforms, from “Tent-Pole Extravaganzas” to Reality TV overload, the global audience is making clear its preference for new mediums and new technologies that deliver new and more innovative experiences. In this roundtable we will explore how AI together with XR and other digital breakthroughs are not only powerful production tools, but they represent technologies that are gateways to entirely unique visions of artistic expression. On one hand, the indie filmmaker might be enabled by the virtues of “Virtual Production,” but as artists quickly discover, AI and Spatial technologies also provide pallets of creative choices unknown to them prior to this amazing journey.
Speakers: 
Robert Legato, Director, Tool, Legendary VFX, Titanic, The Lion King, Avatar

Keith Soljacich, Head of Innovation, Publicis Media

Eric Levin, Chief Content Officer, Publicis Media U.S, Moderator

9:00 PM - 9:50 PM - Eastern Time Zone

Session I:

AI and Safety: Governance and Restraint vs. Industry Self-Regulation

AI didn’t arrive in the past 18 months.  For nearly twenty years, AI has steadily become a technological societal force, serving as a backbone to the Medical Imaging community, directing traffic on the internet and regulating electrical power grids across the country and making possible self-driving cars. However, with the arrival of Generative AI and the anticipation of AGI, Artificial General Intelligence, and massive surge in technology investment and company valuations, there is deep concern that the exuberance of discovery will lead to an unwelcome future.  We welcome this conversation.

Speakers:

Richard Kerris, General Manager, Media and Entertainment, NVIDIA

Dr. Rumman Chowdhury, United States Science Envoy, Artificial Intelligence, CEO and co-Founder, Humane Intelligence

Mary Hamilton, Managing Director, Technology Innovation, Americas, Accenture

Dan Hendrycks, Director, Center for AI Safety

Dr. Megan Ma, Assistant Director, Stanford Center for Legal Informatics (CodeX), Moderator

9:00 PM - 9:50 PM - Eastern Time Zone

Session II:

AI and the Crisis of Creative Rights: Deep Fakes, Ethics and the Law
Even with the successful resolution of the Entertainment industry “Guilds” strike of 2023, there remains an ongoing fear that "artificial intelligence poses an existential threat to creative professions." The core AI issue sparking debate in Hollywood is not only based on compensation and creative control production. Deep fake technology in particular has raised concern about potential harmful uses, such as political disinformation, revenge porn, and misuse of intellectual property. At the same time, many “creatives” tout the game changing benefits this technology can bring to artistic and other endeavors, such as educational opportunities, enhanced freedom of expression and reduced barriers to entry. This panel will discuss these competing concerns and whether existing legal frameworks, such as right of publicity, copyright, and existing regulations, are sufficient to address this powerful technology.

Speakers:
Lisa Oratz, Senior Counsel, Perkins Coie, Moderator

Speakers to be announced

The Evening Keynote Roundtables

Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024

8:00 PM - 8:50 PM - Eastern Time Zone

Session I:

Brands & Agencies as Global Studios: The Medium is the Message

The Medium is the Message has truly outpaced the growth and influence of our traditional media powers. While the “Super Bowl” was indeed the most watched TV event of the year, the everyday reach of “Social Networks,” plus YouTube channels and others in “absolute numbers” far outstrip our traditional media system. One might conclude that in determining consumer reach and engagement, the creative combination of Global Brands, Global Agencies powered across the Social Networks, Websites and Mobile enablers, with the added possibilities of AI, XR, AR and Live Events create what we might consider as deployable Global Studios. Such Global Studios might be “Ad Hoc” or transitory, but they represent a paradigm shift. It is not an exaggeration to suggest that the consumer reach of this “Modern Media Plan” will consistently reach into the hundreds of Millions.

Speakers:

Michael Sugar, Founder and CEO of Sugar23, Academy Award Winner, Spotlight

Adam Simon, SVP, Executive Director, IPG Media Labs

Additional speakers to be announced

Session II:

Co-Hosted by Digital Hollywood & the "TV Academy Emerging Media Peer Group"

Generative AI and the Transformation of Entertainment, Virtual Humans & Creativity

When Generative AI arrived in full force in early 2023, there was no way to understand that in a little more than a year, the 2nd and 3rd iterations of Gen AI software would arrive that would clearly represent the arrival of a substantive first generation “AI Cinematic Experience.” Providing greater clarity and detail to the atmospherics and to the individual characters, enabling fluid movement, emotion, replicating human-like skin tones on visuals that had been digitally enhanced and upscaled, that compare favorably with the attributes of traditional Hollywood close-ups. The quality of AI voice and tonal modulation had been wildly improved nearing the levels needed for serious consideration. Our Roundtable Guests represent many decades of “Hollywood and Technology Innovation” and we are honored to hear from them and to learn from their vast experience in traditional Hollywood production, as they build new “Creative Teams” in developing the new platforms for “Storytelling,” “Human Character Development,” in what will clearly become the next Generation of Hollywood.

Speakers to be announced

9:00 PM - 9:50 Eastern Time Zone

Session II

“AI Music: The New Renaissance. The Leonardo Di Vinci Era for Hypercreatives.” Says Will.i.am

The thought of “AI and Music” can make anyone schizophrenic. Notwithstanding the copywrite and legal concerns, not to mention the ethical, the value of human-created music itself, if you are a musician, a film maker, a producer of any form of creative art, you must acknowledge that “AI and Music,” like a superpower toy, has opened a giant treasure chest of fun and unlimited expectation. In the first two minutes you realize that your inner Mozart, inner BeBop or inner Abba is exploding in front of your eyes. “Where did this come from! I can’t stop. Let’s do it again! And that reminds me . . . !!” Superstar musician and activist Will.i.am has famously called, “AI Music: The New Renaissance. The Leonardo Di Vinci Era for Hypercreatives” and it’s easy to agree. In this session, we will not forget about its ethical and legal problems, but we will primarily focus on "AI Music and Creativity" in our roundtable of spectacular  musicians and producers in an exploration of music and artificial intelligence.

Speakers to be announced

The Evening Keynote Roundtables

Wednesday, July 24th, 2024

8:00 PM - 8:50 PM - Eastern Time Zone

Session I:

A Meditation on Bad Hollywood: A Warning from the Creative Community – “Is the Future Synthetic Entertainment”
While the “Strikes” of 2023 may have been settled, with a well negotiated and robust consideration of all things AI, nevertheless, even with the AI guardrails in place, the feeling among creatives and for good reason, continues as the “unknown impact” of AI remains front and center in our industry and for the future of creativity and entertainment. Reflecting on this past year’s “Writers’ and SAG-AFTRA Strike,” Justine Bateman, was one among many in Hollywood expressing concern for our coming “Synthetic Entertainment Future.” To quote from her Newsweek article, Bateman was passionate and direct, “AI stands for Artificial Intelligence, but I refer to it as "Automatic Imitation." And as Andy Weir, author of "The Martian," has said, "before my life is over—my profession will effectively disappear.” In this session, we will continue the conversation concerning “All-Things AI,” the conversation that likely will never end.

Speakers:

Danielle Van Lier, former,Senior Assistant General Counsel, Contracts & Compliance, SAG-AFTRA, Moderator

Charlie Fink, Consultant, Forbes Columnist, “This Week in XR Podcast”

Additional speakers to be announced

9:00 PM - 10:00 PM - Eastern Time Zone

The 21st Century Boom = AI & the US Economy: R&D + Investment + Strategic Rollout
Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, has stated, "Artificial intelligence is unquestionably the most powerful technology force the world has ever known.” And Marc Andreessen, General Partner of Andreessen Horowitz has said, “AI will save the world.” During the four days of this conference, we will meet the hundreds of executives in the Entertainment, Technology and Advertising industries, executives and creatives who, if the prognosticators are correct, will lead the organizations, the teams of artists and executives, that will be a part of the greatest innovative and transformative force of the 21^st Century.

Speakers to be announced

Registration will Open - June 1, 2024

There will be no charge to attendees

Speaker Submission: If you wish to submit a speaker - email - Click Submission - indicating session(s) you would like to be considered - indicating day, time, and session name. We request that you include a bio of the speaker and a backgrounder of the company.

Sponsoring Organizations - Various Options including hosting online "Content Spaces" & "Panels" during this Virtual Summit. "Content Spaces" will have full Zoom Room - Demo capability along with other interactive and display features. Please complete the form for further information - Click Here

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The Complete Agenda - Click Here

The Evening Keynotes - Click Here

 I. Track One: AI: Artists of the 21st Century

II. Track Two: Virtual Humans and Robotics

III. Track Three: AI and Hollywood Production

IV. Track Four: AI and Music: Artists vs. Tech

V. Track Five: AI Startups & Investment

VI. Track Six: AI & Threats, Bias & Rights

VII: Track Seven: AI Fashion & Design

VIII: Track Eight: AI & the IMOs: The In My Opinion AI Roundtables

To View By Day - In Eastern Time Zone

I. The Evening Keynotes, July 22nd - 24th

II. Tuesday, July 23rd - Noon - 5 PM

III. Wednesday, July 24th - Noon - 5 PM

IV. Thursday, July 25th - Noon - 5 PM

Speaker Submission: If you wish to submit a speaker - email - Click Submission - indicating session(s) you would like to be considered - indicating day, time, and session name. We request that you include a bio of the speaker and a backgrounder of the company.

Sponsoring Organizations - Various Options including hosting online "Content Spaces" during this Virtual Summit. "Content Spaces" will have full Zoom Room - Demo capability along with other interactive and display features. Please complete the form for further information - Click Here