BLOCKCHAIN TOOK CENTER STAGE AT THIS YEAR’S #AISHOWBIZ SUMMIT 3.0!
The third annual #AIShowBiz 3.0 Summit came to a futuristic conclusion on May 3rd, 2019 ̶ culminating 48 hours of trailblazing visionaries sharing use cases on the intersection of artificial intelligence, blockchain, and the entertainment/media industry. During the event, top executives, industry experts, and entrepreneurs from AI, blockchain, technology, and entertainment companies, joined the stage with Hollywood directors and industry experts. The audience was also empowered by insights from data scientists and investors with millions of dollars collectively to invest in this space, and media moguls who explored the multi-faceted development of an emerging AI/Entertainment/Blockchain Ecosystem. #AIShowBiz Summit has earned the reputation where the latest innovations, strategies, and future predictions for this industry are discovered.
This was the inaugural year for #AIShowBiz 3.0 to convene at the iconic Fox Theatre, Fox Forum, and Club Fox in Redwood City from May 2nd and 3rd in Silicon Valley. The prior two years, #AIShowBiz was located in Los Angeles. Some of this years’ show stopping highlights included:
- Trailblazer Talks, Fireside Chats & Stellar Panels from 100+ Industry Experts
- Executive Roundtable of Industry Leaders
- “Shark-tank” Style PitchFest Judged by Industry Experts & Investors
- Ojai Energetics Lobby Lounge with cool stuff
- Documentary Screening of Chris Paine Directed “DO YOU TRUST THIS COMPUTER?”
- Receptions for Networking with Humans & Sentient Beings
The Headline Keynote delivered on May 2 featured Silicon Valley’s own Tim Draper, Founder at Draper Associates/DFJ/Draper Venture Network and Draper University of Heroes. As part of the event, twelve phenomenal PitchFest contestants presented their vision to Judges, ranging from VCs, Angel Investors, and other industry-renowned experts. The top three tabulated companies advanced to the final pitch on the main Fox Theatre stage. The overall winner was determined by the Judges to be Cerebri AI; the company receives a meeting with Tim Draper who will provide feedback regarding their startup.
Other luminary keynotes included:
- Jannicke Mikkelsen, VR Film Director and Cutting Edge Cinematographer; Film Director, band QUEEN, VR the Champions
- Guy Kawasaki, Silicon Valley Icon, Bestselling Author
- John D. Canning, Executive Producer, Digital Domain
On May 2, Moderator Moses Ma, Founder, FutureLab Consulting Inc., hosted the first
Blockchain Panel, Tokenization in Film Financing: The Coming ICO Spring: Decentralized Capital Markets for Film Financing.
The discussion featured:
- John D. Canning, Executive Producer, Digital Domain
- Jennifer Richey, Chief Strategy Officer, Gravity Jack
- Jeff Chao, Vice President of Finance and Business Development, Digital Domain
- Yev Muchnik, Impact Lawyer; Legal and Tech Futurist, Launch Legal
Blockchain Panel Part II, AI/Blockchains for the Film Industry (Production), was moderated by Tony Winders, Founder and CEO of The Winders Group. This forward-thinking group included:
- Jeff Chao, Vice President of Finance and Business Development, Digital Domain
- Ann Shin, D.Ed., Founding Partner, Ultrafund Capital
- Amy Seidman, Founder, CEO, Noble Profit | BFLO
- Moses Ma, Founder, FutureLab Consulting Inc.
Moderator Molly Lavik, Co-Founder, #AIShowBiz, LLC and Executive Producer of #AIShowBiz Summit 3.0, hosted a panel on Exploring Use Cases in AI: Perspectives of Data Scientists. This included an insightful discussion with:
- Jeremy Gu, Data Science Manager on Finance Team, Uber
- Mark Bessen, CTO, StoryFit
- Rebecca Krauthamer, CEO, Quantum Thought
- Alastair MacPhail, VP Marketing, Cerebri AI
- Jane Nemcova, Managing Director, Machine Intelligence, Lionbridge
- Gunnar Newquist, Ph.D., Head of Science and Technology, Reach SAI;
- Founder, Brain2Bot Labs
- Séon O’Shannon, Software Engineer, Brain2Bot Labs
In the Fox Forum venue, Randi Lavik, Producer/On-Air Personality, KX935FM Community Supported Radio, Laguna Beach/Worldwide moderated a trailblazer panel, Music Magic: Beats with Algorithms, with:
- Constantine Roussos, Founder & CEO, .MUSIC
- Farah Allen, CEO/Founder, The LABZ
- Sivan Levi, CEO and Founder, Vision to Reality
The grand finale panel of the 2-day summit featured world-renowned, visionary futurists making their predictions about the intergalactic future of AI/Entertainment, Spaceship Earth, and Our Role in Saving the Empire by Using AI as a Force for Good!
Brian Mac Mahon, Sensei, Expert DOJO moderated, while the audience heard from:
- Daniel Smalley, BYU Engineering Professor and Holography Expert; “Princess Leia Project
- Nova Spivack, Founder, CEO, & Angel Investor, Magical
- Lori H. Schwartz, Principal, StoryTech
- Jennifer Richey, Chief Strategy Officer, Gravity Jack
- Brett Leonard, Co-Founder, Studio Lightship, Producer/Director/Writer
- Will Kleidon, CEO/Founder/Futurist, Ojai Energetic
- Zlata Stanislavovna Sushchik, Transcendent Technologies Expansionism Activist
The Fox Theatre lobby was transformed into the Ojai Energetics Lobby Lounge where attendees enjoyed a quick escape to relax, recover, and revive both physical and mental senses at anytime during the two-day event. Functional beverages by Suja juice powered by Ojai Energetics were served to guests, and headsets equipped with Brain.fm’s patented AI music engine, along with Ojai Energetics’ cutting edge mood modulation stations, gave attendees a taste of the future of health and wellness.
Guests enjoyed Brain.fm’s AI music in a new and rejuvenating way on the second floor of the Ojai Energetics lobby lounge thanks to the Holistic Health Science Vibro Acoustic Therapy Device that upgraded the listening experience from auditory to physical. While guests relaxed in the lounge, they felt the music with every cell in their body. It’s incredibly soothing and therapeutic and was a great way to “chill” during the summit.
About #AIShowBiz Summit 3.0 Presented by Lenovo, Ojai Energetics and Cerebri AI:
https://www.AIShow.Biz.
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