No matter your industry, and no matter your creative craft, there’s no getting around it: It’s scary out there.
Between broken business models, Hollywood burning down (both metaphorically and literally), the Wild West of the creator economy, and all the uncertainty in between, it’s nearly impossible to know where to focus our attention right now.
This virtual summit will help creatives of all kinds understand what the hell is going on now, forecast what's coming next, navigate industry uncertainty, and survive the AI apocalypse (without selling your creative soul).
*This conversation contains a significant amount of explicit language. Rather than bleeping everything out or editorializing, I preferred to share the raw, authentic version because we're all feeling…
Kalika Sharma is the founder and creative director of AntidoteFX, a woman-led animation and design studio, known for turning complex ideas into powerful, visual stories. With 20+ years of experience …
Liz Craft & Sarah Fain wrote their first piece together when they were fifteen — an article on Kansas City delis for their high school newspaper. Liz attended Columbia University in New York and went…
Nick Milo has spent the last 15 years using digital notes to create and grow a fitness boxing into an international company, produce two independent feature films, and become a TV and film editor. Mo…
Jay Clouse is the founder of Creator Science, a leading voice in the creator economy. Jay has helped thousands of creators turn their passion into sturdy businesses through observation, experimentati…
Selena Soo is a publicity and marketing strategist for visionary entrepreneurs, experts, and authors who want to reach millions with their message.
She’s helped clients and students get featured in pl…
Matt Nix graduated from UCLA with a degree in Political Science. He started off writing and directing several award-winning short films, which led to a career writing feature film scripts. As a scree…
Annie Duke is an author, speaker, and consultant in the decision-making space, as well as Special Partner focused on Decision Science at First Round Capital Partners, a seed stage venture fund. Annie…
Kylee Peña is Sr. Product Marketing Manager for Professional Editorial at Adobe. As a former editor herself, she’s a seasoned problem-solver who wants to bridge the gap between creative and technolog…
Ian Clawson helps leaders build cultures people love as a co-founder of BraveCore. He is co-author of Brave Together: Lead by Design, Spark Creativity, and Shape the Future with the Power of Co-Creat…
Maxim Jago speaks on wide-ranging subjects exploring lessons learns from his work as a filmmaker, futurist, author, and media technology expert.
He proposes an optimistic-realist attitude to future te…
Sean Cushing is the co-founder of Cantina Creative, a high-end visual effects and design company located in Los Angeles.
Cushing is also a board member of the non-profit organization, Climate Cents, …
A self-described “human Venn diagram”, Christina Wallace has crafted a career at the intersection of business, technology, and the arts. She is currently a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School,…
Walter Murch (ACE, MPSE) is an American film editor, director, writer, sound designer, and author. With a career stretching back to 1969, including work on THX1138, Apocalypse Now, The Godfather I, I…
Brian Merchant is a writer, tech journalist, and the author of a bestselling book about the iPhone, The One Device. His most recent book is Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against …
Ted Hope describes himself as a "filmworker" and has over 70 producing credits to his name, 60 credits as a studio executive, and was the Co-Head of Movies at Amazon Studios where he led them to 19 O…