EVOLVE 2025

EVOLVE 2025

9:00am MDT

Arrivals Library

11:45am MDT

Lunch RIME Restaurant

1:15pm MDT

Opening Notes Astor BallroomBuzz Hays

1:25pm MDT

The Marketplace Update Astor BallroomPaul Dergarabedian • Patrick Adler • Jim Chabin

2:00pm MDT

AI Law: Issues and Answers Astor BallroomMeeka Bondy

2:40pm MDT

Disney Research - Technology To Create The Magic Astor BallroomMarkus Gross

3:15pm MDT

The Rise of AI-Native Filmmaking Astor BallroomPrem Akkaraju • Alex Timbs • Rick Champagne

3:50pm MDT

Long Game - Big Picture: The Lightstorm Vision Astor BallroomGeoff Burdick • Jim Chabin

4:25pm MDT

Color: The Final Frontier Astor BallroomJohn Vilade • Matthew Brantley • Dominic Glynn • Jim Chabin

5:15pm MDT

Happy Hour Astor Prefunction

6:30pm MDT

Group Photo Grand Lawn

7:00pm MDT

Dinner RIME Restaurant

8:30pm MDT

Casino Evening Deer Crest Club Lounge

7:00am MDT

Breakfast Astor Terrace

9:00am MDT

Economic Outlook: Factors and Forecasts Astor BallroomGuido Meardi

9:35am MDT

Solution Spotlight: Flawless Productivity Astor BallroomScott Mann • Amit Kapur

10:15am MDT

AI ROI: Achieving Peak Productivity Astor BallroomRobert Tonkin • Annie Chang • A.J. Wedding • Alex Timbs

10:55am MDT

Future-Proofing the Human Creative Process Astor BallroomBen Grossmann • Munira Tayabji • Theo Edmonds • Barbara Ford Grant

11:35am MDT

Stories, Artists and Technology: The AGBO Journey Astor BallroomAngela Russo-Otstot • Buzz Hays

12:05pm MDT

Lunch RIME Restaurant

1:40pm MDT

Pivot: The Science of Success Astor BallroomDashun Wang

2:35pm MDT

Cyber Threat: Criminals Armed with AI Astor BallroomJames Aquilina

3:00pm MDT

AI and the New Era of Storytelling: Empowering Artists & Increasing Efficiency Astor BallroomVan Bedient

3:35pm MDT

The Wizard of Oz : A Film Classic Headlines at Sphere in Las Vegas Astor BallroomBen Grossmann • Anirban Bagchi • Buzz Hays

5:30pm MDT

Happy Hour Astor Terrace

6:30pm MDT

Dinner Astor Terrace

8:00pm MDT

Social Evening Deer Crest Club Lounge

7:00am MDT

Breakfast Astor Prefunction

9:00am MDT

The State of Agentic AI Astor BallroomGrant Nodine • Michael Kaplan

9:35am MDT

Artistic Goals and Format Bottlenecks: Meeting the Challenges of Delivering Better Pictures Astor BallroomSteven Poster • Gerwin Damberg • Aron Jaszberenyi • Jim Chabin

10:10am MDT

Virtual Production 2025: Efficiency, Quality, Control Astor BallroomJustin Diener • Joe Finlayson • Cesar Caceres • Jay Elbourne • Jaime Raffone

10:50am MDT

Fireside Chat: Thunderbolts* Director Jake Schreier Astor BallroomJake Schreier • Buzz Hays

11:30am MDT

Closing Brunch RIME Restaurant