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Tuesday, June 10
 

7:00am MDT

Breakfast
Tuesday June 10, 2025 7:00am - 9:00am MDT
Astor Terrace
Tuesday June 10, 2025 7:00am - 9:00am MDT
Astor Terrace 2300 Deer Crest Estates Drive Park City, UT 84060
  Meal, Food & Beverage

9:00am MDT

Economic Outlook: Factors and Forecasts
Tuesday June 10, 2025 9:00am - 9:30am MDT
Astor Ballroom
From tariffs to recession fears, we gather in Park City as economists express concerns about potential “turbulence” during this “uncertain time” for the global economy. We’ll share the latest economic insights and forecasts for the year ahead.
Moderators
avatar for Guido Meardi

Guido Meardi

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, V-Nova
Guido Meardi is 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... Read More →
Tuesday June 10, 2025 9:00am - 9:30am MDT
Astor Ballroom 2300 Deer Crest Estates Drive Park City, UT 84060
  Session

9:35am MDT

AI Law: Issues and Answers
Tuesday June 10, 2025 9:35am - 10:10am MDT
Astor Ballroom
AI presents a new set of questions for motion pictures built on contracts composed of intricate rights, permissions, and agreements. From training data to AI generated outputs to fair use questions, the legal issues being sorted out can be daunting. To maximize your success in navigating AI, we’ll get insights and information from one of our industry’s leading AI legal advisors.
Moderators
avatar for Meeka Bondy

Meeka Bondy

Senior Counsel, Perkins Coie
Meeka Bondy serves as co-chair of the Film & TV industry group, co-chair of the Women in Media and Entertainment group, co-editor of the Age of Disruption blog, and senior counsel in the Technology Transactions & Privacy Law practice. A media industry veteran, she focuses her practice... Read More →
Tuesday June 10, 2025 9:35am - 10:10am MDT
Astor Ballroom 2300 Deer Crest Estates Drive Park City, UT 84060
  Session

10:15am MDT

AI ROI: Achieving Peak Productivity
Tuesday June 10, 2025 10:15am - 10:50am MDT
Astor Ballroom
To be truly valuable, the fusion of AI powered creative tools must produce quicker results which are creatively better and less expensive. We’ve invited several colleagues to share where tech can be leveraged for maximum benefit to our creative teams and budgetary results.
Speakers
MM
JK
avatar for A.J. Wedding

A.J. Wedding

Founder and Chief Creative Officer, Orbital Studios
A.J. Wedding merges storytelling and technology as the Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Orbital Studios. Drawing from his extensive background as a producer and director, A.J. brings a unique filmmaker's perspective to virtual production, where he's helping shape the future of... Read More →
avatar for Alex Timbs

Alex Timbs

Business Development and Alliances Manager for Media & Entertainment, Dell Technologies
Joining Dell Technologies over five years ago, Alex serves as Business Development and Alliances Manager within the Media and Entertainment vertical. With over 15 years of technology leadership at Animal Logic—now Netflix Animation—Alex directed global technology teams across... Read More →
Tuesday June 10, 2025 10:15am - 10:50am MDT
Astor Ballroom 2300 Deer Crest Estates Drive Park City, UT 84060
  Session

10:55am MDT

Future-Proofing the Human Creative Process
Tuesday June 10, 2025 10:55am - 11:25am MDT
Astor Ballroom
As storytelling becomes fragmented and atomized, and AI tools emerge to expand human capability, how are creators being impacted? We’ve assembled a group of creative leaders to examine how to leverage vital human creativity, rather than allow it to be replaced.
Speakers
avatar for Ben Grossmann

Ben Grossmann

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Magnopus
Ben Grossmann is Co-Founder and CEO of Magnopus, a cross-reality experience & technology company.He is an Oscar-winning and Emmy Award-winning visual effects supervisor, virtual production supervisor, and immersive experience director, with two decades of experience in media & entertainment... Read More →
AM
avatar for Munira Tayabji

Munira Tayabji

Vice President of Technology, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Munira is a visionary leader and seasoned technologist, currently serving as the Vice President of Technology at Walt Disney Animation Studios. With over 20 years of experience as a filmmaker and technologist in the animation and visual effects industry, Munira developed a passion... Read More →
TE
avatar for Barbara Ford Grant

Barbara Ford Grant

VFX and Creative Technology Executive
Barbara Ford Grant is a pioneering VFX and creative technology executive with decades of experiencedriving innovation in production and entertainment, with expertise spanning live action, immersive, virtualproduction, digital humans, and emerging AI technologies.She is known for leading... Read More →
Tuesday June 10, 2025 10:55am - 11:25am MDT
Astor Ballroom 2300 Deer Crest Estates Drive Park City, UT 84060
  Session

11:30am MDT

Stories, Artists and Technology: The AGBO Journey
Tuesday June 10, 2025 11:30am - 12:00pm MDT
Astor Ballroom
Joining us at Evolve will be our friends at AGBO, the studio formed by Anthony and Joe Russo. The studio is currently in production for Avengers: Doomsday for Marvel and a live-action remake of Hercules.Their team has produced titles including The Electric State for Netflix, Citadel for Amazon Prime and the Academy Award-winning Everything, Everywhere, All At Once. We’ll go behind the scenes at AGBO to explore the technologies and philosophies their artists are using to tell stories.
Speakers
AR
avatar for Buzz Hays

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 →
Tuesday June 10, 2025 11:30am - 12:00pm MDT
Astor Ballroom 2300 Deer Crest Estates Drive Park City, UT 84060
  Session

12:00pm MDT

Lunch
Tuesday June 10, 2025 12:00pm - 1:20pm MDT
RIME Restaurant
Tuesday June 10, 2025 12:00pm - 1:20pm MDT
RIME Restaurant 2300 Deer Crest Estates Drive Park City, UT 84060
  Meal, Food & Beverage

1:30pm MDT

Pivot: The Science of Success
Tuesday June 10, 2025 1:30pm - 2:20pm MDT
Astor Ballroom
From box office hit movies to Olympic gold medal winners, researchers are discovering that there are unique, common behaviors exhibited by people and teams who succeed and experience “hot streaks”. What behaviors do these winning teams share? Do factors contribute to periods of less successful achievement? We’ll bring you the latest findings from the team behind the “science of success”.
Speakers
avatar for Dashun Wang

Dashun Wang

Professor of Management and Organizations, Kellogg School of Management and the McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University
Dashun Wang is the Kellogg Chair of Technology and Professor of Management and Organizations at the Kellogg School of Management and the McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University, where he is the Founding Director of the Center for Science of Science and Innovation... Read More →
Tuesday June 10, 2025 1:30pm - 2:20pm MDT
Astor Ballroom 2300 Deer Crest Estates Drive Park City, UT 84060
  Session

2:25pm MDT

Solution Spotlight: Flawless Productivity
Tuesday June 10, 2025 2:25pm - 2:55pm MDT
Astor Ballroom
During our EVOLVE conversations, we’re shining the spotlight on teams who are combining technologies to solve real world production “pain points”. The team at Flawless has developed a solution for capturing cost savings on front-end shooting schedules, while also providing better marketability for final versions of international, multi-lingual titles. We’ve invited their senior leadership to walk us through their pursuit of productivity.
Speakers
SM
avatar for Amit Kapur

Amit Kapur

Founder & Operator, Flawless.ai
Amit is a technology entrepreneur and executive with extensive experience commercializing new technologies and scaling companies. He’s helped build and lead teams across early-stage startups and public companies. He began his career in the movie business, working in business development... Read More →
Tuesday June 10, 2025 2:25pm - 2:55pm MDT
Astor Ballroom 2300 Deer Crest Estates Drive Park City, UT 84060
  Session

3:00pm MDT

Media Intelligence Tools: Faster, Better, Cheaper
Tuesday June 10, 2025 3:00pm - 3:30pm MDT
Astor Ballroom
Speakers
avatar for Meagan Keane

Meagan Keane

Director of Product Marketing, Adobe Pro Video
Meagan Keane is Director of Product Marketing for Adobe Professional Film & Video, but her beginnings were in documentary film. She was a producer across numerous documentary features including Join Us (LA International Film Festival documentary selection, 2007), We Live in Public... Read More →
Tuesday June 10, 2025 3:00pm - 3:30pm MDT
Astor Ballroom 2300 Deer Crest Estates Drive Park City, UT 84060
  Session

3:35pm MDT

The Wizards of Oz : A Film Classic Headlines at Sphere in Las Vegas
Tuesday June 10, 2025 3:35pm - 4:05pm MDT
Astor Ballroom
After 90 years as one of the world’s most beloved films, The Wizard of Oz is being re-imagined and re-adapted into a “sensory spectacle” at The Las Vegas Sphere premiering in August. Shortening the original running time of the 1939 classic film to just 80 minutes, a team of artists and technicians are digitally enhancing the work with additional footage, effects and sound to create a fully immersive experience. We’ll take you behind the scenes to see and hear how the Wizards of Oz 2025 are bringing a classic to life for the audiences.
Speakers
avatar for Ben Grossmann

Ben Grossmann

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Magnopus
Ben Grossmann is Co-Founder and CEO of Magnopus, a cross-reality experience & technology company.He is an Oscar-winning and Emmy Award-winning visual effects supervisor, virtual production supervisor, and immersive experience director, with two decades of experience in media & entertainment... Read More →
avatar for Buzz Hays

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 →
Tuesday June 10, 2025 3:35pm - 4:05pm MDT
Astor Ballroom 2300 Deer Crest Estates Drive Park City, UT 84060
  Session

5:30pm MDT

Happy Hour
Tuesday June 10, 2025 5:30pm - 6:25pm MDT
Astor Terrace
Tuesday June 10, 2025 5:30pm - 6:25pm MDT
Astor Terrace 2300 Deer Crest Estates Drive Park City, UT 84060
  Social Gathering, Food & Beverage

6:30pm MDT

Dinner
Tuesday June 10, 2025 6:30pm - 7:30pm MDT
Astor Terrace
Tuesday June 10, 2025 6:30pm - 7:30pm MDT
Astor Terrace 2300 Deer Crest Estates Drive Park City, UT 84060
  Meal, Food & Beverage

8:00pm MDT

Social Evening
Tuesday June 10, 2025 8:00pm - 11:00pm MDT
Deer Crest Club Lounge
Tuesday June 10, 2025 8:00pm - 11:00pm MDT
Deer Crest Club Lounge 2300 Deer Crest Estates Drive Park City, UT 84060
  Social Gathering, Games
 
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