EVOLVE 2025: Full Schedule

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9:00am MDT

Tuesday June 10, 2025 9:00am - 9:30am MDT

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.

Speakers

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

Solution Spotlight: Flawless Productivity

Tuesday June 10, 2025 9:35am - 10:10am 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.

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Scott Mann

Co-Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Flawless AI

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 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

Robert Tonkin

Head of Production Technology Engineering, Amazon MGM Studios

Robert Tonkin is an experienced technology leader in media and entertainment and is currently Head of Production Technology Engineering at Amazon MGM Studios. In this role, he leads a worldwide team bringing next-generation content production and post-production workflows to the company's... Read More →

Jeff Kember

Senior Director Product Management Omniverse for Showroom EBC, NVIDIA

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 →

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 - 11:30am 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

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 →

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 →

Theo Edmonds

Research Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies Program, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Colorado Denver

Theo Edmonds is a Culture Futurist®, artist/poet, entrepreneur, analytics innovator, and proud Appalachian based in Denver, Colorado. For more than 30 years, he has worked at the intersection of creative industries, brain science, and technology to shape the future of work. His executive... Read More →

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 - 11:30am MDT
Astor Ballroom 2300 Deer Crest Estates Drive Park City, UT 84060

Session

11:35am MDT

Stories, Artists and Technology: The AGBO Journey

Tuesday June 10, 2025 11:35am - 12:05pm MDT

Astor Ballroom

Joining us at EVOLVE will be our friends at AGBO, the studio formed by Anthony and Joe Russo. The team is currently in production for Avengers: Doomsday for Marvel and a live-action remake of Hercules. AGBO 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

Angela Russo-Otstot

Chief Creative Officer, AGBO

Angela leads company executives across all departments to develop and produce innovative, globally resonant creative content. Under her creative direction, AGBO has planted a flag as industry leaders and pioneers of interconnected, storytelling “universes” that traverse multiple... Read More →

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 11:35am - 12:05pm MDT
Astor Ballroom 2300 Deer Crest Estates Drive Park City, UT 84060

Session

1:40pm MDT

Pivot: The Science of Success

Tuesday June 10, 2025 1:40pm - 2:30pm 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

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 1:40pm - 2:30pm MDT
Astor Ballroom 2300 Deer Crest Estates Drive Park City, UT 84060

Session

2:35pm MDT

Cyber Threat: Criminals Armed with AI

Tuesday June 10, 2025 2:35pm - 2:55pm MDT

Astor Ballroom

The numbers and complexity of cyber attacks are increasing, with the FBI revealing that “reported” annual losses in the tens of billions of dollars. Nearly a third of the incidents involve some type of extortion scheme. AI is clearly a new threat and a new tool. We’ll review the current threats and key safety steps creative organizations are taking to protect their investments.

Speakers

James Aquilina

Member of the Board of Directors, Nardello & Co

Former federal prosecutor James M. Aquilina is an accomplished business leader and strategic advisor, a renowned cybersecurity expert and digital investigator, a regular speaker and commentator, a published author, and a certified boardroom Qualified Technology Expert.James currently... Read More →

Tuesday June 10, 2025 2:35pm - 2:55pm MDT
Astor Ballroom 2300 Deer Crest Estates Drive Park City, UT 84060

Session

3:00pm MDT

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

Tuesday June 10, 2025 3:00pm - 3:30pm MDT

Astor Ballroom

AI promises to transform media production—compressing timelines, shifting costs, and unlocking new creative potential. We’ll examine the economic and technical shifts driving adoption, the standards required for legal and production readiness, and how to harness the best of today’s models to meet final pixel delivery standards.

Speakers

Van Bedient

Senior Business Development Manager for ProVideo, Adobe

As Director of Strategic Development and Partnerships for ProVideo, Van leads Adobe’s global video business development team and has been instrumental in advancing Adobe’s video tools in professional market segments. Van has a strong background in post-production having begun... Read More →

Tuesday June 10, 2025 3:00pm - 3:30pm MDT
Astor Ballroom 2300 Deer Crest Estates Drive Park City, UT 84060

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3:35pm MDT

The Wizard 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.

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