Amy Smeed Head of Animation, Moana 2, Disney Animation Studios Amanda Strong Director & Stop-Motion Storyteller Delphine Coudray Head of Operations, Animation Ireland Carolyn Giardina Senior Entertainment Technology & Crafts Editor, Variety panel Women in Animation
Will Becher Supervising Animator and Stop-Motion Lead, Aardman Animations Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Pascal Charrue Co-Founder, Fortiche Production, Co-Director, Arcane Alexis Wanneroy Co-Supervisor of Animation, Arcane ARCANE
Paul Debevec Chief Research Officer, Eyeline Studios Volumetric Capture, Performance Relighting, and Sodium Vapor Matting
Andrew Jackson Overall VFX Supervisor, Furiosa, DNEG VFX, Oscar winner Ian Failes Editor, befores & afters Behind the Madness: The VFX of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Paul Lambert Overall VFX Supervisor, Dune: Part Two Patrick Heinen Second Unit VFX Supervisor, Dune: Part Two, Wylie Co. Rhys Salcombe VFX Supervisor, Dune: Part Two, DNEG Stephen James VFX Supervisor, Dune: Part Two, DNEG Long Live the Fighters: The VFX of Dune: Part Two
Rob Bredow Chief Creative Officer, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) Heiko Burkardsmaier VFX Executive Producer, Head of Business/Legal Affairs, Accenture Song VFX Florian Gellinger Owner & VFX Supervisor, RISEFX panel Current and Future Challenges of the VFX Industry
Jake Maymudes Founder & CEO, Wylie Co. VFX Jeff Dillinger VFX Supervisor & CEO, Megalis Jonathan Harris CEO / VFX Supervisor, Dupe Visual Effects Heiko Burkardsmaier VFX Executive Producer, Head of Business/Legal Affairs, Accenture Song VFX Filippo Robino Co-Founder, Alps Studios Juck Somsaman Founder & CEO, The Monk Studios panel Let's Talk Business: CEO & Co-Founders
Jake Maymudes Founder & CEO, Wylie Co. VFX Dylan Sisson Artist & Designer, RenderMan, Pixar Animation Studios Terrence Masson MFA Computer Arts Chair, School of Visual Arts (SVA), NYC Anthony Giacchino Filmmaker, Colette, Oscar winner panel Inspiring the Next Generation: Innovative Technologies in Storytelling & Production
Jake Maymudes Founder & CEO, Wylie Co. VFX Cinema's Technology Revolution: How Wylie Co. VFX Adopted ML to Empower Artists on Blockbusters
Hal Hickel Animation Director, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Oscar, BAFTA winner Lightning In a Bottle: Capturing the Magic of Davy Jones