The VFX industry is facing a period of profound change. Shifting production volumes, increasing cost pressure, changing client expectations, consolidation, global competition, and continued uncertainty across the entertainment industry are challenging established business models and forcing companies to rethink how they operate.In this panel, CEOs, founders, and senior executives from across the VFX industry will discuss the current state of the market and the realities behind running and growing a VFX business today. What are the most pressing challenges facing studios? How are relationships between clients, vendors, and talent evolving? And what needs to change for the industry to build a more resilient and sustainable future?Moving beyond the much-discussed topic of AI, this conversation focuses on the economic, structural, and human challenges shaping the VFX industry right now — and what they could mean for its future