Connie Kennedy is currently the Head of the LA Lab for Epic Games. She has 28 years of experience in Film Production and VFX in Canada and the US . Early in her career, Connie was managing the challenges of weather and logistics working as a Location Manager and Unit Production Manager on various feature films in British Columbia. She discovered then, that the collaborative nature of any production requires the ability to size up a situation and find solutions quickly and effectively. Connie began work in VFX in 2003, when she relocated to California, where she has since worked as a Producer with Giant Studios and Executive Producer and founder of Profile Studios. Following the acquisition of Profile Studios by Epic Games, Connie has assumed the role of Head of the LA Lab for Epic Games. In her new role with Epic, she will continue to focus on Virtual Production and role of the Unreal Engine in driving the future of real-time solutions in Film and Television.