Digital Hollywood: The AI Summer Summit
Wednesday, July 24th, 2024
5:00 –5:50 PM Eastern Time Zone
Session III:
Virtual Human Chatbots: Next Level Consciousness + Advanced Visuals – A Social Experience
The movies “2001,” “Data from Star Trek,” “Her” and “Ex Machina” have created a public expectation, for what “Virtual Human Technology” is understood to be. Is this level of AI consciousness out of reach? Since the mass exposure of Generative AI, to literally more than one billion computer users in the past year, a level of comfort and dependency has been readily embraced, and the anticipation of an enhanced immersive experience would surely be welcomed. AIs are already employed for “Deep Research,” as “Medical Co-Pilots,” as “Conversational AI Companions,” “Virtual Performers or Celebrities” and “Company Spokespersons.” In fact, there may be no limit to the role of AI Co-Pilots in our everyday lives. The manifestation of a fully realized “Virtual Human” as a Humanoid Robot or like “Her,” as a synthetic persona will likely be a welcome colleague. In this session we will see demos of the current “Best in Class.”
Speakers:
Erick Opeka,
President and Chief Strategy Officer, Cineverse
Christian Pierre,
Chief Technology Officer, GUT
Jessica Wynter Martin,
Founder & CEO, JWM Concepts LLC
Jon Henson, Talent Manager, Underscore Talent Management
Tinashe Chaponda, CEO, Sosani, Moderator
Additional Speakers to be announced
Tinashe Chaponda
Jessica Wynter Martin
Erick Opeka
Christian Pierre
Jessica Wynter Martin, Founder & CEO, JWM Concepts LLC: Jessica Wynter Martin is a master AI consultant who has helped hundreds of businesses integrate AI into their companies and get beyond ChatGPT. As a UC Berkeley Alumni and International Education Consultant, Jessica honed her teaching skills to teach children, adults, students and working professionals in an unpretentious way. Jessica's connections with top companies such as Adobe, keeps her on the cutting edge of the latest advancements in AI which she brings to her practice and courses. In her practice she has aided companies in installing, training and using virtual human chatbots and developing AI avatars to "clone" humans to increase productivity.
Christian Pierre is the Chief Intelligence Officer at GUT North America, working across the agency’s roster of brands, including Philadelphia Cream Cheese, Stella Artois global, Google Pixel and Tim Hortons, among others. He joined GUT in 2018 in Buenos Aires, where he led regional and global digital campaigns for iconic clients such as Coca-Cola, Sprite, Mercado Libre, Stella Artois, and PedidosYa. Prior to GUT, Christian led the Data and Marketing Sciences departments at Wunderman and R/GA, working with multiple blue-chip brands including Disney, Nike, Metlife, Western Digital, Patagonia beer and Falabella. His results-oriented approach has helped GUT achieve many agency firsts, including GUT Buenos Aires becoming Independent Agency of The Year at the Effies LATAM Awards in 2020; GUT Miami winning its first Cannes Lions ever with Popeyes and winning its first Cannes Lions Grand Prix and D&AD Black Pencil, among other top honors, for the Google “Real Tone” campaign, which was also the agency’s first-ever Super Bowl spot, in 2022. More recently, Christian was instrumental in helping GUT win Independent Network of the Year at Cannes Lions 2023 and GUT Buenos Aires becoming the first agency from Argentina to win Agency of the Year at Cannes Lions through his work with Stella Artois that won a Grand Prix in Data Creativity and PedidosYa, which won a Grand Prix in Mobile that year
Erick Opeka brings 20 years of experience as an executive at the intersection of entertainment and technology. He leads the Company’s corporate strategy, strategic initiatives, and M&A efforts, and also oversees its portfolio of more than two dozen SVOD, AVOD and FAST linear networks available online, on mobile devices, desktop computers and connected TVs with a global reach of over 1 billion streaming devices. With eight acquisitions in the past two years, Opeka continues to pursue additional accretive M&A opportunities to support the company’s unique content strategy and needs of its enthusiast audiences. Opeka is on the Board of Directors and executive committee of OTT.X, the preeminent trade group representing the streaming industry, and serves as an advisor to numerous streaming and entertainment companies through his work with seed accelerator Techstars. He is also a member of the Producers Guild of America and the Television Academy of Arts & Sciences.
Tinashe Chaponda is an influencer marketing expert and Sosani Studios agency owner. As the head of Sosani Studios, the agency focuses on connecting brands to Gen Z and millennial culture while leveraging influencers and celebrities. The agency focuses on top funnel and growth marketing strategies. Some of Tinashe's most successful projects have been Julie Care, Cash App America 48-State Tour, COMPA USA Tour with Warner Brothers & Dwayne the Rock Johnson, plus over 200+ other brands. Prior to being an agency owner. Tinashe was a former YouTuber who growing his channel to 25k subscribers with 30 million channel views and worked with brands such as Plato's Closet and Coco International. His ultimate mission is to empower brands and creators, and create an impact within the Creator Economy, while maximizing data and technology, AI, and omnichannel.