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- Music Keynote 10 December 12:40 - 12:55PM
Programming Music for the Creator Economy
Music is fast becoming the programmable layer of the creator economy, shaping culture, commerce, and community all at once. Tobias Hoss, SVP Operations at Lunar X, reveals how a lean team of three built one of the fastest-growing music divisions in the industry, generating over 100 million monthly streams. Through AI-driven curation, data-led discovery, and partnerships spanning Warner Chappell to global creator IP, Lunar X turns music into an engine for storytelling and scalable influence.
Explore by Instagram - Technology Fireside 10 December 10:40 - 11:00AM
Building with Heartware, Not Just Hardware and Software
As technology races ahead, reshaping economies, borders, and attention itself, what’s often missing is the “heartware”: the human capacity for purpose, dignity, and trust. This session calls for a recalibration. It explores how media, AI, and new financial models intersect and can be used to build more humane architectures for the future. From media ecosystems shaping perception in war zones to digital identity frameworks that can re-establish economic agency, we ask: Are our current models of progress neglecting the soul of society? What does it take to realign our innovation engines with collective wellbeing?
Forum Stage - Music Keynote 10 December 11:20 - 11:35AM
This Is How I Reimagined Music with AI
What happens when imagination meets technology? In this keynote, King Willonius shares how he used artificial intelligence to reimagine the art of music creation. By feeding the machine with his own experiences, emotions, and creative experiences, he demonstrates how AI turns into a true collaborator rather than a tool. This session reveals a new way of composing where human memory and machine intelligence create sound that feels both personal and limitless.
Academy Stage - Picture Workshop 8 December 10:00AM - 12:00PM
scene to screen How to be a Cinematic IDEA machine 1\2
Day 1 — From Concept to Script The workshop focuses on developing cinematic ideas into structured scripts. Participants learn the difference between idea, story, and screenplay, explore loglines, synopsis, and treatments, and practice creating their own film concepts.
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- Music Panel 10 December 11:25 - 11:55AM
The Future Sounds Like This
Behind every breakout artist, songwriter, and producer is a blueprint. In this session, music executives break down what it really takes to go from zero to a million streaFrom storytelling and distribution to publishing, touring, and fan discovery, they share the playbook for scaling talent and building sustainable careers in today’s attention economy.
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- Gaming Fireside 8 December 5:40 - 6:10PM
Founders’ Playbook to Studio Survival and Growth
The gaming industry is navigating a reset as layoffs and studio closures continue, yet Kim Nordström, former EA DICE executive, and Robbie Daymond, famous voice actor (Sailor Moon, Critical Role), turned video game entrepreneur as CEO of Sassy Chap Games, are building new ventures anyway. In this conversation, they share what it takes to create enduring studios amid uncertainty, how to create buzz, attract talent and funding, and why tough times can be the best moment to start again.
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