How Athletes and Celebrities Drive Attention, Influence, and Investment

Avoiding — The Real — Em — Dash

Artificial intelligence may be built on logic, but it’s powered by human intention. This session brings together tech creators who decode AI not through data, but through empathy and storytelling, showing how the way we teach machines reflects the way we understand ourselves. From moral algorithms to creative collaboration, this conversation asks, can technology evolve without losing its humanity?

WhatsApp Meetup

Brothers in Rhythm

Music, street art, and social media now move to the same rhythm. In this session, Raphaël and Aurélien Froissart explore how sound and digital culture have reshaped the identity of modern street art. From viral murals to collaborative digital experiences, they reveal how artists are using rhythm, visuals, and platforms to turn city walls into global stages.

Advancing Human Possibility in the Agentic AI Era

Exploring the Agentic AI Era, where AI reasons, adapts, and collaborates with humans to transform media and business. This fireside examines how AI amplifies human empathy, creativity, and storytelling while safeguarding authenticity, equity, and trust.

Preparing Youth for a World of Infinite Information

In today’s information-saturated world, media fluency is as essential as reading or math. Yet a 2024 News Literacy Project survey found that only 39% of U.S. teens receive formal media literacy education, and just 18% can accurately distinguish news from ads, opinion, or entertainment. As students navigate increasingly AI-driven and conspiratorial media ecosystems, how can schools equip them to think critically, discern truth, and shape the digital world they’re inheriting?

The AI Avatar Era with HeyGen

For knowledge-based creators, brands, and media leaders, presence has never mattered more or been harder to scale. In this session, Wayne Liang, Co-Founder of HeyGen, reveals how AI avatars are helping storytellers and public figures expand their reach across languages, platforms, and audiences. From on-camera creators localizing content overnight to news anchors and brand ambassadors multiplying their impact globally, HeyGen is redefining what it means to show up in the media age.