Industry Innovation Forum 2023. Session 2: The European Entertainment Landscape Redefined. Exploring Film, Gaming & Industry During the Gen AI Explosion.

Amid an ongoing boom of generative AI and its “consumer explosion,” the landscape of film, media, and the audiovisual sector is profoundly transforming in Europe and globally as unique challenges and opportunities for the industry are emerging. On the upside, generative AI tools aim to give unprecedented creative opportunities for filmmakers, producers, performers, and the industry at large. Yet, on the downside, the unclear backdrop of rights, ethics, and best practices of using AI content for copyrights, financing, training, and policy hinders the implementation of the potential to benefit the ecosystem.

The Industry Innovation Forum, the flagship executive insight summit, will spearhead the region’s first large-scale debate on AI’s impact across the entertainment sectors.

Organised in partnership with the Creative Europe Media program, the mini-summit brings together an unprecedented selection of the world’s leading AI filmmakers, content creators, and producers, AI platform visionaries and developers, Ethics and Policy Experts, acclaimed industry executives, and veterans to present, debate, and unlock the potential and pitfalls of the gen AI boom in Europe and beyond.

Curated and moderated by Sten-Kristian Saluveer

16:00-16:05 Welcome words to part Two by curator and moderator
Sten-Kristian Saluveer / Founder & CEO, Storytek Innovation & Venture Studio

16:05-16:10 Welcome word by the European Commission
Maciej Szymanowicz / Policy Officer, Creative Europe MEDIA, DG Connect, European Commission

16:10-16:25 The Generative AI Evolution: Transforming the Film and Media Landscape Beyond Buzzwords
Sander Saar / Futurist & globally acclaimed media strategist
Moderator Sten-Kristian Saluveer

16:25-16:50 Harnessing the power of AI in independent film & creative production. A look behind the scenes of filmmakers pioneering AI use.
Christina Caspers Roehmer / Managing Director, Trixter
Mads Dambso / CEO & Producer,Kaspar.AI & Makropol
Moderator Sten-Kristian Saluveer

16:50-17:10 Presentation Caleb & Shelby Ward
Founders of Curios Refuge, the world's first training program for filmmakers learning AI Tools

17:10-17:25 Ethical Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Film: Navigating Creativity and Responsibility.
Anna Bulakh / Head of Ethics & Partnerships, Researcher
Moderator Kristen Davis / CEO of CinqC

17:25-17:40 The Gamified Entertainment Experience: Where’s the opportunity to build global IP from Europe?
Jan Rosner / Vice President of Business Development, CD Projekt Red
Moderator Sten-Kristian Saluveer

17:40-18:05 Closing Fireside Chat. The Visionary Executive Outlook. Sten Saluveer in conversation with Gale Anne Hurd.
Gale Anne Hurd / Acclaimed film and television executive
Moderator Sten-Kristian Saluveer