Infinity Festival: Full Schedule

9:30am PST

5G Kickoff: New Foundations for Storytelling

EXPERIENCE

Speakers

Hardie Tankersley

VP Visualization Solutions, Silverdraft

Hardie is a veteran builder of products at the intersection of entertainment and technology. Having worked with big media companies as well as pure startups; he is always exploring new forms of digital entertainment. As the VP of VR Solutions for Silverdraft he is at the forefront... Read More →

Saturday November 9, 2019 9:30am - 9:50am PST
CREATIVE STAGE @ GOYA Studios Stage B

5G, Conference Track I - Soundstage B

10:00am PST

5G: Live Streaming & Beyond – Rethink The Audience!

EXPERIENCE

Moderator

Steven Calcote

Partner, Butcher Bird Studios

I’m a filmmaker who lives at the intersection of storytelling and technology. My work with Butcher Bird Studios ranges from original productions like the live interactive sci-fi adventure "Orbital Redux," for Legendary Digital, to a wide range of innovative entertainment for clients... Read More →

Speakers

MeeRa Kim

Co-Founder, Arbor Entertainment

An entertainment producer with a background in feature films, digital series and new media. Active member of the PGA since 2015. Upon landing in Los Angeles in 2011, I've had the pleasure of working on a broad variety of productions and I'm excited to see how technology will continue... Read More →

June Zee Myers

Head of Media Labs, BuzzFeed

A 15+ year veteran of the VFX industry, Zee has worked around the globe on high budget Hollywood films. In 2017, wanting to experiment with a more direct connection to people, Zee switched gears and joined BuzzFeed in LA. As Head of Media Labs, BuzzFeed's experimental entertainment... Read More →

Erin Schmalfeld

Executive Producer & Content Development Team, Twitch

Lillian Diaz-Przybyl

Creative Executive, Butcher Bird Studios

As the head of development at Butcher Bird Studios, Lillian focuses on new technology, emerging markets and fresh creative channels, and brings a diverse slate of original content to the fore. Most recently she served as co-creator and showrunner of the world’s first live-stream... Read More →

Saturday November 9, 2019 10:00am - 10:45am PST
CREATIVE STAGE @ GOYA Studios Stage B

5G, Conference Track I - Soundstage B

11:25am PST

5G: Getting In The Game with Esports

CREATE

Moderator

Kevin Winston

Founder and CEO, Digital LA

Kevin Winston is the founder and CEO of Digital LA, the largest LA-based networking group of professionals in tech, startups, digital entertainment (movies, TV, music, games, VFX), social media, marketing, and advertising, reaching more than 80,000 members weekly via its newsletter... Read More →

Speakers

Malcolm CasSelle

Strategic Advisor, WAX.io

WAX is an all-in-one blockchain platform enabling developers to easily create, sell and trade digital goods to empower businesses to profit from the next era of digital commerce. WAX is built by the operators of the largest digital goods marketplaces globally for video games and blockchain... Read More →

Robert 'Fixer' Smith

Producer, SimplyNew

I am a seasoned production manager and creative technologist, focused on content creation in the digital realm. Over the past 25 years, I have been involved in every ebb and flow from the earliest days of the Web to streaming video to video on demand to mobile video, in addition to... Read More →

Gregg Katano

SVP, U.S. Operations / Partner, Hologate

Gregg is Senior Vice-President of U.S. Operations / Partner, at HOLOGATE, the world’s most successful immersive media company for location-based entertainment (15,000,000+ players to-date across 40 countries worldwide); Co-Vice Chair of the Producers Guild of America ‘New Media... Read More →

Jeff Chau

CEO, GameGether, Inc.

GameGether is a social gaming connection app that makes it easy for gamers to instantly team up into voice parties to do challenges, events, and game together. Previously, Jeff has worked at: GM Apple; GM/Head of Mobile Immortals; Team Liquid; Analyst Commentator for the 18th Asia... Read More →

Sam Wang

CEO, ProGuides

ProGuides esports learning platform helps gamers get better at video games. Gamers can watch trending news, learn from pro video guides, and play with pros on demand

Saturday November 9, 2019 11:25am - 12:10pm PST
CREATIVE STAGE @ GOYA Studios Stage B

5G, Conference Track I - Soundstage B

1:30pm PST

5G: The Internet of Eyes – A Camera for Every Screen & Everywhere a Screen

A PANEL DISCUSSION

Moderator

John Canning

Executive Producer - New Media & Experiential, Digital Domain

Speakers

Cherryl S. Espinoza

Producer | Co-Founder & COO, Making XR, Llc

Cherryl S. Espinoza is an Independent producer, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Making XR – a Los Angeles-based Collective that provides Extended Reality (XR) solutions for brands and creators in the XR space. Cherryl has 12 years experience in cross-platform media production... Read More →

Emily Barclay Ford

EVP - Digital, Team Downey

Emily Ford is the EVP of Digital for Team Downey, Robert and Susan Downey's production company where she oversees the development and production of a variety of media projects for digital platforms. She is currently Executive Producing The Age of A.I., an eight part documentary series... Read More →

Shelley Andagan

Director, Game Studio Relations, Qualcomm

Shelley Andagan is Director of Game Studio Relations & ExecutiveProducer at Qualcomm. She spent over a decade in feature film andtelevision with major motion picture studios and independent producersalike. Shelley worked on key title releases, such as Marvel’s “TheRunaways... Read More →

Saturday November 9, 2019 1:30pm - 2:15pm PST
CREATIVE STAGE @ GOYA Studios Stage B

5G, Conference Track I - Soundstage B

2:25pm PST

5G: Esports, Innovation, and TSM

LISTEN

Speakers

Brad Sive

Chief Revenue Officer, TSM

Brad Sive is the Chief Revenue Officer for TSM, the premier digital gaming platform that includeschampionship esports teams, leading gaming influencers, and educational websites. Brad joined TSMwith over 20 years of experience in media and marketing, focusing on entertainment, sports... Read More →

Saturday November 9, 2019 2:25pm - 2:55pm PST
CREATIVE STAGE @ GOYA Studios Stage B

5G, Conference Track I - Soundstage B

3:05pm PST

5G: The Next Living Room: Entertainment Experiences in Car

EXPERIENCE

Moderator

John Gauntt

Podcast Host, The Augmented City

John Gauntt is the host of The Augmented City Podcast --- an audio series exploring the intersection ofArtificial Intelligence and Urban Life since 2016. He's the writer and director of Burner Face, an awardwinning audio fiction mystery about a future Seattle based on actual climate... Read More →

Speakers

Bryan Biniak

CEO, Connected Travel

Bryan is Co-Founder and CEO of Connected Travel. He most recently served as an EIR at Nokia Growth Partners. He previously served as General Manager at Microsoft, Global VP & GM at Nokia, Founder and CEO of Jacked, SVP & GM of Mobile at American Greetings, VP at Harmonix Music... Read More →

James Cox

In Charge of Product (Technology), Canoo

James has been instrumental in increasing revenue and expanding product operations through innovative go-to-market strategies for companies within the financial and ride hailing industries.James was the eighth employee to join Uber Australia in 2014. In his role as Launch Marketing... Read More →

Saturday November 9, 2019 3:05pm - 3:50pm PST
CREATIVE STAGE @ GOYA Studios Stage B

5G, Conference Track I - Soundstage B

4:00pm PST

5G: All Together Now - A Comprehensive Look Today at 5G & Beyond with Anshel Sag

Speakers

Anshel Sag

Principal Analyst, Moor Insights & Strategy

Anshel Sag is a technology industry analyst working for Moor Insights & Strategy covering a broad spectrum of the technology industry with a focus on consumer technologies. He spends extensive time covering smartphones, wearables, PCs, PC Gaming, VR and AR, 5G and much more.

Saturday November 9, 2019 4:00pm - 4:45pm PST
CREATIVE STAGE @ GOYA Studios Stage B

5G, Conference Track I - Soundstage B