AI-nimation: Reshaping the Animation Industry

LA TECH WEEK event hosted by: TOONSTAR and LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY with media partner VARIETY VIP+ FEATURED FIRESIDE CHAT: Susanne Daniels | UCLA Anderson School Professor, former Global Head of Content at YouTube Jeff Wilser | Author, Journalist, Host of AI Curious Podcast PANEL SPEAKERS: Eric Iverson | CTO of UTA Carles Reina | VP Revenue of ElevenLabs Lisa Sterbakov | Founder of Orchard Farm Productions John Attanasio | CEO of Toonstar Tamara Armstrong | CIO of Loyola Marymount University Jose Garcia Moreno | Animation Professor of Loyola Marymount University The emergence of new AI technologies in Hollywood at large has caused debate and stirred fear among many industry creatives and executives. In the midst of this debate, AI in animation has shown promise for addressing many of the challenges that the industry is facing including layoffs, canceled projects, and rising costs. This LA Tech Week event will feature artists, executives, academics and technologists who will discuss the potential for AI in the animation industry including: ‣ How to use AI responsibly to launch new creators and IP. ‣ How AI will reshape the job market in Hollywood ‣ Which AI tools supporting the next generation of animated IP ‣ How to establish ethical guardrails about the use of AI; and ‣ What will it take to bring back the golden era of animation This event is a part of #TechWeek - a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. https://www.tech-week.com/