2023 Summit Schedule
From Friday 11:30A - Saturday 7A EST
Opening Keynote- 11:30A EST
Introduction to the Issues- 12P EST
AI Ethics Panel- 3P EST
Code of Ethics Workshop 1- 6P EST
Regional Panels
US Panel- 1P EST
UK Panel- 1P EST
EU Panel- 1P EST
LATAM Panel- 1P EST
Oceania Panel- 9P EST
Southeast Asia Panel- 9P EST
Japanese Panel- 9P EST
Domain Specific Panels
Visual Artists Panel- 4:30P EST
Writer’s Panel- 4:30P EST
Music Industry Panel- 4:30P EST
Photographers Panel- 4:30P EST
Voice Actor Panel- 4:30P EST
To attend these sessions, you must access the links through your dashboard
Opening Keynote + Welcome
Friday, 11:30AM-12:00PM EST
Join Steven Zapata, a professional designer, illustrator, and educator, for an inspirational and informative talk as he kicks off our event and sets the tone for the day.
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Independent Artist
Introduction to the Issues
Friday, 12:00 PM- 1:00 PM EST
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Join us for an AI/ML 101 and hear about the noise they have made not just amongst creative professionals but with the general public too.
We will also be addressing some of the most talked about concerns and solutions surrounding AI media generators, such as potential copyright infringement, licensing, job losses, legislation, security and industry bias.
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Karla Ortiz (moderator)
Independent Artist
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Independent Artist
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Copyright Alliance
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Independent Artist
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Jon Lam
Independent Artist
US Panel
Friday, 1:00 PM- 2:00 PM EST
Speakers
With our regional specific panels we will be looking at the initiatives, actions and current concerns with AI media generators from around the world.
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Rachel Meinerding (moderator)
Co-Founder/Producer, Concept Art Association
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Graphic Artists Guild
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Costume Concept Artist, Local 892
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Independent Arts Advocate/Lawyer
UK Panel
Friday, 1:00 PM- 2:00 PM EST
Speakers
With our regional specific panels we will be looking at the initiatives, actions and current concerns with AI media generators from around the world.
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Darrell Warner (moderator)
Independent Artists
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Equity
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Association of Illustrators
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CEO Association of Photographers
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Copyright Lawyer
EU Panel
Friday, 1:00 PM- 2:00 PM EST
Speakers
With our regional specific panels we will be looking at the initiatives, actions and current concerns with AI media generators from around the world.
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Jaime D'alessandro (moderator)
Journalist, La Repubblica
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MeFu
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Independent Artist
LATAM Panel
Friday, 1:00 PM- 2:00 PM EST
Speakers
With our regional specific panels we will be looking at the initiatives, actions and current concerns with AI media generators from around the world. Este panel está en español.
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Bryan Dimas (moderator)
LXiA Founder & Co-Director
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Independent Artist
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Independent Artist
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Independent Artist
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Independent Artist/Voice Actor
AI Ethics Panel
Friday, 3:00 PM- 4:30 PM EST
It’s hard to deny the exciting potential and possibility of these AI media generators but at what cost to society will that be? We will be talking to machine learning experts, researchers and scientists on the pitfalls of the new technologies.
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Dean Van De Walle (moderator)
designer, Design Professionals of Canada
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The Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR)
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Montreal AI Ethics Institute
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University of Chicago
Visual Artists Panel
Friday, 4:30 PM- 5:30 PM EST
Speakers
With our discipline specific panels we will be talking to a variety of individuals from across the creative industries including visual artists, voice actors, musicians, animators, photographers and writers on the different types of AI media generators and the unique challenges they pose.
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Michael Cavna (moderator)
The Washington Post
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National Cartoonist's Society
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Award-Winning Illustrator, Author “Prompt: Conversations With AI”
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Independent Designer
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ASCRL (Am. Soc. Collective Rights Managment)
Writers Panel
Friday, 4:30 PM- 5:30 PM EST
Speakers
With our discipline specific panels we will be talking to a variety of individuals from across the creative industries including visual artists, voice actors, musicians, animators, photographers and writers on the different types of AI media generators and the unique challenges they pose.
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Donna Commeaux (moderator)
Writer
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travel writer; National Writers Union board
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science fiction writer; Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers board
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Authors Guild
Music Industry Panel
Friday, 4:30 PM- 5:30 PM EST
Speakers
With our discipline specific panels we will be talking to a variety of individuals from across the creative industries including visual artists, voice actors, musicians, animators, photographers and writers on the different types of AI media generators and the unique challenges they pose.
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Dani Deahl (moderator)
Music Producer/DJ
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YACHT
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SVP - Strategic Technology at Universal Music Group
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NMPA
Photographers Panel
Friday, 4:30 PM- 5:30 PM EST
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With our discipline specific panels we will be talking to a variety of individuals from across the creative industries including visual artists, voice actors, musicians, animators, photographers and writers on the different types of AI media generators and the unique challenges they pose.
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Matt Growcoot (moderator)
PetaPixel
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Content Authenticity Initiative
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photographer & legal counsel for ASMP
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Photographer and representative American Photographic Artists, APA
Voice Actors Panel
Friday, 4:30 PM- 5:30 PM EST
Speakers
With our discipline specific panels we will be talking to a variety of individuals from across the creative industries including visual artists, voice actors, musicians, animators, photographers and writers on the different types of AI media generators and the unique challenges they pose.
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Anne Ganguzza (moderator)
Voice Actor + Coach
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President of NAVA/Voice Actor
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Voice Actor/NAVA
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Artist/Voice Over Artist
Code of Ethics Workshop 1
Friday, 6:00 PM- 8:00 PM EST
Let’s take all of this information and turn it into a Code of Ethics document from the creative community. This panel will be invite only and not open to the public.
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Nicole Hendrix (moderator)
Concept Art Association
Oceania Panel
Friday, 9:00 PM- 10:00 PM EST
Speakers
With our regional specific panels we will be looking at the initiatives, actions and current concerns with AI media generators from around the world.
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David Blumenstein (moderator)
Australian Cartoonists Association
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Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, University of Sydney
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Independent Artist
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Assoc Prof, Communication and Media, University of Wollongong
Southeast Asia Panel
Friday, 9:00 PM- 10:00 PM EST
Speakers
With our regional specific panels we will be looking at the initiatives, actions and current concerns with AI media generators from around the world.
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Kristian Bansil (moderator)
Digital Artist
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Independent Artist
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Independent Artist
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Pannawadee Noon Rachatachalermroj
Independent Artist
Japanese Panel
Friday, 9:00 PM- 10:00 PM EST
Speakers
With our regional specific panels we will be looking at the initiatives, actions and current concerns with AI media generators from around the world.
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Independent Artist
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Independent Artist
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Anonymous Artist
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Anonymous Artist