Infinity Pageant will maintain its seventh annual version, combining artwork, know-how and leisure in a return to Hollywood from November 6 to 9.
Two senior Sony Footage Imageworks execs, CTO Mike Ford and Head of Manufacturing Mandy Tankenson, have been set as co-chairs of the pageant. Deadline is a presenting media sponsor of the occasion, which can happen at The Aster and Avalon Hollywood.
The pageant has targeted on the intersection of Hollywood and Silicon Valley, with programming exploring immersive know-how, digital manufacturing, 5G, distant collaboration, Web3, Cloud and different matters. AI has additionally been a central programming theme and will likely be once more in 2024.
Additionally within the works for this yr’s version are a “Scholar Lab” programming observe, in collaboration with USC, UCLA, Emerson Faculty, The Los Angeles Movie Faculty, Otis Faculty, Gnomon, Chapman College, LMU, College of Texas, CSUN, UCI and different establishments to be introduced. The fest will even be house to the SoCal Girls’s Management Summit and Management Awards, hosted by Girls in Know-how: Hollywood Basis. The Begin-Up Exhibition Pavilion will highlights rising firms, and gaming and immersive exhibitions will characteristic breakthroughs in know-how and interactive leisure with a deal with AI.
The 2024 speaker lineup is being finalized and will likely be introduced quickly, organizers stated. Previous audio system at Infinity Pageant have included director Gareth Edwards, filmmakers Phil Lord and Chris Miller, actor-producer Brie Larson actor-producer Joseph Gordon-Levitt, media persona Van Jones, director Elijah Allan-Blitz (The Messy Reality in VR) and new media artist Refik Anadol.
“We’re thrilled to convey Infinity Pageant again with an unbelievable lineup of sponsors, programming, experiential branding and extra,” stated founder and CEO Mark Lieber and Adam Newman, Chief Artistic Officer, of Infinity Pageant, in an announcement. “The addition of business leaders like Mike Ford and Mandy Tankenson as our pageant co-chairs underscores our dedication to pushing the boundaries of innovation in leisure, in addition to re-teaming with leaders in high-performance AI workstations and options with Z by HP, NVIDIA and Intel. Because the inception of Infinity Pageant, all of them have performed a pivotal position, influencing our themes and programming. Their ongoing partnership underscores our dedication to innovation and excellence within the realms of AI and know-how, making 2024 our most dynamic and fascinating occasion but.”
Ford and Tankenson stated in a joint assertion, “Creating, innovating and entertaining is on the core of all the pieces we do at Imageworks. We’re honored to co-chair Infinity Pageant 2024 and look ahead to bringing collectively a few of right this moment’s most fun storytellers and technologists who push boundaries and make the inconceivable potential.”
Manufacturing Useful resource Group, which has labored throughout the know-how and manufacturing sectors, is contributing its providers to the pageant, permitting attendees to expertise a spread of business developments.
“We see the most effective occasions being handled as extremely refined televised productions with nice content material, high-quality manufacturing assets and innovation powering deep engagement. The addition of real-time interactive moments ensures that essentially the most treasured commodity, consideration, stays with the programming. Our strategy to Infinity Pageant weaves these components collectively,” stated Jeroen Hallaert, Vice President Manufacturing Companies. “We’re honored to work with the pageant to convey the attendee expertise to an unprecedented stage.”
