Presenters

Presenters at Chapter Events since 2009. You may type in a name or part of a name to quickly search the list.

Senior Researcher; NVIDIA

Gavriel State is a Senior Director, System Software at NVIDIA, based in Toronto, where he leads efforts involving applications of AI technology to

Donna Sternberg, Artistic Director, Donna Sternberg & Dancers
 - Donna Sternberg graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with degree

Visual Effects Supervisor; Sony Imageworks

Scott Stokdyk, an Academy Award®-winner and three-time Oscar® nominee, is a visual effects supervisor at Sony Pictures Imageworks just finished sup

University Relations Manager; LucasFilm
Director of Talent Recruitment; ILLUMINATION

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Live Visual Artist / VJ / VR Creator / Event Producer; Alternity

Michael has been crafting psychedelic audiovisual experiences and immersive environments for nearly 20 years.

Digital Lighting Lead; Digital Domain

Since joining Digital Domain in 2007, Blake Sweeney has worked on some of the biggest projects to come through the studio.

Recruiter & Outreach Supervisor; Walt Disney Animation Studios

Kelsi Taglang joined the production team in 1998 on Mulan and Atlantis the Lost Empire.

Founder/Visual Effects Supervisor/Head of R&D; GradientFX
Director for 3D Markets; Environmental Science Research Institute (ESRI)
Formerly Group Technology Director; The Mill

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Marc Ten Bosch is an independent game developer based in San Francisco currently working on Miegakure, a puzzle game that lets you explore and inte

Technical Director; Walt Disney Animation and ACM SIGGRAPH

Justin Tennant is a Technical Director at Walt Disney Animation Studios, having joined the studio last year as a trainee in their Talent Developmen

Sr. Recruiter; Electronic Arts

Currently in charge of staffing for the Electronic Arts, Los Angeles campus. This includes DICE L.A and EA Mobile.

Tommy Tieche has been a member of the International Cinematographers Guild for over 20 years.

; Digital Domain

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Artist / Singer / Composer / Performer / Producer; Independent

Heidi Torsvik is a Bergen-based, Norwegian artist/singer/composer/performer/producer with a wide range of artful interests from film to photography

Founder/Director ; Omnicosm Studios

My visual effects career started with an unexpected bang.

Neil Trevett VP Developer Ecosystems at NVIDIA | Khronos President; Khronos / NVIDIA

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Digital artist, Data Scientist, and CEO of Creative Aya; Creative Aya

Faith ‘Aya’ Umoh is a digital artist, data scientist, and CEO of Creative Ayai, a global co-creative art and media software compan