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- Picture Panel 9 December 2:25 - 2:55PM
Cinema That Sees You
The next evolution of cinema won’t just be watched; it will watch us. As AI, sensors, and emotional data enter storytelling, films can now react to our expressions, attention, and feelings in real time. This session explores how directors become designers of living stories that adapt to each viewer, blurring the line between creator, audience, and machine consciousness.
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- Media Fireside 10 December 11:30 - 11:45AM
How Stories are a Force of Change
This session bridges economics, geopolitics, and the mechanics of narrative in examining how storytelling shapes markets, public trust, and social behavior. Drawing on George Soros’s reflexivity and Robert Shiller’s narrative economics, we explore how viral beliefs influence everything from capital flows to voting patterns. In a world shaped more by tropes and emotions, not just data, how can a full-spectrum of leaders, from those in government to entrepreneurs, recognize, harness, and respond to stories that fuel action?
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- Gaming Panel 8 December 4:40 - 5:10PM
The Future of Game Publishing
With the sale of EA and Microsoft’s landmark Activision deal, the era of mega-publishers is consolidating fast. As digital distribution reshapes discovery, monetization, and player engagement, the traditional role of the publisher is being redefined. This session explores what comes next for studios, creators, and players when the gatekeepers of gaming shrink and the power shifts to platforms, ecosystems, and communities.
Central Stage - Technology Panel 8 December 3:10 - 3:40PM
How AI Is Rewriting the Newsroom
With news now published in more than 50 languages in real time, AI is reshaping how media organizations operate and connect with audiences worldwide. This session explores how to expand these capabilities responsibly while navigating the risks of rapid change. It looks at data integrity, escalating operational costs, and the growing need to prepare teams to collaborate with intelligent systems, ensuring that innovation reinforces journalism’s mission rather than stretching it thin.
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- Media Panel 10 December 11:45AM - 12:05PM
Blueprints for Governing Digital Speech
During COVID-19, platforms struggled to balance curbing misinformation with protecting free expression, often failing at both and eroding public trust. A 2021 Pew Research study found that 60% of U.S. adults saw social media as a major source of false information, with 43% reporting encounters with significant misinformation. These failures reveal gaps in transparency and accountability. How can policy, technology, and platform leadership work together to protect truth and rights while ensuring transparency, inclusivity, and resilience?
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- Creator Economy Workshop 10 December 11:00 - 11:40AM
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