Sam Englebardt
Sam Englebardt is Co-Founder and Partner at Galaxy (NASDAQ: GLXY) and Founding General Partner of Galaxy Interactive, a venture fund with $800 million AUM investing in gaming, interactive content, spatial computing, and digital culture. A longtime media and technology investor, he has built and financed dozens of ventures across film, television, and emerging tech.
Before Galaxy, Sam was Partner and Managing Director at Lambert Media Group, overseeing investments such as Rave Cinemas (sold to Cinemark). He produced acclaimed projects including The Night Manager and A Most Wanted Man, and was an early investor in Eyefluence (acquired by Google) and mixed-reality pioneer The Void.
At BRIDGE Summit, Sam will unpack how immersive technology and interactive media are reshaping storytelling; and what investors, creators, and brands can learn from the convergence of entertainment, technology, and culture.
Sam Englebardtat BRIDGE
- Technology Fireside 10 December 1:35 - 1:50PM
Rewriting the Social Contract in Code
As economic life shifts further into the digital realm, we face a once-in-a-century opportunity to rethink the social contract beyond politics alone, through protocols. This session explores how digital identity, programmable finance, and tokenized incentives are reshaping how we belong, earn, and thrive. With voices from crypto to institutional investors, we ask: Can the ledger be more just than the law?
Forum StageSpeakers
- Media Fireside 10 December 10:00 - 10:30AM
Advancing Human Possibility in the Agentic AI Era
Exploring the Agentic AI Era, where AI reasons, adapts, and collaborates with humans to transform media and business. This fireside examines how AI amplifies human empathy, creativity, and storytelling while safeguarding authenticity, equity, and trust.
Central Stage
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