Making the Future: Challenges and Opportunities in Generative AI Video

​Doors open 6:00pm · Program begins 6:30pm sharp · Reception to follow

​Generative AI video is moving from experiments to production pipelines. Creators and studios are now confronting the real questions: how do you scale it, where does it shine, and what challenges remain?

​A select group of creative, technical, and legal leaders, including an Emmy award winner, will share firsthand perspectives from the front lines—what’s working, what’s breaking, and what comes next. Topics will include integrating GenAI into film and interactive projects, navigating copyright and ownership, and the practical realities of building professional pipelines around new tools.

​Attendance is reserved only for those directly involved in creative or technical work with generative media.

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​Participants

​Zheru Liu, Manager of Global Partnerships, KlingAI

​Zheru Liu leads global API partnerships at KlingAI, a leading video generation AI model transforming video creation. Previously, she was an Investment Director at Eminence Ventures, where she backed early-stage software companies. Zheru holds an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management (Class of 2025) and received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh.

​Stephan Bugaj, Chief Creative Officer, Genvid

​Stephan Bugaj is the Chief Creative Officer at Genvid, where he created and helmed SILENT HILL: Ascension for which he won an Emmy Award, and the currently running DC Heroes United. Past roles include CCO of DJ2 Entertainment (Sonic Films, Tomb Raider anime); VP of Creative at Hanson Robotics (Sophia android); and Studio Creative Director at Telltale Games (Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead). Earlier in his career, Stephan spent a dozen years at Pixar on both creative and technical teams, with credits including The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Brave, and Wall-E.

​Sean Kane, Co-Chair of Interactive Entertainment Group, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

​Sean Kane is one of the country's foremost interactive entertainment lawyers. Mr. Kane has worked at the forefront of the interactive entertainment industry for the past two decades and has represented clients on transactional matters involving various business segments, such as console and PC video games, online gaming, social gaming, mobile and tablet gaming, virtual currency, artificial intelligence, mobile apps, social media, computer software and the Internet.  Mr. Kane’s clients range from start-ups to the largest developers and publishers in the video game industry.