Fox Company CTO Melody Hildebrandt, Paramount World EVP, CTO and head of operations Phil Wiser and USC’s Leisure Know-how Middle director of AI in Media Yves Bergquist will take the stage at TheGrill 2025 to share knowledgeable views concerning the position of synthetic intelligence in the way forward for leisure.
The session, titled “From Ideation to Innovation: AI within the Studio Pipeline,” will happen on Sept. 30 on the Administrators Guild of America (DGA) Theater in Los Angeles as a part of TheGrill, TheWrap’s flagship convention the place leaders in tech and media convene to form the business’s future. As AI strikes from theoretical to sensible, this panel will discover how studios are integrating the expertise into artistic workflows, manufacturing processes and long-term infrastructure to energy the following technology of storytelling.
Melody Hildebrandt oversees the great expertise technique for Fox Company throughout FOX Information Media, FOX Sports activities, Tubi, FOX Leisure and FOX Tv Stations. She beforehand held roles as EVP of engineering, chief data safety officer and president of FOX’s R&D subsidiary. Previous to becoming a member of FOX, she was a ahead deployed engineer at Palantir Applied sciences and helped design army wargames as an affiliate at Booz Allen Hamilton.
Phil Wiser leads the worldwide expertise technique and multiplatform operations at Paramount. A longtime innovator in digital media, he beforehand served as CTO of CBS Company, Hearst, Sony Company of America and Sony Music, together with the forging of the groundbreaking deal to launch iTunes and drove cloud-first, data-driven transformations. He’s additionally the founding father of pioneering digital platforms Liquid Audio and Sezmi and holds quite a few patents in streaming, AI and media supply.
Yves Bergquist, a number one AI researcher, is the director of the AI in Media initiative at USC’s Leisure Know-how Middle, a studio and tech-backed suppose tank that helps media corporations higher perceive narrative, tradition and viewers habits by means of frontier AI. He’s additionally the co-founder and CEO of Corto, an AI startup targeted on cultural intelligence and a member of the Academy’s Generative AI Working Group.
These newly introduced audio system be part of a high-profile lineup that features music mogul Irving Azoff, legendary producer Jerry Bruckheimer and WME management Mark Shapiro, Christian Muirhead and Richard Weitz, who will seem collectively in a uncommon joint dialog.
Extra audio system and full programming particulars for TheGrill can be introduced within the coming weeks.
For over a decade, TheGrill is understood for convening probably the most influential voices throughout movie, tv, music, tech, and finance for a day of unique panels, high-level networking, and significant dialogue. The occasion gives a novel discussion board to look at the forces reworking leisure—and to highlight the leaders shaping its future. For extra data go to: thewrap.com/thegrill
TheGrill 2025 is sponsored by Metropolis Nationwide Financial institution and New York Festivals.
