Ana Sarmiento is a senior media executive and an expert in navigating the complexities of the post-AI media landscape. Her focus extends beyond content creation to the critical mechanics of performance: using AI to unlock deeper audience insights and solving the real-world challenges facing modern media companies. From combating the traffic implications of liquid content to standing out in increasingly saturated creator marketplaces, Ana provides real world data-backed tactics. She draws on her deep experience in revenue operations to help organizations identify hidden costs and implement the emerging business models required to thrive in a synthetic media world.

She is the Director of AI Revenue at Advance Local and has an extensive background at industry giants including Disney, Paramount, and HBO. She has an EMBA from UCLA Anderson and a BBA from The University of Georgia. She brings a rare trifecta to the stage: creative media intuition, technical product rigor, and the high-stakes financial strategy of management consulting. Ana provides an action-oriented blueprint for turning Generative AI innovation into commercial success.

Ana Sarmiento is a senior media executive and an expert in navigating the complexities of the post-AI media landscape. Her focus extends beyond content creation to the critical mechanics of performance: using AI to unlock deeper audience insights and... Show more

a Senior Developer Relations Engineer at Google, focused on advancing the core Android camera and media ecosystem. With over a decade of experience across the full tech stack, he currently partners with engineering teams at Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat to implement high-end media capabilities and HDR technologies. Throughout his career at both startups and tech giants, Mozart has contributed to products used by millions, including Lyft, Plex, and Google Chrome. He is a Dolby Vision and Atmos Certified professional with deep technical expertise in C++, Kotlin, and the JUCE framework.

a Senior Developer Relations Engineer at Google, focused on advancing the core Android camera and media ecosystem. With over a decade of experience across the full tech stack, he currently partners with engineering teams at Instagram, TikTok, and Sna... Show more

Robert Shumake, PhD, known internationally as Ajarn Shaman Shu, is a uniquely credentialed scholar, spiritual teacher, and public intellectual. A direct student of Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan and Malidoma Patrice Somé, he is a fully initiated Buddhist Ajarn in the Theravada tradition, a Vajra Master in the Padmasambhava lineage, a consecrated High Priest of Yoruba Ifá (Babalawo and Oluwo Osain), and a Sri Vidya initiate of the Tamil Siddhar tradition.

He is the author of over 140 books, including Shurooms: The African Roots of Sacred Plant Medicine, The Original Avengers, KRIYA, African Reiki, Roots of Heaven, and the multi-volume Living Archive Series on American media history. He is the Founder and Chancellor of Buddha University® and the Buddha Ayurveda School of Medicine, and the owner of one of the largest privately held newspapers in the United States. His keynotes connect ancient spiritual science with modern neuroscience, education, and leadership.

Robert Shumake, PhD, known internationally as Ajarn Shaman Shu, is a uniquely credentialed scholar, spiritual teacher, and public intellectual. A direct student of Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan and Malidoma Patrice Somé, he is a fully initiated Buddhist Aj... Show more

Ben May is the Founder and Managing Director of The Code Company, a specialist enterprise WordPress agency working with media, publishing and content-driven brands across APAC and internationally. His team's philosophy is simple: less tech, more journalism. Publishers should spend their energy on content and audiences, not fighting their platforms.
Ben has spent nearly two decades building on WordPress, from his personal blog (running since 2005) to large-scale publishing platforms handling serious traffic. More recently he's been focused on how publishers and agencies should actually think about AI, cutting through the hype to what solves real business problems. He also runs Enqueue, a curated WordPress developer conference in Australia.
He's based in Queensland, Australia, and writes regularly at thecode.co and benmay.org.

Ben May is the Founder and Managing Director of The Code Company, a specialist enterprise WordPress agency working with media, publishing and content-driven brands across APAC and internationally. His team's philosophy is simple: less tech, more jour... Show more

# About Esha Bargate

**Esha Bargate** is a media entrepreneur, producer, AI media strategist, marketing executive, and global advocate for the future of storytelling. She is the Founder & CEO of **Esha Bargate Productions LLC**, an AI-powered media production and marketing company based in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the Founder & President of the **AI/VR Motion Picture Guild™**, an international professional organization advancing innovation at the intersection of artificial intelligence, immersive technology, and cinema.

With more than a decade of experience across film, television, digital media, marketing, and entrepreneurship, Esha has built a career connecting creativity, business strategy, and emerging technology. Her work spans film production, entertainment marketing, public relations, distribution strategy, AI-powered content creation, and international business development.

Esha began her career in India before moving to the United States to expand her creative and professional journey. She earned an MBA in Media Management, completed documentary filmmaking studies at the New York Film Academy, and received a Master's degree in Media Communications from Webster University. Her global background continues to shape her mission of building creative bridges between Hollywood, India, and international media markets.

As a producer and entrepreneur, Esha has worked across television, film, entertainment marketing, and global distribution. She served as **Co-Producer** on the short film ***Sarhadein***, helping secure its distribution on **Apple TV** and **Google TV**. Earlier in her career, she independently pitched an original unscripted television show directly to **Amazon Studios, USA**, demonstrating her ability to develop and present original content to major entertainment platforms.

Through **Esha Bargate Productions LLC**, she supports filmmakers, startups, brands, and creative businesses with AI-powered media production, marketing strategy, branded content, entertainment promotion, and distribution consulting. Her company focuses on helping creators and organizations tell powerful stories, reach wider audiences, and adapt to the rapidly changing media landscape.

Beyond her business ventures, Esha is committed to industry leadership and education. Through the **AI/VR Motion Picture Guild™**, she promotes responsible AI adoption, professional development, global collaboration, and meaningful conversations about the future of filmmaking. She also leads **AI Meets Cinema™**, a global interview and education platform exploring how artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and emerging technologies are transforming storytelling.

Esha has also contributed to international volunteer media initiatives, including projects connected to United Nations programs, where she supported communications, video editing, educational content, and awareness campaigns. These experiences strengthened her belief that storytelling can educate, empower, and create meaningful social impact.

Recognized for her leadership in media, entrepreneurship, and creative technology, Esha continues to build platforms that connect independent creators, technology innovators, studios, educators, and global audiences. Her mission is to empower creators with innovative tools while preserving the human creativity, cultural perspective, and emotional truth at the heart of every powerful story.

# About Esha Bargate **Esha Bargate** is a media entrepreneur, producer, AI media strategist, marketing executive, and global advocate for the future of storytelling. She is the Founder & CEO of **Esha Bargate Productions LLC**, an AI-powered medi... Show more

Stella M. Chávez is an award-winning, Texas-based independent journalist focused on telling deeply reported and intimate stories about diverse populations, including immigrants and refugees. As the daughter of a Mexican immigrant father and a Mexican American mother, Stella believes strongly in accurately reporting on these communities and correcting misperceptions about them. During her two-and-a-half-decade career, she also covered local government, education and national stories like the mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart and the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Stella has reported for daily newspapers in Florida and Texas and public radio. Her work has been featured on NPR, BBC and CNN. Stella is a member of the Poynter Institute National Advisory Board and a regional judge for the Livingston Awards for Young Journalists. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin.

Stella M. Chávez is an award-winning, Texas-based independent journalist focused on telling deeply reported and intimate stories about diverse populations, including immigrants and refugees. As the daughter of a Mexican immigrant father and a Mexican... Show more

I'm a Frontend Developer and the Founder of Hirelyze AI, an AI-powered platform helping job seekers build stronger, ATS-friendly resumes and improve their chances of landing interviews.

Over the past few years, I've worked across frontend engineering, AI-powered products, SEO, and SaaS, building applications that prioritize performance, accessibility, and exceptional user experience. I specialize in React, Next.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, Tailwind CSS, and modern web technologies, with a passion for turning ideas into products people genuinely love to use.

As the builder behind Hirelyze AI, I've expanded beyond frontend development into AI product development, technical SEO, growth strategy, and startup execution. I enjoy sharing the lessons learned from building products from the ground up—what works, what doesn't, and how developers can create software that delivers real business and user impact.

I'm a Frontend Developer and the Founder of Hirelyze AI, an AI-powered platform helping job seekers build stronger, ATS-friendly resumes and improve their chances of landing interviews. Over the past few years, I've worked across frontend engineer... Show more

Dr. Amr Assad is a distinguished Academic Leader and Assistant Professor of Mass Communication at the Higher Colleges of Technology. Holding a PhD in Broadcasting from Cairo University, he has dedicated over two decades to excellence in teaching, research, and curriculum development within the field of mass media.

As a seasoned educator, Dr. Assad specializes in media literacy, digital storytelling, social media dynamics, and communication theory. He integrates advanced teaching methods and educational technologies to create engaging and inclusive learning environments to support diverse student populations in achieving academic excellence.

Throughout his career, Dr. Assad’s research has been published in reputable peer-reviewed journals and presented at international conferences. His work explores valuable insights into social media usage, media ethics, and the impact of digital tools on communication practices. These contributions have significantly influenced academic discourse and the development of media curricula across multiple institutions.

Dr. Assad also actively participates in various scholarly and administrative committees, serving on the Program Academic Committee (PAC), Divisional Promotion Committee, and the Applied Media Industry Advisory Committee, among others, where he continues to integrate industry best practices and drive academic innovation.

Dr. Assad is dedicated to mentoring the next generation of communication professionals, providing personalized guidance, and nurturing an environment conducive to academic and professional success. He is open to connecting with fellow academics, industry professionals, and collaborators who share a passion for shaping the future of mass communication.

Dr. Amr Assad is a distinguished Academic Leader and Assistant Professor of Mass Communication at the Higher Colleges of Technology. Holding a PhD in Broadcasting from Cairo University, he has dedicated over two decades to excellence in teaching, res... Show more

Enrique is the CEO of Triad Leadership Solutions LLC. He is a multi-award-winning podcaster with shows focusing on leadership development and career success. He was named the Media Professional of the Year and #1 Leadership Podcast by the MVA Awards.

Enrique is the CEO of Triad Leadership Solutions LLC. He is a multi-award-winning podcaster with shows focusing on leadership development and career success. He was named the Media Professional of the Year and #1 Leadership Podcast by the MVA Awards. Show more

Dave Jackson founded the School of Podcasting in 2005. In 2018 he was inducted into the Academy of Podcasters Hall of Fame. In 2020, he authored the book Profit from your podcast and currently is the Head of Podcasting at podpage.com

Dave Jackson founded the School of Podcasting in 2005. In 2018 he was inducted into the Academy of Podcasters Hall of Fame. In 2020, he authored the book Profit from your podcast and currently is the Head of Podcasting at podpage.com Show more

Sugira Rubasha is the Founder and CEO of ETS Rubasha Media, a podcast strategist and speaker who helps business leaders use podcasting, personal branding, and social media to build influence, authority, and lasting legacy.

Sugira Rubasha is the Founder and CEO of ETS Rubasha Media, a podcast strategist and speaker who helps business leaders use podcasting, personal branding, and social media to build influence, authority, and lasting legacy. Show more

James McSill é consultor internacional, editor, escritor (MAIS DE 40 LIVROS PUBLICADOS) e especialista em Storytelling com mais de 50 anos de experiência profissional. Fundador do McSill Story Studio, atua em projetos de comunicação, inovação, aprendizagem e desenvolvimento organizacional em diversos países.
Ao longo da carreira trabalhou com milhares de profissionais, gestores, empreendedores e autores, ajudando organizações a utilizar narrativas estratégicas para gerar influência, alinhamento e resultados. Nos últimos anos passou a concentrar-se na integração entre Storytelling, Inteligência Artificial e transformação organizacional.
A partir de setembro de 2024 liderou um processo intensivo de adoção de IA que permitiu expandir operações internacionais, acelerar a produção de conteúdos em múltiplos idiomas e criar novos modelos de negócio, culminando na fundação da Square4, uma rede global focada em negócios, aprendizagem, publicação e desenvolvimento de oportunidades internacionais.
Atualmente divide o seu trabalho entre o Reino Unido, Portugal, Brasil e Ásia, explorando aplicações práticas da Inteligência Artificial em ambientes empresariais reais.

James McSill é consultor internacional, editor, escritor (MAIS DE 40 LIVROS PUBLICADOS) e especialista em Storytelling com mais de 50 anos de experiência profissional. Fundador do McSill Story Studio, atua em projetos de comunicação, inovação, aprend... Show more

Working since 12 years for Germany's biggest financial daily "Handelsblatt", since 2024 as Deputy Lead of Weekend & Report. Since 2022, covering as well Web3, crypto, and NFTs and building the first newspaper-driven NFT community in Europe. Moderated several events in Germany and Italy. Founder of the digital art platform VistaVagabond.xyz in 2023.

Working since 12 years for Germany's biggest financial daily "Handelsblatt", since 2024 as Deputy Lead of Weekend & Report. Since 2022, covering as well Web3, crypto, and NFTs and building the first newspaper-driven NFT community in Europe. Moderated... Show more

Gregory Kirkham is the author of LeadFormula™, and The Formula Series™, and is an operations executive and COO who builds the infrastructure that lets companies scale. Over nearly two decades he has been brought into agencies, founder-led businesses, and growth-stage ventures when expansion outpaces structure, designing the SOPs, client success systems, forecasting, and accountability frameworks that turn early traction into a durable operating model.
His range spans operations, revenue operations and design, and media. Among other ventures, he built and chairs a podcast network that produced roughly 2,500 episodes reaching more than 1.6 million viewers, an operation he uses as a case study in building content and audience systems with the same rigor he brings to any function. He has built and led teams, stood up sales organizations and sales enablement operational structures, and operated as an embedded partner across a portfolio of companies ranging from solar, to law firms, and more.
He speaks on operational architecture, scaling founder-led businesses, revenue operations, and the honest economics of media as a growth channel. He is a U.S. Navy veteran and holds an MBA in entrepreneurship.

Gregory Kirkham is the author of LeadFormula™, and The Formula Series™, and is an operations executive and COO who builds the infrastructure that lets companies scale. Over nearly two decades he has been brought into agencies, founder-led businesses... Show more

Ashley Graham is an award-winning investigative reporter and anchors KSLA News 12 at 6.

Her passion for in-depth storytelling and getting results led her to start her career in mid-Michigan in 2018. Through her work, she has helped wrongfully convicted inmates gain freedom and helped storm survivors find safe housing. She investigated crime in Southwest Florida, was a lead COVID-19 reporter at the height of the pandemic and covered the aftermath of one of the nation's most devastating hurricanes, Ian.

Ashley is a graduate of Emory University and Northwestern University, where she received her master of science in journalism (MSJ).

Ashley Graham is an award-winning investigative reporter and anchors KSLA News 12 at 6. Her passion for in-depth storytelling and getting results led her to start her career in mid-Michigan in 2018. Through her work, she has helped wrongfully con... Show more

Ángel López Morales is the founder of VoicePowered.ai, a generative AI company focused on voice, audio experiences, synthetic speech, podcasts and conversational media. He has more than 22 years of experience in telecommunications and full-stack development, with a strong background in voice systems, Node.js, Python, AI-powered products and cloud-based platforms.

He is currently working on VRI — Voice Rights Infrastructure — an open protocol designed to make recorded and AI-generated audio verifiable through provenance metadata, signed proof packages, cryptographic verification and robust watermarking.

Ángel López Morales is the founder of VoicePowered.ai, a generative AI company focused on voice, audio experiences, synthetic speech, podcasts and conversational media. He has more than 22 years of experience in telecommunications and full-stack deve... Show more

Brian R. Yurachek is a former 'Wall Street' asset manager and founder of Parallel Worlds, Inc., where he develops IoT-driven media platforms that connect physical environments with digital assets for next-generation user experiences.

Brian R. Yurachek is a former 'Wall Street' asset manager and founder of Parallel Worlds, Inc., where he develops IoT-driven media platforms that connect physical environments with digital assets for next-generation user experiences. Show more

Henri is an AI enthusiast, tech communicator, and proud nerd. As part of Microsoft's Digital Natives team, he is advising Europe's fastest growing tech companies on developing agentic systems in the cloud.
Having a background in classic language models, Henri is a strong advocate for LLM-enabled applications. Since the early research preview of GPT-3, he has coached countless individuals to develop with GenAI through workshops, hackathons, and conferences.
When on stage, Henri always aims for maximum genuineness: The passion for technology is real, and the demos are live (albeit not always reliable).

Henri is an AI enthusiast, tech communicator, and proud nerd. As part of Microsoft's Digital Natives team, he is advising Europe's fastest growing tech companies on developing agentic systems in the cloud. Having a background in classic language mod... Show more

Josh Sanchez has been recognized as one of the Top Emerging Entrepreneurs by Forbes; The Culture. A Serial Entrepreneur Josh Sold his first company at 24. He has consulted for some of the biggest companies in the Silicon Slopes. His current entrepreneurial endeavor is DFRNT Media - that has garnered over +1,000,000,000 Views across all platforms for his clients' brands. He has produced 5 Podcasts in the Top 10% of Podcasts Globally with one peaking at Top 1% Globally.

Josh builds influence engines. Using video podcasting, media infrastructure, and storytelling systems, he helps founders, executives, and brands turn conversations into capital, authority, and long term leverage.
He is widely recognized for reframing media not as marketing—but as business infrastructure. Josh teaches leaders how to stop chasing attention and instead build owned media systems that compound trust, deal flow, and dominance.
Over the next era of creator and founder-led media, Josh is positioning as the definitive authority on video podcasting and clip-first media as a business acquisition engine.

Josh Sanchez has been recognized as one of the Top Emerging Entrepreneurs by Forbes; The Culture. A Serial Entrepreneur Josh Sold his first company at 24. He has consulted for some of the biggest companies in the Silicon Slopes. His current entrepren... Show more

Janette Luviano is a journalist with 25+ years in mass media, including over 20 years in broadcast TV at Univision and Telemundo, where she served as News Director in Washington, DC. With professional experience in Mexico, Spain, the U.S., and China, she holds a degree in Communication Sciences and a master’s in Psychology and Education.

She is also a media consultant, leading public speaking engagements and workshops focused on communications, storytelling, and leadership.

Today, she is Director of Programs at Sachamama, where she leads Huella Zero, its environmental news platform, and the Climate Hub, advancing Latino climate leadership and community empowerment.

Janette Luviano is a journalist with 25+ years in mass media, including over 20 years in broadcast TV at Univision and Telemundo, where she served as News Director in Washington, DC. With professional experience in Mexico, Spain, the U.S., and China,... Show more

Tearyne Almendariz is the founder and principal consultant at NLBC Works, LLC, a strategy and implementation firm focused on web accessibility, digital event production, and equity-centered practices. With over a decade of experience in digital communications and content operations, Tearyne specializes in designing inclusive digital experiences that prioritize usability, belonging, and access.

As Co-Lead of the Drupal Diversity & Inclusion (DDI) initiative, Tearyne works to improve representation and foster safer, more inclusive environments within the open source community. She also serves as Vice President of the Midwest Open Source Alliance (MOSA), supporting regional efforts to broaden participation in open source through mentorship, education, and community-led governance.

At the intersection of tech and equity, Tearyne brings deep expertise in event management, leading digital conferences, hybrid gatherings, and live streams that reflect diverse voices and accessible design standards. Her background in instructional design and program strategy enables her to guide teams through thoughtful, impact-driven delivery across platforms and audiences.

Tearyne Almendariz is the founder and principal consultant at NLBC Works, LLC, a strategy and implementation firm focused on web accessibility, digital event production, and equity-centered practices. With over a decade of experience in digital commu... Show more

I work on practical AI video translation workflows for creators, educators, SaaS teams, and marketing teams that need to localize finished video content without rebuilding production from scratch. My work focuses on subtitle translation, AI dubbing, voice cloning, lip-sync dubbing, multi-speaker review, SRT/VTT subtitle export, and operational quality checks for multilingual video publishing.

I am especially interested in how teams choose between subtitle-only translation, dubbed video, and lip-sync output based on audience, source quality, visible speaker context, review cost, and publishing goals. Through AI Translate Video, I study workflows for YouTube creators, TikTok and Shorts publishers, online course teams, product demo teams, webinars, training libraries, and global marketing content.

I work on practical AI video translation workflows for creators, educators, SaaS teams, and marketing teams that need to localize finished video content without rebuilding production from scratch. My work focuses on subtitle translation, AI dubbing, ... Show more

Elliott is the CEO of Current, a full-stack digital agency that builds, optimizes, and markets digital products in a continuous cycle — ensuring the work never stops performing after launch.

Since joining Mediacurrent in 2021, Elliott has moved quickly through the organization — from Creative Strategy Director to Head of Product to CEO — before building Current through the strategic combination of Mediacurrent and Rhythm. That journey reflects a through-line he's carried across his career: the belief that great digital products and smart marketing shouldn't live in separate worlds.

It's a conviction he's put into practice across education, financial services, and media and entertainment — and one he developed long before Current. At EY Design Studio and Doberman NY, Elliott's work ranged from reimagining the grocery store of the future for the world's largest retailer, to building an accessible technology ecosystem for a New York City arts institution, to crafting an award-winning digital platform for a national fast-casual brand. Different problems, same instinct: making complex systems feel invisible for the people who use them.

Elliott is the CEO of Current, a full-stack digital agency that builds, optimizes, and markets digital products in a continuous cycle — ensuring the work never stops performing after launch. Since joining Mediacurrent in 2021, Elliott has moved qu... Show more

Asha Mehta provides digital marketing, press release publishing, SEO promotion, and online branding services for businesses, startups, and creators.

Asha Mehta provides digital marketing, press release publishing, SEO promotion, and online branding services for businesses, startups, and creators. Show more

Daniel Stanica is a Romanian SEO, AI Visibility, and digital assets advisor. As the founder of Competico, he helps digital businesses adapt to AI-driven search by building frameworks that define what it means for brands to be discoverable in the LLM era. With 15+ years in the WordPress, hosting, and affiliate ecosystems, he's a recurring presence at CloudFest, Domain Days Dubai, and WordCamp Europe.

Daniel Stanica is a Romanian SEO, AI Visibility, and digital assets advisor. As the founder of Competico, he helps digital businesses adapt to AI-driven search by building frameworks that define what it means for brands to be discoverable in the LLM ... Show more

Candice Grobler is the founder of Candid Collab, a systems-savvy community consultancy helping solo founders and stretched teams build community-led marketing engines that scale revenue.

After a CPTSD diagnosis and a “you’re unemployable” jab from a well-meaning manager, Candice left the cubicle grind to forge a new model: one where neuro-spicy, outside-the-norm entrepreneurs could thrive through mentorship, scrappy systems, and candid community.

Today, she’s a sought-after mentor and speaker known for transforming sticky-note chaos into streamlined workflows and turning feast-or-famine floundering into steady, soul-aligned revenue. Her live talks, workshops, and interviews blend radical candour with practical playbooks, because life’s too short to build someone else’s empire (or burn out building your own).

Candice has helped dozens of founders grow recurring revenue, reduce burnout, and build communities that market for them, without agency retainers, bro-marketing gloss, or a selling out.

Candice Grobler is the founder of Candid Collab, a systems-savvy community consultancy helping solo founders and stretched teams build community-led marketing engines that scale revenue. After a CPTSD diagnosis and a “you’re unemployable” jab from... Show more

Estudiante de periodismo por la ULL con un máster de comunicación por la Complutense. Lleva al frente de la librería especializada El Árbol Blanco desde 2017, donde gracias a las nuevas tecnologías y la digitalización ha conseguido triplicar su nivel de ventas y alcance.
Apasionada de aprender cosas nuevas, defiende firmemente que la tecnología ES para todo el mundo y junto con el proyecto #PowerUS se esfuerza en hacer llegar a la sociedad el mensaje de que digitalizarse es fundamental para todo tipo de perfiles.

Estudiante de periodismo por la ULL con un máster de comunicación por la Complutense. Lleva al frente de la librería especializada El Árbol Blanco desde 2017, donde gracias a las nuevas tecnologías y la digitalización ha conseguido triplicar su nivel... Show more

David Lohner is an educationalist and learning experience designer with many years of experience in media education at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). His affiliations include the National Institute for Science Communication (NaWik), the German Association of Academic and Educational Developers (dghd) and the [[notizlab]].
A key focus for him is the promotion of individual skills development. In his work, he combines sociocultural, pedagogical and technical perspectives to design effective and sustainable teaching and learning processes in the digital age. In addition, he conducts research on topics relating to digital higher education, the design of learning and knowledge processes, and concepts of digital note-taking and personal knowledge management.

David Lohner is an educationalist and learning experience designer with many years of experience in media education at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). His affiliations include the National Institute for Science Communication (NaWik), the... Show more

Joeri is a Belgium-born, Portugal-based Fractional CMO, AI Visibility Strategist, and author of The Future CMO. He advises founders and executive teams on marketing leadership, brand positioning, and visibility in AI-driven markets. He helps companies become discoverable, accurately represented, and recommended by both customers and the AI systems that increasingly mediate them: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google's generative search.

Philip Kotler endorsed his last book 'The Future CMO': The best update that I have read on the role and work of CMOs. A must-read for leaders ready to embrace financial accountability.

Philip Kotler, S.C. Johnson & Son Distinguished Professor of International Marketing, Kellogg School of Management

Joeri is a Belgium-born, Portugal-based Fractional CMO, AI Visibility Strategist, and author of The Future CMO. He advises founders and executive teams on marketing leadership, brand positioning, and visibility in AI-driven markets. He helps companie... Show more

A reference in the world of design and product, creator of La Conf Qui Tue Le Game, and a key contributor to the rise of user- and product-centered culture at France Télévisions for over 10 years, Michael Baeyens (“Mitch”) is currently National Director of Product and Design Practices at eXalt, leading a community of more than 200 product and design professionals (since June 2024).

Following the success of Human After All — closing keynote at UX Conf 2023 (800+ attendees) and subsequently performed 8 times across France for a total audience of over 3,500 — Mitch established himself as a distinctive voice on the ethical, cultural and strategic impacts of AI, drawing a parallel between the career of Daft Punk and our relationship with automation, robotics and generative systems.

Since then, he has created and delivered two major conferences:

UI0 – Interface Zero: The Rise of Invisible Products in the Age of AI,
an exploration of how AI agents are reshaping product design by shifting from user-facing interfaces to products designed for agent-consumers. The talk examines the deep impact of this paradigm shift on design and product roles, methods and responsibilities. UI0 has been presented more than 16 times across France and internationally (including LPC Paris and PMF Zurich), reaching over 8,000 attendees and generating more than 8,000 video views.

FAMOUS – Lessons Learned on Brand, Values and Resilience from the Most Iconic (and Maybe the Most Underrated) Product of Our Times (FLUPA 2025),
a cultural and strategic analysis of Taylor Swift’s career as a product ecosystem, extracting concrete lessons on brand consistency, long-term vision, value systems and resilience that modern product teams can apply to their own work.

Recognized for mastering the art of storytelling, Mitch brings audiences along through a distinctive mix of sharp insight, humor, personal anecdotes and pop culture references. Sitting at the intersection of strategic planning, design leadership and product expertise, he delivers talks that are both intellectually rigorous and highly engaging — making him an unmissable speaker on the future of product, design and culture in the age of AI.

A reference in the world of design and product, creator of La Conf Qui Tue Le Game, and a key contributor to the rise of user- and product-centered culture at France Télévisions for over 10 years, Michael Baeyens (“Mitch”) is currently National Direc... Show more