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Satellite Conference Day 1:
AI for Creative Industries (Show and Tell)

The AI Forum New Zealand, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), WētāFX, WeCreate and CreativeHQ are proud to present this two-day conference looking at the place of AI in Creative Industries and how we can use these new capability to shape the future.

Both days will be streamed to academyEX HQ in Grafton, Auckland as one of the satellite locations for this event.

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Satellite Conference Day 1

What to expect

By addressing the opportunities and risks of AI we can address the risks effectively and be
better placed to utilise the advantages of AI – helping our Creative Industries to be technology takers and drivers of our own destiny.

With leading industry speakers, informed panel discussions and targeted topics at workshop-
style roundtables, we bring together an international event based out of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Day 1 will be a show and tell with themes and workshops around technology at cutting-edge of production and post-production.

Day 1 Agenda: Show and Tell
09:30 am Mihi whakatau (Welcome)

09:45 am Workshop (45mins) Joe Raeburn, CEO 2UPGames: Impact of latest developments on Game creation and some 'how to' tips

10:30 am Morning Tea break (30 mins)

11:00 am Beautiful Creative Story (5mins) - VuW student using AI to help his creative process

11:05 am Presentation and discussion (40mins), Danjiela Horak, Head of AI Research, BBC: Ai has learned to de-age both our actors and our archive. It's offering localisation with knobs on - a solution to bad dubbing for almost every language in the world. This is a practical 'get hands on with what we've done - what challenges have we overcome and how do we scope them going forward' session. 11:00 am Beautiful Creative Story (5mins) - VuW student using AI to help his creative process

11:45 am Workshop (45mins) Byron Mallett, VuW: AI Workflows to promote creativity

12:30 pm Closing Karakia

With interest already from Australia this could easily become a global event.
It’s a fantastic opportunity to combine the creators, thought leaders, academia and government in AI and Creative ecosystems of industry leaders, start-ups, government and academia under one roof to secure a successful and global leading, AI-powered future.