Matthew Luhn

Artificial Intelligence is changing everything from entertainment and business, to culture itself. Matthew Luhn, a 20-year Pixar story veteran will share how AI is being used to create compelling stories and characters.

Matthew will share his experience working as one of the first 12 animators on Toy Story, the first computer-generated animated film released by Pixar. You’ll learn how other studios in the film industry were worried CG animation could ruin the animation industry. He will also share his experience working as a CG animator at George Lucas’s company, ILM, and how Jurassic Park and other films using CG worried people in the puppet/model-making industry. But instead of people losing their jobs, the animation and film industry thrived because of CG animation. How the story of AI plays out may well be similar.

New things can be scary. But those who adopt new technology–-especially in entertainment and business–will be the ones to reap the benefits. When we look at the cautionary tales from the past, we see that companies that did not adopt new technology–like Blockbuster Video and Kodak–went out of business or fell behind.

Along with his work in animation and film, Matthew coaches business leaders, entrepreneurs, top influencers, and content creators on how to adopt the best AI tools to build great content and stories.

In this engaging keynote, Matthew will share the four ways to help you and your company adopt new ideas, get past their fear of change, and effectively use AI.