Please note: The schedule is subject to change as sessions and panelists are finalized.

Sunday, October 22

• 1 -2:00 pm & 3 -5:00 pm - Registration at the Hotel Kabuki

• 5:30pm - Welcome Reception - at the Hotel Kabuki

Please note - 1) we have made a few minor changes to the schedule below, and 2) there are concurrent sessions on Monday and Tuesday afternoon. All sessions on the main stage will be recorded.

Monday, October 23

• 8:30 - Registration at the Presidio

• 9:00 - President’s Welcome - State of the Industry
  Leslie Hughes, Founder & CEO iSPY Technologies, DMLA President

• 9:30 - Keynote - Content + Data, The Future of Media
  Google’s Matt Serletic, Director, Creative Content &
  Anna Dickson, Group Product Manager

• 10:30 - Discussing Copyright with the US Copyright Office
  Rob Kasunic, Director of Policy and Practice
  Suzy Wilson, General Counsel for the US Copyright Office
  Moderator: Leslie Hughes, Founder & CEO iSPY Technologies, DMLA President

• 11:30 - Legal Panel: Generative AI and the Law - Sponsored by CDAS!
  DMLA’s Legal Committee
  Paul Reinitz, Director Advocacy Counsel, Getty Images
  Amanda Perrot, Assoc General Counsel, Adobe
  Andrew Raff, Shutterstock, Asst Gen Counsel, Privacy & Security
  Margaret Vincent, Interim CEO, Stocksy
  Nancy Wolff, Partner CDAS, DMLA Counsel & Legal Advisor

• 12:30 - 12:35 - Acquia Live Overview

• 12:35 - Lunch

• 1:45 - Tackling Bias in AI
  Tiffany Gilron, Director of Product Marketing, New Products, Shutterstock
  Mark Milstein, Co-Founder/Rainmaker at vAIsual
  Tonia Osadebe, Senior Product Manager, Google
  Moderator: Joe Naylor, Co-Founder & CEO, ImageRights International

• 2:35 - Networking break

  Roundtables

• 3:00 - DAMs in Focus Roundtable - Sponsored by ACQUIA!
  Jake Athey, VP Go To Market and Sales (Acquia)
  Lara Guerard, Principle/ Founder (Media Magnet Consulting)
  Misti Vogt, Chief of Staff (Orange Logic)
  Wendy Walker, MAM Delivery and Support Coordinator (NEP Group, Inc.)
  Moderator: Mark Milstein, Co-founder/ Rainmaker at vAIsual

• 4:00 - Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Roundtable
  DeSean Brown, Co-Founder, pocstock
  Lori Rodney, Head of Global Communications, Shutterstock
  Debbie Grossman, Group Manager, Strategic Business Development, Global Initiatives, Adobe Stock
  Moderator: Christina Vaughan, Founder at Cultura, President of CEPIC

  Or

• 4:00 - Watermarking for AI-Generated Assets
  Ken Sickles, Chief Product Officer, Digimarc
  Eric Wengrowski, Founder & CEO, Steg.ai
  Moderator: Joe Naylor, Founder & CEO, ImageRights International

• 5 - 7 - Cocktails at the Presidio in the Showcase room adjacent to the main event

Tuesday, October 24

• 9:00 - Welcome and Day 1 recap
  Mark Milstein, IDMLC Chair
  Tom Smith, Gado Images

• 9:10 - Mis/Dis-information and Transparency
  Pam Fisher, Executive Director, The Media Institute, Chair, Video Metadata Standards Committee, IPTC
  John Horodyski, Executive Director, Salt Flats
  Andrew Kaback, Lead Product Manager, CAI
  Moderator: Leslie Hughes, Founder & CEO iSPY Technologies, DMLA President

• 10:00 - Surviving (and Thriving) in a World of Generative AI
  Michael Francello, Director of Innovation, Shutterstock
  Mikayel Khachatryan, CEO of Wirestock
  Chip Schenck, Independent Consultant, former Shutterstock, American Express, Meredith
  Eric Wengrowski, Founder & CEO, Steg AI
  Moderator: Mark Milstein, Co-founder/ Rainmaker at vAIsual

• 10:50 - Networking break

• 11:10 - Tales from the Trenches: Professional Photojournalists Share Their Work
  Paul Kuroda, photojournalist
  Ken Kobre, photojournalist
  Ethan Swope, photojournalist
  Skyler Greene, photojournalist
  Moderator: Jonathan Wells, President SIPA USA

• 12:10 - Lunch

• 1:30 - Thriving - How Studio Operations Leverage Adopted Technology/Streamline for Future Innovation
  Alex Ashton, Managing Principle at ID/W
  Curren Calhoun, Director of Photo Production and Technology at The Gap
  Kelly Elaine Garthwaite, Photo Operations Team Lead at Red Bull
  Brad Malcolm, President and CEO, EyeQ
  Moderator: Thomas Ladefoged, CEO, Pixelz

  Roundtables

• 2:50 - AI And Editorial Photography
  Thomas Smith, CEO, Gado Images
  James Allsworth, Head of Content, Alamy
  Candice Murray, VP Editorial, Shutterstock
  Moderator: Jonathan Wells, President, SIPA USA

  or

• 2:50 - New Tech for Video Discovery
  Pam Fisher, Exec. Director, The Media Institute, Chair, Video Metadata Standards Cmte IPTC
  Analisa Goodin, Founder & CEO, Catch & Release
  Michael Liou, President, Corporate Strategy & Development, Chooch
  Mick Reed, Founder, MiMojo
  Moderator: Mark Milstein, Co-founder/ Rainmaker at vAIsual

• 3:50 - The Business Side: Media Buying, Marketing, & Content Trends Impacting Your Bottom Line
  James Allsworth, Alamy
  Chip Schenck, Independent Consultant, former Shutterstock, American Express, Meredith
  Alina Volchek, Depositphotos
  Moderator: Tom Smith, Gado Images

• 4:50 - 5pm Closing Remarks

• 5:30 - Visual 1st Reception - This is not a DMLA event and required prior registration. (at General's Residence Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, 1 Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA 94109)

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