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| January 27, 2026 | Mountain View, CA |
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| Free Registration Now Open* |
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| Join over 1,000 West Coast video innovators, representing over 400 companies at the Bay Area’s #1 video conference and exhibition. |
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| * For qualified end-user professionals |
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| Academy Award–Winning VFX Supervisor Rob Legato to Lead AI and Filmmaking Discussion at Silicon Valley Video Summit 2026 |
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| Acclaimed visual effects supervisor Rob Legato, known for his groundbreaking work on Titanic, The Lion King, Avatar, and Apollo 13, will appear at the 2026 Silicon Valley Video Summit (SVVS26) on January 27 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. Rob Legato is developed the virtual cinematography pipeline for James Cameron’s Avatar, which went on to surpass Titanic as the highest-grossing film of all time. His pioneering visual effects work also includes Apollo 13, The Aviator, and the virtual production of The Lion King. He serves as Chief Pipeline Officer of the new AI filmmaking company Stability AI. |
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| SMPTE Student Keynote: Tech Evangelist Guy Kawasaki, How to Be a Remarkable Person |
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| GUY KAWASAKI |
| Chief Evangelist |
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| Keynote: The Power of the Pixel, Pixar Co-Founder Alvy Ray Smith (in conversation with author Barbara Robertson) |
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| ALVY RAY SMITH |
| Co-Founder of Pixar |
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- David Adler, Gathering Point News, Curator in Chief
- Kurt Anderson-Campbell, Yahoo, Global Head of Studio Operations
- Tom Baldassare, Adanced Systems Group (ASG), Senior Account Executive
- Bob Bender, LinkedIn, Director of Global Studios
- Jonthan Brennan, Meta, Technical Producer - TPG Production Programs Team
- John China, JP Morgan Chase, Co-Head of Innovation Economy, Commercial Banking
- Liam Collins, Amazon Shopping Videos, Head of Content
- Andrew Cross, Industry Technologist and Inventor of NDI
- Nicholas da Silva, CCSF, Educator, Musician, Artist
- Jim DeFilippis, Technology Made Simple, CEO
- Lee Erickson, NASA+, SME / Streaming Media Lead
- Michele Ferierre, Advanced Systems Group, VP, Systems Integration and Support
- Hugh Forrest, Gather & Grow Experiences, Community Specialist
- Zachary Francis, De Anza College, President, SMPTE Student Chapter
- Anthony Garcia, AI Collective
- Dan Goldstein, AVIXA, Chief Marketing Officer
- Jeff Griffith, Van Wagner, Production Specialist
- Jerry Guerrero, GitHub, Studio Lead
- BT Gibbs, Skyline Entertainment, President, AES SF Section, Chair
- Seth Hallen, Hallstone Ventures, Founder, Managing Partner
- Nathaniel Hare, Clair Global, Sound Designer
- Sherry Huss, Freeman Company, Head of Community
- Eric Iverson, United Talent Agency, Partner & Chief Technology Officer
- Renard Jenkins, SMPTE Immediate Past-President, I2A2 Technologies, President
- Dan Katz, Editor/Producer
- Troy Kirwin, a16z, Investment Partner
- Noah Kadner, American Cinematographer Magazine, Virtual Production Editor
- Guy Kawasaki, Canva, Chief Evangelist
- Nik Kleverov, Native Foreign, Chief Creative Officer
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- Alex Lau, Meta, Global Executive Video Producer
- Rob Legato, Academy Award Winning Visual Effects Supervisor
- Jason Lemiere, COSM, Consultant
- Paul Liszewski, Pure Music LIVE, President
- Jim Louderback, Inside the Creator Economy, Editor and CEO
- Adam Lopiccolo, Trilyon Inc., Senior Producer and Studio Lead
- Michael Lydon, LinkedIn, Senior Director of Engineering
- Jesse Maitland, House of Workship Producer
- Allan McLennan, PADEM Media Group, CEO
- Will Moran, Google, Producer PeopleDev Studio
- Patrick Naylon, Meta, Technical Production and Business Ops Manager
- Martin Porter, SVG, Executive Director
- Robin Raskin, Virtual Events Group (VEG), President
- Barbara Robertson, VIEW Conference, Freelance Journalist
- Scott Rothenberg, NEP Group, Senior Vice President of Technology & Capital Planning
- Gary Schneider, LinkedIn, Lead Media Systems Architect
- Rebecca Sirmons, NASA+, General Manager / Head
- Alvy Ray Smith, Pixar, Co-Founder
- John Shike, Advanced Systems Group, Key Account Manager
- Adi Sideman, Popcorn.co, CEO
- Claudia Souza, Advanced Systems Group, Chief Innovation Officer
- Katia Stewart, Linkedin, Sr. Strategy & Account Manager
- Dave Van Hoy, Advanced Systems Group, President
- Neil Waller, Whalar Group, Co-Founder & Co-CEO
- Erik Weaver, Entertainment Technology Center, Head of Virtual Production & Adaptive Production
- ErinRose Widner, Verizon, Global Head of Business Strategy, Emerging & Creative Technologies | Media & Entertainment
- Jeff Wohlgemuth, Google, Senior Producer, Studio
- Mike Woholitz, Freeman Company, Senior Vice President, Design & Delivery
- Cindy Zuelsdorf, Advanced Media Workflow Association, Director
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