Day ONE: June 22, 2026
AI & Creativity
What Does AI Actually Mean for Creativity?
The opening day puts the industry's biggest question on the table: what happens to original creative work when the machine can make it too? Across four panels, leaders from brands, agencies, and the creative community dig into authorship and ownership, the bias hiding inside the black box, AI as a genuine creative collaborator, and the CMO's tightrope walk between efficiency and humanity. Less hype, more honesty.
11AM - 12PM
The Algorithm Has No Soul, But We Do
Moderator: Tina Mulqueen, SVP Digital Transformation, Burson
Karen J. Francis, Senior Managing Counsel, Marketing
Brandon Rochon
James Hidden, Managing Director, GUT LA
Additional panelist to be announced
12PM - 1pM
You've Got Questions, We've Got Ancestors: Why authentic stories win in the age of AI (presented with MarkAllen & Co)
Moderator: Claire Atkinson, Host and Founder, The Media Mix
Attica Alexis Jaques, Chief Marketing Officer, Ancestry
Paige Grossman, VP of Global Brand and Creative, Ancestry
1PM - 2pM
Prompt Culture: AI as a Creative Collaborator
Moderator: Ian Dallimore, SVP Digital Growth, Lamar Advertising
Adrienne Lahens, Co-Founder & CEO, Infinite Studio
Paige Piskin, CCO & Head of Augmented Reality, White Glove Media
Alex Halliday, CEO, AirOps
2PM - 3pM
The CMO's Dilemma: Efficiency vs. Humanity
Moderator: Rhonda Hiatt, CEO of M&C Saatchi Consulting
Debbie Ellison, EMEA CEO, Croud
Lisa Smith, Partner at Kearney
Christy Roach, CMO, AirOps
Vanessa Wallace, CMO, GLD (to be confirmed)
3PM - 4pM
Trust, Bias & The Black Box: Who AI Sees, and Who It Erases
Moderator: Mary Isokariari, Founder & CEO, Socially Curious
Kimfer Flanery-Rye, Founder and Principal Consultant, Inclusion Matters
Crystal Foote, Founder, Digital Culture Group
Jen Randle, Founder and CEO, SGNL
Guillaume "G" Cabane, Co-founder and General Partner, Hyper Growth Partners
Rebeca Rowntree, AI Creative Technologist, Get Shit Done