Domee Shi Director & VP of Creative, Elio, Pixar Animation Studios Madeline Sharafian Director, Elio, Pixar Animation Studios Elio
Janet Lewin Senior Vice President, General Manager, and Head, ILM Fiona Walkinshaw CEO Film & Episodic, Framestore Carolyn Giardina Entertainment and Technology Freelance Journalist Domee Shi Director & VP of Creative, Elio, Pixar Animation Studios Madeline Sharafian Director, Elio, Pixar Animation Studios Claudia Marvisi Head of Texturing, Pixomondo panel Women in Animation: VFX and Live Action
Alessandro Carloni Writer & Director, Cat in the Hat (2026), Warner Bros. Animation The Cat in the Hat (2026) (Premiere Talk)
Dean DeBlois Writer/Director, How to Train Your Dragon, (Remote Presenter via video recording) Glen McIntosh Animation Director, How to Train Your Dragon Christian Manz VFX Supervisor & Creative Director, How to Train Your Dragon, Framestore How to Train Your Dragon
Pierre Perifel Director, The Bad Guys 2, Dreamworks Animation Matt Baer VFX Supervisor, The Bad Guys 2, Dreamworks Animation The Bad Guys 2
Pierre Perifel Director, The Bad Guys 2, Dreamworks Animation Maggie Kang Director, KPop Demon Hunters, Netflix Chris Appelhans Director, KPop Demon Hunters, Netflix Animation Alex Woo Director, In Your Dreams, Kuku Studios Kris Pearn Director, Sony Pictures Animation Dan Sarto Co-Founder & Publisher, Animation World Network Camille Balsamo-Gillis Actress, Producer, Director, and Co-Founder, Pro Machina panel The Future of Storytelling 2025
Maggie Kang Director, KPop Demon Hunters, Netflix Chris Appelhans Director, KPop Demon Hunters, Netflix Animation KPop Demon Hunters
Alex Woo Director, In Your Dreams, Kuku Studios Nicky Lavender Director, CG Supervision and Visual Effects Supervisor, In Your Dreams, Sony Pictures Imageworks Sacha Kapijimpanga Head of Character Animation, In Your Dreams, Sony Pictures Imageworks Ian Failes Editor, befores & afters In Your Dreams (Premiere Talk)
Dale Newton Animation Supervisor, Wicked: For Good, Framestore Pablo Helman VFX Supervisor, Wicked: For Good, ILM Wicked: For Good (Premiere Talk)
Reid Collums Actor, Writer, Special Effects Artist, and Partner, Pro Machina Ian Hunter Creative Director, VFX Supervisor, Co-Founder, New Deal Studios, Two-time Oscar & VES winner Camille Balsamo-Gillis Actress, Producer, Director, and Co-Founder, Pro Machina panel Ready for Launch: Creating Fantastic Four's Miniature Ships with Cutting-Edge and Classic Techniques
Janet Lewin Senior Vice President, General Manager, and Head, ILM Ian Failes Editor, befores & afters Beyond the Frame: 50 Years of ILM and the Next Era of Visual Storytelling
Janet Lewin Senior Vice President, General Manager, and Head, ILM Ramsey Naito President, Paramount, Nickelodeon Fiona Walkinshaw CEO Film & Episodic, Framestore Kevin Baillie VP, Head of Studios, Eyeline Studios Jeff Dillinger VFX Supervisor & CEO, Megalis Ian Failes Editor, befores & afters Doug Chiang Senior Vice President and Executive Design Director, Lucasfilm, Recipient VIEW VISIONARY AWARD 2025 Laurens Ehrmann Founder & Creative Director, The Yard panel The Future of Filmmaking (2025)