Generative Media Summit
Generative AI is fundamentally different from traditional digital media—it’s not just another tool, but an intelligent system that generates, adapts, and scales content in real-time. Existing production pipelines weren’t designed for this, creating the need for a new stack purpose-built for AI-native creativity.
EDGE INTELLIGENCE SERIES
Meet the Speaker
The Edge Intelligence Summit at GDC 2025 this year marks a key milestone in AI-driven creativity, uniting top pioneers, developers, and creatives to explore the Generative Media Stack shaping the future of gaming and entertainment.
Chris Lassner
Co-founder, World Lab
Philip Rosedale
Founder, Second Life
Richard Zhang
Senior Research Scientist, Adobe
Zack Zukowski
Senior Research Scientist, Stability
Paige Bailey
AI DevREl lead, Google Deepmind
Paras Jain
CEO, Genmo AI
Manuel Sainsily
AI & X, Unity
Jiaming Song
Chief Scientist, Luma AI
Eugene Cheah
CEO, Featherless AI
Barry Threw
Director, GrayArea
Karan Malhotra
Co-founder, Nous Research
Francesco Carucci
Engineer manager, Nvidia
Lovis Odin
AI/3D Interactive Designer, Lovis.io
Lumpenspace
Researcher, Independent
Joshcha Bach
Founder, California Institute of Machine Conciousness
Stefano Massaroli
Researcher @ RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project / Founding Scientist @ Liquid AI
Agenda
Opening & Performance
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Doors Open & Performance by AdaCyborg
11:50 AM – 12:00 PM | Welcome – Edge & Digital Garage
Session I: Generative World and Immersive Media
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM | Opening Panel – Chris Lassner (World Lab), Philip Rosedale (Second Life), Moderator: Era Qian (Founder, Edge)
12:30 PM – 12:50 PM | Ghost in the Shell: Hybrid Consciousness – Joscha Bach (Founder, CIMC)
12:50 PM – 01:10 PM | Fireside Chat: World Simulation – Karan Malhotra (Nous Research), Moderator: Vibhu Sapra
1:10 PM – 01:20 PM | Generative Media Stack – Vibhu Sapra (Co-Host)
Session II: Multimodal AI and Creative Tools
1:20 PM – 1:40 PM | Adobe Firefly – Richard Zhang (Adobe)
1:40 PM – 2:00 PM | Stability AI – Zack Zukowski (Stability AI)
2:00 PM – 2:20 PM | Google DeepMind – Paige Bailey (Google DeepMind)
2:20 PM – 2:40 PM | Genmo AI – Paras Jain (Genmo AI)
2:40 PM – 3:00 PM | Break
Session III: Infrastructure, Tools, and AI Workflows
3:00 PM – 3:20 PM | Nvidia – Francesco Carucci (Nvidia)
3:20 PM – 3:40 PM | Unity – Manuel Sainsily (Unity)
3:40 PM – 4:00 PM | Luma AI – Jiaming Song (Luma AI)
4:00 PM – 4:20 PM | Recursal – Eugene Cheah (RWKV)
4:20 PM – 4:40 PM | ComfyUI – Lovis Odin (ComfyUI)
Session IV: AI Investment and Industry Trends
5:00 PM – 5:20 PM | Fireside Chat – Barry Threw (Gray Area), AdaCyborg - Quantum Artist, Moderator: Era Qian
5:20 PM – 5:40 PM | Closing Panel "Everything is Computer" - Joscha Bach (Founder, CIMC), Stefano Massaroli (Liquid AI), Lumpenspace
