Hong Jae Cheol is a VFX Supervisor, Technical Director, and AI Creative Technologist with 25+ years of Hollywood experience. He began his career at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) and contributed to blockbusters including Star Wars, Iron Man, Transformers, Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry Potter, and Batman v Superman. Nominated for a 2013 VES Award for a 360° 3D immersive theater project, he is currently at Meta developing AI-based production pipelines and directing AI films and animation.

Mark Wachholz is an AI filmmaker exploring the potential of AI to create bold, cinematic narratives. His films The Cinema That Never Was and Céremony (2025) touched film lovers worldwide and won multiple Grand Prizes at some of the most prestigious AI film festivals. Mark has worked as a writer across various media and genres for over 20 years, including TV shows, video games, and three fantasy novels. He is currently developing feature films and TV shows augmented by AI.

Ahn Jaehong is a director, cinematographer, and editor born in Busan and raised in Canada, where he fell in love with cinema at his parents' convenience store — movies were his English teacher. He studied film in Orlando, then worked in Los Angeles. His credits include Jhené Aiko's Eternal Sunshine (directed, shot, and edited) and Omarion's Post to Be. After bilateral arm injuries ended his time behind the camera, he rebuilt his voice through AI filmmaking, carrying his craft forward.