UCLA Anderson: The 2025 Embracing AI Summit

​Presented to you by UCLA Anderson’s top student organizations: Andertech and the Entrepreneurship Association.

​Join us for the 2025 Embracing AI Summit, a premier in-person event spotlighting the most compelling voices shaping the future of Generative AI —with a special focus on how GenAI is transforming entertainment, media, and content production.

​Whether you’re an AI founder, investor, creative, or curious learner, this summit brings together visionaries across the ecosystem to explore how artificial intelligence is being built, backed, and brought to life across industries—especially in the world of storytelling and visual media.

​Agenda:

​Investor Panel

• ​Macy Mills – BD Partner - Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

• ​Gloria Zhang – Vice President - DCM Ventures

• ​Scott Shane – Senior Investment Director - Sony Innovation Fund

• ​Srinivas Ananth – Managing Director - Intel Capital

​Innovator Panel

• ​Kabir Gill - GTM Partnerships - ElevenLabs

• ​Tony Pu - Product Marketing - Kling AI

• ​Matty Shimura - Executive Producer of AI Film and TV - Civitai/Project Odyssey

• ​Matt Shih - Co-Founder and Design Director - Think Diffusion

​Industry Practitioner Panel

• ​Ken Nakada - Head of Virtual Production and Creative Innovation - Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios

• ​Roc Su - Consulting Lead - Gold House

• ​Jagger Waters - Producer - Curious Refuge

• ​Rachel Victor - Co-Founder - FBRC.ai

​Post-Event Networking

​Join us for a networking session after the conference with food and drinks.