Artist and the Machine Announces November Los Angeles Event Uniting the Worlds of Art, AI, and Imagination
Highly Curated Summit Returns to LA with Powerhouse Lineup Including Executives from Mattel, Coca-Cola, AWS, Cosm, Adobe and Lovable Alongside Groundbreaking Filmmakers and Creators
LOS ANGELES – October 22, 2025 – Artist and the Machine, the premier gathering for decision-makers at the intersection of creativity and artificial intelligence, has unveiled programming for its November event. Set to take place at The Preserve, a creative campus in Los Angeles that serves as a hub for technology, media, entertainment, and other innovative industries, this year’s edition arrives at a critical moment. The event aims to convene a diverse group of cross-disciplinary leaders, pioneering artists, and technology innovators, addressing how AI is significantly influencing creatives’ self-perception.
The event will feature an exceptional roster of speakers, including:
- Dominik Heinrich (Global Head of Intelligence, The Coca-Cola Company)
- Carrie Buse (Senior Director, Future Lab Discovery, Mattel)
- Will Allen (VP, Product, Cloudflare)
- Harry McCracken (Global Technology Editor, Fast Company)
- Paul Trillo (Emmy winner and filmmaker, Asteria)
- Hannah Elsakr (VP, GenAI New Business Ventures, Adobe)
- Eliza McNitt (Writer and Director, works with Google DeepMind)
- Shantell Martin (Visual Artist)
- Joel Kuwahara (Film Producer)
- Flosstradamus (DJ and Producer)
In addition to its speaker lineup, Artist and the Machine’s AI & Creativity Summit is sponsored by top leaders in AI from Adobe, AWS, Lovable, Luma AI, ElevenLabs, The Brandtech Group, and more. Attendees at this year’s event are expected to include Fortune 500 executives and C-suite leaders from NVIDIA, Universal, Paramount, CAA, Apple, LVMH, Sephora, Target, Disney, Niantic, OpenAI, a16z, Red Bull, WBD, Netflix, The UN, The Sphere, The Academy of Motion Pictures, and more.
“We are at an urgent moment when AI is profoundly impacting our self-perception as humans, leaders, and creators,” said Dani Van de Sande, Founder of Artist and the Machine. “Every industry is grappling with AI, and the decision to embrace it can’t be made in a silo. That’s why we’re cultivating a different kind of conversation that brings pioneers across disciplines into the same room, for a human-centric, creative-first dialogue about AI that moves beyond prevalent narratives of fear, efficiency, and technology. This carefully curated group holds the key to unlocking the next era.”
“As an artist and creative technologist, attending this summit feels incredibly validating,” said Paige Piskin. “It’s inspiring to connect with other creatives and developers working at the intersection of art and technology, as we explore how these emerging mediums can help us create without limits, expand our creativity and enhance productivity.”
Featured Sessions Include:
- Innovating Inside the Machine – Examines how visionaries within legacy brands are driving AI initiatives that reshape cultural relevance, storytelling, and human-centric design at scale.
- Vision to Venue: The AI Experience Pipeline – Exploring how AI is powering a new wave of immersive and experiential entertainment, transforming creative visions into large-scale physical experiences.
- Directing with the Machine: The Evolving Art of Storytelling – How visionary filmmakers are fusing human vision with machine intelligence to push the boundaries of cinematic storytelling.
- The New Stewards: How Artists Are Leading Brands Into the Age of AI –Exploring creator-led studios, AI-driven workflows, and new partnerships reshaping brand storytelling.
Artist and the Machine has solidified its position as the indispensable hub where cross-disciplinary leaders converge to shape the future of creativity and human-machine collaboration. Its past events have ignited groundbreaking collaborations and pioneered initiatives that are now setting the standard for how global brands and creative studios integrate AI.
For more information about Artist and the Machine and to apply for attendance, visit https://artistandthemachine.com/
About Artist and the Machine
Artist and the Machine is the leading Summit at the forefront of AI & Creativity. The bi-yearly gathering in LA & NY is known for its elevated, strong curation that fosters inspiration and partnerships across creative innovation leaders, artists, and founders pioneering the future of creative Human-Machine collaboration. The LA AI & Creativity Summit on November 19, 2025 at The Preserve Hollywood will gather 300 handpicked leaders in the space, featuring a Main Stage, bespoke breakout sessions & workshops, and interactive demos. If you’re exploring how AI is transforming creative work – you’ll want to be in this room.
Artist and the Machine is the leading Summit at the forefront of AI & Creativity. The bi-yearly gathering in LA & NY is known for its elevated, strong curation that fosters inspiration and partnerships across creative innovation leaders, artists, and founders pioneering the future of creative Human-Machine collaboration. The LA AI & Creativity Summit on November 19, 2025 at The Preserve Hollywood will gather 300 handpicked leaders in the space, featuring a Main Stage, bespoke breakout sessions & workshops, and interactive demos. If you’re exploring how AI is transforming creative work – you’ll want to be in this room.
Paige Piskin is an award-winning AI and XR creator, known for pushing the boundaries of digital makeup, character design, and augmented reality experiences. With AR effects generating more than 300 billion impressions, shared 2 billion times, Paige has worked with major brands like Netflix, Bratz, Warner, and Coldplay, bringing immersive storytelling to life. She has also been a guest judge for Netflix, consultant, and 2x hackathon winner, recognized for her innovative work in AI-driven AR experiences. Paige is passionate about blending generative AI with character design, expanding the possibilities of digital self-expression and interactive storytelling.
Claire Silver is an anonymous AI-Collaborative artist that works with oil, acrylic, collage, photography, and different digital mediums to create her work. She often blends the classical style and mythos into her art, collaboratively producing work that feels at once familiar and strange. Her work explores themes of innocence, trauma, the hero’s journey, and how our view of them will change in an increasingly transhumanist future. Claire’s art can be found in the permanent collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, has been at Sotheby’s London and Christie’s New York and in galleries, museums, and festivals all over the world. Featured in the New York Times, WIRED, Fortune, NPR, and countless podcasts, Claire takes every opportunity to explore her unending fascination with AI, fight for visibility for this budding art movement, and wonder at the magnitude of this moment in history. She often feels like a caveman painting fire. Claire is vocal in her belief that with the rise of AI, for the first time, the barrier of skill is swept away and that in this evolving era, taste is the new skill.