The Academy Software Foundation has announced the keynote speakers and full schedule details for its Open Source Forum on February 26. Held annually for Foundation members and invited guests, this exclusive event brings together leaders from across the media and entertainment industries to share their learnings and inspiration for the future of open source software development. The Open Source Forum provides an intimate setting for business and technical leaders to network and learn about new technologies that are impacting studios, and the challenges and opportunities for open source software across the industry.
This year’s speaker lineup covers all corners of the media and entertainment landscape, including two keynotes from executives at OpenAI and Meow Wolf:
- Chad Nelson (Creative Specialist, OpenAI) will focus on creative workflows in the new era of AI, touching on OpenAI’s models including ImageGen, Dall-E, and Sora, and informed by his 25+ years of experience in interactive entertainment, from video games to television to mobile apps.
- Tasia Miles (Senior Director – Technical Architecture, Meow Wolf) will present a practical framework for evolving the immersive entertainment landscape with open source tools, and tech’s potential for deepening our participatory spaces.
Programming will also include a number of inspiring talks and development updates from across the open source landscape, including Foundation member companies and projects. Highlights include:
- How OpenTimelineIO Enables AI-Native Creative Workflows (Buzz Hays, Google)
- RMTC: Working with AI Responsibly to Meet Production Needs (Eric Hayes, Wētā FX)
- An Approach to Scalable, High-Performance Video: Tiled Mipmapped Video (TMV) with OpenAPV (Alejandro Arango, Epic Games)
- Gaussian Splatting in OpenUSD: Collaboration Between the Academy Software Foundation and the Alliance for OpenUSD (Vincent Caux-Brisebois, NVIDIA; Christian López Barrón, Netflix)
View the full schedule and register to attend here: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/aswf-open-source-forum/
The Open Source Forum is free to attend for anyone currently working at an ASWF member organization. If you are a business or technical leader interested in using or contributing to open source software, or an open source project leader interested in learning more about the Foundation, please contact events@aswf.io to inquire about attendance.
