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Founder, CEO - Matriarch
Ex Studio Head of 4B$ AI company
Forbes Top 50 Women in AI Film
Disney, Netflix, BBC, CNN
Merch coming soon 🔥

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ONE DAY WASN’T ENOUGH! 🥟❤️

Sunday wasn’t originally part of the plan. But after the amazing response to Saturday, we opened the room for a second day. It meant a lot more work, but seeing everyone come together made it so worth it. 🥹

A heartfelt thank-you to our wonderful panelists, Abigail Hing Wen, Verena Puhm, Minh Do, Lalit Gangwar, and Sumbry. Thank you for sharing your ideas and perspectives on AI, storytelling, and the future of creativity. You made Sunday’s conversation special.

And to everyone who joined us, thank you for bringing your curiosity and warmth to the room. We’re so grateful you spent part of your Sunday with DIMSUMX.

Thank you to HPL Intellectual Property Law, our Platinum Sponsor for both days; JojoKey, our Sunday sponsor; D-Line Design for the water bottles; Guinness for sharing a discount code with my LinkedIn community; and Taste of Beauty for hosting us.

One guest wrote, “What an extraordinary event. It was so much more than I expected or could have imagined. Such an interesting and rewarding experience.” ❤️

Come join us at the next DIMSUMX gathering. We’d love to share a table with you! 🥟✨

#DIMSUMX #LATechWeek #AIandCreativity #HumanConnection #dimsum

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Verena Puhm closes out our programming by reminding us how to be innovative while still being human

#WomenInTech #WomenInLeadership #SCWLS26 #WiTHollywood

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Check out this sweet and quirky AI sci-fi short, Nobody Dies on Mars, by @verenapuhm and her team!

It’s about a chef who’s lost his sense of taste on Mars and ends up befriending the cutest little alien, Miso. Love the friendship between these two and the fun take on life on Mars!

Also, huge congrats to Verena and her team for taking second place at the 2026 Future Vision XPRIZE and winning $100,000! 🎉

#aivideo #aifilmmaking #aifilm #aishort #aiscifi

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LA Tech Week: FYI.AI 5 - Dodgers 0!

We celebrated LA Tech Week across four events.

On Monday, teams gathered for our 1st annual Spook-A-Thon to imagine a creative tech horror story set in the future, then use FYI tools to bring it to life with storyboards, movie posters, theme music, web apps, and more. Congratulations to No Man’s Land, our grand prize winners! They took home a year of FYI V2 and tickets to Knotts Scary Farm with FastPass! 😱🎉

On Wednesday, I joined Momentum Impact’s AI Unscripted panel and shared how I’ve used AI to make me more human, including in the creation of my new children’s book, @ahhchoothebook !!

On Thursday, Bonnie, a Unit One superstar, showcased her agent’s work using technology to support unhoused communities at the Pitt UN Summit.

@roneallm and @jcresp0 took FYI to @usciovineyoung

And Thursday night, we hosted Margins and Millions during Culture FYI’rs 🔥

Tough seeing the Dodgers lose, but great to gather with community and test the future all week! My heart will go on to Sacramento Tech Week. See you at Culture FYI’re 🔥 in Sacramento next Friday!

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DIMSUMX LA Tech Week Saturday is officially sold out! 🥟 So many of you wanted to join this conversation that we added a Sunday session, and we’re so excited to share the lineup.

One week from today, we’ll be at Taste of Beauty exploring how AI is changing what gets made, how we experience stories, and where opportunity for creators will come from.

Joining us Sunday:

✨ Abigail Hing Wen — New York Times bestselling author, filmmaker, and AI leader; creator of Love in Taipei and The Vale

✨ Lalit Gangwar — COO of Pocket FM, where AI and audio storytelling are opening new possibilities for writers and listeners

✨ Verena Puhm — Filmmaker and founder of MATRIARCH, an AI-focused film studio

✨ Minh Do — Filmmaker, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Machine Cinema, building a community around AI and storytelling

✨ Sumbry — VP of Engineering at Upbound and electronic music DJ and producer

Creators, technologists, and audiences all have a stake in these questions. Bring your perspective and your questions to the table.

🥟 DIMSUMX: AI, Film & the New Economics of Creativity
📅 Sunday, October 18 · 3–5 PM
📍 Taste of Beauty, West Hollywood
Join the waitlist see link in bio
We can’t wait to see you there! 🥟

#LATechWeek #DIMSUMX #AIandFilm #MadeByHumans

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Great day at TheWrap & What’s Trending Al Creator Day which brought together leaders across entertainment, technology and the creator economy! Excellent sessions about authorship, trust, the evolving studio model and more. And as expected good attendees to network with! A few select pics…

#AICreatorDay
@thewrap @whatstrending @shiralazar @berniesu @verenapuhm
@chrisdetert @chrismwil

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Matriarch founder and CEO Verena Puhm opened up about the gaps she’s still finding in today’s AI tools — while acknowledging that developers like @artlist.io are already working to close them.

Puhm joined #aicreatorday to discuss the making of Nobody Dies on Mars, a Top 10 finalist in the Future Vision X Prize, and how emerging AI technology is shaping the creative process.

#aicreatorday #whatstrending #thewrap

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Fairground is honored to be part of the inaugural AI Creator Day.

AI Creators and Filmmakers are producing amazing work, earning them millions of followers and hundreds of millions of views globally on social media.

So what comes next?

Founder & CEO Colin Petrie-Norris will be joining the panel "From AI Tools to Audience Hits: Building What's Next" alongside Chris M. Williams (Founder & CEO of pocket.watch).

They will be digging into new models for creator-driven entertainment, including how AI-native content is making its way from digital platforms to the biggest screens in the home.

This is a timely conversation for us.

Fairground has spent the last few months bridging the gap between the incredible, hard work of the AI filmmaking community and real distribution, getting that content in front of FAST channel viewers on major CTV platforms.

As our community's work now airs on major platforms in front of new audiences, we're excited for Colin to share what Fairground is doing to lead this charge.

We're also looking forward to hearing from some of the other speakers at the event: Jagger Waters, Caleb Ward, Verena Puhm, Shira Lazar, among others.

A special thank you to TheWrap and What's Trending for putting together such an important event for our industry.

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Learn from leading AI creators, brands and experts shaping the future of entertainment at TheWrap and @whatstrending's inaugural AI Creator Day.

Build practical skills, gain hands-on training and get the industry intel you need to put AI to work, with speakers including @unitedtalent’s Oren Rosenbaum, @paigepiskin, @donalleniii and more.

🗓️ Tuesday, September 29
🎟️ Apply now at the link in bio. $99 for the full day.

#AICreatorDay

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The AI Creator Day lineup just got even bigger. 🔥 @unitedtalent @jennystojkovic @donalleniii @paigepiskin @tarynsouthern @calebwward @curiousrefuge @11.11media @rebeccagrone

On September 29 in Los Angeles, @thewrap and @whatstrending are bringing together some of the most exciting voices shaping AI and the creator economy.

Creators and storytellers will be in the room with the brands, technology companies and platforms building the future of this space.

Expect live demonstrations, hands-on workshops and honest conversations about what’s working, what’s next and how AI is changing the way content is created, owned and monetized.

Space is limited. Comment “AI” and I’ll DM you the link to apply and get your ticket.

#aicreatorday

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Vote for Nobody Dies on Mars: https://vote.futurevisionxprize.com/?utm_source=fvxp-top50&utm_medium=site&utm_campaign=specs-audience-choice&utm_content=verena-puhm

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