Rethinking Place — at EPIC International Summit
2023-04-27 - 2023-04-29 | The Music Academy of The West, 1070 Channel Dr., Santa Barbara, CA, United States
EPIC: The Event
The 2023 EPIC International Summit is next month! Join us in Santa Barbara, CA on April 27-29 to DISCONNECT from devices, DISRUPT the status quo and DISCOVER how to become a stronger creative leader in your field. Learn from some of the most inspiring thought leaders, educators, executives, entrepreneurs, and artists from around the globe through a program that is dynamic and engaging. Leave with innovative and application-based tools, strategies, and insights to effectively solve complex challenges in your professional and personal life.
Our Session: April 29, 2023 – Part of main ticket
Futuring – Rethinking Place
This is a hands-on workshop to rethink the role of space and place in your work and clients’ work. In our virtual and in-person era, Pandemic recovery has challenged the questions of where we work, live, perform, collaborate, etc. We’re going to use concepts from game design and experience design to rethink what role place and space can make in future business arenas and how challenging those assumptions can offer new opportunities and combinations.Space is limited.

Augmented World Expo: The Great Debate
2023-06-02 11:40 - 12:45 (America/Los_Angeles) | Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA, United States
On June 2, Gigi Johnson spoke as a panelist at a session entitled “The Great Debate: Generative AI will Change the World, for Better or Worse” in the track AI & Virtual Beings, along with Robin Raskin (Virtual Events Group), Louis Rosenberg (Unanimous AI), and David Cohn (Subtext).

Our Session

THE GREAT DEBATE: GENERATIVE AI WILL CHANGE THE WORLD, FOR BETTER OR WORSE

Session: June 2, 11:40 am – 12:35 pm, Grand Ballroom C
Santa Clara Convention Center
Track: AI & Virtual Beings
Link: https://www.awexr.com/usa-2023/agenda/3548-the-great-debate-generative-ai-will-change-the-wor
People: Robin Raskin, Gigi Johnson, Louis Rosenberg (Unanimous AI), David Cohn (Subtext)

Music Futures Navarra
2023-11-17 | Corona de Baluarte, pl. del Baluarte, Pamplona, Spain
This event is the first common initiative between the Innova Program, promoted by the Caja Navarra Foundation and the “la Caixa” Foundation, and the Navarra Music Commission, a music office integrated into NICDO and promoted by the Government of Navarra.

The Navarra Music Commission, a music office integrated into NICDO and promoted by the Government of Navarra, and the Innova Program, of the “la Caixa” Foundation, and the Caja Navarra Foundation jointly organize the activity. Navarra Music Futures was a debate on the present and future of the creative industry open to companies or professionals dedicated to the musical and audiovisual field in all its aspects, as well as any creative company related to the cultural fabric of the Foral Community of Navarra.

The appointment will take place in the Corona de Baluarte room this Friday, November 17, at 5:00 p.m., and the star will be Gigi Johnson, founder of the UCLA Musical Innovation Institute (University of Los Angeles, California), co-founder of Amplify Music.org, president of the Center for Creative Futures in the US, and doctor in Leadership for Change.

Navarra Music Futures is an annual event that seeks to bring together companies and agents from the music sector and creative industries in Navarra to discuss the present and future of the local cultural industry to promote innovation, development, and creativity in this field.

During the day, dynamic discussion and learning opportunities are offered to help implement new skills and strategies for success in the music industry. The event features the aforementioned international mentoring to provide a global perspective and help advance and improve the local creative industry community.

This meeting represents the first collaborative experience between the Innova Program (promoted by the Caja Navarra Foundation and the “la Caixa” Foundation) and the Navarra Music Commission (integrated into the public company NICDO and promoted by the Government of Navarra). It is an alliance that provides experience and knowledge, as well as the ability to generate a network of entities, professionals, and companies in the sector.

Co-Creating Futures
2023-11-20 - 2023-11-22 | UIC Barcelona, Immaculada, 22, Barcelona, 08017, Spain
Dr. Gig Johnson has given intensive workshops for three days to small groups of researchers from UIC Barcelona on new teaching methodologies: innovation, artificial intelligence, and creativity. The Co-creating Futures days, in which Johnson participated, were promoted by the Aula de Calidad e Innovación Docente de UIC Barcelona with the collaboration of the Puig Foundation, which provides resources for scholarships and grants for teaching innovation. The Aula de Calidad e Innovación Docente was born with the aim of responding to the interest of teachers to implement innovation initiatives and projects in the classroom, and to promote the continuous improvement of the teaching processes of all the teachers of UIC Barcelona. To this end, dynamics are generated in the classroom that favor teaching innovation or that foster the concern for research in teaching innovation.
Facebook Reels: https://www.facebook.com/reel/731409002184226

Music Futures Barcelona
2023-11-24 | ESMUC, Barecelona, Spain, Edifici de L'Auditori, C/ de Padilla, 155, L'Eixample, Barcelona, 08013, Spain
In conjunction with ANIMA, Sweet Bird, and ESMUC, out of Spain, to build a series of events and workshops on innovation, creativity, and community growth.

AI and Hollywood Webinar, at Alumni Ventures
2024-01-18 10:30 - 11:30 | Online
Join Alumni Ventures for a deep dive into the intersection of Hollywood and Artificial Intelligence! In the ever-evolving tale of Hollywood, a new protagonist has taken center stage – Artificial Intelligence. Explore the transformative impact of AI on the film and music industries, from scriptwriting to post-production, marketing, and beyond.

Their webinar, curated by Alumni Ventures’ AI Fund, brings together Gigi Johnson, futurist and Founding Executive Director of the UCLA Center for Music Innovation, a16z Partner Robin Guo, and Jaeson Ma, Media Executive and CEO of op3n.world to illuminate the Hollywood AI revolution.

Don’t miss this exclusive opportunity to unravel the future of Hollywood through the lens of AI. Reserve your spot now and be part of the conversation shaping the next chapter in cinematic innovation!

Agenda:

Introduction to Hollywood AI: Explore the impact of AI on scriptwriting, casting, production, visual effects, and more.
Technological Enablers: Uncover the technologies driving Hollywood AI, including GPT-4, generative diffusion models, and real-time rendering engines.
Pioneering Startups: Spotlight on venture-backed startups transforming Hollywood with AI solutions in scriptwriting, editing, visual effects, and beyond.
AI’s Double-Edged Sword: Discuss the challenges and opportunities AI presents in the industry, from job displacement to the rise of virtual actors and deepfake technology.
Q&A Session: Engage with our panelists and get your burning questions answered.

Why Attend?

Gain insights into the latest AI innovations reshaping Hollywood.
Connect with industry leaders and experts.
Discover the future of AI in content creation and its potential impact on storytelling.

Note: You must be accredited to invest in venture capital. Important disclosure information can be found at av-funds.com/disclosures.

A Practical AI Guide for Musicians — at BIME 2025
2025-10-29 15:30 - 16:30
Event Description

The BIME PRO program – including talks, workshops, speed meetings , along with the BIME Campus masterclasses and the Start Up Village – will take place at the Euskalduna Palace in Bilbao (Euskalduna Bilbao, Abandoibarra Etorb., 4, 48011 Bilbao, Biscay).

Session Overview

AI is transforming how musicians get noticed, create, and manage their careers, but the noise and hype make it hard to know where to begin. In this hands-on, interactive workshop, you’ll compare tools, expand your creative ideas, and explore how generative AI search could change the way fans and businesses discover you. You’ll leave with three concrete action steps to boost your visibility, creativity, and control in the age of AI.

Designing a Bigger Life in an AI-Enmeshed World, at NerdFest 2026
2026-01-30 10:00 - 2026-02-02 18:00 | Hub 101, Cal Lutheran, 31416 Agoura Road, #105, Westlake Village, California, 91361, United States
Session Overview

Session Title: AI + Me + Others + Experiments: Designing a Bigger Life in an AI-Enmeshed World

Join Dr. Gigi Johnson for a fast-paced, delightfully nerdy keynote that re-centers you in the age of AI. In this session, you’ll explore what it means to live and create in an AI-enmeshed world, where your biggest accelerant isn’t the model you use—it’s how you combine your curiosity, your collaborators, and your willingness to run small, bold experiments.

You’ll discover practical ways AI can help you spot meaningful signals, design quick experiments, and expand your creative, entrepreneurial, or academic projects. You’ll leave with a take-home AI Answer Card and the confidence to design your future with AI.

Come curious. Leave superpowered.

Event Description

Nerd Fest is a three-day celebration of the boundless world of curiosity, exploring and connecting across an ever-expanding definition of “nerd”—from AI and the natural sciences to gaming, media, arts, and culture.

LABest Bioscience Day, UCLA
2026-05-21 15:00 - 15:30 | Luskin Conference Center, UCLA, 425 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Creative Collision: What AI Is Changing About How Bets and Breakthroughs Happen
Afternoon Session
Creative breakthroughs come from collision: unexpected connections between disciplines, new tech intertwining with old problems, and signals arriving from adjacent fields. AI is reshaping the conditions that make those collisions possible. It changes what we encounter, how we think, what gets filtered before we ever see it. This session explores how founders, researchers, and investors can intentionally stay at the generative edge of what’s next.
LABEST Bioscience Day at Luskin Conference Center
UCLA Technology Development Group is proud to host the 8th Annual LABEST Bioscience Conference. The capstone event of the week brings together over 900 attendees from industry, venture capital, banks and researchers throughout the LA Region including Eli Lilly, Google Ventures, UCLA, CIRM and more. There will be dozens of scientific posters on display as part of the Pearl Cohen Poster Competition. New this year is the Creativity Commons featuring thought leaders who will present a different view on how to approach work and solve problems. Celebrate the end of LABEST Week at the closing reception on the beautiful Luskin Terrace.
Beyond the stage, LABest Week is engineered for high‑value networking. Connect with:

Entrepreneurs ready to partner, co‑develop, or spin out.
Investors looking for opportunities in therapeutics, MedTech, devices, AI, software and biotech.
Industry leaders scouting technologies and teams.
Academic innovators across UCLA and the broader LA ecosystem seeking commercialization paths.

At LABEST you can source deals, find your next strategic partner, pressure‑test your roadmap, or discover the next generation of platform technologies emerging from greater Los Angeles.
