The Future of Indie TV with Steven Soderbergh (THE KNICK) & More

Steven Soderbergh is a writer, director, producer, cinematographer, and editor. He lives in New York. 

Hustle & Flow, Something New, Beyond the Lights, Dear White People, Peeples, Burning Sands, French Dirty are among her celebrated titles. She’s a member of AMPAS, WGA, PGA, Women in Film and ReFrame and teaches at USC’s Peter Stark Program.

Bernie is a Peabody and three-time Primetime Emmy award-winning creator, director, and interactive storyteller pushing the boundaries of AI-driven narrative. He created and showrunned Whispers, Pickford.ai's groundbreaking interactive mystery series where audiences actively solve crimes alongside AI-powered characters.

His Emmy-winning works include Jane Austen adaptations The Lizzie Bennet Diaries and Emma Approved—capturing YouTube's first two Primetime Emmys—and Artificial, the pioneering live interactive sci-fi series that became Twitch's most decorated original, winning a Webby, Peabody, and Emmy.

He recently directed the Olay Body Wash 2025 AAPI commercial campaign and is a sought-after speaker on generative AI's transformative impact, ethics, and risks across the creator economy and traditional entertainment industry.

David Wain began his career as a member of the sketch comedy group The State. He went on to co-write and direct movies such as Wet Hot American Summer, Role Models, Wanderlust, and They Came Together. On television, he co-created and directed Childrens Hospital, Stella and two Wet Hot mini-series for Netflix. He's acted in dozens of movies & TV shows including Broad City, Another Period, Drunk History, Portlandia, Bob's Burgers and his own web series Wainy Days. His latest movie is A Futile and Stupid Gesture tells the story of National Lampoon and its co-founder Doug Kenney.