Ahead of the AI Video for Media & Advertising Summit in Sydney in October, organizers have launched UNLEARN, a new video podcast series exploring the biggest changes in advertising and media since the internet.
In each episode, we sit down with a summit speaker and explore their backgrounds in advertising and media, the startup and innovation stories that shaped their thinking, the AI video and AI technologies that are exciting them today, and where they believe the industry is headed. The series moves between past and present with the premise that understanding how the industry has innovated in the past is the key to navigating what comes next.
The UNLEARN episode will be featured exclusively on Campaign Brief as the Summit’s official media partner, hosted by Jonny Peters, Program Director of the AI Video Summit.
The series begins with two guests: Ian McDonald and David Harris.
ian mcdonald is one of Australia’s digital pioneers, with over 25 years’ experience building businesses at the intersection of technology, creativity and innovation. He is currently the founder and CEO of 8seats, a next-generation messaging and productivity platform positioned as a challenger to traditional communication tools. In 1998, McDonald founded Amnesia Razorfish, one of Australia’s earliest digital agencies, which was later acquired by aQuantive, Microsoft and later Publicis. Throughout his career, he has worked with over 200 brands on digital transformation and emerging technologies.
david harris is a top sports, esports and entertainment executive with experience spanning traditional sports, digital entertainment and emerging technologies. Harris, a former management consultant at Boston Consulting Group and Oxford University MBA graduate, is the founder and CEO of Guinevere Capital Esports & Entertainment, where he has helped build and invest in esports leagues, high-performance centers, data platforms, and entertainment ventures across Europe, Asia, and Australia. His work increasingly focuses on the intersection of AI, esports, fan engagement and the future of digital entertainment.
Listen to Ian McDonald’s podcast episode here
Listen to David Harris’ podcast episode here
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