AI Festivus 2025

AI Festivus is BACK for a 2nd Year!

Register Now for Our End-of-Year Event Bringing Together a Global Community of AI Enthusiasts
December 26 - 27, 2025
9am - 9pm PST

Hosted by AI Salon and #SheLeadsAI

## NOTE: To register and receive the Zoom link for this event, please do so on our website at AiFestivus.com

# Register HERE!

## DAY 1 — Detailed Schedule

Schedule subject to change. Check here for updates.

• 9:00–9:50 AM PST
  Opening Remarks — Anne Murphy & Kyle Shannon
• 9:50–10:30 AM PST
  AI-Powered Business Transformation: From Strategy to Execution in Weeks — and What it Means for People
  Suzel Wyvill-Jones, Linda Butler & Shelia Brown
• 10:30–11:10 AM PST
  Making Things That Don’t Exist
  Joy Purdy & Ken Weissman
• 11:10–11:20 AM PST
  Break
• 11:20 AM–12:00 PM PST
  From Vision to Real AI Agent Automation
  Rachel Zipsie & Abdullah Yahya
• 12:00–12:50 PM PST
  SYDNEY, An Artificial Love Story | Musical Preview
  Kyle Shannon, Andrew Watts, Melissa Aquiles & Jack Frederick
• 12:50–1:00 PM PST
  Break
• 1:00–1:40 PM PST
  Understanding Intellectual Property Laws for AI Work
  Ann McCrackin
• 1:40–2:20 PM PST
  Feats of Strength
  Rick McCawley & Marline Paul
• 2:20–2:30 PM PST
  Break / AI Salon’s Got Talent
• 2:30–3:10 PM PST
  Authentic Storytelling in the Age of AI
  Erica Hanna
• 3:10–3:50 PM PST
  AI and Small Town America
  Sundee Williams
• 3:50–4:00 PM PST
  Break
• 4:00–4:40 PM PST
  Feats of Strength
  Kellye Kamp & Shannon Seaver
• 4:40–5:20 PM PST
  Presentation
  Kandi Gongora
• 5:20–5:30 PM PST
  Break
• 5:30–6:10 PM PST
  From Chaos to Clarity: A Smarter Way to Use AI
  Glen Osmond (Digital Gods)
• 6:10–6:50 PM PST
  Reimagining Cinema: How AI Is Opening New Worlds for Underrepresented Creators
  Kimberly Offord
• 6:50–7:00 PM PST
  Break
• 7:00–7:40 PM PST
  Feats of Strength
  Kristine Huson & Leah Fasten
• 7:40–8:10 PM PST
  Squirrel! Shiny Object! Organize Your Curiosity with AI
  Cyndi Coon
• 8:10–8:40 PM PST
  Presentation
  Danielle LaFleur
• 8:40–9:00 PM PST
  Day 1 Closing Remarks — Anne Murphy & Kyle Shannon

## DAY 2 — Detailed Schedule

Schedule subject to change.

• 9:00–9:30 AM PST
  Opening Remarks — Anne Murphy & Kyle Shannon
• 9:30–10:20 AM PST
  Panel
  Casandra Silva Sibilin, Luisa Baum & Ewelina Lacey
• 10:20–10:30 AM PST
  Break
• 10:30–11:20 AM PST
  Raising Kids in an AI World
  Brandon Tidd, Neelanjana Dutta & Robyn “Jam” Anderson
• 11:20 AM–12:10 PM PST
  Lead Magnet Lab: Build Your First AI-Powered Freebie
  Sakeena Rashid & Anne Murphy
• 12:10–12:20 PM PST
  Break
• 12:20–1:00 PM PST
  Yes, And… AI
  Corean Canty
• 1:00–1:20 PM PST
  Tap In: Trivia, Tech & Treats
  Merry Austin & Caroline Hall
• 1:20–2:00 PM PST
  We’re Living in the Sci-Fi Timeline
  Beth Lyons & Jyunmi Hatcher
• 2:00–2:10 PM PST
  Break
• 2:10–2:50 PM PST
  The Airing of Grievances: AI Advocacy & Policy Town Hall
  Daisy Thomas & Kathy Orellana
• 2:50–3:40 PM PST
  The AI Portal for Inner Change
  Suzanne Welker Jurgens & Marisol Rios
• 3:40–3:50 PM PST
  Break
• 3:50–4:30 PM PST
  From Page to Screen: AI in Filmmaking
  Chris Vallone & Kelly Boesch
• 4:30–5:10 PM PST
  Feats of Strength
  Chef Kelly Anderson & Erica Lamont
• 5:10–5:20 PM PST
  Break
• 5:20–6:00 PM PST
  How I Work Like a Team of 10 With AI
  Jim Ross (Interview with Kyle Shannon)
• 6:00–6:40 PM PST
  Not Me, But Not Not Me: Creating Your Practice Amidst the Swirl
  Liz Miller-Gershfeld
• 6:40–6:50 PM PST
  Break
• 6:50–7:40 PM PST
  Finalizing Speaker
• 7:40–8:20 PM PST
  Finalizing Speaker
• 8:20–9:00 PM PST
  Day 2 Closing Remarks — Anne Murphy & Kyle Shannon