Presenters

Presenters at Chapter Events since 2009. You may type in a name or part of a name to quickly search the list.

Associate Producer / SparkShorts Producer; Pixar Animation Studios

Michael Warch began at Pixar Animation Studios as a Production Unit Manager in June 2001.

Cinema Technical Sales Specialist; ZEISS

David Warner is a LA-based visual creator, Bronx-raised basketball fanatic and storyteller.

Creative Director; CBS Digital

The founder and executive creative director of CBS Digital, Craig Weiss has been a recognized leader in the visual-effects industry for more than 2

CEO & Creator of Realities; Exelauno

Eve Weston believes in storytelling as a force for positive change.

New Media Artist; Freelance

Hailing from UCLA’s Design | Media Arts program, Will Wharton (American, 1995) studied under media artists Casey Reas

Engineering Architect; AECOM
Chair; SIGGRAPH History Committee

Mary Whitton attended her first SIGGRAPH Conference in 1977 (San Jose).

Interim Archivist; Charles Babbage Institute at the University of Minnesota

Amanda Wick is the interim archivist at the Charles Babbage Institute Archives (CBIA) at the University of Minnesota.

Art Director; Crytek "Evolve"

Darnell is a recognized art director and leading expert in realtime animation technologies.

Steve "Spaz" Williams is a director, vfx supervisor, and animator.

Group Director, Emerging Technology; The Mill

Boo Wong is at the forefront of The Mill’s Immersive and Interactive teams who specialize in immersive experiences and drive The Mill to explore an

Chairman; Airship Interactive

Steve Wright is a master trainer for Nuke visual effects compositing backed up by over 20 years of production experience in VFX compositing for 70+

Michael Wright aka. Mrags Writer is a painter who began to explore Digital Media in the mid 1980s on an Amiga computer.

Global Head of Hardware ; HTC

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Application of 3D visualization to understand robot's thoughts; JPL - Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Dr. Jeng Yen leads of the Human/Robot Interfacing Area of
Mobility and Robotic Systems Section at NASA Jet Propulsion

; Disney

Hidetaka Yosumi attended Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Nara, Japan where he received his Masters in Computer Science in 1998.

Technical Art Director; Wemo Studios