AI + Live Arts Summit

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Date
May 08, 2026,
1:00 pm – 6:00 pm PDT
Location
Nimoy Theater

Join the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television with UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance and DataX for a dialogue with artists and technologists about opportunities and challenges at the intersection of the live arts with contemporary AI, kicked off by a conversation with Grammy Award-winning  musician, tech founder & philanthropist, will.i.am, Founder & CEO, FYI.AI

The Summit will host speakers from the cutting-edge of AI + Live Arts, including Kate Elswit (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama), Raza Ahmad (Niantic), Edgar Miramontes (CAP), Kate Ladenheim (UCLA), Michael Rau (Stanford), and a live demonstration of Being: The Digital Griot by artist Rashaad Newsome.

Agenda:
The Summit's Main Program: 1:00-5:00 pm
Reception + Student Hackathon Poster Sessions: 5:00-6:00 pm