Name
Sight. Sound. Motion. Emotion. Why the Future of Creativity Belongs to Human Imagination. 
Date & Time
Wednesday, August 12, 2026, 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
David Shing
Description

For decades we've lived in an information economy, where success belonged to those who could create, organize and distribute knowledge. Artificial intelligence changes that equation. When information becomes abundant, imagination becomes the competitive advantage.

In this inspiring keynote, futurist David Shing explores why the next creative revolution isn't simply about generating better images. It's about creating experiences that people feel.

Drawing from neuroscience, culture, emerging technology and some of the world's most innovative brands, Shing reveals why our brains are wired to respond to visual storytelling, why images are remembered dramatically more effectively than text, and why the future belongs to creators who can orchestrate sight, sound and motion into emotional experiences.

As AI democratizes creation, technical skill becomes more accessible. Taste, curiosity, narrative and human perspective become exponentially more valuable.

This isn't a presentation about replacing creativity with AI. It's about expanding human imagination through it. Audiences will leave with a new understanding of how creativity is evolving, why emotional storytelling is becoming the new competitive advantage, and how every creator can move beyond making content to creating culture.

Session Type
Keynote