Iván L. Gimeno is an award-winning filmmaker, writer & producer, exploring the crossroads of cinema, artificial intelligence, and storytelling. With training at the New York Film Academy and a career spanning film, tv, marketing, and technology, he brings a hybrid vision where narrative craft meets machine intelligence. As co-founder of Serea Films, Iván builds bridges between creative expression and emerging technologies like AI and Web3, using them not as gimmicks but as tools to expand human imagination. His work reflects a deep belief that the future of film lies in the dialogue between Art and algorithms, empowering creators.

Fiona Gillies worked extensively in Film & TV as an actor before becoming an independent film producer and, along with Christine Hartland and Mahesh Ramachandra, one of the co-founders of My SMASH Media. My SMASH Media is an IP matchmaking platform for the Creative Industries, starting in film & TV. SMASH is like a dating app for creative projects. The platform provides Creators with pitch-building and IP protection tools and offers Industry Professionals a cost-effective and efficient way to discover innovative projects. Prior to SMASH, Fiona produced THE BEAT BENEATH MY FEET which was in competition at the Berlin Film Festival and subsequently released worldwide. DUMMY, which premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival and BIFA nominated CITY SLACKER are available in over 40 countries worldwide. She’s worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal National Theatre and major broadcasters and worldwide streamers. Fiona is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and has been a mentor for Women in Film & TV

Neasa Ní Chiaráin is Ussher Assistant Professor at Trinity College Dublin, where she lectures in the School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences. Alongside Prof. Ailbhe Ní Chasaide, she is Principal Investigator on the ABAIR initiative (abair.ie), which develops cutting-edge AI speech and language technologies for Irish. The research team at ABAIR focuses on making Irish more accessible and usable in everyday life through tools like synthetic voices (TTS), automatic speech recognition (ASR), and conversational AI systems. These technologies are designed to support Irish speakers across education, accessibility, and media. At the Belfast Media Festival 2025, Neasa will showcase ABAIR-Fotheidil, a new system that can transcribe Irish-language television and media material (fotheidil.abair.ie). While not yet subtitling in real time, the project represents a major step forward in speech technology and media accessibility for Irish. Its goal is to enable high-quality multi-dialect real-time subtitling that enhances the viewer experience and promotes the visibility of Irish in broadcast contexts.