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Hearing Voices

A daylong conference at Betaworks Studios

September 
20
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9:00am
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Friday, September 27 | 9am–6pm

Join us at Betaworks Studios on Friday, September 27th for Hearing Voices, the third iteration of our new RENDER bimonthly conference series exploring new areas of frontier technology.

In addition to our curated cohort of speakers, leaders in this frontier technology, attendees will meet with fellow evangelists, builders, investors, and enthusiasts as we define the landscape of audio, identify opportunities, and discuss the social and political ramifications of this frontier technology.

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Join us at Betaworks Studios on Friday, September 27th for Hearing Voices, the third iteration of our new RENDER bimonthly conference series exploring new areas of frontier technology.

Join us at Betaworks Studios on Friday, September 27th for Hearing Voices, the third iteration of our new RENDER bimonthly conference series exploring new areas of frontier technology.

Join us at Betaworks Studios on Friday, September 27th for Hearing Voices, the third iteration of our new RENDER bimonthly conference series exploring new areas of frontier technology.

Join us at Betaworks Studios on Friday, September 27th for Hearing Voices, the third iteration of our new RENDER bimonthly conference series exploring new areas of frontier technology.

Join us at Betaworks Studios on Friday, September 27th for Hearing Voices, the third iteration of our new RENDER bimonthly conference series exploring new areas of frontier technology.

Join us at Betaworks Studios on Friday, September 27th for Hearing Voices, the third iteration of our new RENDER bimonthly conference series exploring new areas of frontier technology.

WELCOME TO The

‘THIRD WAVE’ OF AUDIO

what’s next

The first wave of internet-connected audio started with iPods and RSS feeds and people creating podcasts in their garages.

 

In the second wave, smart speakers and connected cars increased the number of opportunities for people to listen to internet-powered audio. Companies such as Gimlet and Anchor led the way in this second wave of podcasting, creating excellent content, user experiences, and infrastructure for listeners and creators. 

 

We are now entering into a third wave of audio. For podcasts, that means discovery and new monetization models. Beyond podcasts, there is also a new opportunity for audio-first utilities from synthesized voice to “Airpod-first” apps, and more.

opportunities

In a blog post last year, Betaworks Ventures partner Matt Hartman explained why he saw podcasting as a big deal way back then.


Betaworks Ventures was one of the early venture capital (VC) firms to pinpoint the rise of audio as a major media vehicle, having invested in both of Spotify’s acquisitions — Gimlet in 2014, and Anchor a year later.

 

“We saw early data around podcasts having a bit of a resurgence before Serial (a popular investigative journalism podcast) launched,” Hartman said. “That data, combined with the increasing battery life of iPhones and an increasing amount of connected cars on the road, led us to think there was an opportunity for internet-powered audio. This, combined with the quick growth of smart speakers, solidified our conviction that people would consume more and more audio content.”

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Speakers

Michael Mignano

Co-Founder & CEO,
Anchor

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Nicola

Korzenko

General Manager,

Podfund

 

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Dennis
Crowley

Co-Founder & Executive Chair, Foursquare

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Jordan
Walker 

Co-Founder & COO,

YAC 

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Danika

Cleary Laszuk

GM,

Betaworks Camp

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Matt
Hartman

Partner,

Betaworks Ventures

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Sean
Mckenzie

Co-Founder,
Steereo

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Zohaib

Ahmed

Founder,

Resemble AI

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Jonathon
Myers

CEO,

Earplay

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Sarah
Stites

CEO,

Wavelength


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Nicholas

Pappageorge

Senior Analyst,

CB Insights

 

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Jordan Cooper

General Partner,
Pace Capital

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Daniel

Wheeler

Head of Growth,
Glow.fm

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Danielle Baskin

CEO,
Dialup

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Michael
Mandel

Associate Professor,
Brooklyn College (CUNY)

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Leah
Culver

Co-Founder & CTO,
Breaker

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Justin
Mitchell

CEO,
YAC

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Freia
Lobo

Product,
TTYL

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SCHEDULE

9:00 am
Breakfast & Doors

 

10:00 am
Welcome & Livestream Begins
Ben Scheim of Betaworks Studios

 

10:05 am
Introduction
Matt Hartman of Betaworks Ventures

 

10:10 am
Program I: The Audio 3.0 Landscape
Michael Mignano of Anchor & Matt Hartman of Betaworks Ventures

 

10:45 am
Program II:

I'll Be There For You: The Role of Audio and Para-social Relationships

in Long-term Behavior Change
Sarah Stites

 

11:00 am
Demo I: Resemble
Zohaib Ahmed

 

Demo II: Breaker
Leah Culver

 

11:15 am
Program III: High Fidelity Modeling of Speech with Neural Synthesizers
Michael Mandel of Brooklyn College (CUNY)

 

11:30 am
Program IV: Audio & AirPods: The First Taste of Transhumanism
Nicholas Pappageorge of CB Insights

 

11:45 am
Demo III: Foursquare
Dennis Crowley

 

Demo IV: YAC
Jordan Walker


Demo V: TTYL
Freia Lobo

 

12:15 pm
Program V: Active Listening - A User-Driven Approach to Interactive Audio
Jonathon Myers of Earplay

 

12:30 pm
Lunch

 

1:30 pm 

Demo VI: GLOW.FM
Daniel Wheeler

 

1:45 pm
Program VII: Why Podfund is Betting Big on Creators
Nicola Korzenko of Podfund

 

2:00 pm
Demo VII: Dialup
Danielle Baskin

 

Demo VIII: STEEREO
Sean McKenzie

 

2:15 pm
Break

 

2:30 pm
Program VIII: The Next Wave Of Audio Tech Will Be Controlled by Your Brain
Nima Mesgarani of Columbia University

 

2:50 pm
Program IX: The Audio 3.0 Market
Danika Laszuk of Betaworks Camp & Jordan Cooper of Pace Capital

 

3:25 pm
Closing Remarks
Matt Hartman of Betaworks Ventures & Ben Scheim of Betaworks Studios

 

3:30 pm
Happy Hour

RENDER: Hearing Voices

FRIDAY, SEPTember 27


exploring the third wave of audio.

 

Join us for our

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ABOUT RENDER

RENDER is a new bimonthly conference series on frontier technology from Betaworks Studios.

 

Inspired by Render, our Medium blog, these events will explore different areas of emerging technology—what’s happening now and where we believe the tech is going.


In 2019, there will be RENDER events in May, July, September, and November. Each event features an entire day of programming and experiences at our Studios location in the Meatpacking.


See you there.


RENDER: Hearing Voices
May
 
31
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2019
 
9:00am
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WHAT IS ... SYNTHETIC MEDIA? 

 

Synthetic Media is the term we use at Betaworks to describe algorithmically created or modified media . And it has the power to entirely upend the future of the consumer media landscape and reshape the content and ideas we consume and create.


Synthetic Reality (mixed-intelligence, hybrid human-machine states) is already blurring the lines that shape the human experience: enhancing, augmenting, and challenging our interactions with intelligent machines.


From Lil Miquela to computer-generated pop songs to AI-generated election coverage in the Washington Post, synthetic is at our doorstep and in some ways already here. What now?


The Future Will Be Synthesized is the first in our new RENDER series of daylong conferences exploring new areas of frontier technology and will outline what “Synthetic” is, where it's going, and what it means for us.


This event will: 

• Map out and define the Synthetic landscape
• Showcase the work of key practitioners
• Identify investment opportunities
• Discuss the social and political ramifications of this tech on society
• Spark discourse on frontier tech among attendees and speakers


This event is for you if you are:

• A current or hopeful synthetic builder/maker/creator

• Investor

• Member of the press

• AI-focused academic

• General tech enthusiast passionate about the cutting edge 


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SCHEDULE

9:00 – 10:00 AM

Breakfast


10:00 – 10:20 AM

Introduction to the Synthetic Future 

Danika Cleary Laszuk

10:20 – 11:00 AM

The New Relationship Between Humans and Machines

Omer Shapira

11:00 – 11:15 AM

Demos: Yona, Eternal


11:15 – 11:40 AM

Synthesizing Sound

 Zohaib Ahmed

11:40 AM – 12:10 PM

Synthesizing Influence

Taylor Lorenz, Sophia Dominguez, Ash Koosha

12:10 – 1:00 PM

Lunch


1:10 – 1:30 PM

Demos: Hugging Face, GAN Art

1:30 – 1:55 PM

Synthesizing Natural Language

Clément Delangue

1:55 - 2:20 PM

 

Synthesizing Ethics

Hilary Mason, Mike Pappas, Demetri Kofinas

2:20 - 2:35 PM

Demos: Modulate, Geopipe


2:35 - 3:00 PM

Synthesizing Landscapes

Christopher Mitchell

3:00 - 3:10 PM

Break


3:10 - 3:30 PM

 

Synthesizing Security

Paul Schaare 

3:30 - 3:45 PM

 

All About Deepfakes

De Facto Labs

3:45 - 4:05 PM

Synthesizing Reality

Laurie Segall, Francesco Marconi, Giorgio Patrini

4:05 - 4:45 PM

 

The Synthetic Market 

Rachel Lam, Matt Hartman

4:45 - 5:00 PM

Closing Remarks

Ben Scheim, Danika Cleary Laszuk

5:00 - 6:00 PM

Drinks! 🍻

SCHEDULE

9:30 – 10:15 AM

Panel: "Tapping Into Niche Audiences"

Zee Nguyen – Ad Market Magazine (Moderator)

Forest Bello – VP, Digital Media, Clicker

Amit Sands – Digital Director, Power Haus

Jenny Grace – Founder, Target Tween

10:15 – 11:00 AM

Presentation: “Optimizing Spend In the Mobile Ad Space”

Kate Walsh – VP of Sales, 3DAYS

11:00 – 12:00 PM

Presentation: “Demystifying Metrics: Making Numbers Work For You”

Charlie Gaudenzi – Mobile Analyst, Mobile Arts

12:00 – 1:00 PM

Lunch


1:00 – 2:00 PM

Rapid-Fire Case Studies

Viral Mobile Ads

Time-based Targeting

Crafting Your Brand Story

When Ads Advocate Action

2:00 – 2:20 PM

Networking Break


2:20 – 3:00 PM

Presentation: “The Mobile Ad Process: 7 Steps to Success”

Jerry Zen – CEO of 3DAYS

3:00 – 3:45 PM

Panel: “Consumer Feedback: When Ads Talk Back”

Jenny Grace – Founder, Target Tween (moderator)

Vee Nguyen – Editor, Ad Market Magazine

Sara Chen – CEO, AdTank

Charlie Gaudenzi – Mobile Analyst, Mobile Arts

3:45 – 4:00 PM

Closing Remarks

Jerry Zen – CEO of 3DAYS

4:00 – 5:30 PM

Rooftop Cocktails


SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS


What is Betaworks Studios, anyway?

Betaworks Studios is a new membership club for individuals looking to make a dent in the universe. Supported by innovative technology, this space is designed for connectivity within a curated community.


Studios is your space to meet, scheme, get advice, collaborate, do a little bit of work, attend events, and host events. For 10 years betaworks has been working and networking—building companies, running accelerators, investing in talent—and now we've opened our doors

BETAWORKS STUDIOS

Betaworks Studios is a new membership club for individuals looking to make a dent in the universe. Supported by innovative technology, this space is designed for connectivity within a curated community.


Studios is your space to meet, scheme, get advice, collaborate, do a little bit of work, attend events, and host events. For 10 years Betaworks has been working and networking—building companies, running accelerators, investing in talent—and now we've opened our doors, to you.

 

SUGGESTED READING

01

When Seeing Is No Longer Believing: Inside The Pentagon’s Race Against Deepfake Videos

Learn how AI is advancing to create more and more convincing fake audio and video, aka deepfakes, and what the US government is doing to battle this conterfiet media. And take the quiz! Can you tell what’s real and what’s synthetic?

02

In the Age of A.I., is Seeing still Believing?

Here’s a great primer to the synthetic media space. Joshua Rothman takes us through the history of synthetic media and the societal implications of what is fast becoming a widely democratized technology: “If you change the image, you change history.”

03

Faked Pelosi videos, slowed to make her appear drunk, spread across social media

Not all synthetic media has to come from sophisticated deep learning algorithms. Recently, a wave of "shallow fake" videos aimed at fueling misinformation about political actors, such as Nancy Pelosi, has taken hold on social networks.

04

The AI-Art Gold Rush Is Here

A computer scientist, a former hotel-chain financial analyst turned tecnho-gallerist, a VC with two biomedical PhDs, and an art consultant all walk into a blockchain conference… and together cash in on machine-learning artwork and perhaps reinvent visual art along the way.Clear your calendar - It's going down! Splash Blocks kicks off on April 20th, and you're invited to take part in the festivities. Splash HQ (122 W 26th St) is our meeting spot for a night of fun and excitement. Come one, come all, bring a guest, and hang loose. This is going to be epic!

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