Stephan Böhm is a Professor of Telecommunications and Mobile Media in the Media Management department of the RheinMain University of Applied Sciences in Wiesbaden, Germany. His research interests lie at the intersection of media technology and media management from an applied sciences perspective. Stephan’s current research focuses on interactive media innovations, AI-based media disruption, technology acceptance research, and human-computer interaction (HCI).
Steve Collins is Discipline Chair of Media and Communications in the School of Communication, Society and Culture at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. His research focuses on disruptions in the creative industries, copyright law, music industries and music production. He is the co-author of Music 2.0: The Future of Music. Steve is also a music producer and remixer.
Alexander Godulla is a Professor of Empirical Communication and Media Research at the Institute for Communication and Media Studies (IfKMW) at Leipzig University, Germany. His research interests include AI in the media industry (deepfakes), innovations in digital journalism (virtual reality) and strategic communication (trend research), the transformation of public communication, cross-media and transmedia storytelling, denialism and the development of international photojournalism.
Sarah Keith is Senior Lecturer in Media in the School of Communication, Society and Culture at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. Sarah's research areas include media technology and platforms, East Asian popular culture, diplomacy and soft power, and the music industries. Recent research has explored AI in the music industries, online fandom platforms, K-pop and multicultural understanding in Australia and digital disruption.
Richard Savery is a developer of artificial intelligence and robotics, using music and creativity as a medium to program better interactions, understandings and models. He is the Senior Data Scientist at Jen Music (2025) and previously a Macquarie University Research Fellow (2022-2024), developing ethically trained, high fidelity text to music systems and a rapping, drumming interactive robot. His research has received $3.8 million in funding and significant industry partnerships.