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Hisham is a lead architect for AI and machine learning software within the AMD Radeon GPU organization. He leads the architecture and development of key ML enablement layers—including ONNX, WindowsML, DirectML, and related components—optimized for AMD Radeon GPUs. He also drives the end to end ML strategy for AMD’s client GPU portfolio, working closely with architects, internal stakeholders, and customers to deliver a cohesive and forward looking ML software roadmap.

Sam has spent his career leading teams and companies across the video game industry. He has successfully built and sold three game studios, including two in the medical games space. Before his foray into games for doctors, Sam was CEO of Funtactix, the studio behind mobile and social F2P titles for top-tier Hollywood franchises such as The Hunger Games, Mission: Impossible, and Narcos. He previously led the DirectX graphics team at Microsoft, where he drove the development and standardization of GPU capabilities across Xbox and the global hardware ecosystem. Sam began his career as an animator at LucasArts and has served on graphics and gaming advisory boards for Intel, AMD, Microsoft, Khronos, and others.

Budi Purnomo is a Developer Tools Domain Architect at AMD with over two decades of expertise in GPU software development. He collaborates closely with AMD architects and industry partners to shape the next-generation hardware and software architectures across firmware, drivers, compilers, and developer tools, empowering developers building advanced graphics and compute applications.

Budi has co-architected the core technologies behind AMD’s flagship Radeon developer tools, including Radeon GPU Profiler, Radeon GPU Detective, Radeon Raytracing Analyzer, Radeon Memory Visualizer, and Radeon GPU Analyzer.

He is also the co-author of the popular OpenGL ES 3.0 Programming Guide and holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University.

Allen Riley is an artist, curator and educator working with art and technology. He designs hands-on learning curriculum for youth at Beam Center and builds independent arcade cabinets with Arcade Commons. Riley's artwork has been presented at the Burchfield Penney Art Center, Slamdance Film Festival and Indexical, and his arcade game Videofreak was shown at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Museum of the Moving Image, and Wonderville. He is a PhD candidate in Film & Digital Media at UC Santa Cruz.

Amber Samdahl is the Director of Design & Innovation at PBS Wisconsin, leading the organization's efforts in Design, Digital, and Emerging Media. Her team is at the forefront of developing immersive content for emerging media platforms, exploring virtual reality, games, interactive storytelling, and innovative digital experiences. Prior to joining public media, Amber was an Executive Creative Director at Walt Disney Imagineering, where she spent 14 years in the Research & Development and Creative divisions creating immersive, interactive experiences for Disney Parks worldwide. She holds multiple patents in interactive media and brings a deep passion for innovation and creative storytelling to all aspects of her work.

Robert Shearer is a Corporate Vice President at AMD, leading Advanced Architecture and ISV engagement within the Computing & Graphics organization. He is responsible for aligning silicon architecture, software, and ecosystem partnerships to drive platform‑level differentiation across client, graphics, and AI portfolios. Robert brings deep leadership experience at the intersection of hardware and software, with a proven track record of building and scaling high‑impact technical organizations and translating architectural vision into commercial results. Prior to AMD, he held senior leadership roles at Meta, Microsoft, and IBM, where he led silicon and system architecture initiatives from concept through production. Robert holds more than 150 issued patents and is recognized for fostering durable, forward‑looking platform strategy.

Steve started off about 20 years ago writing renderers for graphics engines, before hoping into Sony's ATG helping with platform technology on PSVita and PS4. He joined AMD in 2016, where - among other things - he led development of FidelityFX and worked on GPU hardware. Since 2024 he has been at Intel.