Speakers
Andrew Maximov, Founder, ImagineMore.Art
Andrew is the founder of ImagineMore.Art, the living archive of timeless human inspiration, and the founder of Promethean AI, a premier creative technology company serving Fortune 50 clients. With extensive experience in the gaming industry, he previously served as Technical Art Director at Sony Interactive, where he advanced cutting-edge art technology for some of the world's most renowned entertainment franchises like The Last of Us and Uncharted. An accomplished artist, programmer, consultant, and entrepreneur, Andrew has been recognized in the 30 Under 30 lists by both Develop and Forbes magazines. Dedicated to education, he has taught art, technology, and production at universities and computer graphics events worldwide, including in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Montreal, Tokyo, Seoul, Barcelona, Malta, Bulgaria, Poland, Portugal and Uganda. Distinguished in both art and technology, Andrew has been co-organizing the Art Direction Summit at the Game Developers Conference for over a decade and served on the jury of SIGGRAPH Realtime Live. Throughout his career, his unrelenting focus has been on democratizing the creative process, supporting artists, and empowering creativity within every individual.