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Futurist, Public Speaker, and an Entertainment Industry Exec

Ted Schilowitz Speaking Fee: $20,000 to $30,000

Futurist, Public Speaker, and an Entertainment Industry Exec

Speaker Profile Thumbnail for Ted Schilowitz
Speaking Fee:
$20,000 to $30,000

Travels From:
Available Upon Request

Primary Topic Category:
Futurists

Secondary Topic Category:
Technology

 

Ted Schilowitz Speaker Profile: At A Glance

Ted Schilowitz is a globally recognized futurist shaping the future of entertainment and technology. As Futurist in Residence at Paramount Global, he explored Virtual & Mixed Reality, Web3, and immersive experiences with brands like CBS, MTV, and Nickelodeon. Previously Futurist at 20th Century Fox, he pioneered VR storytelling showcased at CES and Sundance. Earlier, Ted was the first employee at Red Digital Cinema, helping develop cameras that revolutionized filmmaking, and co-founded G-Tech storage, now an industry standard in film and television.

Ted is a recognized Futurist who has presented worldwide at numerous conferences and events for the movie, TV, and interactive entertainment industries. He’s been featured in Wired, Variety, NY Times, LA Times, Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, The Hollywood Reporter, NBC, CNET, Film and Video, DV Magazine, TV Technology, HD Video Pro, Engadget, Gizmodo, Millimeter, American Cinematographer, MacWorld, Post Magazine, Popular Science, and countless other publications. Most recently, Ted worked as the Futurist in Residence with the leadership and technology teams across Paramount Global, including CBS, CBS Sports, Paramount Pictures, Paramount Plus, MTV, Nickelodeon, BET, PlutoTV, and Comedy Central, exploring emerging tech for entertainment with an emphasis on Virtual and Mixed Reality, Web 3.0, and Advanced Themed Entertainment pursuits. Prior to joining Paramount, Ted was the Futurist at 20th Century Fox, where he worked on the evolving art and science of advanced interactive visual storytelling. He was part of the creation team for the Martian VR and Wild VR experiences, which premiered at CES and Sundance. Ted helped lead creation teams for the Alien, Planet of the Apes, and Predator VR experiences at Fox. At his most recent home at Paramount, he’s been instrumental in bringing the Grease MR experience, the SpongeBob MR experience, the Light as a Feather MR experience, and the Quiet Place VR experience to life. Ted was an integral part of the product development team at Red Digital Cinema as the company’s first employee. The Red One and Epic cameras have made a significant impact on the motion picture industry, winning a Sci-Tech Academy Award and a Technical Emmy Award. Many of the world’s biggest movies are shot with these ultra-high-resolution digital movie cameras. Ted is one of the founders of the G-Tech product line of advanced hard drive storage products. As the most recognized brand in that industry, they are implemented worldwide at the highest levels in cinema and television productions. Before being part of the founding teams at Red Digital Cinema and G-Tech, Ted was on the team that developed and launched the Macintosh desktop video division of AJA Video in tandem with Apple. These products are used on a massive scale worldwide for video production on many of the world’s biggest movies, TV series, and sporting events. In 2019, Ted was honored at the Variety Hall of Fame with the Variety Innovation Award.
"I have known Ted for over 25 years and watched him speak on dozens of occasions. Always engaging, always current, and always informative. If you can find a way to get Ted, you're guaranteed and entertaining experience." Karl Susan, Insurance Industry Expert and Media Pundit | "Ted is a rare combination of a tech genius and a phenomenal speaker. I've been fortunate to see him speak several times and became a fan of his podcast. He is both entertaining and informative while being able to speak to the audience's level of expertise with or without slides. I strive to achieve a fraction of the success Ted has and I have modeled my public speaking engagements after his." - Bryan Colin, CEO of ViewLabs | "You are by far the most engaging speaker we've brought in and everyone found the subject matter interesting and a great use of our time. We had a few people remark that this was the best offsite we've ever had and I think a lot that has to do with your session." - Colin Sommer, Vice President of Business Operations, Warner Bros, Animation
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