Christian A.

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About Christian A.

Christian is a highly accomplished senior exec across gaming, film, episodic content and AR/ML products with an impressive track record of contributing to successful exits across XR, SaaS, and AI. Based in New York City, he has co-founded and served as an executive in multiple startups and is widely known for actively advising and mentoring creatives and innovators across gaming, tech, and media. Christian began his career at a literary boutique agency, ultimately acquired by CAA, where he represented talent, literary, and gaming clients in existing and emerging media and technology. He has worked with commercially successful and award-winning creators and tech founders across Asia, Europe, North America, and Latin America, and his expertise in these fields has made him a sought-after speaker at events such as the Sundance Film Festival, TVOT, SF MusicTech, and MobilEco Summit. He has originated and managed multiple world-class gaming ML/AI-fueled products and experiential XR initiatives and partnerships, including his recent work leading 5G/MEC product innovations at Verizon. His work was instrumental in creating and executing recent TELLY and WEBBY-winning projects, and he has proven to be an expert in carving an impressive niche in AR/ML powered experiences across both B2C and B2B use cases. His global work in the technology and media sector includes providing product and content consultancy for top-tier companies such as Kenja (Tokyo), Marvel Comics (New York), GonzoKK (Tokyo/LA), MAI (Acquired nka SymphonyAI Sensa), Valtech's eCommerce Practice Group (Paris), Bonnier Corp (Sweden), Big Fuel, Publicis Health, and Mediacom (New York), as well as several North American Family Offices. In addition to his consultancy work, Christian has also co-founded and provided counsel to senior and C-level executives at portfolio companies, including Y Combinator (Phiar - Acquired by Google), Verizon Ventures (Ryot, Skyward, AdTheorent, Kiip), Ridgewood Capital, Kibo Ventures, Caixa Capital (Vilynx - Acquired by Apple), and Betaworks (Socialflow - Acquired by Piano). With his extensive and diverse cross-sector experience and proven success in Gaming Content, XR, Generative Tech, and ML/DL (AI) he constantly looks to push the boundaries of what is possible in these and other industries.