Join our free, livestreamed Pre-Apprenticeship Speaker Series to bring industry experts virtually into your classroom!
Twice monthly, hear from internationally acclaimed industry professionals speak about their work and different career pathways across entertainment, media, and tech. This interactive career exploration series streams live every other Tuesday*. (*Note: dates may vary to accommodate school schedules.)
Teachers who register will receive information about each speaker and lesson material to share with their classes prior to the events. Students will also have the opportunity to interact with the speakers through a facilitated Q&A session.
Upcoming Schedule:
March 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM (PST)
Virtual Production
Raegan Brown
Creative Technologist, Magnopus & Afrofuturist
As an innovative Creative Technologist at Magnopus, Raegan Brown is dedicated to designing and developing immersive experiences that blend digital and physical realms, leveraging VR, AR, AI, and game engines such as Unreal Engine and Unity. Having worked with companies such as NASA Glenn Research Center, Intel, and AT&T, with immersive technologies at the forefront of innovation - she has collaborated on projects crafting engaging experiences for clients such as Epic Games, Meta and cultural institutions throughout California. An alumna and an instructor of the GRX Immersive Labs Unreal Engine and Virtual Production Fellowship, she is passionate about empowering diverse communities through education in real-time and virtual production, and motion capture. She also facilitates a workshop through her Creative Agency , The (She.LL), entitled Immersive Tech for the Culture. This creative technology workshop is centered around hands on activities in immersive technology foundations, intergenerational healing, futurism, and community codesigning. She holds dual B.S. degrees in Computer Science and Computer Engineering from Spelman College and North Carolina A&T, and an M.S. in Computer Science Multimedia and Creative Technologies from the University of Southern California.
April 21, 2026 at 2:00 PM (PST)
The New Era of
Smart Avatars
Sally Slade
Lead XR Developer, Genies
May 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM (PST)
Content Creation
Jadon Gauthier
Director, Producer & Writer; Founder of WonderBOX Entertainment & Management
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