The Power of the Pixel: A Keynote with Pixar Co-Founder Alvy Ray Smith
Silicon Valley Video Summit 2026
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32m
Who could anticipate that a dot on a screen could revolutionize an industry? Together, Pixar co-founder Alvy Ray Smith and journalist and author Barbara Robertson discuss the great digital convergence when, for the first time, all old media types disappeared to be replaced by pixels.
Keynote:
Alvy Ray Smith, Co-Founder, Pixar
Moderator:
Barbara Robertson, Former Senior Editor, Computer Graphics World
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