Fireside Chat with Ben Relles (CEO- Make Believe)

Aishwarya Srinivasan is the co-founder of The Gen Academy and one of the world's most recognized AI educators, with a community of over 1.2 million AI professionals across social platforms. Previously, she led AI Developer Relations at Fireworks AI and spent over a decade building AI products and ecosystems at Google, Microsoft, and IBM. She holds a Master's in Data Science from Columbia University. Known for breaking down complex AI concepts with clarity and honesty, Aishwarya teaches builders how to move beyond demos and develop production-ready AI systems that solve real business problems.

Arvind Narayanamurthy is the Co-founder of The Gen Academy, Previously AI Solutions Architect at Ema, and Founder of Eikos Health. He has built and deployed enterprise AI systems across Microsoft, IBM,

Ben Relles is the founder of Make Believe, an AI media lab exploring the future of interactive and personalized media. He co-created Reid AI, an interactive digital twin of LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman.

Previously, he spent a decade at YouTube, where he served as Head of Innovation and Head of Unscripted Programming for YouTube Originals. An early pioneer of internet-native video, Ben created Barely Political and The Key of Awesome and co-founded Vsauce, helping shape some of YouTube’s earliest breakout formats. Today, his work sits at the intersection of AI, storytelling, creators, and the future of media.