Speaker Series
Join us on Zoom for our Guest Speaker Series, featuring insights from leading professionals in the themed entertainment design industry. If you’re unable to attend the live session, recordings will be available for a limited time below.
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Plan to stop by Friday, 3/13/26 at 1:30p to here to hear from our next speaker Michael Acevedo. He is a themed entertainment leader with over two decades of experience working on major attractions for Universal Creative, Walt Disney Imagineering, and Nassal.
From Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey to Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, he’s helped bring some of the world’s most ambitious theme park experiences to life.
Click below for videos of our prior speakers from Spring 2026.
Videos of our prior speakers from Fall 2025.
We were excited to have Matt Sanker, Producer from Firefly Drone Shows, and his team join us on a cold November night for a presentation about how drones shows are created, then we got to see one. Firefly Drone Shows is a team of animators, developers, producers, and builders coming together to create unforgettable experiences for their audience. By pushing boundaries of drone shows to create the brightest and most life-like displays. They create a story in the sky for everyone to experience. Leading the way for almost a decade, Firefly is a major entertainment provider.
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