Fabian Nowak is a leading FX Supervisor, with over 15 years of experience, known for his expertise in large-scale simulations, from water and fire to smoke and particles. After starting his career at Ubisoft, he moved into film VFX, contributing to major productions at MPC and ILM, including the Academy Award-winner The Jungle Book, which earned him a VES Award. Fabian combines technical innovation with creative leadership, and is passionate about mentoring through teaching. Since joining The Yard as Head of FX, he has played a key role in elevating the studio’s simulation capabilities on its most ambitious projects.

Andreas Giesen works as a VFX Supervisor at RISE | Visual Effects Studios. He is considered one of RISE’s swiss army knives who can take a shot, no matter how complex, from concept, through blocking, lighting, shading and rendering to final. However his focus is now on VFX supervision - mostly of FX intense shows as he worked many years as a FX Supervisor. Andreas latest work includes Matrix Resurrections, the award-winning feature NYAD and the emmy-nominated series Fallout and The Last of Us.

Christoph Ammann is a CG Technology Supervisor who leads the design and integration of artist workflows, overseeing a team of developers responsible for pipeline and core technology across all beloFX’s projects. He has two decades of industry experience and has held both artist and supervisor roles across various VFX facilities, including Sony Pictures Imageworks, DNEG and ILM. 

Jeremy TAN is a Pipeline TD at Gear Productions, a studio specialised in automotive advertising, where he has spent the past 3 years developing and maintaining Houdini, OpenUSD and MaterialX-based workflows for high-end CGI production for clients such as Citroën. Previously, he worked for 7 years as Pipeline TD at Onyxlux, an animation studio focused on lighting, rendering and compositing. A true enthusiast of the craft, Jeremy is driven by a deep curiosity for every technical layer of the CGI world — from pipeline architecture and procedural systems to rendering theory and real-time workflows. He thrives at the intersection of artistry and engineering, constantly exploring how emerging technologies, and in particular AI, can be harnessed to elevate both the quality and efficiency of production pipelines.

Ilyas Dizdar is the Founder and CEO of Gear Productions, a studio he has been building and leading for the past 11 years, specialised in high-end automotive advertising. With 14 years of experience in the advertising industry, he drives the studio's creative and technical vision as Head of CG, VFX Supervisor and Parametric Design lead. Beyond production, Ilyas has dedicated 8 years to training the next generation of CG artists as a Houdini, Maya and Nuke instructor, sharing his expertise and passion for the craft. Always eager to explore new possibilities, he has developed a growing interest in parametric workflows and their potential to bring a new dimension to both production and product design.

Mohamed Oumoumad is a creative technologist working at the intersection of generative AI, industrial design, and visual effects. With a background in 3D FX and cinematic visualization, he began his career in motion graphics and high-end CGI before transitioning into technology leadership. He is now Managing Director and CTO of Gear Productions, where he focuses on integrating generative AI into real-world design and visualization workflows. His work bridges cutting-edge AI capabilities with the practical needs of production, enabling creative teams to adopt advanced tools in a meaningful and usable way. 

Enrico Selmi is Co-Head of VFX at Milk VFX, where he leads CGI and VFX teams across multiple international studios. Over a 15-year career spanning studios including Framestore, Industrial Light & Magic and DNEG, he has contributed to major film, television, and immersive projects. His work includes titles such as The Witcher, Heads of State, Avengers: Infinity War, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and more.

Ahmed Gharraph is a Visual Effects Supervisor at Important Looking Pirates in London, with nearly two decades of experience in VFX spanning film, television, and commercials. His credits include The Sandman, Fallout, The Mandalorian, Watchmen, and The Crown. With a background as a CG generalist, he has been using Houdini as a core creative tool since 2013.  

Niklas Asmus is a Lighting Principal at Important Looking Pirates with over 15 years of experience in VFX. His work focuses on lighting and look-development for episodic and streaming series. He is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Jakob Klauenberg is an all-rounder CG generalist and shading wizard at bEpic Studio Berlin, specialized in environment and creature work for advertisement, film, and episodic formats. He is a graduate of PixlVisn with many years of experience in texturing, shading, and lighting on assets like bears, sloths, plastic figurines, dragons, birds, snowy mountains, and the Mars surface. Driven by curiosity, he constantly explores new techniques, with a growing focus on graphics programming and technical problem-solving.

Bogdan Amidzic has been in VFX industry from 2006, working both in 2d and 3d departments, mainly in Crater studio. His art background experience and programming skills lead to finally diving into Houdini ecosystem. Over several projects he has been responsible first for adopting Houdini as a main tool, then adopting USD/Solaris pipeline. Recently he started teaching as Houdini instructor in Crater VFX training center, and has organized several Houdini user group events.