Edition 2026

The AI & Media List

The people shaping entertainment, creativity and digital culture.

Our 2026 editorial list, numbered across seven categories and selected for documented contributions to how media is made, distributed and understood.

5 people

Advertising, Design & Brand Experiences

45. Pum Lefebure

Design Army cofounder and Chief Creative Officer

Directs AI-assisted campaign imagery while grounding it in established art-direction practice.

Advertising, Design & Brand Experiences

Silverside AI and Pereira O’Dell cofounder

Brings AI commercial production into agency creative leadership and client work.

Advertising, Design & Brand Experiences

Monks cofounder and Chief AI & Revenue Officer

Leads agency-scale deployment of creative AI across production and client operations.

Advertising, Design & Brand Experiences

&Walsh founder and creative director

Combines creative direction with hands-on AI prompting in collaborative identity and campaign work.

Advertising, Design & Brand Experiences

Secret Level founder and Chief Creative Officer

Develops hybrid AI production while training working artists in practical tools and workflows.