Leading Change: Perspectives from Outside of Medicine Conversation Series: Jensen Huang and Elliot Fishman in Conversation with Ed Catmull

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Jensen Huang, founder, president, and CEO of Nvidia, and Elliot Fishman, Johns Hopkins professor in radiology, will be in conversation with Ed Catmull, cofounder and former president of Pixar Animation Studios, as part of the Leading Change: Perspectives from Outside of Medicine Conversation Series 2023-2024.

A Q&A session will follow the lecture.

Ed Catmull is a cofounder of Pixar Animation Studios and served as president for 33 years while also serving as president of Walt Disney Animation Studios for 13 of those 33 years. Previously, Catmull was vice president of the Computer Division of Lucasfilm Ltd., where he managed development in computer graphics, video editing, video games, and digital audio. Catmull's New York Times bestseller, CREATIVITY, INC.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces that Stand in the Way of True Inspiration, which Fast Company described as "what just might be the most thoughtful management book ever," was published by Random House in 2014. The expanded edition of the book was released in June 2023.

Catmull founded three of the leading centers of computer graphics research, including the Computer Division of Lucasfilm Ltd. and Pixar Animation Studios. These organizations have been home to many of the most academically respected researchers in the field and have produced some of the most fundamental advances in computer graphics, including image compositing, motion blur, subdivision surfaces, cloth simulation and rendering techniques, texture mapping, and the z-buffer. Catmull is one of the architects of the RenderMan rendering software, which has been used in over 90% of Academy Award winners for visual effects over the past 20 years. Catmull is an ACM Turing Award Laureate and has been honored with five Academy Awards, including two Oscars for his work and a Lifetime Achievement Award.

The goal of the series is to help us think about ways to improve the patient experience at Johns Hopkins by learning from experts in other fields and disciplines. The lectures are open to all members of the Johns Hopkins community. In order to allow for an open exchange between the speaker and the audience, the lecture will not be recorded for rebroadcast.

Please attend the event by using the Zoom link.