Adobe Firefly Workshop | San Francisco

Giovanni Nakpil grew up in Manila, where he was captivated by the magic of science fiction and horror films. After studying Computer Graphics in Toronto, his multidisciplinary career took him across North America-from Maryland and Texas to California and Washington. As a digital model supervisor at Industrial Light & Magic, Giovanni helped bring to life iconic creatures in blockbuster films like Star Trek and The Avengers.

He later moved into the gaming industry at Valve Corporation and then into tech at Meta, where he played a role in advancing virtual reality through Oculus.

Today, Giovanni is a Senior Creative Technologist at Adobe, living his dream of creating with cutting-edge digital tools.

Meghan works at the intersection of marketing, design, and technology with a focus on building and nurturing communities. In over 10 years at Adobe, she's connected with thousands of creatives through hundreds of events, placed design speakers at everything from small meetups to conference stages, developed and executed large-scale installations at Adobe MAX, led internal and external campaigns, and played a key role in the launch of Adobe Fonts.