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# Victor Riparbelli

CEO & Co-Founder of Synthesia

Meet Victor Riparbelli, one of the visionary authors contributing to our blog. With a rich background in technology entrepreneurship spanning over a decade, Victor co-founded Synthesia in 2017 alongside Prof. Matthias Niessner, Prof. Lourdes Agapito, and Steffen Tjerrild. A true pioneer in the field, Victor marries technical expertise, academic knowledge, and entrepreneurial spirit to redefine the possibilities of AI. His commitment to ethical and responsible AI innovation is at the heart of his contributions. Explore Victor's insights as he guides us through the exciting world of AI video creation and enterprise solutions.

## Speaking engagements:
- [Generative AI Summit London](https://genaialliance.com/location/london/speaker/victorriparbelli)
- [Web Summit 2023](https://websummit.com/)
- [TechCrunch Disrupt](https://techcrunch.com/events/disrupt/)
- [TED AI 2024](https://tedai-vienna.ted.com/)

## Coverage:
- [This CEO Wants to Bring AI to Video Production](https://time.com/7012706/victor-riparbelli)
- [AI Art Company Synthesia Raises $50M to Take on Hollywood](https://www.uktech.news/ai/ai-art-synthesia-20240815)
- [Synthesia's Hyperrealistic Deepfakes Will Soon Have Full Bodies](https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/06/24/1094170/synthesias-hyperrealistic-deepfakes-will-soon-have-full-bodies/)
- [Synthesia Co-Founder on Building the Future of AI Video](https://sifted.eu/articles/synthesia-ai-interview)

## Latest blog posts by Victor Riparbelli

1. [**With Synthesia 3.0, the next era of video is here**](/content/post/synthesia-3-0-the-next-era-of-video/index.html)

2. [**3 Ways AI-Generated Content Will Change the eLearning Industry**](/content/post/3-ways-ai-generated-content-will-change-the-e-learning-industry/index.html)

3. [**Launching a new framework for Responsible Practices for Synthetic media with the Partnership on AI**](/content/post/responsible-practices-for-synthetic-media/index.html)

4. [**Where Synthesia is Going Next: Announcing our Series C**](/content/post/series-c/index.html)

5. [**On Regulation of Synthetic Media**](/content/post/on-regulation/index.html)

6. [**The Future of (Synthetic) Media**](/content/post/the-future-of-synthetic-media/index.html)