Keynote Speaker · AI & Creativity
Eric "E.R." Burgess
Founder & CEO, Credtent · Author · Board Game Designer · MBA
The AI Realist. Twenty-five years at the intersection of product, storytelling, and technology — now building the neutral licensing infrastructure for the AI economy.
About
Eric "E.R." Burgess is the Founder & CEO of Credtent, a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation and B Corp building the neutral licensing infrastructure for the AI economy. With 25 years of product leadership across entertainment, technology, and creative industries, Eric speaks and writes on the intersection of AI and human creativity — bringing the operator's view to a market polarized between utopians and doomers.
Signature Talks
Four talks. One through-line: the human side of the AI conversation.
Who Owns the Machine's Imagination?
The fight for creative ownership in the age of generative AI
The Operator's Edge
How product operators build durable things in volatile environments
Mass Persuasion and the Entertainment Machine
AI, deepfakes, and the future of influence
Bringing Creativity and AI Together Ethically
A practical framework for artists, technologists, and the humans in between
Recent Engagements
A3E / NAMM 2026
Innovation Friday, Innovate Pasadena
A.I. in L.A. Innovation Summit (LARC)
Speaking Fees
| Keynote (45–75 min) | $5,000–$8,000 |
| Panel / Moderation | $2,000–$3,500 |
| Workshop (half-day) | $5,000–$7,000 |
| Corporate / Private Event | Custom |
| Non-profit / Academic | Discounted |
Based in Los Angeles. Travel and accommodation additional for out-of-area engagements.
Book Eric
- Emaileric@credtent.org
- Websiteeb.credtent.org
- Substackburgessing.substack.com
- LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/ericrburgess