Cranium 2025
Headbangers Ball is Cranium’s annual gala combining the latest in AI thought leadership with classics of live music. We bring the community together to break new ground, blow off steam, and maybe blow a few minds. Scroll on for highlights, recaps, and behind-the-scenes moments.
May 15, 2025
The Westin Jersey City Newport
Recap Video
Keynote Speaker
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with technology, media and marketing, and the creator of the popular, free online course, Generative AI for Execs. Named one of LinkedIn’s “Top Voices in Technology,” he covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, and is a regular commentator on CNN and CNBC.
Shelly is a prolific author. Along with his daily newsletter, his books include, the Amazon #1 Bestseller, Blockchain – Cryptocurrency, NFTs & Smart Contracts: An executive guide to the world of decentralized finance and Television Disrupted: The Transition from Network to Networked TV, the seminal book about the technological, economic, and sociological forces that have changing everything about the the business of television, Overcoming the Digital Divide: How to use Social Media and Digital Tools to Reinvent Yourself and Your Career, and Digital Wisdom: Thought Leadership for a Connected World.
Big ideas. Bold debates. These are the moments that lit up the room.
Jonathan Dambrot, CEO & Co-Founder of Cranium
Dr. Christina Liaghati, Trustworthy & Secure AI Department Manager and MITRE ATLAS Lead
Edward Amoroso, Ph.D., CEO and Founder at TAG Infosphere
Not all the magic happened on stage. Let’s peek behind the curtain.
