As artificial intelligence reshapes entertainment, Sisi Cao’s Hollywood Legacy Gala puts creativity and human connection in focus, while FaceBank Global highlights the growing importance of digital identity and trust.
- Hollywood Legacy Gala 2026: The Future of Human Storytelling.
Beverly Hills, California, USA — Hollywood has spent more than a century finding new ways to tell stories. Artificial intelligence is now changing the rules again.
Artificial intelligence is opening another chapter. But amid the excitement over what AI can create, television host and media founder Sisi Cao believes there is something equally important worth celebrating: the people behind the stories.
That idea is at the heart of Hollywood Legacy Gala 2026, created by Cao and taking place October 28 at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills. Cao will host the inaugural evening alongside actress and co-host Livia Pillmann. The gathering, themed The Future of Human Storytelling, will bring together voices from entertainment, technology and business for an evening that looks ahead without losing sight of what makes storytelling meaningful.
“AI gives us extraordinary new possibilities,” said Cao. “It can help us tell stories we couldn’t tell before. But I also believe the most memorable moments often come from something very simple — a genuine conversation, an unexpected connection, or meeting someone who changes the way you see the world.”
It’s a philosophy that has long shaped Sisi Hollywood, Cao’s nationally syndicated television show and global media platform connecting East and West through meaningful conversations. Her work across television and entertainment, including Sisi Hollywood and KSA Entertainment, reflects a broader interest in connecting creative talent, industry relationships and new ideas.
The same changing landscape is creating new challenges for the entertainment industry, particularly around identity and creative rights.
William Harlam, Founder and CEO of FaceBank Global, is addressing those questions through an emerging AI identity infrastructure company focused on helping individuals protect, verify and control their digital identities.
As AI makes it increasingly possible to recreate a person’s face, voice or performance, FaceBank Global is developing technology intended to establish clearer authorization and control over how those identities may be used. Its longer-term vision includes licensing and revenue opportunities for approved uses, allowing creators and their families to potentially benefit from the continued value of their legacies.
The distinction matters. AI can make a performance technically possible. That doesn’t necessarily mean the person behind it has agreed to it.
And as AI becomes part of everyday production, questions of consent and control are moving into the mainstream.
Hollywood Legacy Gala brings those conversations into a different setting. Rather than another conventional industry conference, Cao envisions an evening where new ideas, personal stories and unexpected introductions can lead to relationships that last beyond the event itself.
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About Hollywood Legacy Gala
Created by Sisi Cao, Hollywood Legacy Gala brings together entertainment, technology, business and culture to explore the future of storytelling. Its inaugural event, The Future of Human Storytelling, takes place October 28, 2026, at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills, California.
About Sisi Hollywood
Sisi Hollywood is a nationally syndicated television show and global media platform founded and hosted by Sisi Cao, an international television host and media founder. The platform connects East and West through meaningful conversations.
About FaceBank Global
FaceBank Global is an emerging AI identity infrastructure company founded and led by William Harlam, Founder and CEO. The company is developing technology focused on digital identity protection, verification, control and authorized licensing, with additional capabilities planned as part of its longer-term roadmap.
Sisi Cao, Gala Founder & Host, with Co-host Livia Pillmann.
Hollywood Legacy Gala 2026 — Writers Guild Theater, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
