Michael Wayne has been trailblazing at the intersection of technology and entertainment for over 25 years. Since 2025, Wayne has been the Global Head of Media & Entertainment for RWS, a global AI solutions company. In his role Wayne leads an international team helping media and entertainment companies transform their businesses by integrating AI solutions, primarily related to the media supply-chain. The team’s solutions include agentic workflows, custom agent development, AI dubbing, subtitling, captioning, and other media services with the purpose of “helping stories travel further”.

Prior to RWS, Wayne was the co-founder and CEO of Kin, a global digital-first lifestyle entertainment company. Kin creates, owns, and distributes award-winning lifestyle entertainment across all platforms. Kin has raised over $50M in venture capital funding from leading firms including Mayfield Fund, General Catalyst, and Atomico, among others.

Before founding Kin, Wayne held senior positions at Sony Pictures Entertainment, Yahoo!, and the ABC Television Network. He began his career as an entrepreneur in Prague, Czech Republic, where he founded Velvet Magazine, the first English-language city magazine in Central & Eastern Europe.

He is board chair of Artificial Intelligence Los Angeles (AI LA), a public benefit 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, supporting the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics) communities of Greater Los Angeles. AI LA hosts over 75 networking and educational events in LA annually.

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