About AC Coppens

AI and Creativity

AC Coppens explores the intersection of AI with human consciousness and creativity, moderating key discussions like "Consciousness and Creativity in the Age of AI" with Anil Seth at Ars Electronica [1]. At TED2025, she led an interactive session with Adobe on reimagining creativity in the AI era, featuring experts like Apolinário Passos from Hugging Face [4]. She warns of AI eroding autonomous thinking, posting on LinkedIn: "IA : « Nous perdons notre capacité à réfléchir de manière autonome »" [6], and shares excitement about AI revolutions at TED [9].

Documentary and Media Innovation

As curator for CPH:DOX's CPH:CONFERENCE, Coppens mixes management consulting and marketing coaching to revive events post-pandemic [2]. She addresses ethics in documentary production during crises [3] and develops pragmatic marketing strategies for media via The Marketing Catalysts [10]. In industry forums, her think tank work highlights streamers underpaying for licenses [11], while advocating that indie films must embrace risks [12].

Futurism and Strategic Advising

Coppens positions herself as a futurist and trusted advisor fusing tech, strategy, and entertainment [6][7]. Her agency THE CATALYSTS curates thought-provoking experiences, drawing from her performing arts background [8]. She inspires dreaming bigger in new creative eras [4] and serves as a seasoned TED host and keynote speaker [7][8].

Performing Arts and Marketing

With a solid foundation in performing arts, Coppens blends critical thinking with strategic marketing [7][8]. She runs boutique consulting for documentary and media sectors [2][10], posting visual content on Instagram via @catalysts.agency [5].