Dan Neely is the Co-Founder and CEO of Vermillio, an AI licensing and protection platform on a mission to build the guardrails for a generative AI internet. The new world of AI offers boundless opportunities for talent, movie studios, record labels and creators to open new streams of revenue and expand their audiences. Providing cutting-edge protection and control, Vermillio’s TraceID, enables them to take advantage of the benefits of Generative AI in a safe and secure environment while understanding where their valuable data is being used. In 2024, Vermillio announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with talent agency WME to protect clients from IP theft and give them the opportunity to monetize their image and likeness by securely licensing their data. Neely (recently named one of TIME’s 100 most influential people in AI) is an expert on all-things AI, IP protection and AI licensing, and how to protect from the emerging threats of deepfakes and misinformation.