Brendan Kiernan is Lead, AI Transformation, at We Are Social North America and a Principal at Narrative, We Are Social’s award-winning production and innovation studio. A media, entertainment and technology entrepreneur, he co-founded HELO, the creative tech studio now integrated into Narrative. Brendan has led groundbreaking work across AI, experiential and film – earning accolades including an Emmy for Digital Innovation, Cannes Lions Grand Prix, Best Use of AI at the Creativity Awards, and Production Company of the Year at The One Show. He has also produced award-winning documentary films that premiered at the Sundance, Tribeca, and Telluride film festivals. In addition to his commercial work, Brendan co-founded Alternate Futures, a project using AI to imagine a post-climate-crisis world.