Speaker: Curt Doty

Date: 10/24/2026

Time: 10:30 am

Place: Albuquerque Museum

Topic: The Age of Augmented Imagination

Every generation has encountered a technology that seemed threatening before it became empowering. Artificial intelligence may be the most powerful example yet. But AI isn’t imagination. We are. AI gives us a remarkable new set of instruments for exploring ideas, solving problems, and creating things that once required enormous amounts of time, money, or technical expertise. Curt explores the five fears surrounding AI adoption and shows why the real opportunity isn’t artificial intelligence at all. It’s augmented imagination—and keeping humans firmly at the center of it.

About Curt Doty

For several years, members have requested a speaker to discuss artificial intelligence, and member Marjorie Churgin found a great one nearby. Curt Doty leads a Santa Fe creative consultancy that explores the intersection of AI, vertical media and the creator economy. A sought-after leader, speaker, and AI educator, Curt runs salons and workshops demystifying AI for creatives and executives alike.

As founder of his own firm, Curt has led integrated marketing, multi-channel storytelling, branding, identity, and user experience initiatives for a diverse roster of clients, including NCI, Wizard World, Topps, The Grammys, Maserati, AARP, Spalding, Z-Living, Starz and Performance Santa Fe. A pioneer in mobile-first vertical storytelling and branded content, Curt’s projects span Viacom, Nickelodeon, MTV, BET, ClixTV, Snapchat, and IGTV.

Curt's career in television branding began at Pittard Sullivan, where he developed broadcast design and image campaigns for Warner Bros. TV, TV Guide, Discovery, ABC, FX, StarTV Asia, and SAT.1. In movie marketing, he’s worked with Universal Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight, DreamWorks, Focus Features, Miramax, and Warner Bros., and now advises indie filmmakers on packaging and festival strategy.

His Fortune 500 clientele includes GM, Carl’s Jr., Bausch + Lomb, Pond’s, Covered California, Degree, GoGo, Genentech, the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, TracFone, USPS, Ubisoft, Abbott, the US Army, HUD, and Motorola. Read more about Curt at https://curtdoty.co/.