Adobe Live @ MAX 2026 Day 1

8:30 AM PT - MAX: Keynote Recap with Andrew Hochradel and Kladi Vergine 9:15 AM PT - MAX: Community Activation with Arianne Gebhardt and Rob Ariane Gebhardt shows you how she makes scroll-stopping social content, both as a creator for her own brand and as a social strategist for her clients. Follow her process from mockups to a social campaign that grows sales for your clients’ businesses. 10 AM PT - MAX: Community Activation with Siobhan and Emily B. MAX keynote speaker Siobhán Maroney takes you inside her process for creating stunning visuals. See how she uses Adobe Firefly Boards to plan her content and keep a distinct creative direction from the first idea to the final project. 10:45 AM PT - MAX: Community Activation with Anna-Alexia Basile and Meghan Fiatarone Photographer Anna-Alexia is known for her whimsical, colorful work. Get a backstage pass to her process as she walks you through how she preps for a shoot, from storyboarding to shot planning. 11:30 AM PT - MAX: Adobe Live Studio Session with Carol Gonzalez Join Adobe Live for a special episode of Adobe Live Studio Sessions, spotlighting an incredible creative community member from the MAX floor. Carol Gonzalez is a stop motion artist and filmmaker based in São Paulo, Brazil, and the founder and creative director of Maria Marcolina Filmes, a studio specializing in stop motion for brands. We’ll talk with Carol about pioneering stop motion for social media in Brazil, balancing her handmade style with client work, and how Adobe tools fit into her process after 15+ years 12:15 PM PT - MAX: Adobe Live Studio Session with Justin Serran Join Adobe Live for a special episode of Adobe Live Studio Sessions as we highlight an incredible creative community member from the MAX floor! Justin Serran is the founder and Creative Director of Visual Blvd, a Toronto-based AI-powered production studio. This session dives into his success in both his client work and his social media career. Learn how Justin has impliments AI systems into his workflow to grow his business and his creative journey in Photoshop, After Effects and Premiere. Join the Adobe Live Discord: https://discord.gg/p48UBK3nX2 Kladi is an Adobe Evangelist based in Manchester, England: https://www.instagram.com/iamkladi | https://www.behance.net/iamkladi Ariane Gebhardt is a Berlin-based AI creator, educator, and keynote speaker with 10+ years in commercial video production and a background in motion design and 3D. She films real footage, often of herself, and elevates it with AI-generated effects to create scroll-stopping short-form content for Instagram and LinkedIn, reaching B2B creatives and marketing decision-makers across the DACH region. She also brings creative AI into companies through consulting, workshops, and keynotes for enterprise clients including Sony Music, Universal Music, Omnicom, and Kaufland. She is launching Macrocherry, her online school for creative AI. A daily Firefly user, she specializes in playful visual storytelling and practical professional production workflows: https://www.instagram.com/ariane.gif | https://www.goodvibes.berlin Anna-Alexia Basile is an Italian-American San Francisco-based fashion, portrait, and commercial photographer. She grew up splitting her time between Italy and the tropics of Florida where warm bodies of water, sunshine, and the colorful surroundings shaped her vision. Anna-Alexia is attracted to surreal reflection, monochromatic spaces, crisp shadows, and the human form. But most important-- her world is ruled by color! https://www.instagram.com/annaalexia | https://www.annaalexiabasile.com ustin Serran is founder and Creative Director of Visual Blvd, a Toronto-based AI-powered production studio. He creates branded social campaigns and AI-driven video for established brands including Adobe, Meta, Acer, Samsung, Rogers, and Lexus Canada. An Adobe Trusted Partner and Generative AI VIP, he has 10+ years of experience in video editing and motion graphics. His content focuses on Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere, and Firefly, reaching post-production professionals shaping next-gen AI and hybrid workflows. His work spans sponsored campaigns, product education, and AI tool integration, combining production quality with real-world audience performance: https://www.instagram.com/justinserran | https://www.instagram.com/justinserran Andrew Hochradel is a freelance brand identity designer based in Southern California: https://www.instagram.com/hochdotco | https://www.behance.net/hochdotco Meghan Fiatarone is a the team lead for all things Adobe Live: https://www.instagram.com/megsbille Ryan Selvy is a live streamer and motion designer based in Brooklyn, NY: https://www.instagram.com/RyanSelvy | https://www.RyanSelvy.com Subscribe to the Adobe Live YT Channel: https://bit.ly/adobeliveyoutube Try out Adobe Express NOW: https://adobe.ly/tryAdobeExpress ----- Music by Chillhop Music: https://chillhop.ffm.to/creatorcred