Drumroll…introducing the Leica M11-P, the world’s first camera with Content Credentials built-in at the point of capture, marking a watershed moment for trust and transparency for photographers and consumers. Our guest in Episode 28 is Kiran Karnani who is the Vice President of Marketing at Leica Camera North America. Under her leadership, the company launched the Leica Women Foto Project which is a program focused on promoting gender equity in photography. In addition to her work with Leica, Kiran has been a guest juror for several notable events, including the ConnectHer Film Festival, Women Street Photographers Virtual Exhibition Call, and AlfaAwards. She has also organized and curated events at the Leica Women Summit, Palm Springs Photo Festival, Photoville, and the Photo Plus Expo. Kiran is also an active member of Chief, a network dedicated to supporting senior executive women in their leadership journeys. In this episode’s conversation, you’ll learn about Leica’s recent product announcement of their M11-P which integrates content authentication according to the Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) and the C2PA standard. We’ll dive more into Adobe’s Content Authenticity Initiative and the coalition’s important mission to help combat the threat of misinformation and help creators get credit for their work. As of this recording, the CAI has over 2,000 members including Leica Camera and Creativity Squared. Leica is an industry-leading camera manufacturer, and in this episode, you’ll also learn more about its pioneering history, how Leica is supporting the Committee to Protect Journalists, the importance of widening our perspectives through the lenses through which we experience the world, and the responsibility for all of us in this pivotal moment to co-create culture. EPISODE SHOW NOTES: https://creativitysquared.com/podcast/ep28-kiran-karnani-leica-camera-on-choice-a-i-authenticity/ JOIN CREATIVITY SQUARED Sign up for our free weekly newsletter: https://creativitysquared.com/newsletter Become a premium member: https://creativitysquared.com/supporters SUBSCRIBE Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform: https://creativitysquared.com Subscribe for more videos: https://youtube.com/@creativity_squared/?sub_confirmation=1 CONNECT with C^2 https://instagram.com/creativitysquaredpodcast https://facebook.com/CreativitySquaredPodcast https://giphy.com/channel/CreativitySquared https://tumblr.com/blog/creativitysquared https://tiktok.com/@creativitysquaredpodcast #CreativitySquared CONNECT with Helen Todd, the human behind C^2 https://instagram.com/helenstravels https://twitter.com/helenstravels https://linkedin.com/in/helentodd https://pinterest.com/helentodd Creativity Squared explores how creatives are collaborating with artificial intelligence in your inbox, on YouTube, and on your preferred podcast platform. Because it’s important to support artists, 10% of all revenue Creativity Squared generates will go to ArtsWave, a nationally recognized non-profit that supports over 100 arts organizations. This show is produced and made possible by the team at PLAY Audio Agency: https://playaudioagency.com. Creativity Squared is brought to you by Sociality Squared, a social media agency who understands the magic of bringing people together around what they value and love: http://socialitysquared.com. #photojournalist #photojournalism #Adobe #AdobeAI #AdobeFireFly #AdobeMax #ContentCredentials #🔴📷 #LeicaSociety #Photography #ProfessionalPhotographers #LeicaCameraUSA #LeicaWomen #LeicaWomenFotoProject #Leica #AIPhotography #AIPhoto #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #ProfessionalPhotography #LeicaM #LeicaM11 #ArtificialIntelligenceAI #ArtificialIntelligenceNow #ArtificialIntelligenceTechnology #LeicaCamera #LeicaPhotographer #MachineLearning #FutureTechnology #AIandCulture