Mithila Karnik-Adarkar is a DEI and community strategist with 18+ years of cross-sector experience advancing equity in entertainment, creative tech, education and civic life. She's held positions with DigiBC, Vancouver Film School and CASSA bridging policy, culture and community. 

At EXNW, she's Creative Tech Programmer for the AI Filmmaking Hack-a-thon, where she built and moderated a three-part webinar series spanning AI storytelling, production workflows, and ethics — bringing together practitioners from across the west coast creative tech ecosystem ahead of a live six-hour filmmaking competition. At RESO, Mithila leads Industry Partnerships, Funding and Sponsorships.