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Johny Darkwah

Johny Darkwah

Co-founder & CEO
Johny Darkwah is the Co-founder & CEO of Kapnetix, an AI startup launched in 2023 after a landmark AI-research partnership with 2K Games that began in 2021. Prior to founding Kapnetix, Johny served as CEO of Gauss Algorithmic, where he delivered over 120 AI use cases across 14 industries on three continents.
Earlier in his career, he worked in telecom messaging in support, software development, and product ownership, where he first met his future Kapnetix co-founder. A Brno local and frequent traveler, Johny brings a global outlook to his mission of empowering game studios with cutting-edge AI tools. At home, he lives with his wife and two teenage daughters.

Talks & sessions

Lessons learned from implementing AI into AAA games

Designed for studios eager to experiment with AI, this session traces Kapnetix’s evolution, from our 2021 R&D partnership with 2K Games to building an AI mocap editing platform in 2023. We go into detail on how we objectively evaluated our results or how we launch and run new research initiatives like our high-quality mocap using off-the-shelf cameras.