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Rodrigo Gonzales

Media entrepreneur. Lives and breathes communications. Curious, critical, tries every day to think differently from everyone and harness the powers of the media world.

Rodrigo Gonzales — Media entrepreneur. Lives and breathes communications. Curious, critical, tries every day to think differently from everyone and harness the powers of the media world.

Rodrigo Gonzales

Biography

Rodrigo Gonzales is a media entrepreneur, filmmaker, creator and television personality with more than two decades of experience at the intersection of content, storytelling and technology. Throughout his career, he has worked both in front of and behind the camera, leading creative projects for global brands including Google, Amazon and AWS. Following October 7, he founded VEO Israel, a Spanish-language media platform covering Israel and the Middle East for Spanish-speaking audiences worldwide. He is currently the Founder and CEO of Neewz.ai, a startup connecting on-the-ground creators with media organizations while verifying the source, identity and authenticity behind the content. His experience as a storyteller, media professional and technology entrepreneur places him at the forefront of one of the most urgent challenges facing the media today: how to preserve trust in information in the age of AI and fake news.

Key Topics

ActivismArtificial IntelligenceOctober 7th

Keynotes and Workshops

The News Creators Revolution - How Creators, AI, and Disinformation are Changing the World
In this lecture, Rodrigo reveals the full picture of the new news world: the rise of content creators as central information sources, alongside the growing threat of disinformation in the era of artificial intelligence. Based on experience gained from working with hundreds of influencers, journalists, and news channels, and providing real solutions to media crises, he presents how these worlds collide and what must be done to rebuild trust. What’s in the lecture: - How content creators became the news system for Gen Z and Alpha. - Why disinformation is the \#2 threat to humanity, and how AI amplifies it. - Practical tools for identifying truth in an era of manipulations, fakes, and images that look real. - Real field stories from recent years: real-time information management, global content analysis, and decision-making under pressure. - Networking models: skills he wrote and implemented in the field with hundreds of creators and media outlets.
How to Build a Modern Media Company - From Ongoing Work in the International Content and Communications Arena
In this lecture, Rodrigo presents the method he has built in recent years for creating modern communication: a combination of content creators, digital news systems, young audiences, and technology. The lecture is based on experience working with over 550 influencers, 27 news channels, dozens of international campaigns, and the creation of one of the world's most innovative platforms for powerful information flows. What's in the lecture: - Why the old model of communication is collapsing - and what will replace it in the coming decade. - How he built cross-country distribution networks that connect influencers, journalists, and organizations. - What brands should learn from content creators - and what creators must understand from news systems. - How to build a "media influence network" for any organization, including processes, information flow, and distribution. - Real-world examples from South America, the USA, Israel, and other countries.
Beat the Algorithm
Immediately after October 7, Rodrigo mobilized his entire team upon being exposed to Israel's horrific situation in the digital arena. Through a lot of creativity and AI, Rodrigo and his team managed to reach over 50 million people and overcome the "digital ghetto" in which Israel is located. In the lecture, Rodrigo reveals the artificial intelligence tools he used to create his "army of influencers," and which tools he used to measure the level of influence and exposure.

Related Articles

The Internet Is Turning Synthetic, and Why Verified Human Content Will Gain Value

The Internet Is Turning Synthetic, and Why Verified Human Content Will Gain Value

Rodrigo Gonzales describes a closed loop in which AI generates content, search engines index it, and AI reads it to produce the next answer. The question he raises is what happens to the value of human content inside an ocean of synthetic information.

When the Algorithm Becomes the Truth Layer: The AIO Era

When the Algorithm Becomes the Truth Layer: The AIO Era

Rodrigo Gonzales explains the shift from traditional advocacy to AIO, where the goal is not to persuade people but to influence the algorithmic layer that determines their reality.