My career in technology and entrepreneurship stems from a great early-age foundation I got from my engineer dad. Although life went somewhat off the rails after his death when I was 11, I got back on track later; by the age of 24, I was already teaching post-grad computer science. Soon afterwards I ventured into entrepreneurship, in pursuit of lasting beneficial impact in the world.
In the process of maturing as an entrepreneur I have drifted into being a sought-after public speaker, facilitating scores of workshops and delivering digestible yet informative talks and lectures on emerging technologies to diverse audiences internationally.
As a keynote speaker, I have presented for Ericsson, Credit Suisse, MIT and many, many others. I have taught and presented in India, Morocco, Chile, Brazil, the Nordics, the United Kingdom and across America.
I have built a track record as being insightful, imaginative, and broadly-aware, as well as an effective communicator and mentor, who can make complex subjects able to be understood by all. My work is covered by Wired, BBC, The Guardian, Forbes, Vice, and others.
I have a core belief that technology can (and should) be leveraged to free us from the saddest aspects of the human condition. It is this same wellspring of passion that I seek to ignite within others.
Selected talks and lectures:
♦ Ericsson R&D Summit 2015 - The CEO is an AI: Distributed Autonomous Organisations
♦ Hello Tomorrow, Paris 2015 - Startup Judge, Moderator: Welcome to New Realities
♦ Athena Retreat, Chile 2015 - The Founder Virtue
♦ The Effective Altruism Retreat, San Francisco 2014 - Overcoming Obstacles
♦ Media Evolution Conference, Malmö 2014 - Helping Machines to Understand Humans
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