TTC 2018 SPEAKER SUMMARY
Speaker Name:- Nichol Bradford
Title:- Co-Founder & Executive Director, Transformative Tech Lab
Talk Title:- Market Overview: 2018 Overview of the TransTech Market
Speaker Bio:- Nichol Bradford is fascinated by human potential and technology. She is the CEO & Founder of the Willow Group and the Executive Director and co-founder of the Transformative Technology Lab, Conference, and TT200 List. Prior to becoming a leader in Transformative Technology, Bradford was a senior executive in video games with responsibility for strategy, operations and marketing for major brands that include: Activision Blizzard, Disney, and Vivendi Games -- including operating World of Warcraft China.
Speaker Linkedin:- https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholbradford/
Speaker Website:- http://nicholbradford.com/
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Speaker Name:- Dr. Bashar Badran
Title:- Research Assistant Professor, The City College NY; Postdoctoral Fellow, Army Research Lab; Co-Founder, Bodhi NeuroTech
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Talk Title:- Bio-Stimulation: The Many Wanderings of the Vagus Nerve
Speaker Bio:- Dr. Bashar Badran earned his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the Medical University of South Carolina, and holds a dual-appointment in Neural Engineering at the City College NY and the U.S. Army Research Laboratories. Dr. Badran is an expert in invasive and non-invasive neuromodulation techniques, specifically transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders and vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) to augment human performance. Recently, he has pioneered several non-invasive alternatives to conventional VNS and is the inventor of E-meditation, a neurostimulation-enhanced meditative practice. He is also the co-founder of Bodhi NeuroTech, an early stage technology company developing neurostimulation and BCI wearables for meditation, human performance, and psychiatric disorders. His research program revolves around championing novel, non-invasive techniques that modulate the central and peripheral nervous systems with outcomes focused on improving mental performance, accelerating post-stroke rehabilitation, and treatment of mood disorders.
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Speaker Website:- https://www.neuralengr.org/
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Speaker Name:- Dr. Ben Goertzel
Title:- Chief Scientist, Singularity.net
Talk Title:- AI: Using Distributed AI & Blockchain for TransTech
Speaker Bio:- Dr. Ben Goertzel is Chief Scientist of robotics firm Hanson Robotics and financial prediction firm Aidyia Holdings; Chairman of AI software company Novamente LLC and bioinformatics company Biomind LLC; Chairman of the Artificial General Intelligence Society and the OpenCog Foundation; Vice Chairman of futurist nonprofit Humanity+; Scientific Advisor of biopharma firm Genescient Corp.; Advisor to the Singularity University and Singularity Institute; Research Professor in the Fujian Key Lab for Brain-Like Intelligent Systems at Xiamen University, China; and general Chair of the Artificial General Intelligence conference series. His research work encompasses artificial general intelligence, natural language processing, cognitive science, data mining, machine learning, computational finance, bioinformatics, virtual worlds and gaming and other areas. He has published a dozen scientific books, 100+ technical papers, and numerous journalistic articles. Before entering the software industry he served as a university faculty in several departments of mathematics, computer science and cognitive science, in the US, Australia and New Zealand. He has three children and too many pets, and in his spare time enjoys creating avant-garde fiction and music, and exploring the outdoors.
Speaker Linkedin:- https://www.linkedin.com/in/bengoertzel/
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Speaker Website:- https://singularitynet.io/
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Speaker Name:- Dr. Deborah Rozman
Title:- CEO HeartMath Inc
Talk Title:- Group Flow and the Global Coherence Project
Speaker Bio:- Deborah Rozman, Ph.D., is President and CEO of HeartMath Inc. She is also a behavioral psychologist, educator, and author. HeartMath develops scientifically validated training and coach certification programs for emotional self-regulation, energy management and resilience to improve health and well-being and optimize performance. HeartMath also develops scientifically-validated technologies, such as the award winning emWave and the Inner Balance technology to optimize heart-brain synchronization for higher performance, better decision-making and leadership. See http://www.heartmath.com. Deborah is a key spokesperson for the HeartMath system, giving media interviews and keynote addresses throughout the world on how heart rate variability coherence training can accelerate personal growth and expand consciousness. Deborah has penned a dozen books, and co-authored with Doc Childre the Transforming book series, published by New Harbinger. The series includes four titles, including Transforming Stress, Transforming Anger, Transforming Anxiety and Transforming Depression. She also co-authored the HeartMath Brain Fitness Program and Heart Intelligence: Connecting with the Intuitive Guidance of the Heart. Deborah is a member of the Transformational Leadership Council and is on the Advisory Board of the Transformative Technology Lab. She enjoys hiking in the redwood forest where she lives, tending her rose garden of 40 vintage roses, and exploring fun new apps.
Speaker Linkedin:- https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahrozman/
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Speaker Name:- Dr. Poppy Crum
Title:- Chief Scientist, Dolby Laboratories
Talk Title:- Immersive Technologies: Leveraging Human Physiology and Perceptual Realities to Enhance Experience
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Speaker Bio:- Dedicated to developing immersive technologies that leverage human physiology and perceptual realities to enhance our experiences and interactions in the world.
Speaker Linkedin:- https://www.linkedin.com/in/poppy-crum-9792298/
Speaker Website:- https://www.dolby.com/us/en/index.html ------
Speaker Name:- Dr. Jeffery Martin
Title:- Co-Founder & Research Director, Transformative Tech Lab
Talk Title:- Psychology & The Human Mind 2.0: Extraordinary Wellbeing and Advancement in Stimulation
Speaker Bio:- Dr. Jeffery A. Martin is a founder of the Transformative Technology space, serial entrepreneur and social scientist who researches personal transformation and the states of greatest human well-being. He spent the last 10 years conducting the largest international study on persistent non-symbolic experience (PNSE), which includes the types of consciousness commonly known as: enlightenment, nonduality, the peace that passeth understanding, unitive experience, and hundreds of others. More recently, he has used this research to make systems available to help people obtain profound psychological benefits in a rapid, secular, reliable, and safe way.
Speaker Linkedin:- https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjefferymartin/
Speaker Website:- http://drjefferymartin.com/
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Speaker Name:- Nanea Reeves
Title:- CEO & Co-Founder, TRIPP, Inc.
Talk Title:- AR/VR: Building Mood-Altering Virtual Reality Experiences
Speaker Bio:- Nanea brings over 15 years experience in digital distribution, video game technologies and mobile application development. Prior to founding TRIPP, Nanea was President & COO of TextPlus, one of the top mobile communications applications on iOS and Android platforms. Before joining TextPlus, Nanea was the COO of Machinima, an online video network focused on video games. Nanea has also
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served as Chief Strategy and Product Officer at Gaikai, a cloud gaming company acquired by Sony Playstation. SVP/COO, Global Online for Electronic Arts, and SVP of Enabling Technologies of JAMDAT Mobile, a mobile games company that EA acquired in 2006. Nanea is very committed to supporting the evolution of the technology sector in Los Angeles and has worked as an Advisor and Angel Investor with many exciting So-Cal start-ups including Oculus, Haku, and Saucey.
Speaker Linkedin:- https://www.linkedin.com/in/naneareeves/
Speaker Website:- http://tripp.com/
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Speaker Name:- Philip Rosedale
Title:- Co-founder & CEO, High Fidelity
Talk Title:- AR/VR: Social Emotional Connection in VR -- Restitching the Social Fabric of Connection
Speaker Bio:- Philip Rosedale is CEO and co-founder of High Fidelity, Inc., a company devoted to exploring the future of next-generation shared virtual reality. Prior to High Fidelity, Rosedale created the virtual civilization Second Life, populated by one million active users generating US$700M in annual transaction volumes. In addition to numerous technology inventions (including the video conferencing product called FreeVue, acquired by RealNetworks in 1996 where Rosedale later served as CTO), Rosedale has also worked on experiments in distributed work and computing.
Speaker Linkedin:- https://www.linkedin.com/in/philiprosedale/
Speaker Website:- https://highfidelity.com/
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Speaker Name:- Dmitry Grishin
Title:- Founder at Grishin Robotics, Co-Founder at Mail.Ru Group
Talk Title:- Carebots and Advances in Personal Robotics
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Speaker Bio:- Dmitry Grishin is the Founder of Grishin Robotics, a $100M VC fund focused on smart hardware, robotics & IoT. Dmitry is MIT Technology Review’s Innovator under 35, co-founder and Chairman of Board at the Mail.Ru Group company, which he took public on the London Stock Exchange in 2010. Head of the department of Information Technologies and Programming at St. Petersburg State University of Information Technologies, Mechanics, and Optics. Founder of the Russian Code Cup – the largest competition for programmers in Eastern Europe. Graduated with distinction from the Faculty of Robotics and Complex Automation at Moscow State Technical University.
Speaker Linkedin:- https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmitry-grishin/
Speaker Website:- http://grishinrobotics.com/
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Speaker Name:- Dr. Pablo Paredes
Title:- Faculty (Instructor) at the Radiology, Psychiatry and Population Health Departments, Stanford University
Talk Title:- Wellbeing Technology: Human Computer Interaction with Focus on Behavior Change
Speaker Bio:- I traded a successful business career to devote myself to create novel wellbeing technology. My mission is to make technology that can change people's perception and emotions about the world accessible, engaging and pervasive.
Speaker Linkedin:- https://www.linkedin.com/in/pabloparedes/
Speaker Website:- https://cars.stanford.edu/people/pablo-paredes
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Speaker Name:- Dr. J.L. Sanguinetti
Title:- Research Assistant Professor, University of New Mexico; Assistant Director, Center for Consciousness Studies
Talk Title:- Neuroscience: Catch the Wave - Ultrasonic Neuromodulation of Conscious States
Speaker Bio:- Jay is a scientist in Silicon Valley. He was trained in philosophy, neuroscience, and cognitive psychology, and completed his Ph.D. at the University of Arizona on neural processes of visual perception and unconscious processes. His current interests include using
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noninvasive brain stimulation to enhance cognition and well-being. Jay is presently investigating whether focused ultrasound can be used to augment meditation practice.
Speaker Linkedin:- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-sanguinetti-b49a0a17/
Speaker Website:- https://www.jaysanguinetti.com/
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Speaker Name:- Dr. Shauna Shapiro
Title:- Professor, Santa Clara University
Talk Title:- Meditation, Compassion, and VR
Speaker Bio:- Shauna Shapiro is a professor, author, and internationally recognized expert in mindfulness and compassion. Nearly one million people have watched her 2017 TEDx talk “The Power of Mindfulness," rated top 10 talks on mindfulness. Dr. Shapiro has published over 150 journal articles and co-authored two critically acclaimed books translated into 14 languages: The Art and Science of Mindfulness, and Mindful Discipline. Her work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Mashable, Wired, USA Today, Dr. Oz, the Huffington Post, Yoga Journal, and the American Psychologist. Dr. Shapiro has been an invited speaker for the King of Thailand, the Danish Government, Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness Summit, and the World Council for Psychotherapy, as well as for Fortune 100 Companies including Google, Cisco Systems, Proctor & Gamble, and Genentech. Dr. Shapiro is a summa cum laude graduate of Duke University and a Fellow of the Mind and Life Institute, co-founded by the Dalai Lama.
Speaker Linkedin:- https://www.linkedin.com/in/shauna-shapiro-phd-35366273/
Speaker Website:- http://www.drshaunashapiro.com/
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Speaker Name:- Peter Freer
Title:- CEO, Freer Logic
Talk Title:- Neuroscience:Discreet Neuro Technology, Applications and Potential
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Speaker Bio:- Peter Freer, MEd, is CEO of Freer Logic and creator of Play Attention, an interactive neurofeedback learning system that is the most widely used educational neuroscience program for ADHD students globally. Play Attention has three randomized, controlled studies performed by Tufts University School of Medicine. All have outstanding results. His contributions to the field of neuroscience have garnered 5 patents with others pending. He has lectured on behalf of NASA at the National Space Society and lectured at the United Nations in Vienna, Austria. He has created and patented body based brain monitoring which has been rated #1 by Frost & Sullivan in 2015 for ""New Product Innovation"" in the Global Cognitive Biosensors in ADAS for Automotive Market. His team is currently working with the automotive and consumer electronics industries to integrate the technology in automobiles to monitor driver distraction and drowsiness. In consumer wearables, the technology can read the wearer's states of attention, meditation, peak performance, relaxation, and stress.
Speaker Linkedin:- https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-freer-6b080a3/
Speaker Website:- http://www.freerlogic.com
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Speaker Name:- Harpreet Singh Rai
Title:- CEO, Oura Ring
Talk Title:- Wearables: Sleep and Psychological Wellbeing
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Speaker Linkedin:- https://www.linkedin.com/in/harpreet-singh-rai-653a985/
Speaker Website:- https://ouraring.com/
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Speaker Name:- Miri (Abraham) Polachek
Title:- CEO, Joy Ventures
Talk Title:- Panel: Investing in TransTech
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Speaker Bio:- Miri is an Israeli-American with over 20 years of passionate leadership experience in the healthcare industry.
Speaker Linkedin:- https://www.linkedin.com/in/miri-polachek-49b0b21/
Speaker Website:- http://joyventures.com/
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Speaker Name:- Phil Williams
Title:- President, Commercial Business Development, Delos
Talk Title:- Higher Performance Places for People; The confluence of people, buildings and data.
Speaker Bio:- As Executive Vice President of Building and Human Performance at Delos, Mr. Williams directs the market intersection of SMARTer and HEALTHier buildings and communities, for the improved performance of people and business in the commercial real estate market sector. Delos is a technology, data, analytics and research company focused on helping to create healthier, happier, higher performance places for people in all areas of the built environment. Phillip has spent 38 years in the commercial design and engineering
Speaker Linkedin:- https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-williams-1580779b/
Speaker Website:- https://delos.com/
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Speaker Name:- Dr. Bruce Damer
Title:- Associate Researcher, UC Santa Cruz
Talk Title:- Biomolecular Engineering: Evolutionary Biology and Transformative Tech
Speaker Bio:- Multi-disciplinary scientist Dr. Bruce Damer has devoted decades to the deep exploration of two fundamental questions: how the first living cells originated on the Earth four billion years ago; and how complex life and human civilization may be provided a path forward into the cosmos. Collaborating with Prof. David Deamer at UC Santa Cruz, they published the "Hot Spring Hypothesis” of life’s origins which is undergoing testing by scientific teams worldwide. In a surprising new result, theoretical and laboratory work on the origin of life has uncovered a simple, conceptual “engine” which may explain how all of biology, technology and even human experience emerges. Dr. Damer
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also develops spacecraft designs for NASA to open the solar system to human civilization, directs The Biota Institute, and pursues his personal passions such as the Levity Zone Podcast, Timothy Leary and Terence McKenna archives, and the DigiBarn Computer Museum, all of which may be explored at: http://www.damer.com
Speaker Linkedin:- https://www.linkedin.com/in/brucedamer/
Speaker Website:- http://www.damer.com/
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Speaker Name:- Ofer Leidner
Title:- Co-Founder, President, Happify Health
Talk Title:- Quantifying Happiness: Creating Evidenced-Based Behavior Change
Speaker Bio:- An experienced entrepreneur and business leader, Ofer co-founded and built several digital media businesses, most recently iPlay/Oberon Media, a leading casual downloadable games company where he held several executive leadership roles. Ofer has also served as Co-Founder and President of Gate42 Technologies, a software startup in the customer relations management space. Earlier in his career, he served as an investment manager at an early stage seed fund and as a management consultant in the strategy practice of Trigger Consulting, a leading firm in Israel. Ofer holds an MBA in Finance and a B.A. in Economics and Information Technologies, both from Tel Aviv University.
Speaker Linkedin:- https://www.linkedin.com/in/ofer-leidner-4bab21/
Speaker Website:- https://happify.com
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Speaker Name:- Rui Ma
Title:- Founder @ Euzen Labs, Co-Founder TTA
Talk Title:- Market Overview: Transformative Tech Academy
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Speaker Bio:- I am actively working on creating positive wellbeing outcomes for humanity in collaboration with talented entrepreneurs. If this is also your passion and mission, please connect at rui at euzen dot co. FOUNDER INVESTOR CONNECTOR ADVISOR Recognized leader and influencer experienced.
Speaker Linkedin:- https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruima/
Speaker Website:- https://euzen.co/
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Speaker Name:- Sophia
Title:- Social Robot at Hanson Robotics Limited, AI Advocate
Talk Title:- AI: Intelligent, Empathetic Robots
Speaker Bio:- Sophia is a social humanoid robot developed by Hong Kong-based company Hanson Robotics ... The AI program analyses conversations and extracts data that allows her to improve responses in the future.
Speaker Linkedin:- https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophia-hanson-9961a0154/
Speaker Website:- http://www.hansonrobotics.com/
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Speaker Name:- Joe Hudson
Title:- Founder & Managing Director, One Earth Capital
Talk Title:- Workshop: Establishing a Global Challenge for Transformation
Speaker Bio:- Joe Hudson has primarily worked as a strategic consultant in the financial, wireless, and environmental industries. Some of his clients include Barclays, Sprint, and The Walton Foundation, as well as dozens of smaller companies from six continents. In his career he has successfully helped companies build businesses, raise money, navigate government regulations, and become mission focused. He is now a principal at One Earth Capital. One Earth Capital’s mission is to invest in sustainable technology in the agriculture, water and energy sectors, with special emphasis on technologies that are decentralized.
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Speaker Linkedin:- https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-hudson/
Speaker Website:- http://joehudson.com/
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Speaker Name:- Tim Chang
Title:- Partner, Mayfield Fund
Talk Title:- Panel: Investing in TransTech
Speaker Bio:- Tim leads consumer technology investments at Mayfield focusing on next-gen Commerce & Marketplaces, Communities, Health & Wellness and Digital Media, and has been named to the Forbes Midas List and the AlwaysOn Power Players of top investors, as well as receiving the Special Achievement award from the Gamification Summit for his work in leveraging game design thinking. Tim has led early stage investments in Iridigm, Playdom, ngmoco, Basis, AdChina, Moat, and Pillow creating more than $2.6B in total exit value. His current portfolio includes Grove Collaborative, Massdrop, Tonal Fitness, Classpass, HealthTap, TRIPP, Next Entertainment, ClanHQ, Nebula Genomics, KiwiCo and 3Drobotics. Tim holds an MBA with honors from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and MSEE/BSEE from the University of Michigan. Tim is an accomplished musician who performs with multiple bands, and is passionate about leveraging technology with wisdom to boost consciousness and fitness across body, mind and spirit.
Speaker Linkedin:- https://www.linkedin.com/in/timchang1/
Speaker Website:- https://www.mayfield.com/
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Speaker Name:- Mike Edelhart
Title:- Managing Partner, Joyance Partners and Social Starts
Talk Title:- Panel: Investing in TransTech
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Speaker Bio:- A pioneering media and startup executive, Mike was the original Executive Editor of PC Magazine and Executive Vice President at Ziff-Davis. Mike has been CEO at many startups, including Olive Software, Inman News and Zinio. At SoftBank, Mike directed content for the Seybold, Interop and Comdex conferences. Mike has consulted to Bloomberg, Reuters and AARP, and has authored more than 20 books.
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Speaker Website:- https://www.socialstarts.com
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Speaker Name:- Daniel Faggella
Title:- Founder and CEO at Emerj (formerly TechEmergence)
Talk Title:- AI for Mental Health and Wellbeing - Current Trends and Future Impact
Speaker Bio:-Daniel Faggella is founder of Emerj, the only market research platform focused exclusively on the B2B applications of artificial intelligence. Daniel has spoken about the impact of artificial intelligence for the United Nations (Geneva), the World Bank, INTERPOL, Stanford, MIT and more. Daniel helps business and government leaders grasp the full possibility space of AI, and determine the trends that matter most. He is of the belief that the future trajectory of sentience (through cognitive enhancement and AI) is the greatest moral challenge for humanity.
Speaker Linkedin:- https://www.linkedin.com/in/danfaggella/
Speaker Website:-https://www.techemergence.com/ ------Speaker Name:- Zack Lynch
Title:- General Partner, JAZZ Venture Partners
Talk Title:- Panel: Investing in TransTech
Speaker Bio:-Zack Lynch is co-founder and General Partner at JAZZ Venture Partners. JAZZ invests in companies that extend the boundaries of human performance — improving how we live, learn, work, play, and experience the world. JAZZ seeks breakthroughs at the intersection of cutting-edge neuroscience and digital technology that are increasingly influencing the human experience, such as augmented reality,
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immersive gaming, artificial intelligence, and closed-loop human-computer systems. JAZZ portfolio companies are unlocking human potential in broad markets, including health, mind-body wellness, accelerated learning, training, sports, entertainment, and the enterprise. Zack is also the author of the best selling book, The Neuro Revolution: How Brain Science Is Changing our World published by St. Martin’s Press which takes a 50 year view on how neuroscience is impacting humanity.
Speaker Linkedin:-https://www.linkedin.com/in/zacklynch/
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Speaker Name:-Steve Curtis
Title:-Angel Investor, Elevation Capital
Talk Title:- Panel: Investing in TransTech
Speaker Bio:-Steve Curtis is a visionary investor, entrepreneur, adventurer and revolutionary thought leader. Raised by a single mother just above the poverty line, Steve started his first business at 19 with a $500 credit card and grew it into a business with a half billion dollar valuation. Today, he leads a group of globally-impactful companies spanning natural pharmaceuticals, CPG, film, hospitality, technology, venture capital and non-profit.
Speaker Linkedin:- https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevecurtis/
Speaker Website:-https://elevationcapital.vc/
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Speaker Name:-Dr. Sanjay Manchanda
Title:-PhD LMFT, Integrative Counseling Services
Talk Title:- Achieving Higher States of Consciousness with Low Level Energy Transfer to the Brain
Speaker Bio:- Sanjay Manchanda Ph.D. is psychotherapist and spiritual teacher who has been a student of the Buddhist, Yoga and Hindu Meditative Traditions for over 25 years. He has a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering. a Ph.D. in Computer Science and a Master’s in Counseling Psychology. His teaching methods are characterized by a confluence of various wisdom streams of the East and West resulting in
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an integral approach to spirituality that include all aspects of lived experience. Since 2000, he has also been using Neurofeedback and Brain Stimulation technologies to help people to reduce anxiety, improve mood and enter meditative states. Until recently, he facilitated an ongoing group in Tucson, called the Clear Sky Sangha.
Speaker Linkedin:- https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjay-manchanda-0062368/
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Speaker Name:-Dr. Tim Mullen
Title:-CEO & Research Director, Intheon
Talk Title:- Bio-Signals: Computational Engine for Biosignal Processing to Unlock Scientific Progress
Speaker Bio:-Dr. Tim Mullen is a cognitive and computational neuroscientist, educator, and entrepreneur. He is founding CEO at Intheon, pioneering a cloud-based platform for “anytime, anywhere” bio/neural signal processing and state decoding, and Research Director of Intheon Labs which collaborates with leading institutions on advancing the state of the art in methods for brain-computer interfacing, neuroimaging, large-scale neuroscience data analysis and standards, and clinical neuroscience R&D. Dr. Mullen holds PhD and MS degrees in cognitive neurosciences from UC San Diego, and BAs in computer science and cognitive neuroscience from UC Berkeley.
Speaker Linkedin:- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tmullen/
Speaker Website:-https://intheon.io/
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Title:-Co-Founder & CEO, Spire
Talk Title:-RPM and Reimbursement for TransTech Devices
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Speaker Bio:- I build things - organizations, software, hardware, performances, etc. I've started a fewcompanies and NGOs and have extensive operational experience in Asia.
Speaker Linkedin:-https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpalley/
Speaker Website:-https://spire.io
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Speaker Name:-Nadeem Kassam
Title:-Founder & Director, BioBeats
Talk Title:-Bio-Signals: HRV and Mental States, Large Study Results
Speaker Bio:-Nadeem is a serial entrepreneur and a passionate, savvy angel investor. Over the last decade Nadeem has led Zynik Capital into new industries like Digital Healthcare, Entertainment, AI, and the BlockChain. Nadeem helped pioneer the digital health industry when he founded Basis Science in 2006 and has been tirelessly championing the vision of merging wellness and entertainment in order to create lasting wellness. Basis sold to Intel in 2014 for ~$150M. Aside from launching a few successful start-ups, for the better part of the last decade Nadeem has acted as a Director of Zynik Capital Corp and managed turnarounds, liquidations and financings ranging from 1mil to 100mil+ in deal transactions.
Speaker Linkedin:-https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadeemkassam/
Speaker Website:-https://biobeats.com/
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Speaker Name:-David Plans
Title:-CEO & Founder, BioBeats
Talk Title:-Bio-Signals: HRV and Mental States, Large Study Results
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Speaker Bio:-David Plans studied artificial intelligence and media, using algorithms to investigate the nature of human behaviour. He helped build the first European merger for Open Source startups and worked within the UK’s National Health Service to deploy the first mobile application to let users self-report in chronic illness. He has given papers and talks at the European Conference on Artificial Life, IRCAM, the Darwin Symposium, and the Computer Arts Society in London. His PhD focused on genetic algorithms for classification of human musical behaviour in MPEG7. He now leads BioBeats as CEO, a startup that builds on AI for human wellbeing, focused on mental health, and is part of the University of Oxford's Experimental Psychology Department, where he is pursuing a DPhil linking sense of one's body (interoception) to mental wellbeing.
Speaker Linkedin:-https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidplans/
Speaker Website:-https://biobeats.com/
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Speaker Name:-Dr. Victor Strecher
Title:-Director for Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship, University of Michigan
Talk Title:-Transformative Technology to Enhance Purpose in Life
Speaker Bio:-Vic is a professor at the University of Michigan’s Schools of Public Health and Medicine. An innovative teacher and researcher, in 1995 he founded the UM Center for Health Communications Research, studying the future of digitally-tailored health communications when fewer than 15% of Americans had Internet access. He’s also an entrepreneur, founding HealthMedia, a digital health coaching company that was sold to Johnson & Johnson in 2010. More recently, Vic created JOOL Health, a digital platform integrating the science of well-being with big data, biometric devices, predictive analytics, and artificial intelligence. Vic and the organizations he founded have won numerous national and international awards, including two Smithsonian Awards, the Health Evolution Partners Innovations in Healthcare Award, and the National Business Coalition on Health’s Mercury Award. In 2010, Vic won the University of Michigan’s Distinguished Innovator Award. In late 2017, Dr. Strecher was the Donald A. Dunstan Foundation’s “Thinker in Residence” in Adelaide, Australia to develop a “Purpose Economy” of business, government, and communities. Vic’s latest neuroscience, behavioral, and epidemiologic research; his two recent books, Life On Purpose and the graphic novel On Purpose; and JOOL Health, are focused on the importance of developing and maintaining a strong purpose in life.
Speaker Linkedin:-https://www.linkedin.com/in/victor-strecher-947558a/
Speaker Website:-https://www.vicstrecher.com/ ------
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Speaker Name:-Dan Hubbert
Title:-Chairman & CEO, Power Music
Talk Title:-Experience: Willow: Meditation and HIT Exercise
Speaker Bio:-Daniel Hubbert is 30 year music & fitness industry professional who has spent the last 10 years as Power Music Inc’s CEO. He started Group Rx, the company’s successful pre-choreography class division. There he guided the development of programs like RIP, REVOLUTION, WAR, SPORT, TRANSFORM, and WILLOW.
Speaker Linkedin:-https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-hubbert-27b6191/
Speaker Website:-https://www.powermusic.com/ ------
Speaker Name:-Laura Inserra
Title:-Sound and Music Designer, Samavesha
Talk Title:-Healthy Spaces & Experience: Tech Powered Accoustic Sound Installations
Speaker Bio:-Laura Inserra is a multi-instrumentalist, sound therapist, composer, teacher, and event producer from Sicily. She is specialized in the transformative and healing power of sound, sympathetic resonance, binaural beats, and sound architecture. Thanks to her musical and spiritual studies with teachers from ancient and modern schools of wisdom, she has developed a unique form of healing practice called 'Harmonizing Therapy'. Using sacred sounds, rhythms, and melodies, she creates Inner Landscapes Journeys to facilitate and nurture personal transformation and self awareness. She applies this method in one on one sessions, as well as group settings, concerts, workshops, and company retreats. Laura is a classically trained musician with a strong improvisational background. Her music displays a rich palette of global sounds using ancient and modern instruments which she infuses with a unique blend of harmonies and melody lines on top of intricate rhythmic expressions. She performs in a variety of public, private, and site-specific events including retreats, and sacred ceremonies. She composes soundtracks and sound design for dance, theater, art installations, and movies. More info at www.laurainserra.com
Speaker Linkedin:-https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurainserra/
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Speaker Name:-Watson Ξ (Xi)
Title:-Director of Software and Analytics, Core Wellness
Talk Title:-Workshop: ECG and EEG & Autonomic Nervous System Detection
Speaker Bio:-Watson is a senior data scientist and machine learning practitioner with 20 years experience in various modalities of meditation. Trained in computational neuroscience at MIT and applied mathematics at UC Davis, he studies patterns in physiological and behavioral data that clarify our self-understanding and help reveal how we can become our own best version. Watson currently serves as the Director of Software Engineering and Analytics for Core Wellness, a company focused on making meditation more accessible, tangible and quantified through technology.
Speaker Linkedin:-https://www.linkedin.com/in/watsonxi/
Speaker Website:-https://corewellness.io/ ------
Speaker Name:-Mikey Siegel
Title:-Founder, Consciousness Hacking
Talk Title:-Break-out: The Group Flow Project
Speaker Bio:- Everything I do is focused on supporting deep human flourishing on a global scale. I believe ourglobal struggles begin as inner struggles, and we can change the world from the inside out. In the words of the United Nations: "Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of me.
Speaker Linkedin:-https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeysiegel/
Speaker Website:-http://mikeysiegel.com/ ------
Speaker Name:-Geoff Graber
Title:-Co-Founder, Evolution
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Talk Title:-Market Overview: The Case for Evolutionary Businesses
Speaker Bio:-As a coach and thought-partner for founders and CEOs, Geoff combines his 25-year career as an entrepreneur. executive, and adviser with a passion for supporting leaders of evolutionary businesses. Geoff founded Evolution in 2012 to partner with companies to fulfill their purpose as world-enriching entities, serving all stakeholders while building iconic cultures. He has worked with Slack, Snapchat, Change.org, Coursera, Collective Health, and Nuna, among many others. In 2016, Geoff co-founded Evolution Ventures with Matt Auron and Ezra Chaouli to combine coaching with investment for seed- and other early-stage companies. Geoff has led investments in Slack, Agentology, DeepCurrent, and Wade&Wendy. In addition to his work as a coach, Geoff started and led a number of technology companies. He launched the first video games business in China with Electronic Arts (EA) in 1994, and led Yahoo! Games to become the world's largest games website in 2004. Geoff also founded two other companies, IQI Accessories and Scout OnDemand, which was acquired, and co-founded Muse Communications, for which he raised over $12m from angels and VCs. Geoff’s career began in venture capital in the early ‘90s at BankAmerica Capital Corp. and IDG Capital Partners, the first VC in China.
Speaker Linkedin:-https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoffgraber/
Speaker Website:-https://www.getevolution.co/ ------
Speaker Name:-Ariel Garten
Title:-Founder and Chief Evangelism Officer, Interaxon
Talk Title:-Update from Muse
Speaker Bio:- Ariel Garten is the Founder of InteraXon, makers of Muse: the brain sensing headband. Muse isthe award-winning headband that makes meditation easier. During guided exercises, Musesenses your brain activity and sends that information to your phone or tablet, giving you real ti
Speaker Linkedin:-https://www.linkedin.com/in/arielgarten/
Speaker Website:-http://www.choosemuse.com/ ------
Speaker Name:-Graeme Moffat
Title:-Chief Scientist & VP Regulatory, Interaxon
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Talk Title:-Data Privacy & Sovereignty in Transformative Tech
Speaker Bio:- I fix science problems, build extramural & intramural research programs, and translate advancedR&D into commercial success for technology companies with high potential. Recognizedexpertise in neuroscience, neurotech, R&D management, IP, science communication
Speaker Linkedin:-https://www.linkedin.com/in/graememoffat/
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Speaker Name:-Scott Nelson
Title:-Founder & Chair, Human Data Commons
Talk Title:-Data Privacy & Sovereignty in Transformative Tech
Speaker Bio:-Scott is a technologist and futurist. He founded one of Canada’s first web agencies in 1993 and has been a strong proponent of privacy, & open standards, technology, and methodologies since the turn of the millennium. He is chair and founder of the Human Data Commons Foundation, a founding partner of Humanitas Capital, and is a member of both the Futurists, Religion & Spirituality, and Robotics/AI advisory boards of the Lifeboat Foundation.
Speaker Linkedin:-https://humanitascapital.com/team/scottnelson/
Speaker Website:-https://humandatacommons.org/ ------
Speaker Name:-Maya Zuckerman
Title:-IEEE & Ethically Aligned Design Committee Co-Chair
Talk Title:-Workshop: Ethics, Privacy and Data Ownership in Transformative Tech
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Speaker Bio:-Maya is a Social Entrepreneur, multiplatform expert, Culture Hacker and emerging technology aficionado who applies the power of narrative, technology, and regenerative design to world-changing ideas. She holds a wealth of experience from different media and technology silos. Her early career spanned film, video games and multiplatform productions as a visual ef-fects artist and producer. She worked on projects for leading gaming companies such as Ubisoft, EA, Vivendi and Activision. Maya worked in product development for clients such as the Chopra Center and Harpo Productions. In her startup career, Maya has worked and consulted with over 30 startups in the past few years. She has run many meetups, large scale events and labs. Maya is co-chair of the IEEE Ethical Aligned Design Outreach Committee – which deals with ethichs in Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems. She is co-leading a white paper on women in AI, an AI comic book and continuous outreach to diverse communities. Maya strives to create spaces of inquiry using whole-system and regenerative design and narrative toward solving the planet’s most wicked problems.
Speaker Linkedin:-https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayazuckerman/
Speaker Website:-https://lifeguides.com/ ------
Speaker Name:-Dr. Daniel Stickler
Title:-Medical Director at Neurohacker Collective
Talk Title:-Workshop: Optimizing Cognitive Performance
Speaker Bio:-Dr. Daniel L. Stickler is the medical director of Neurohacker Collective and Co-Founder of Apeiron Center for Human Potential. He is the visionary pioneer behind systems-based precision performance medicine, a new paradigm that re-defines medicine from the old symptoms based disease model to one of limitless peak performance in all aspects of life. A physician to high-performing executives and entrepreneurs who want to upgrade their current state, he’s also an author, speaker, blogger and podcaster. He is a Google consultant for wearable technology, epigenetics, and AI in healthcare and a guest lecturer at Stanford University on Epigenetics in Clinical Practice.
Speaker Linkedin:-https://www.linkedin.com/in/drstickler/
Speaker Website:-https://neurohacker.com/ ------
Speaker Name:-Yuan Wang
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Title:-Chief Product Officer, Prasaga
Talk Title:-Cryptowellness an Overview & Case Study
Speaker Bio:-Consultant who designs decentralized technology systems and transformational experiences that help humanity play its way to Abundance. For over two decades, Yuan designed, coded and operated some of the most popular 3D video games in history including Descent, Lucasarts’ Jedi Knight and World of Warcraft. He has built multiple startups, served as an executive at Blizzard Entertainment, Disney, and Midway Games and is currently building and advising decentralized technology and human performance organizations who are on the mission to wisely accelerate humanity towards Civilization 2.0.
Speaker Linkedin:-https://www.linkedin.com/in/theyuanwang/
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Speaker Name:-Mike Yap
Title:-Founder, Conscious.os
Talk Title:-Cryptowellness an Overview & Case Study
Speaker Bio:- Mike Yap has over 12 years of meditation experience. He has travelled the world studying and practicing various religions, a constant seeker and student of Truth. He is also one of the top Facebook Marketers in the world, with a daily ad spend of $30-50k, he has successfully taken
Speaker Linkedin:-https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelyap/
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Speaker Name:-Tracy Podell
Title:-Executive & Career Coach
Talk Title:-Workshop: Sustainably Uplevelling Your Leadership
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Speaker Bio:-Tracy Podell is a career and executive coach who empowers her clients to design successful careers that they love and to fully own their leadership. She specializes in working with founders, executives and emerging leaders in companies like Slack, Scopely, Culture Amp, Foursquare, Planned Parenthood, Special Olympics, and seed stage founders from Singularity University and TechStars. A former marketing executive at the intersection between technology and entertainment for the past decade, Tracy became a leader in her field. While she successfully managed the marketing efforts at several entertainment technology companies and consulted for television networks and studios, it was her work coaching colleagues and teams through successful product launches that brought her the most fulfillment.
Speaker Linkedin:-https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracypodell/
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Speaker Name:-Erik Kellener
Title:-Consulting CTO, Leadership Coach, and Strategic Advisor
Talk Title:-Workshop: Sustainably Uplevelling Your Leadership
Speaker Bio:-Consulting CTO, Leadership Coach, and Strategic Advisor bringing 20+ years of operating experience as a technology executive and thought leader for both emerging and established brands in the U.S. and overseas. Working with both pre-and post- revenue generating businesses, driving deep change at the individual, team and organizational levels. Final results replace expensive missteps in scaling businesses with proven strategies and tactics for growth and profitability.
Speaker Linkedin:-https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikkellener/
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Speaker Name:-Luke Entrup
Title:-Executive Coach & Organizational Consultant
Talk Title:-Workshop: Sustainably Uplevelling Your Leadership
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Speaker Bio:-An experienced healthcare executive and executive coach with a background in organizational development, strategic planning, innovation, and training and education. Has successfully focused entrepreneurial orientation on offerings that transform individuals and organizations. Significant experience in designing and developing leadership development initiatives and business development strategies. Offering executive coaching, organizational consulting, offsites & retreats, and innovation coaching. Specialties: innovation, executive coaching, leadership consulting, curriculum design, global health, group facilitation, leadership, leadership training, meeting facilitation, program development, program management, offsite retreats, seminars, strategic planning, supervisory skills, trainer.
Speaker Linkedin:-https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-entrup-04b68116/
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Speaker Name:-Christen Lien
Title:-Provocative Composer & Performing Artist
Talk Title:-Tech Infused Sound Journey
Speaker Bio:- Christen Lien is a contemporary, classically infused multi-instrumentalist who creates an innovative brand of musical storytelling. The viola is at the heart of her music making; however, she also incorporates the use of guitar effect processors and looping pedals to create a multi-faceted landscape that bridges electronic, industrial and classical genres.
Speaker Linkedin:-https://www.linkedin.com/in/christenlien/
Speaker Website:-http://www.christenlien.com ------
Speaker Name:-Sarah Cruse
Title:-Mindful Educator, Mission Be
Talk Title:-Opening Meditation - Day Two
Speaker Bio:-
Speaker Linkedin:-https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-cruse-b4a73a38/
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Speaker Name:-Gyatso Rinpoche
Title:-Founder, Compassionate Love Fundation (Ci’ai Jijin)
Talk Title:-Opening Meditation - Day One
Speaker Bio:-Gyatso Rinpoche is the founder of the Compassionate Love Fundation (Ci’ai Jijin), and promoter of the “Cloud Prayer Hall” and “Buddhism at Home.” He is one of the most influential religious leaders of his generation, and is particularly adept at the use of new digital media for the transmission of Buddhist teachings. The media have called him a“missionary in a spiritual desert” and a “new leader for the era.” As one of the most influential spiritual instructors and the most powerful wisdom instructor in the Internet age, he has more than 20 million believers and students worldwide. As the initiator of the Compassionate Love Fundation, Rinpoche led hundreds of thousands of volunteers in the disaster area in the six major earthquakes in China. More than 1.5 million disaster victims received his. It is also an advocate of the Cloud Dojo and "Family Buddhism". The "Family Buddhism" and the "Cloud Dojo" are perfectly combined to promote more than 500,000 families in Buddhism. He has published two masterpieces, "A Good Arrangement Together" and "Awakening in Adversity", which is the first in the list of best-selling books in China. It has been highly praised and welcomed by academic circles and people from all walks of life at home and abroad. More than 1,000,000 copies sold.
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Speaker Website:------Speaker Name:-Rachel McCrickard
Title:-CEO & Founder, Motivo
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Speaker Bio:-Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Founder/CEO of Motivo, a HIPAA-compliant video platform connecting mental health therapists to the consultation hours needed for licensure.
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Speaker Linkedin:-https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelmccrickard/
Speaker Website:-https://wearemotivo.com/ ------Speaker Name:-Amber SoulFie
Title:-Planetary Harmonics Architect & Engineer
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Speaker Bio:-Light Emissary, Earth Steward, Galactic Ambassador, and pioneer of sorts - engaging in the shift of consciousness and activation of higher vibratory states of co-existence. I have been on a sacred mission to understand how we can recreate new models, materials, systems, and processes through nature driven approaches and cosmic principles that will enable us to restore planetary peace, ecological balance, and abundance for all.
Speaker Linkedin:-https://www.linkedin.com/in/amber-gibson-28839394/
Speaker Website:------Speaker Name:-Alanna Harvey
Title:-Co-Founder & CMO, Flipd
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Speaker Bio:-I'm co-founder and CMO of Flipd, the Digital Wellness Company that uses behavioral economics to engineer well-being and nudge people to be present, focused, and happy. Since starting Flipd, I've been responsible for growing our community to over half a million users in more than 100 countries. I'm also solely responsible for creating the Flipd blog which has more than 40 original pieces of content and generates 30,000+ readers each month, consistently ranking in first position for relevant search terms.
Speaker Linkedin:-https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanna-harvey-2589b467/
Speaker Website:-http://www.flipdapp.co/ ------Speaker Name:-Kirill Kireyev
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Title:-Wisdom Bot
Talk Title:-
Speaker Bio:-Kirill is a passionate and accomplished computer scientist (NLP/machine learning/AI/cognitive science), entrepreneur (founder/co-founder several funded tech startups) and software developer (full-stack).
Speaker Linkedin:-https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirillkireyev/
Speaker Website:-http://wisdom.bot/
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Title:-CEO StoryUP XR
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Speaker Bio:-Sarah Hill is the CEO of StoryUP XR and an interactive media tech professional with 25 years building successful platforms. Her company, StoryUP, makes “Healium”, the world’s first mobile VR/AR product controlled by a brain-computer interface. Hill is a former interactive TV news anchor/Journalist for the NBC, ABC, & CBS affiliates in Missouri.
Speaker Linkedin:-https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahhill1/
Speaker Website:-https://www.tryhealium.com/
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Title:-Founder, CEO RelaxVR
Talk Title:-
Speaker Bio:-I'm an entrepreneur with a passion for yoga, meditation and technology.I believe that yoga and meditation have the power to improve people's lives if they are practiced correctly, and we can benefit from these tools. As a qualified yoga teacher with a number of years
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experience living in ashrams in India and Australia and a personal practice of over 15 years, I am working to help people make the most of these teachings.
Speaker Linkedin:-https://www.linkedin.com/in/sourabhj1/
Speaker Website:-https://www.relaxvr.co/
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