September 15–17, 22–24 & 29–30, 2026GatherVerse Women’s AI Summit 2026
Summit host
Women Leading AI, Across All Industries
Hosted an eight-day global summit on women’s leadership in AI across technology, education, healthcare, and other industries.
September 4, 2026California Community Colleges Spatial AI, XR and Emerging Tech Community of Practice
Lecturer
The World Is Not Made of Words: World Models, Spatial Intelligence, and the Future of Learning
↗August 19, 2026
Martha's Vineyard Innovation Leadership Retreat
Lecturer / presenter
The Language of Emergent Technology
An exploration of emergent technology and the language civic leaders need to respond to the future.
June 23–24, 2026GatherVerse XREvolve Summit 2026
Founder & summit host
XR and AI: Extending Humanity
Hosted discussions on the convergence of XR and AI, from spatial computing and immersive work to accessibility, ethics, and human connection.
May 26–28, 2026GatherVerse AI Evolve Summit 2026
Founder & summit host
Reliable AI deployment, evaluation, and human impact
Hosted a practical summit on building and evaluating AI systems, with sessions on safety, governance, agents, human oversight, and XR-assisted training.
April 7–8, 2026GatherVerse AI XR for Humanity Summit
Founder & summit host
Human-centered AI and XR in daily life
Hosted conversations on practical AI and XR applications in healthcare, learning, work, and public service, with attention to access, privacy, and measurable benefit.
March 24–25, 2026GatherVerse Education Crisis: AI in the Classroom and the Future of Learning Summit
Founder & summit host
AI in the classroom and the future of learning
Hosted a global discussion on AI in education, covering classroom practice, academic integrity, student agency, data privacy, and XR-supported learning.
March 10–11, 2026GatherVerse Women’s Health Summit 2026
Founder & summit host
AI, spatial intelligence, and women’s healthcare
Hosted a global forum on women’s health and emerging technology, exploring AI, spatial intelligence, access to care, and culturally responsive innovation.
February 24–26, 2026GatherVerse Summit 2026
Founder & summit host
Human Needs. Emergence. Trust.
Hosted the fifth annual GatherVerse Summit, bringing communities and practitioners together around human needs, trust, and responsible approaches to emerging technology.
February 3–4, 2026GatherVerse AI Summit 2026
Founder & summit host
Humanity’s Path Forward
Hosted the fourth annual AI Summit, examining education, accessibility, safety, wellness, careers, and the wider human consequences of advancing AI.
January 20–22 & 27, 2026GatherVerse SHE Summit 2026 — Super Hero Engine
Founder & summit host
Women’s leadership, innovation, and community
Hosted the Super Hero Engine summit, highlighting women leading emerging technologies through conversations on representation, entrepreneurship, wellbeing, and human-centered innovation.
December 9, 2025GatherVerse Book Summit
Founder & summit host
Books, authorship and AI
A global conversation on how AI is changing authorship, publishing, literary trust and the future of books.
December 4, 2025GatherVerse Food Summit
Founder & summit host
Harvest | Feed | Sustain–Humanity
A summit on emerging technology in food production, nourishment, sustainable agriculture and global food security.
December 2–3, 2025GatherVerse Money Summit
Founder & summit host
Sustainability | Circulation | Impact
A human-centered discussion of AI, financial systems and the ways people earn, circulate and share wealth.
November 19–20, 2025GatherVerse Men’s Health Summit
Founder & summit host
Emerging technology and men’s health
A global summit examining how AI and emerging technologies affect men’s health, healthcare access and well-being.
September–October 2025GatherVerse: Tech for Humanity Summit
Founder & summit host
Technology, policy and human progress across regions
A series of regional summits exploring technology products, platforms, policy and their effects on human and economic progress.
July 15, 2025Black XR Network — Reclaiming the Interface
Speaker
Reclaiming the Interface: Black Builders in AI and XR
A talk on Black builders in AI and XR, presented online with the Black XR Network.
Online · Black XR Network, United Kingdom
June 25, 2025Future Forward Summit — Wonder Women Tech at Quantcast
Panel participant
Pushing Beyond Possible: AI, Innovation, and the Next Frontier of Human Potential
A panel on AI, innovation and human potential, moderated by Katie Wilson with Mai-Ling Garcia, Eileen Page and Ankita Sharda. Hosted by Wonder Women Tech at Quantcast.
795 Folsom Street, San Francisco, California
June 24–25, 2025GatherVerse XREvolve Summit 2025
GatherVerse XRE 2025
Keynote speaker
The Entanglement of Perceptual Sciences in the AI Frontier
A keynote on perceptual sciences and the AI frontier at the GatherVerse global summit.
May 15, 2025Silicon & Soul
Panel participant / speaker
Silicon & Soul: The Case for Connection, Trust & Values in AI Design & Deployment
A panel on connection, trust and values in AI design and deployment.
May 2, 2025Digital Wellness Day Summit 2025
Panelist
AI & Digital Wellbeing: How to Stay Human in a Tech-Driven World
A panel exploring AI, digital wellbeing and how to stay human in a world shaped by technology.
April 22–24 and 29–30, 2025GatherVerse Youth Summit
Founder & summit host
Youth, emerging technology and a message to the next generation
A summit gathering experienced voices to discuss ethical technology, education and digital wellness for the next generation.
March 11–12, 2025GatherVerse Women’s Health Summit
Founder & summit host
Women’s health in the digital age
A global forum examining how AI and emerging technologies affect women’s health and access to care across regions.
February 25–27, 2025GatherVerse Summit 2025
Founder & summit host
Innovating for Human Betterment Now and Forever. Climb.
The fourth annual GatherVerse gathering explored humanity-first standards for AI, the metaverse and emerging technologies.
February 20, 2025Prioritizing Human Flourishing in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
AI for Human Flourishing
Featured speaker
Prioritizing Human Flourishing in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
A featured talk on prioritizing human flourishing in the age of artificial intelligence.
February 4–5, 2025GatherVerse AI Summit 2025
Founder & summit host
Humanity’s Path Forward
The third annual AI summit explored responsible AI integration in human life, education, governance, business and industry.
January 14–16, 2025GatherVerse SHE Summit 2025 – Super Hero Engine
Founder & summit host
Women leading emerging technology
A gathering of women working across emerging technologies to share leadership, experience and visions for a more inclusive future.
2025UNCF — INVEST Summit 2025
Opening keynote speaker
An opening keynote on entrepreneurship, AI and emerging technologies.
San Francisco, California
2025CILAR — Advanced AI Techniques for Bias Mitigation
The Coalition of Innovation Leaders Advancing Respect (CILAR)
Featured contribution
Advanced AI Techniques for Bias Mitigation
A featured contribution on advanced AI techniques for bias mitigation, addressing ecosystem thinking, foundational innovation and the universal interpreter.
2025TSEP Camping Conference
Invited educator and speaker
An invited educational session for Northern California high school students on AI, spatial intelligence, model building, ethics, accessibility and trust. Hosted by The Social Engineering Project, Inc.
Santa Cruz Mountains, California
2025CHIEF
Lecture and fireside chat
Equity in AI: The Intersection of Work, Culture, and Humanity
Delivered a lecture and fireside chat on equity in AI, work, culture and humanity, including women’s representation in AI development and leadership.
2025Canvas8 — Expert Outlook
Expert contributor
AI infrastructure and the future of technology
Contributed expert perspectives on AI infrastructure to Canvas8’s Expert Outlook 2025 research.
November 26–27, 2024Africa NFT Metaverse Conference 2024
Speaker
Unlocking Africa’s Digital Future
An announced speaker at the Africa NFT Metaverse Conference exploring Africa’s digital future through NFTs, blockchain and the metaverse.
University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
November 8, 202411th California Annual Policy Summit
Hosted by CalAsian Chamber of Commerce
Panelist
Tech Revolution — How AI Intersects Small and Diverse Businesses with Big Technology
Joined NVIDIA and Accenture representatives for a panel on AI, small and diverse businesses, and big technology.
October 15–17, 2024GatherVerse Virtual World Symposium
Founder, summit host and roundtable moderator
What is Virtual Existence?
Hosted the Virtual World Symposium and moderated a roundtable exploring virtual existence.
October 2, 2024GatherVerse SAFETY Summit
Founder, summit host and roundtable moderator
Securing the Future: AI’s Impact on Global Safety
Hosted the SAFETY summit and moderated a roundtable on AI’s implications for global safety.
National Black AI Literacy Day 2024
Speaker
AI literacy and the next generation
Spoke at National Black AI Literacy Day, encouraging the next generation to engage with AI.
September 10–11, 2024GatherVerse AI Evolve: AI in Education and Workforce Summit
Founder, summit host and roundtable moderator
The Workforce Revolution: AI and Human Collaboration in Action
Hosted the AI Evolve summit and moderated a roundtable on collaboration between people and AI in the workforce.
August 7, 2024NIST — Workshop on Usable Cybersecurity and Privacy for Immersive Technologies
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Expert panel participant
Usable Cybersecurity and Privacy for Immersive Technologies
Contributed to an expert discussion of usable XR, cybersecurity, AI safety, privacy and human autonomy.
June 21, 2024WBAF — World Business Angel Investors Week 2024
World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF)
Speaker
Fostering Diversity and Inclusion in Entrepreneurship: Building Stronger Business Ecosystems
Participated in WBAF’s Investors Week program on inclusive leadership and entrepreneurship.
June 13, 2024Pie & AI Houston — Breaking into Tech: AI Edition
DeepLearning.AI: Pie&AI
Speaker
Breaking into Tech: AI Edition
Joined Pie & AI Houston for a discussion of entering the technology field in the AI era.
June 7, 2024Create the Future Summit 2024
Panelist
AI, Elections, and Deepfakes
Joined a panel on AI, elections and deepfakes at Create the Future Summit in Berkeley.
May 29, 2024You’re Fired – The Layoff Summit 2024
Founder & summit host
Employment, layoffs and technological change
A summit on how technological change is reshaping employment, recruitment, careers and the experience of job displacement.
May 21–22, 2024GatherVerse XREvolve Summit
Founder & summit host
XR: The Interface of AI
A summit exploring developments and applications in VR, AR, mixed reality, spatial computing and the metaverse.
April 11, 2024The WICT Network Midwest — Tech It Out 2024
The WICT Network: Tech It Out
Keynote and fireside conversation
The AI Era: The Intersection of Work, Culture, and Humanity
Delivered a keynote and fireside conversation on AI’s intersection with work, culture and humanity at the Midwest Tech It Out event.
February 20–22, 2024GatherVerse Summit 2024
Founder & summit host
Progress with Purpose, and Invention with Insight
The third annual GatherVerse summit brought global communities together to examine human-centered approaches to emerging technologies.
January 30–31, 2024GatherVerse AI Summit 2024
Founder & summit host
Humanity’s Voyage in the AI Epoch
A summit on responsible AI, human values and the effects of AI across education, accessibility, safety, work and well-being.
January 16–18, 2024GatherVerse SHE Summit 2024 – Super Hero Engine
Founder & summit host
Empowered Voices, Global Impact
The second annual SHE Summit gathered women shaping emerging technologies to share their experiences, leadership and visions for an inclusive future.
2024Oya Media Group
The Current and Future State of Emerging Technologies
October 31, 2023GatherVerse Climate Summit
Founder & summit host
It’s Too Late
A summit on climate adaptation, cooperation and emerging technology. Christopher contributed to an AI and climate-change roundtable and “The End Game,” a fireside conversation with John Brooks.
October 24, 2023National Center for Families Learning — 2023 Families Learning Conference
The National Center for Families Learning
Keynote and fireside conversation
The Intersection of Family, Education, AI, and the Future
A keynote on family, education, AI and the future, followed by a fireside conversation with John Knicely.
October 17, 2023GatherVerse Founders Summit
Founder & summit host
Uniting Founders for a Common Cause: Human Betterment
A gathering of founders exploring how their platforms can improve lives. Christopher joined fireside conversations with Adrian Rashad Driscoll and Ruth Diaz, including “The Psychology of DEI in XR.”
July 19–20, 2023GatherVerse FATHOM Summit
Founder & summit host
Fashion, Art, Technology, Humanity, Open-Source and Music
A two-day summit exploring collaboration across creative industries, technology and open-source communities.
Summerfest Tech 2023
Keynote speaker
Eco-Culture: The Answer for Growth
A keynote presenting Eco-Culture: The Answer for Growth.
Potawatomi Casino | Hotel, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
June 26, 2023iLRN 2023
Opening keynote speaker
Revolutionizing Education: AI, Metaverse, & the Human-Centric Future of Learning
An opening keynote on AI, the metaverse and a human-centric future of learning.
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, California
June 14, 2023GatherVerse Immersive Intelligence
Founder & summit host
Empowering the Metaverse: Uniting AI and Human Potential
A gathering on combining artificial intelligence and immersive environments with access, ethics and human needs in mind.
June 13, 2023GatherVerse ETHICAL
Founder & summit host
Empowering, Transparency, Humanity, Inclusivity, Cooperation, Accountability and Legitimacy
A virtual summit examining ethical responsibilities in artificial intelligence and the metaverse.
June 2, 2023AWE USA 2023
Fireside chat speaker
Building a Human-Centric Metaverse
A fireside chat on building a human-centric metaverse.
May 23–24, 2023GatherVerse WellVerse Summit
Founder & summit host
Wellness and Emerging Technologies
A summit exploring personal and community wellness alongside emerging technology.
May 3, 2023University of Tübingen — Social Justice and Technological Futures 2023
Eberhard Karls University
Fireside chat speaker
Removing Barriers: The Intersection of Empowerment and Inclusive Innovation
A fireside chat exploring empowerment, inclusive innovation and removing barriers.
February 21–23, 2023GatherVerse Summit 2023
Founder & summit host
The Human Side of the Coming Metaverse
The second annual GatherVerse summit brought communities together to discuss human-centered approaches to the metaverse.
February 7, 2023IME West / MD&M West 2023
IME West, 2023
Keynote speaker
Medical Technology within the Metaverse — The Fundamental Shift
A keynote on the fundamental shift in medical technology within the metaverse.
February 1, 2023GatherVerse AI Summit (Artificial Intelligence)
Founder & summit host
Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and the Future of Humanity
A virtual summit examining AI’s opportunities, risks and ethical implications for people.
January 10–11, 2023GatherVerse S.H.E. Summit — Super Hero Engine
Founder & summit host
Women Building the Metaverse, Web3 and Emerging Technologies
A summit bringing women together to share their work and build a more representative technology community.
2023ATD
AI education
2023COABE National Conference 2023
COABE 2023
General Session panelist
AI and adult education
A General Session panel on AI and adult education.
2023Department of Rehabilitation
The Current and Future State of AI
December 7, 2022GatherVerse Asia Summit
Founder & summit host
The Asian Metaverse Ecosystem
A gathering exploring the metaverse through Asian communities, with attention to access, education and human needs.
December 5, 2022GatherVerse Africa Summit
Founder & summit host
The African Metaverse Ecosystem
A gathering examining Africa’s developing metaverse communities and their priorities for inclusive participation.
November 2, 2022GatherVerse Legal & Governance Summit
Founder & summit host
Law, Governance, Privacy and Safety in the Metaverse
A summit exploring governance, digital rights, commerce and conduct in virtual worlds.
September 28, 2022GatherVerse Latin Summit
Founder & summit host
The Latin Metaverse Ecosystem
A summit on Latin communities, culture and opportunities in the metaverse.
September 20–21, 2022GatherVerse EU Summit
Founder & summit host
The European Metaverse Ecosystem
A summit exploring European metaverse development, cultural exchange, access and public benefit.
September 13–14, 20223We — A Web3 Summit
Founder & summit host
Web3, Ownership and Community
A summit examining Web3’s role in the metaverse and its implications for ownership, security and community.
July 19, 2022MMM — Music Meets Metaverse
Founder & summit host
Music, Creativity and Virtual Worlds
A summit exploring music creation, performance, education and community in the metaverse.
June 9–10, 2022 (event dates)XR Access Symposium 2022
2022 XR Access Symposium
XR Access Symposium 2022 was held virtually on June 9–10.
June 2, 2022AWE USA 2022 — MetaTr@versal
Performance participant
MetaTr@versal: A Day in the Life
A performance contribution to MetaTr@versal: A Day in the Life.
June 1, 2022AWE USA 2022
AWE USA, 2022
Main-stage speaker
Humanity First Approach to Building the Metaverse
A main-stage conversation with Muhsinah Morris on a humanity-first approach to building the metaverse.
May 24, 2022FreeSpring — Mental Wellness Summit
Founder & summit host
Mental Wellness and the Metaverse
A summit bringing health practitioners, educators and community leaders together around mental wellness in virtual environments.
April 12–14, 2022 (conference dates)Laval Virtual, 2022
Keynote speaker
The Humanity-First Metaverse
A keynote on The Humanity-First Metaverse at Laval Virtual Europe.
February 24, 2022Berkeley Haas & Affine — How AI Is Transforming Gaming, Media & Entertainment
Berkeley Haas · Affine · Fisher Center for Business Analytics · How AI is transforming Gaming, Media & Entertainment
Invited speaker
The humanity-first metaverse
Spoke remotely at the Fisher Center for Business Analytics and Affine summit about the humanity-first metaverse. The official program lists his session, “10 Things to know the Meta-verse.”
Spieker Forum, Chou Hall, UC Berkeley · Remote participation
February 22–25, 2022GatherVerse Summit 2022
Founder & summit host
Humanity First in the Metaverse
The inaugural GatherVerse summit explored access, education, equality, wellness and community in the metaverse.
2022The WICT Network Rocky Mountain — Tech It Out 2022
WICT Tech It out 2022
Keynote and fireside conversation
The Humanity Driven Metaverse
A keynote and fireside conversation with Danny Cohen on The Humanity Driven Metaverse.
2022Verizon Media
The Current and Future State of the Metaverse
2022Cornell Tech
The Current and Future State of the Metaverse
November 9, 2021AWE USA 2021
Speaker
NFTs and the Quest for Ownership within Virtual Worlds
A talk on NFTs and the quest for ownership within virtual worlds.
June 10, 2021XR Access Symposium 2021
Panelist
A Greater Purpose: Diverse Talent Pipeline
Joined a discussion on building a diverse talent pipeline at the 2021 XR Access Symposium.
2021VR/AR Global Summit 2021
November 19, 2020KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2020
Workshop presenter
Diversity + Inclusion Workshop: Removing Barriers to Innovation in Becoming a Better Ally
A workshop on diversity, inclusion, allyship and removing barriers to innovation.
May 14, 2020Blacks in Technology NYC — The Current & Future State of XR
Webinar speaker
The Current & Future State of XR
A virtual lecture exploring extended reality and emerging technologies as the world adapted to COVID-19.
Online · Blacks in Technology NYC
2020Open Source Summit + Embedded Linux Conference North America 2020
The Linux Foundation
Workshop presenter
Driving Innovation through Allyship
A workshop on driving innovation through allyship.
December 11–13, 2019 (event dates)Stereopsia 2019
Speaker
A speaking engagement at Stereopsia in Brussels.
November 13–15, 2019 (event dates)CoRE Tech 2019
CoreTech
Panel moderator
Virtual & Augmented Reality — Impacts to Design, Operations, Experience and Beyond
Moderated a CoRE Tech 2019 panel on virtual and augmented reality in design, operations and experience.
San Jose McEnery Convention Center, San Jose, California
November 13, 2019VR/AR Association — The Future of Learning Is Virtual
Panelist
The Future of Learning Is Virtual: XR in Education and Training
A panel on immersive technology in education and training at Plug and Play Tech Center, presented by the VR/AR Association Silicon Valley chapter.
Plug and Play Tech Center, Game Room, 440 North Wolfe Road, Sunnyvale, California
June 27–28, 2019 (event dates)EICS — European Immersive Computing Summit 2019
Invited speaker
Virtual Reality Holodeck Spaces for Medical Training and Development
A talk on immersive holodeck spaces for medical training and development, exploring emerging technologies and learning for the health sector.
M9 Innovation District, Mestre / Venice, Italy
June 7–8, 2019 (event dates)Miami VR Expo 2019
Fireside chat speaker
Fireside Chat with Chris
A fireside conversation at Miami VR Expo 2019.
June 6, 2019Lethbridge College VR Global Forum — INVENTURES 2019
Virtual Reality Global Forum
Speaker
Immersive AI: What the Future Holds
Presented Immersive AI: What the Future Holds at Lethbridge College's Virtual Reality Global Forum, part of INVENTURES in Calgary.
March 20–24, 2019 (event dates)Laval Virtual 2019
Speaker
VR for good and the future of immersive technology
Spoke on The Good, The Bad and the VR and VR for Good: Building Together at Laval Virtual 2019.
2019Microsoft Reactor — artificial intelligence panel
Panelist
Present and future uses of artificial intelligence
Joined an invited panel at Microsoft Reactor in San Francisco on present and future AI applications, moderated by Michael A. McNair.
Microsoft Reactor, San Francisco, California
December 6–7, 2018VRX Conference 2018
Moderator
Location-based virtual reality and consumer adoption
Moderated two VRX 2018 panels on large-scale location-based virtual reality and the path to mass consumer adoption through location-based VR and arcades.
San Francisco, California
October 12–13, 2018Inaugural Blacks in Technology Conference — BITCON 2018
Keynote speaker & panel moderator
Emerging technology and opportunities for underrepresented talent
Delivered a keynote on opportunities for Black technologists and moderated The Virtual and Augmented Reality of Things at the inaugural BITCON.
Saint Paul and Richfield, Minnesota
May 31, 2018AWE USA 2018
Augmented World Expo
Panelist
Diversity in XR
A panel on diversity in XR.
May 12, 2018VR for Everyone — Stanford Immersive Media Conference 2018
VR 4 Everyone Conference · VR for Everyone · Stanford Immersive Media Conference · SIMCON 2018 · Stanford University
Panel moderator
Immersive technology, diversity and inclusion
Moderated a panel on immersive technology, diversity and inclusion at the VR for Everyone conference, with representatives from HTC Vive, Boost VC and Meta Co.
Packard Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, California
2018Salesforce — conversation with U.K. Government and startup leaders
Invited speaker
An invited conversation with U.K. Government and startup leaders on diverse business cultures, technology and startups.
San Francisco, California
XR Reality Pro
CES: MCity Metaverse Summit
Juniper Networks
AI LA
Los Angeles, United States
AWE Nite Florence
PEAT
UCLA
Los Angeles, United States
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Private event — immersive medical technology
Keynote speaker
The Current and Future State of Immersive Medtech
A keynote on the current and future state of immersive medical technology.
Mayo Clinic — private technology and STEM education event
Invited speaker
Diverse technology pipelines and STEM education for youth
An invited talk on developing high-performance, diverse technology pipelines and better approaches to STEM education for youth.
Facebook
September 8 · Year not recordedGlobal HR Summit — Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Reimagined
Guest speaker
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Reimagined
Featured guest for a Global HR Summit discussion on diversity, equity and inclusion, alongside Elisabeth Cooke and Anne-Marie Headley, hosted by Navjeet Chhina.
Virtual World Society
Holodeck Engineering Lecture
AWE NITE SF
San Francisco, California
AWE NITE NYC
Blacks in Technology Dallas — Future Tech
Discussion speaker
A discussion about Mixed Reality
A discussion about mixed reality with Larry Davis, PhD, presented by Blacks in Technology Dallas.
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