In today's episode, I have the pleasure of inviting Theo Priestly. Theo is a leading tech futurist and globally recognized business leader, author, and public speaker specializing in artificial intelligence (AI), digital twins, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), the Internet of Things (IoT), and the convergence of many emerging trends towards the metaverse. He is one of LinkedIn's more outspoken evangelists who aren't afraid to challenge the conventional view or champion the unconventional.
He is the founder of Metapunk™, an agency consulting on the business, technology, and cultural impacts that will arise from the metaverse and helping brands, organizations, and investors navigate this revolution.
Priestley has worked with some of the biggest names in tech and business, including SAP, Siemens, Bosch, Software AG, AON, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, consulting and implementing innovation strategies, strategic foresight, and emerging technologies, and providing content marketing services.
He has mentored many startup accelerators, including HTC Vive X and Alchemist.
Priestley has published more than 200 articles on topics including Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Fintech, Smart Cities, Education, Healthcare, Marketing, Digital Transformation, and Virtual Reality, for Forbes, the European, WIRED, Huffington Post, and Business2Community. He has also contributed to VentureBeat, GigaOM, The Times Raconteur and interviewed for BBC Radio and UK national television news on technology trends.
He recently authored the book; The Future Starts Now, published internationally through Bloomsbury, and is working on his second title: Metapunk - The Business, Technology, and Culture of the Metaverse.
An energetic, informative, and polished speaker, he has engaged groups ranging from 20-2000 on Emerging Technology Trends, Artificial Intelligence, the Future of Work, Experiential Technologies, the Internet of Things (IoT), Digital Strategy, and more. Featured talks have occurred at CeBIT, TEDx, Marketing Society UK, Big Data Expo China, Gartner Symposium, IDC, meetups, webinars, innovation summits, and corporate events.
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