Cathy Hackl

Cathy Hackl, widely known as the “Godmother of the Metaverse,” is a globally recognized tech and gaming executive and futurist who's been shaping what comes next at the intersection of AI, spatial computing, smart glasses, gaming, robotics and intelligent agentic systems for over a decade. She is the CEO of Future Dynamics, Co-Founder of Journey, Futurist-in-Residence at Nokia, and an External Advisor to BCG’s Frontier Tech Group. Living and working between Washington, D.C. and Dubai, she advises global leaders on navigating the post-LLM era and the shift toward spatial, physical and embodied AI.


KEYNOTE TOPICS

• Beyond LLMs: The Shift to Spatial AI, World Models, and Embodied Intelligence
• Beyond Generative AI: The Rise of Spatial Intelligence and World Models
• The Hardware Renaissance: Why AI’s Next Moat Is Physical & Embodied
• From Digital Transformation to Spatial Transformation
• Gaming as Infrastructure: Virtual GDP and the Rise of Hybrid Economies
• Your Brand Will Become an AI System: Orchestrating Agents in the Age of Autonomous Work
• From Attention Economy to Intimacy Economy: Designing Human-Centered AI