Virtually Speaking is a speaker interview series that was created for Meeting & Event Professionals and Leaders who are on the lookout for speakers to present at their events either virtually or in person. Each week, the most in-demand and compelling experts, entrepreneurs, best-selling authors, and thought leaders inspire in revealing and content-rich fireside chat conversations. The interviews are hosted by Chris Lee, founder of CAL Entertainment Speakers, who has represented only the best in the speaking industry since 2007. Learn More at https://www.calentertainment.com/virtually-speaking/.
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Virtually Speaking is a speaker interview series that was created for Meeting & Event Professionals and Leaders who are on the lookout for speakers to present at their events either virtually or in person. Each week, the most in-demand and compelling experts, entrepreneurs, best-selling authors, and thought leaders inspire in revealing and content-rich fireside chat conversations. The interviews are hosted by Chris Lee, founder of CAL Entertainment Speakers, who has represented only the best in the speaking industry since 2007. Learn More at https://www.calentertainment.com/virtually-speaking/.
Nonny de la Peña: When Virtual And Digital Become Reality - Virtually Speaking Episode 63
Virtually Speaking
34 minutes 31 seconds
3 months ago
Nonny de la Peña: When Virtual And Digital Become Reality - Virtually Speaking Episode 63
Nonny de la Peña is regarded as one of the most influential pioneers in virtual and augmented reality and immersive technologies and journalism. In 2022 Nonny received a Peabody Award, introduced by the Oscar Award Winning Director Alejandro Iñárritu, and in 2022 she was also inducted into the SXSW Hall of Fame. Nonny was named Wall Street Journal Technology Innovator of the Year, A Wired Magazine #MakeTechHuman Agent of Change, and she has been called “The Godmother of Virtual Reality” by Engadget and The Guardian. Fast Company named her “One of the People Who Made the World More Creative” and she was one of CNET’s 20 Most Influential Latinos in Tech for her pioneering work in immersive storytelling. Her latest endeavor is as the Founding Director for Narrative and Emerging Media at Arizona State University, campus located in Downtown L.A. As a Harvard Graduate, a New America Fellow, Yale Poynter Media Fellow, and winner of the Knight Innovation Award, Nonny is widely credited with creating the genre of immersive journalism. She is currently a member of the BAFTA virtual reality board, and is a former correspondent for Newsweek. Nonny's virtual reality work has been featured by the New York Times, BBC, Mashable, Vice, Wired and many others. Showcases and Talks around the globe include the Sundance and Tribeca Film Festivals, The World Economic Forum in Davos, The Victoria and Albert Museum, Moscow Museum of Modern Art, and Games For Change. She has more than 20 years of award-winning experience in print, film and TV and her spatial narratives are consistently met with critical acclaim. Video of Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu presenting the Peabody Award to Nonny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqoz7KZdyaY&t=0s For more on Nonny or to book her to speak: https://www.calentertainment.com/portfoliotype/nonny-de-la-pena/Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.calentertainment.com/virtually-speaking/
Virtually Speaking
Virtually Speaking is a speaker interview series that was created for Meeting & Event Professionals and Leaders who are on the lookout for speakers to present at their events either virtually or in person. Each week, the most in-demand and compelling experts, entrepreneurs, best-selling authors, and thought leaders inspire in revealing and content-rich fireside chat conversations. The interviews are hosted by Chris Lee, founder of CAL Entertainment Speakers, who has represented only the best in the speaking industry since 2007. Learn More at https://www.calentertainment.com/virtually-speaking/.
