Monika Bielskyte

Monika is a human switchboard of aesthetics and moods. Her capability of analyzing human emotions and translating them into clear arrows between action and look is a rare quality. Every brainstorm with her yields unique research angles and deeper understanding of nearly every combination of humanities, art & tech.

Hanging with Monika is like mainlining insight into possible futures at a zillion miles an hour. AR, VR, MR, how to not be confined by current thinking...she'll drop a dizzying array of ideas and supporting artwork that will take days, if not longer, to parse and comprehend. She's my homie.

Mx. Bielskyte is a VR visionary, a unique and important thinker and industry motivator. She possesses a special combination of skills: design sensibility, drive for excellence, and a rapidly expanding network that is a virtual "who's who" of the VR and AR industries.

Monika is one of the most inspiring speakers I had my pleasure to hear. Apart from being an orator of genius and utterly captivating in her delivery, her insights on a wide range of future scenarios are fascinating and completely thought-provoking.

Visionary, innovative and a clear voice. What amazes me most is Monika's world view of technology, its place in our lives and her vision to use emerging tech to bring cultures together. Hers is a truly unique voice, a leader in her generation.

Monika is one of the more fascinating people I met while working at Apple. Monika drew connections between art and science in speaking about the future of virtual & mixed reality technologies. Her deep, conceptual understanding of a bleeding edge space made esoteric concepts relatable and highlighted the experiences they could power. She compelled me to think in different ways about the medium, to explore the possibility of creating content that could expand our understanding of ourselves & the world we live in. Monika is the future. The world needs her to blow our minds and broaden our thinking.

Monika is an explorer who revels in the prospect of connecting the oncoming waves of technological innovation to the deeply human. Whether working with virtual reality, artificial intelligence, gestural interfaces, or other emerging media, Monika understands how beautiful and empowering these new futures can be. Her vision and drive send her constantly seeking the threshold of cultural literacy around new technologies, to shape how these disruptions are expressed in the aesthetics of tomorrow. She can immediately see how her vision overlaps with those she might work with and has cultivated a varied and talented network of creative collaborators across the globe and throughout design and technology industries.

I've never met someone like Monika who has touched and won trust & acceptance with so many different people across this planet. Based on her nomadic journeys, Monika is able to see patterns that many cannot immediately see. With everyone longing for human connection and not really understanding how to satiate that desire, her stories truly awaken us for the better and allow us to look to the future with hope, creativity and optimism. Monika will truly bring ground-breaking creativity and wisdom to your organization.

Monika's talk acted as the pivot point for my personal mental transition from what I thought was the be-all-end-all form of media in film, to something much more. Monika is an incredible mind who cannot only convey a broad view of the potential future, but she can do it with clarity, and in such a way that the layman can quickly understand everything that futurism, VR, and immersive media entails.

Monika's energy, experience, vision, creativity, soul and impact made her week of meetings, speeches and panels across the BBC one of the highlights of my time driving innovation there. She challenged, guided, inspired, entertained and educated a huge range of people from different teams. We see the world differently as a result.

Monika always impresses me by having her finger on the pulse within the tech innovation space, always traveling around the world meeting with the brightest minds around. She was the first to have meaningful VR conversations back in the day, and has been a leader in bringing top VR talent to the forefront.