Monika Bielskyte

5 of 5

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.

Josh GoldEVP Meta VR/AR apps & content, formerly Warner Bros, RYOT, GoPro

5 of 5

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.

David BoyleAuthor of PROMPT, formerly EMI Music, MasterClass, BBC

5 of 5

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.

Alexander ZahnManager, Netflix, formerly Sony Pictures

5 of 5

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.

Kevin BethuneAuthor, MIT Press, Art Center trustee, formerly Nike, BCG

5 of 5

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.

Ben CervenyFlickr co-founder, formerly ARUP, Samsung, Frog / Capgemini

5 of 5

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.

Ben vonWurmbRecruiting, Apple, formerly Airbnb, Hulu, Beats

5 of 5

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.

Spencer HuntCOO Ascendant Studios, formerly 20th C Fox, Paramount, Skydance

5 of 5

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.

John GordonFounder, How To: Academy

5 of 5

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.

Anu KirkVice President of Product at Osso VR

5 of 5

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.

Sebastian MarinoCTO at Evercoast

5 of 5

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.

Omer ShapiraSenior Engineer, Omniverse @ NVIDIA