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SPEAKING and JUDGING ENGAGEMENTS (past and upcoming):<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Foresight – 2020 link
\n“The Future of Data Driven Immersive Experiences” CES 2018 link
\n<\/a>WP Engine Summit – Harnessing the Power of the Immersive Experience link
\n<\/a>The Learning Machines – OMMA AI Forum (Sept 27, 2017) link
\n<\/a>FutureWorks “Understanding Users” – NYC (Aug 17, 2017) link<\/a>
\nAR in Action NYC (June 7 2017) link<\/a>
\nAWE – SF (June 1, 2017) link
\n<\/a>Ethereal Summit – NYC (May 19, 2017)\u00a0link<\/a>
\nMediaPost IoT Forum NYC (May 18, 2017)\u00a0link<\/a>
\nAR\u00a0in Action conference at MIT Media Lab (Jan 2017) link<\/a>
\nAdidas Creative Event (Nov 3 2016)
\nIsobar Brazil Hackathon (Oct 30 2016)
\nJudge – Realilty Virtually Hacking at MIT Media Lab (Oct 2016) link<\/a>
\nCreative Technology Week 2016 \u00a0link
\n<\/a>Exploring Future Reality – NYC Media Lab (2015 New York, NY)\u00a0link
\n<\/a>Judge – IWS Isobar Brazil Hackathon – (2015 Porto Alegre, Brazil) – link
\n<\/a>Judge –\u00a0NYCSEF Finals at the American Museum of Natural History (2015)\u00a0link
\n<\/a>SXSW Interactive 2015 – Art Vs. Purpose (2015 Austin, TX) \u00a0link
\n<\/a>APEGBC President’s Dinner Keynote- (June 2014) –\u00a0link
\n<\/a>Together Boston (2014 Boston, MA) link
\n<\/a>Google X – Tech Talk (2014 Silicon Valley, CA) link
\n<\/a>Solve For X -Google X talk via TEDxYouth (2013 Boston, MA) link
\n<\/a>Retune Conference (2012 Berlin, Germany) link
\n<\/a>Artisan’s Asylum (2012 Somerville, MA) link
\n<\/a>Harvard Architecture (2012 Cambridge) – link
\n<\/a>Two Rivers Gallery AGM (2012 Prince George) – link
\n<\/a>Capilano University Guest Lecture (2012 North Vancouver) – link
\n<\/a>BC Business Challenge 14 (2012 Vancouver) – link<\/a>
\n<\/a>TEDxGeorgiaStrait (2011 Vancouver) –\u00a0link
\n<\/a>Bring Your Boomers talk with Ken Lum (2011 Vancouver) – link
\n<\/a>Fresh Media – Remixology (2010 Vancouver) –\u00a0link
\n<\/a>Emily Carr – Foundation Forum (2010 Vancouver) \u00a0– link
\n<\/a><\/p>\n

MEDIA COVERAGE:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Featured:\u00a0<\/strong>“Leigh Christie Details The Practical Future Of VR” – Media Post – May 2018 – link<\/a>
\nDigital-Transformation 3.0 – Book by Chuck Martin link
\n<\/a>Media Post at CES 2018 link
\n<\/a>AdExchanger at CES 2018 link
\n<\/a>Voices of The Internet of Things (2017)\u00a0\u00a0link
\n<\/a>Martech Today “Virtual Reality\u2019s Adoption Issue” (Oct 2017) link<\/a>
\nForbes – “Virtual Reality is a Growing Reality in Health Care” (Aug 2017)\u00a0link<\/a>
\nDMN – “Isobar is Creating for the Future at NowLab” (May 2017) link
\n<\/a>Design Engineering – Anti Robot Racer (April 2017)\u00a0link<\/a>
\n<\/a>MediaPost on Augmented Reality Work (Jan 2017)\u00a0link
\n<\/a>The Aisles Have Eyes – Book by\u00a0Joseph Turow\u00a0link
\n<\/a>The Future of VR (Jan 2017)\u00a0link<\/a>
\n<\/a>Featured:\u00a0<\/strong>Inverse Magazine Interview (March 2016) – link
\n<\/a>Design Engineering (2016) – link
\n<\/a>Featured:\u00a0<\/strong>Creative Technology Week Interview (2015 US) – link
\n<\/a>Featured<\/strong>: Isobar Taps MIT Talent To Build Out Retail Innovation Capability (2014) –link
\n<\/a>Physics.org Article on Local Warming (2014 US) – link
\n<\/a>MIT News Article on Local Warming (2014 US) – \u00a0link
\n<\/a>Wired UK Article on Local Warming (2014 UK) – link<\/a>
\n<\/a>Featured<\/strong>: What Design Can Do (2014) – link<\/a>
\nEngineering.com Article On Local Warming (2014 US) – link
\n<\/a>Fast Company Article (2013 US) – link
\n<\/a>Featured:<\/strong> HackaDay Feature “A New Way to Heat People” – link
\n<\/a>TEDxGeorgiaStrait (2011 Canada) –\u00a0link
\n<\/a>Global TV (2011 Canada) –\u00a0link
\n<\/a>Capilano Courier Article (2010) –\u00a0link
\n<\/a>Featured:\u00a0<\/strong>Generation Why Documentary (2010 Canada) –\u00a0link
\n<\/a>Mondo Spider Exhibit at Vancouver 2010 Olympics – Code Live (2010) – link
\n<\/a>The Hour Online (2009 Canada) –\u00a0link
\n<\/a>Featured:\u00a0<\/strong>Vancouver Is Awesome Interview –\u00a0link
\n<\/a>Featured:<\/strong> Granville Online Interview –\u00a0link
\n<\/a>Featured:\u00a0<\/strong>Interesting Vancouver Interview –\u00a0link
\n<\/a>Theo Jansen Documentary –\u00a0link\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

PRINT COVERAGE:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

My Lifestyle Magazine “Art Basel Edition” (2015) – link
\n<\/a>Trek Magazine “Giant Spiders and Walking Machines” (2013) – link
\n<\/a>The Aisles Have Eyes By Joseph Turow (2017) – link
\n<\/a>Digital Transformation 3.0 by Chuck Martin – link
\n<\/a>Metro Canada (mention – 2011) – link
\n<\/a>CSIRO Electric Driveway Project. Supporting Electric Vehicle Adoption in Australia (2011) – link
\n<\/a>Contactless Pickup Devices Patent – link
\nDNA Gel Electrophorisis Paper – link
\nDNA Gel Comb Patent Application – link
\nFolding Skateboard Patent – link
\nFuel Cell Ice Drain Patent – link
\nMIT Thesis – link<\/p>\n

PODCASTS<\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Voices of the Internet of Things (2017) – link<\/a><\/p>\n

Exhibitions (past and upcoming):<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Future Is Alright – NYC Oct 2017
\nRural Revival – Screening NYC 2017
\nIRL Roomscale VR Exhibition 2016\u00a0link
\n<\/a>Games For Change 2016\u00a0link
\n<\/a>Creative Technology Week 2016 link
\n<\/a>SuperFine (2015 Art Basel) link1
\n<\/a>Venice Biennale of Architecture (2014 Venice, Italy) link
\n<\/a>Bal Robotov (2014 Moscow, Russia) link
\n<\/a>SolidWorks World (2014 San Diego, CA) link
\n<\/a>EMtech (2013 MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA) link
\n<\/a>Retune Conference (2012 Berlin, Germany) link
\n<\/a>Kshitij (2012 IIT Kharapur) – link
\n<\/a>Art with Energy (2011 Vancouver) – link<\/a>
\nBrief Encounters 16 (2011 Vancouver) – link
\n<\/a>USA Science and Technology Festival – link
\n<\/a>Google I\/O 2010 (2010 San Francisco) – link
\n<\/a>Vancouver 2010 Olympics – Code Live (2010 Vancouver) – link
\n<\/a>Gadgetoff (2009 New York) – link<\/a><\/p>\n

Awards:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

MIT Camit Award (2013)
\nMIT Research Award – SCL
\nUBC Engineering Physics Award<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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