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Cathy Hackl
Future Dynamics, Global Tech Futurist / Emerging Tech Executive, CEO
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Short Bio
Cathy Hackl (@cathyhackl) is one of the world's leading tech futurists, emerging tech executives, and keynote speakers — widely known in tech circles as the "Godmother of the Metaverse." A veteran of Amazon Web Services, Magic Leap, and HTC VIVE, she is now CEO of Future Dynamics, Co-Founder of Journey, Futurist-in-Residence at Nokia, and External Advisor to BCG's Frontier Tech Group. She has spent a decade being early — on spatial computing, on AI hardware, on smart glasses, on gaming and world models, on robotics and intelligent agentic systems. Her job is making sure leaders aren't late.
Based between Washington, D.C. and Dubai, she advises global leaders, governments, and Fortune 100s on navigating the post-LLM era and the shift toward spatial, embodied, physical AI — bringing a rare, real-time vantage point on how technology, policy, culture, and capital converge across the U.S., Middle East, and global markets.
She has advised Nike, Walmart, Ralph Lauren, Louis Vuitton, and Clinique, built virtual worlds on Roblox and Fortnite, and in 2022 became the first person to ring the NASDAQ opening bell simultaneously in physical and avatar form on live television. Named one of Newsweek's Top 25 AI Visionaries, featured on the cover of Forbes LatAm's 100 Most Powerful Women, and recognized by Ad Age and Vogue Business as a top innovator, she is also the author of five books, including Spatial Computing: An AI-Driven Business Revolution.
Long Bio
Cathy Hackl (@cathyhackl) is one of the world's leading tech futurists, executives, and keynote speakers — widely known in tech circles as the "Godmother of the Metaverse." She has spent a decade being early — on spatial computing, on AI, on smart glasses, on robotics and intelligent agentic systems. Her job is making sure leaders aren't late.
She is the CEO of Future Dynamics, a foresight and strategy lab working with Fortune 500 companies and global brands on emerging technology and innovation. She is also Co-Founder of Journey, an experience agency with deep roots across the GCC whose projects include The Sphere, KSA's pavilion at the World Expo, Qiddiya City, and the Zayed National Museum. She serves as Futurist-in-Residence at Nokia and External Advisor to BCG's Frontier Tech Group across AI, quantum, spatial XR, Web3, and space. Based between Washington, D.C. and Dubai, she brings a rare, real-time vantage point on how technology, policy, culture, and capital converge across the U.S., Middle East, and global markets.
Prior to founding her own companies, Cathy held senior roles at Amazon Web Services, Magic Leap, and HTC VIVE. She has advised Nike, Walmart, Ralph Lauren, Louis Vuitton, and Clinique on AI, immersive media, and next-generation consumer experiences — work that includes building virtual worlds on Roblox and Fortnite and producing large-scale virtual concerts. In 2022, she became the first person to ring the NASDAQ opening bell simultaneously in physical and avatar form on live television.
Named one of Newsweek's Top 25 AI Visionaries, featured on the cover of Forbes LatAm's 100 Most Powerful Women, and recognized by Ad Age and Vogue Business as a top innovator, Cathy is one of the most influential technology voices on LinkedIn. She has spoken at Harvard Business School, MIT, SXSW, CES, MWC, Davos, and Vogue's Forces of Fashion, and has appeared on CNBC, CNN, Bloomberg, 60 Minutes, and Good Morning America. She is the host of Adweek's award-winning TechMagic podcast, a contributor to Forbes and Harvard Business Review, and the author of five books, including Spatial Computing: An AI-Driven Business Revolution.
Her current research spans Gen Alpha, embodied and physical AI, world models, neural interfaces, and the post-smartphone future.
