About

Amelia Kallman is a leading London futurist, speaker and author. As an innovation and technology communicator, Amelia regularly consults brands, agencies, and governments on the impact of new technologies on the future of business and our lives. She forecasts global trends and behaviours, helping clients navigate innovation, build strategies and deliver industry leading initiatives. She specialises in the emerging opportunities - as well as the risks - of XR, AI, big data, and IOT. Recent areas of study include the future of the metaverse, NFTs, tech responsibility, and the surfacing human rights issues of tomorrow.
Recently named one of the 'Top 25 Women in the Metaverse', she hosts the podcast XR Star, as well as the YouTube series, Blockchain in the Metaverse. Amelia's writing is often featured in WIRED UK, IBC365, and The Big Reveal, her popular innovation newsletter and YouTube channel. Clients include Unilever, Red Bull, Tata Communications, Together Labs, Lloyd's of London, TD SYNNEX, and UK Parliament. She is a mentor and activist in the responsible tech movement, and is currently writing her third book.
Originally from a theatrical background, Amelia started her tech career by chance in 2013 at a creative technology agency where she worked her way up to become their Global Head of Innovation. She's opened, operated and curated pop-up and permanent tech labs in London, Scotland and Dubai, working with clients including Accenture, PWC, WIRED, and EY.
Coming from a non-traditional technology background, she has a unique talent for making the complex accessible. Since going freelance in 2017 she has become an in-demand international speaker. As an independent futurist clients often find her frank, unbiased, and ethical assessments a refreshing contrast to speakers who endorse, sell and market.
She's lectured at Cambridge University and UC Berkeley, written a multi-award winning book, exhibited her art internationally, and directed the first burlesque show in 360° video. She's led experiments that measure the emotional data of people ages 3-80 as they experienced VR for the first time, has explored the hypothesis that VR has the power to tap into the dormant part of our brains responsible for synesthesia potentially unlocking new pathways of creativity, and more recently has been investigating the impact of generative AI on the future of gaming.
Recently named one of the 'Top 25 Women in the Metaverse', she hosts the podcast XR Star, as well as the YouTube series, Blockchain in the Metaverse. Amelia's writing is often featured in WIRED UK, IBC365, and The Big Reveal, her popular innovation newsletter and YouTube channel. Clients include Unilever, Red Bull, Tata Communications, Together Labs, Lloyd's of London, TD SYNNEX, and UK Parliament. She is a mentor and activist in the responsible tech movement, and is currently writing her third book.
Originally from a theatrical background, Amelia started her tech career by chance in 2013 at a creative technology agency where she worked her way up to become their Global Head of Innovation. She's opened, operated and curated pop-up and permanent tech labs in London, Scotland and Dubai, working with clients including Accenture, PWC, WIRED, and EY.
Coming from a non-traditional technology background, she has a unique talent for making the complex accessible. Since going freelance in 2017 she has become an in-demand international speaker. As an independent futurist clients often find her frank, unbiased, and ethical assessments a refreshing contrast to speakers who endorse, sell and market.
She's lectured at Cambridge University and UC Berkeley, written a multi-award winning book, exhibited her art internationally, and directed the first burlesque show in 360° video. She's led experiments that measure the emotional data of people ages 3-80 as they experienced VR for the first time, has explored the hypothesis that VR has the power to tap into the dormant part of our brains responsible for synesthesia potentially unlocking new pathways of creativity, and more recently has been investigating the impact of generative AI on the future of gaming.
Events:
Zetes (Madrid), Keynote Puma Leadership Event (Madrid), Keynote & Facilitator AT&T (Frankfurt), Opening Keynote ES + U (Vilnius), Keynote ESOMAR's Supercharge (Amsterdam), Closing Keynote Mars Wrigley, Opening Keynote Paddy Power and CMS Marketing (Dublin), Keynote Broadcast Tech Innovation Awards 2023, Judge CMS Consumer & Retail Conference, Keynote Kaplan Financial, Keynote UpStream, Host Bending Spoons AI Symposium (Milan), Host #WaMaMarketing (Olsztyn, Poland), Keynote Travelers Insurance, Keynote Puma Leadership Event (Barcelona), Keynote & Facilitator Integrate ME (Dubai), Opening Keynote AV Awards 2023, Judge Deliver (Amsterdam), Opening Keynote F**k Cyberpunk, Host One Tech World, Keynote XR Awards 2023, Judge Smart Retail Tech 2023, Judge BOM Immersive Bootcamp (Birmingham), Keynote Content Production & Distribution Summit (Barcelona), Host Smart Workplace Summit (Barcelona), Host All Tech is Human, Mentor Future Hack, Host Red Bull Basement (Bristol), Host Token 2049, Media Correspondent All in Tech, Panellist UC Berkeley (Berkeley), Keynote AWE 2022 (Lisbon), Panellist TEDx Talk, Keynote Token2049 (Singapore), Media Correspondent Allegro Tech Meeting (Warsaw), Keynote IBC 2022 (Amsterdam), Host XR Summit, Panellist Couchbase Roadshow, Keynote ASM Connect, Keynote Square 2022 (Ibiza), Keynote Property Industry, Keynote Paris NFT Day (Paris), Media Correspondent Paris Blockchain Week (Paris), Media Correspondent Creative Futures, Panellist Maverick AV, Keynote ISE Influencer's Lounge, Host Smart Workplace Summit (Barcelona), Host Smart Retail Summit, Judge Insurance Industry, Keynote Alcohol Company, Keynote TLA Black Women In Tech, Keynote Warwick Business School, Keynote EU Tech Chambers, Panellist Jefferies Investment Banking (Hong Kong), Keynote ISE Main Stage (Barcelona), Host InfoShare (Gdańsk), Keynote World Summit AI (Amsterdam), Keynote T Minus 30 Summit (Amsterdam), Host ISE London, Keynote ISE Digital, Keynote Tech Data Conference, Keynote Great British Business Festival, Keynote International Investments Firm, Keynote RISE Spotlight: XR & Today's Reality, Host AI in Action: The Future of Finance, Host StudioX Live Launch, Host World Summit AI, Host The Next Web, Host AV Works, Panellist AV Awards, Judge A.S. Watson's New Normal, Keynote & Panellist Unilever, Keynote Unilever Virtual Offsite, Facilitator & Keynote Tata Communications, Keynote The VFX Festival, Panellist Axa Insurance (Hull), Facilitator & Keynote Silicon Swalley (Glasgow), Keynote Hospitality Tech Summit (Amsterdam), Keynote ISE (Amsterdam), Panellist XR Summit (Amsterdam), Host & Keynote Shelton Fleming, Keynote GKN Automotive (Lisbon), Keynote & Panellist ISMPP, Keynote CES 2020 (Las Vegas), Media Correspondent SIM (Sao Paolo), Keynote ASA (Rio), Keynote Virtuality (Paris), Keynote EventLabs/Hirespace, Panellist Event Tech Live, Keynote London South Bank University, Keynote Birmingham City University, Keynote CEME Women in Tech, Keynote MS Amlin, Cambridge University, Keynote Tech Plus (Lagos), Keynote EasyJet, Keynote Radley Yalder, Keynote Unilever, Keynote Standard Chartered Bank, Keynote Digital Catapult's Surroundscapes, Keynote Oxfordshire Creative Industries Showcase, Panellist Hear Yourself Think, Keynote The VFX Festival, Keynote Risk Engineering Conference, Keynote Standard Chartered Bank, Keynote Innovatours, Host Immerse(d), Panellist The Future of Wellbeing, Host ISE (Amsterdam), Panellist XR Summit (Amsterdam), Host, Moderator, Keynote Technology Futures, Keynote The Future is Exciting, Keynote Institute for Risk Management, Panellist Audio Engineering Society, Panellist University of Applied Sciences (Switzerland), Keynote Robinson College, Cambridge University, Keynote Amazon Web Summit, Keynote Unwired's Technology & Trends 2018, Panellist The Drum: Future of Work, Panellist PACK: New Rules, Host NSPCC, Panellist Online & Offline Retail Summit (Moscow), Keynote Creature Futures 3 (London), Panellist Strategy 2.0 Summit (Istanbul), Keynote Lloyd's of London, Keynote Corporate Entrepreneur Awards 2017, Judge & Presenter House of Beautiful Business (Lisbon), Keynote ARNO (Stuttgart), Keynote WIRED & Glenfiddich (Aberdeen), Host PWC's Insights: VR & AR, Keynote The Science Museum with Professor Brian Cox, Keynote Global E-Commerce Summit 2017 (Barcelona), Keynote Royal Academy of Engineering, Panellist Design Awards, Judge BMW, Keynote PWC, Keynote Mercedes Benz, Keynote Microsoft, Panellist CooperVision, Keynote World Disrupt Forum's Strategy & Innovation Summit, Panellist CMS, Keynote & Panellist Eversheds, Keynote Retail IT, Panellist Camberwell Studios, Keynote ActiveLab Live, Panellist Revo's Shopping Centre Convention, Keynote |
Topics:
AI, Logistics, and Supply Chain Future of the Internet: Reality, Risks, & Rewards Great Techspectations: The Big Picture & Beyond Future of Customer Experience Design AI, Future of Business & Marketing Generative AI & the Future of Marketing Gen-AI & the Future Converging Technologies & the Future of Retail Emerging Opportunities & Risks: Web 3.0, AI, & Metaverse Future Focus: From the Metaverse to World Realignment What the Metaverse means for Social Media AI & the Future of Retail Future of Prov AV: New Trends & Technologies Great Techspectations: Retail, Reality, & the Future Future of AV: New Tech & Trends XR & the Future of Immersion Digital Collectibles: Interoperability, IP, & New Opportunities Web 3.0 & Marketing Future Fitness Future of the Metaverse Future of the Internet: Opportunities, Risk & Reality Web 3.0, Blockchain, & Sustainability Is the Metaverse Bad for the Environment? Web 3 & the Future of the Customer Relationship Real Estate & the Metaverse The Future of Data in a Web 3 World Music in the Metaverse A Day in the Future Tipping Point: XR & the Metaverse Brands & the Metaverse 2030: Future Trends & Tech The Dark Side of NFTs & the Metaverse Women in Metaverse Data security: From web 2.0 to 3.0 Future Trends: 2022 & Beyond The Future of Location-based Play Inclusivity & the Metaverse XR & The Metaverse: Opportunities, Risk, and Reality XR & the Future of Crypto Risk, Reward & Reality: Technology and our Future XR & Medical Advancements Latest Trends in XR The Future of Spatial Audio The Future of Connection XR & Sustainability XR & the Future of Events Data Privacy: Oxymoron or Human Right? New Trends & Technologies in a Post-COVID Age Getting the Future Right The Future of Social Interaction & Social Media Security, Health & Experience Tech in the Aftermath of C19 Emerging Risks in Data, Technology & Beyond Future Opportunities & Risks of AI, IOT & XR The Future Customer 2030: Emerging Global Trends Tech & Trends of 2020 & Beyond XR in Hospitality Alternative Realities The Big Reveal: Top 10 of XR CES 2020: Evolution, Expectation & Innovation The Future of Automotive New Technologies & the Impact on Medical The Future of Audio & Music Reinventing the Customer Journey Creativity in Marketing Immersive Technologies & the Future of Business The Future of Travel The Future of FMCG & Retail The Future of Finance Technology: Beyond the Hype New Technologies & the Future of Finance Social Impact of VR & 360 Immersive Culture Today, Tomorrow & Beyond: The Future of the New Realities Future Technologies Top 6 Technology Trends of the Future Amazon vs eBay: Humans in the Rise of Retail Automation Technologies in Music AI & the Workplace Growing Up Online Emerging Risks of The New Realities & AI Great Techspectations: Innovations Changing the Future of Retail CES 2018: Trends of the Tomorrow Enter the Metaverse: The New Realities & their Future Impact Great Techspectations: The New Realities, Big Data & Beyond The New Synesthesia The Future of Retail Synesthetic Experiences The Future of Virtual Reality Save the Data: The Future is Now Creating Emotional Currency in a Digital Age Haptics & Sensory Reality The Future of the Workscape 2017 Innovations in Auto 2017 Trends & Technologies Wellness in the Workscape The Future of Retail The Power of Virtual Reality for Brands Robotics, AI and Collaboration Measuring Emotional Data of VR & MR across Generations The Reality of Virtual Responsibility |
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