Alexa Hagerty is an anthropologist of AI consulting with leading companies on the social, cultural, and ethical implications of technologies. She has been profiled in The New York Times, named one of 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics, and her work has been featured in media outlets like the BBC, The Sunday Times, The New York Times, and The Guardian. She regularly keynotes at international conferences, publishes in high-impact academic journals, and writes for Wired and other media. Her bestselling book, Still Life with Bones: Genocide, Forensics, and What Remains, has been hailed by reviewers as “essential reading.” She holds a PhD from Stanford and is an affiliate at the University of Cambridge.

Theo Priestley is a leading futurist and globally recognised business leader, author, and public speaker specialising in artificial intelligence, digital twins, augmented reality, virtual reality, and the convergence of many other emerging trends. He is the founder of Metapunk, an agency consulting on the technological, cultural, and business impacts that will arise out of the metaverse and helping brands, organisations, and investors navigate this revolution.