Nelly Mensah

A former developer, illustrator and user experience designer, Nelly Mensah is a revered expert on technology and innovation. Currently working as Vice President of Innovation, Head of Crypto and Metaverse at LVMH, Nelly is leading the digital revolution and making the Metaverse a reality, working with clients such as Givenchy, Christian Dior and Louis Vuitton. With a decorated career working for the likes of Deloitte and Sephora, Nelly is now highly sought after as a speaker for a range of events. When hired as a speaker, Nelly focuses on topics of Web3, gaming, NFTs and the Metaverse.

Today, Nelly works with Fortune 100 companies and has extensive experience in digital strategy and emerging technologies, a career that started as a Virtual Reality Developer for Stanford University Virtual Human Interaction Lab. In this role, Nelly was responsible for designing and programming virtual reality experiments using Vizard and Python. She later moved on to become a Consultant for Deloitte and a Digital Strategist for Kering. In 2015, Nelly was appointed as Customer Experience and UX Lead for Deloitte Digital, defining the creative direction of the designing and development of new applications. In the same year, Nelly also became the Co-Founder of limeSHIFT, a start-up business dedicated to expressing culture through art innovation consultation.

In 2016, Nelly joined Sephora, working as the Senior Manager of the Sephora Innovation Lab. She later became the Director of Experience and Innovation, the Senior Director of Store Experience and Digital Products and the Interim Vice President of Store Experience for Sephora. When she is not sharing her expertise of the Metaverse, innovation or technology, Nelly can be found acting as a Strategic External Engagement Advisory Council Member for the Museum of the African Diaspora. Swiftly transitioning between the worlds of business, design and technology, Nelly is also frequently booked as a speaker for industry events.

With detailed expertise in consumer trends, technology and the Metaverse, Nelly is now a popular speaker for events on such subjects. With experience consulting with Fortune 100 businesses, start-ups and businesses across three continents, Nelly is highly skilled as a facilitator who is focused on technology management, conscious leadership and retail innovation. Having graduated from the Black Executive Leadership Program of McKinsey & Company, don’t miss your opportunity to hear Nelly Mensah’s expertise on all things technology, innovation and the Metaverse.