Nonny de la Pena

Nonny de la Peña is highly regarded as one of the most influential and preeminent pioneers in virtual and augmented reality. Hugely impacting the technology industry, Nonny has recently been named the WSJ Technology Innovator of the Year and is regularly featured in the likes of WIRED magazine, The Guardian and Fast Company. Pioneering the future of immersive technology, Nonny is now booked as a speaker, setting corporate clients on the path to the future of business with the use of AR and VR technology. If you are looking to be inspired by a VR and AR expert, don’t hesitate in booking Nonny de la Peña today.

Today, Nonny is the Founder and CEO of the Emblematic Group, a company that is innovating the XR field with everything from 5G innovations to AI character work for Google. Also a talented journalist, Nonny began her career as a Correspondent for Newsweek and worked on the Science Times for The New York Times. In 2009, Nonny became a Senior Research Fellow in Immersive Journalism at the USC Annenberg School of Journalism, researching how to build non-fiction news and documentaries in 3D virtual worlds and spaces. Today, Nonny continues to share her passion for immersive journalism and storytelling with her most recent project, REACH.Love, building a no-code WebXR platform that users can create and distribute AR and VR stories on.

Alongside her work with Emblematic Group, Nonny is also the Founding Director of the Center for Emerging Media and Narrative at Arizona State University. In this role, Nonny is designing and leading a new graduate programme to develop future generations of immersive journalists. In recognition of her prominence, Nonny has previously been named a #MakeTechHuman Agent of Change by WIRED Magazine and One of the People Who Made the World More Creative by Fast Company. She has also been honoured as one of the 20 Most Influential Latinos in Tech by CNET and nicknamed ‘The Godmother of Virtual Reality’ by The Guardian and Engadget. Having also been named a New America Fellow, winner of the Knight Innovation Award and a Yale Poynter Media Fellow, it comes without surprise that Nonny is widely credited with creating the immersive journalist genre.

Featured in The New York Times, Vice, WIRED and Mashable, Nonny is revered for her expertise in virtual and augmented reality. A member of the BAFTA virtual reality board, Nonny has an impressive two decades of experience in print, TV and film, which she has used to her advantage to help spread the possibilities of immersive journalism, VR and AR. Now booked as a speaker to share her expertise, Nonny has previously delivered the TEDx talks The Future of News? and Immersive Journalism: Putting the Audience in the Story. When looking for an engaging speech on the future of journalism and the exciting opportunities of VR and AR technology, don’t hesitate in booking the ‘Godmother of Virtual Reality’, Nonny de la Peña.