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Mark Pesce co-invented the technology for 3D on the Web - laying the foundations for the metaverse - has written nine books, including Getting Started with ChatGPT and AI Chatbots, was for seven years a judge on the ABC's The New Inventors, founded postgraduate programs at the University of Southern California and the Australian Film Television and Radio School, holds an honorary appointment at Sydney University, is a multiple-award-winning columnist for The Register, pens another column for COSMOS Weekly, and is professional futurist and public speaker.

Pesce brings his skills as a futurist and bridge-builder to organisations such as the G20 and World Bank, and to diverse sectors of the economy, including business ranging from CBA, Essential Energy and Endeavor Group, while also mentoring startups working at technology’s bleeding edge.

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For over 15 years, Drew Smith has worked as a C-level strategist and advisor at the intersection of technology, business and culture.

With a grounding in ethnographic research and human-centred design, he specialises in decoding our behaviour and what influences it, translating this insight in to opportunities for innovation and transformation.
He's worked in-house at places like Westpac and Geely, for boutiqe consultancies like ?What If! Innovation and Tobias, and in leadership roles at global management consultancies like EY and Accenture.

His clients have included Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group, Jaguar Land Rover, Astra Zeneca, Novo Nordisk, Volvo Cars, Heineken, Vodafone, Visa, and more than a few others.

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