Speaking Engagements
I’ve been honoured with invitations to speak at international conferences and facilitate workshops specializing in immersive experience design, interactive storytelling, and audience engagement. My presentations draw on my professional practice across museums, attractions, and media, sharing practical insights at conferences, classrooms, and industry events.
2023
- September 18-19 Speaker (with Lauren DiVito) at MuseumNext, Games and Play Summit
- May 2 – July 21 Juror, Canadian Media Fund – Experimental Stream, Commercial Projects
2022
- January 31 – February 2 VR Workshop Leader, Medrar Art Center (Cairo, Egypt)
2021
- 1December 26 Expert on creative marketplace in the metaverse, Al Araby TV (Cairo, Egypt)
- November 25-27 VR Masterclass instructor and keynote speaker at RiseUp (Cairo, Egypt)
- October 19-23 VR Masterclass instructor at the El Gouna Film Festival (El Gouna, Egypt)
2020
- April 30 Workshop leader on creative brainstorming, Fashion Zone, Toronto Metropolitan University
- April 19 Speaker at FITC Toronto (Toronto) – CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19
- February 25 Speaker at FITC Amsterdam (Amsterdam)
2019
- April 29 Room MC at FITC Toronto (Toronto)
- March 6 Panel Moderator at VR/AR Opportunities, Screen Industries Research and Training Centre, Sheridan College
2018
- December 12 juror, Canadian Screen Awards
- November 28 guest lecturer for Steve Cober, Masters of Digital Media, Toronto Metropolitan University
- October 6 workshop instructor at FITC/Telus Storyhive (Lethbridge, AB)
- September 29 Speaker at VR Fest MX (Mexico City)
- September 22 Keynote speaker at Storytelling In A Virtual World for DGC and SIRT
- June 28 Panelist at Interactive Ontario’s Narrative VR iLunch
- June 18 Moderator for VR and AR Game Design – State of the Art at VRTO
- June 18 began as juror for the FWA (until – 2021/07/05)
- June 11 Panelist for a Faculty Talk & Mini-panel at Humber College
- May 15 Speaker and Mentor for Humber College’s Transmedia Fellowship
- April 10 Speaker at FITC Toronto
- March 9-11 Speaker and Mentor at Story Summit (Banff)
2017
- October 13-15 Speaker and participant in Co.Lab.Create at the Byron Bay Film Festival (Australia)
- September 23-24 Speaker at Immersive Content Creation, Screen Training Ireland (Dublin) – Making Virtual Story A Reality
- August 29 Panelist at BrainStation – VR/AR Toronto, A Panel Discussion On Virtual Reality
- July 10 Workshop instructor at Digital Media Bootcamp for WIFT-T (Women in Film & Television – Toronto) – Interactive Narrative
- June 25 Speaker (substitute) at VRTO – Frameless
- April 24 Speaker at FITC Toronto – Frameless
- March 13-14 Host at SXSW Mentor & Meet Up – VR content production & Being Canadian social
- February 28 Panelist at Be3D Think Tank – Application of 3D Technologies in Creative Industries
- February 20 Speaker at FITC Amsterdam – What We Can Learn From Dungeons & Dragons (Amsterdam)
- January 6 Panelist at Les Tablettistes – Under the Spell of Possibility: The Magic of Imagination (Ottawa)
2016
- December 3 Speaker at FITC Spotlight AR/VR – Building the Tech into the Story (Halcyon case study)
- December 1 Speaker at CTAM Broadcaster Forum – VR 101 w/ Laura Mingail & Stefan Grambart
- November 14 Speaker at MIGS 16 – Breaking Into VR: The Story & The Game (Montréal)
- October 28 Speaker at Toronto Tech Summit – Storytelling in Virtual Reality
- October 18 Speaker at NFB/National Theatre Game Night – Emergent Narrative: What We Can Learn From Dungeons & Dragons
- October 12-13 Panelist & Speaker at Open Immersion VR Doc Lab (CFC, NFB, Ford Foundation) – Hybrid VR
- October 4 Panelist at We Are Wearables: New Realities AR/VR – The Impact of VR on Media and Entertainment
- September 30 Writer (article) for Samsung Developer Connection – VR for Storytelling: Developing Experiences That Feel More Real
- September 30 Video host for Samsung Developer Connection – Storytelling in Virtual Reality
- September 28 Workshop instructor at Digital Media Bootcamp for WIFT-T (Women in Film & Television – Toronto) – Interactive Narrative
- June 26 Panelist at VRTO – Take My Point of View: Creative vs. Autonomous Control of Viewer’s Gaze
- June 9 Speaker at R/GA Lunch & Learn – Storytelling in Another Reality (San Francisco)
- June 7 Speaker at AirBnb Lunch & Learn – Storytelling in Another Reality (San Francisco)
- June 1 Speaker at Augmented World Expo (AWE) – Emergent Narrative: What We Can Learn From D&D (Santa Clara)
- May 5 Speaker at Digital Media Summit – Pioneers on the Virtual Wagon Trail
- April 28 Speaker at Digifest – Virtual Reality: Creativity and Technology
- April 24 Panelist at TAAFI – State of the Industry
- April 19 Speaker at FITC Toronto – Emergent Narrative or What We Can Learn From Dungeons & Dragons
- March 31 Panelist at Canadian Film Fest – VR Moviemaking
- March 13-16 Artist in Residence at Forward/Story – Columbia University Digital Storytelling Lab
- February 9 Panelist at William F. White International: February Freeze – Virtual Reality and Emerging Technologies
- February 3 Panelist at VIP Open House, Mohawk College – VR, New Media, and Technology (Hamilton)
- January 14 Panelist at VRTO – Virtual & Augmented Reality
2015
- December 5 Speaker at FITC Spotlight VR – Sleepy Hollow & Narrative in VR
- November 10 Speaker at nextMEDIA – The Business of VR: An Emmy Award Winning Case Study
- November 3 Panelist at Wearables in Entertainment and Sports Toronto (WEST) – The Rise of a New Medium for Film & TV in VR
- October 6 Speaker at WWTO – We Are Wearables Toronto – Sleepy Hollow and the Road to the Emmys
- October 3 Speaker at Student and Filmmaker Open House at William F. White – VR Production
- September 30 Workshop instructor at Digital Media Bootcamp for WIFT-T (Women in Film & Television – Toronto) – Interactive Narrative
- August 26 Panelist at CreateInTO – Passion Projects
- June 24 Panelist at CreateInTO – Staying Original
- May 15 Speaker at Toronto VR – Emergent Narrative
- February 21 Speaker at WIFT-T – Media Business Essentials Program Module: Digital Media Production
- January 28 Speaker at CreateInTO – Emergent Narrative
2014
- November 24 Speaker at Immersed VR – Sleepy Hollow
- November 10 Speaker at Soho House Toronto – Virtual Reality
- October 21 Speaker at Girl Geeks Toronto – Bringing VR to Life: Designing and Developing for Oculus Rift
- October 4 Speaker at WIFT-T (Women in Film & Television – Toronto) – Sleepy Hollow
- August 27 Speaker at CreateInTO – Sleepy Hollow