Merissa Sadler-Holder is the recipient of ASU+GSV’s 2024 and 2025 Leading Woman in AI title and brings 13 years of classroom experience to her work. She served as an educator at La Cañada Unified School District, where she leveraged her credentials in multiple subjects, single subject, CTE authorization, and a Master’s degree in E-Learning to […]

Ana Prata is an entrepreneur, life & molecular scientist, professor, and business innovator with a passion for bridging science and entrepreneurship. Ana’s journey began in health sciences and microbiology, but her curiosity led her to explore the monetization of science, innovation, and the societal impact of technology. Her company has been ranked among FT1000 Europe’s […]

Dr Sean McMinn, the Director of Center for Education Innovation at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has over 20 years of experience working in higher education. In this episode Tomi and Sean discuss AI in education and what the rise of AI means for digital literacy. What kind of new challenges […]

Jenni Pasanen is a Mixed Media artist who creates unique artworks that combine AI-generated imagery with digital techniques. Her works are a fusion of human creativity and machine intelligence that have raised interest all around the world and have been showcased in the world’s biggest stages in over 30 countries, including Paris and New York. […]

Metaverse is one of the trendy terms and fields of research right now. Why is metaverse so potential and intriguing? Tomi Kauppinen opens up perspectives into metaverse and invites you to try it out in galleries he has created. Go to oncyber.io/door to enter!

Markus Ahonen, the author of the six-part Isaksson crime novel series, joins Tomi to share his journey from journalist to fiction author and everything in between. Tomi and Markus share a passion for storytelling and imagination and they discuss Markus’ experience as a foreign correspondent visiting over 40 countries for his reporting as well as […]

A professor at the School of Engineering and Sciences of Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico, Nicia has a unique background of both digital art as well as marketing. Nicia is passionate about educational innovation and what new technologies can enable in education. She is currently finishing her Ph.D. at the University of Salamanca about multicultural collaboration […]

Jordi Torras has been an AI entrepreneur for nearly two decades and is passionate about the transformative potential of artificial intelligence and helping companies and founders utilize AI in the best possible way. In this episode, Jordi and Tomi discuss AI and its ever-changing meaning in our rapidly evolving field of technology. After building Inbenta, […]

After writing her Master’s thesis at Aalto University about what students find engaging in online learning, Jutta Tavaila joins Tomi to talk through her insights. What should teachers consider when creating online materials? What will the future of education look like when thinking about the dynamics between live, online and hybrid learning? Jutta has a […]

Our guest, Maria Beatriz Silva holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), University of Lisbon (ULisboa) and is currently an Associate Professor with tenure at the Manufacturing and Industrial Management Unit of the Mechanical Engineering Department of IST. She is also an integrated member of the Associated Laboratory for Energy, Transports […]