Future Hacker (English)

Guest: Jenny Q. Ta. Jenny is a veteran of Wall Street, self-made millionaire, and seasoned entrepreneur with two highly successful early ventures to her credit. As Founder and CEO of Titan Securities, a full-service broker-dealer and investment banking firm, she Ta built a company that was profitable enough to be acquired in 2005. Her more recent entrepreneurial endeavors include: VCNetwork.co, a virtual “E-Harmony meets Shark Tank” matching entrepreneurs with VCs, and CoinLinked.com, an American online social commerce platform powered by a decentralized Blockchain solution to connect the traditional marketplaces of today with the digital currencies of tomorrow. Jenny also wrote the book Wall Street Cinderella. We have a great conversation about her journey, NFTs, cryptocurrency, the future of financial transactions and the Metaverse.

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Guest: Valentino Megale. Valentino is a tech entrepreneur focused on digital health and mental well-being, TEDx speaker, and writer. He’s a biologist, Ph.D. in Neuropharmacology, with International academic research experience in pharmacology, organic chemistry, and molecular biology in the fields of oncology and neuronal metabolism. Since 2017, he’s been the CEO and co-founder of Softcare Studios, a digital health startup specialized in developing virtual reality solutions for stress management and therapy education in patients undergoing medical treatments. He’s also a regular contributor to online magazines on the topics of emerging tech, healthcare, and startup ecosystems. We have an extremely interesting conversation about how immersive technologies will change the game in the future of healthcare and how to leverage the power of our minds to improve our lives.

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Guest: Valentino Megale. Valentino is a tech entrepreneur focused on digital health and mental well-being, TEDx speaker, and writer. He’s a biologist, Ph.D. in Neuropharmacology, with International academic research experience in pharmacology, organic chemistry, and molecular biology in the fields of oncology and neuronal metabolism. Since 2017, he’s been the CEO and co-founder of Softcare Studios, a digital health startup specialized in developing virtual reality solutions for stress management and therapy education in patients undergoing medical treatments. He’s also a regular contributor to online magazines on the topics of emerging tech, healthcare, and startup ecosystems. We have an extremely interesting conversation about how immersive technologies will change the game in the future of healthcare and how to leverage the power of our minds to improve our lives.

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Guest: Michael Zyda. Michael is the Founding Director of USC's Computer Science Games Program, and a Professor of Engineering Practice in the USC Department of Computer Science. At USC, he founded the Computer Science Games Program and took it to the #1 Games program in the world, rated #1 by the Princeton Review for ten of the last eleven years. Zyda is an ACM Fellow, IEEE Fellow, an IEEE Virtual Reality Technical Achievement Award winner, a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors, a Fellow of the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association, member of the Editorial Board & Games Column Editor, IEEE Computer magazine. Zyda is a Distinguished Collaborator for the Stanford Human Perception Laboratory affiliated with the Institute for Human-Centered AI. He is also an advisor to several start-ups involved in new technologies and innovations. Full bio and articles here: http://mikezyda.com/

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Guest: Michael Zyda. Michael is the Founding Director of USC's Computer Science Games Program, and a Professor of Engineering Practice in the USC Department of Computer Science. At USC, he founded the Computer Science Games Program and took it to the #1 Games program in the world, rated #1 by the Princeton Review for ten of the last eleven years. Zyda is an ACM Fellow, IEEE Fellow, an IEEE Virtual Reality Technical Achievement Award winner, a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors, a Fellow of the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association, member of the Editorial Board & Games Column Editor, IEEE Computer magazine. Zyda is a Distinguished Collaborator for the Stanford Human Perception Laboratory affiliated with the Institute for Human-Centered AI. He is also an advisor to several start-ups involved in new technologies and innovations. Full bio and articles here: http://mikezyda.com/

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Guest: Michael Zyda. Michael is the Founding Director of USC's Computer Science Games Program, and a Professor of Engineering Practice in the USC Department of Computer Science. At USC, he founded the Computer Science Games Program and took it to the #1 Games program in the world, rated #1 by the Princeton Review for ten of the last eleven years. Zyda is an ACM Fellow, IEEE Fellow, an IEEE Virtual Reality Technical Achievement Award winner, a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors, a Fellow of the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association, member of the Editorial Board & Games Column Editor, IEEE Computer magazine. Zyda is a Distinguished Collaborator for the Stanford Human Perception Laboratory affiliated with the Institute for Human-Centered AI. He is also an advisor to several start-ups involved in new technologies and innovations. Full bio and articles here: http://mikezyda.com/

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Guest: Andrei Speridião. Andrei is a hands-on multifaceted designer working with emerging technologies and innovation. Since 2006, he has been designing and leading teams to create interactive physical-digital experiences encompassing tangible interfaces, Internet-of-Things, VR and real time CG. Recently he has developed multisensorial immersive VR experiences and spatial computing tools for simultaneous remote collaboration. We talk about the evolution of immersive technologies, about the metaverse, security & ethics, how to drive the road to an unbiased future, and the future of Design.

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Guest: Andrei Speridião. Andrei is a hands-on multifaceted designer working with emerging technologies and innovation. Since 2006, he has been designing and leading teams to create interactive physical-digital experiences encompassing tangible interfaces, Internet-of-Things, VR and real time CG. Recently he has developed multisensorial immersive VR experiences and spatial computing tools for simultaneous remote collaboration. We talk about the evolution of immersive technologies, about the metaverse, security & ethics, how to drive the road to an unbiased future, and the future of Design.

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Guest: Shinta Dhanuwardoyo (Bubu). Shinta is a tech industry veteran from Indonesia. She has been recognized by Globe Asia as one of the “99 Most Powerful Women,” and also named as the “Inspiring Women Honor Roll” by Forbes Indonesia Magazine. Shinta has worked tirelessly to advance technology in the region since founding Bubu.com and serving as the company's CEO. She launched a venture called Startupindonesia.co, and is currently the Head of permanent committee for Research and Technology in the Digital sector at Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Indonesia (KADIN). She has also recently been appointed as one of the founding members Asia Gender Network powered by  Asia Venture Philanthropy Network. If you want to learn about the Indonesian start-up and innovation environment, this episode is for you (besides learning about this amazing woman!).

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Guest: Shinta Dhanuwardoyo (Bubu). Shinta is a tech industry veteran from Indonesia. She has been recognized by Globe Asia as one of the “99 Most Powerful Women,” and also named as the “Inspiring Women Honor Roll” by Forbes Indonesia Magazine. Shinta has worked tirelessly to advance technology in the region since founding Bubu.com and serving as the company's CEO. She launched a venture called Startupindonesia.co, and is currently the Head of permanent committee for Research and Technology in the Digital sector at Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Indonesia (KADIN). She has also recently been appointed as one of the founding members Asia Gender Network powered by  Asia Venture Philanthropy Network. If you want to learn about the Indonesian start-up and innovation environment, this episode is for you (besides learning about this amazing woman!).

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