Deepa Mann-Kler
CEO | Visiting Professor In Immersive Futures | Artist
Main focus: Technology & Equality
Twitter handle: @deepamann_kler
Websites/blogs: http://www.discoverneon.com , http://www.deepamannkler.com
Languages: English
City: Belfast
Country: United Kingdom
Topics: ethics, virtual reality, augmented reality, databias, artificial intelligence, diversity and inclusion, equality, health and well-being, health technology
Services: Talk, Moderation, Workshop management, Consulting, Coaching, Interview
Willing to travel for an event.
Willing to talk for nonprofit.
As a TEDx speaker Deepa keynotes at conferences on the intersection of creativity, technology, innovation, diversity, ethics, bias, culture, data, health and wellbeing through compelling storytelling.
As a thought leader and TEDx speaker Deepa keynotes at conferences on the intersection of creativity, technology, innovation, diversity, ethics, bias, culture, data, health and wellbeing through compelling storytelling. Deepa is an award winning visual artist; author; CEO of Neon a health technology company; Visiting Professor In Immersive Futures with Ulster University Northern Ireland and serves as a non-executive director across the UK. As an artist she has a strong focus on public art neon installations, notably Lumiere Durham 2019; London 2016 and 2013 in Derry/Londonderry UK City of Culture. Deepa authored the first report on race discrimination in Northern Ireland titled "Out Of The Shadows”. Deepa is invited to speak at technology conferences and by multinational corporations to develop leadership future trends and tech capabilities.
www.discoverneon.com | www.deepamannkler.com | @deepamann_kler |
Public Speaking:
TEDx "Being Human" 31 Aug 2019 https://youtu.be/Ew5-H_8FoLc
IVRHA Dublin "BreatheVR & Talking Sense" 5 Dec 2019
AI CON Belfast "Move Fast & Break People" 28 Nov 2019
GIANT Health London "Making Pain Fun & Future Capabilities of Immersive Tech" 15 Oct 2019
Keynote Women In Tech Dublin 13 Sep 2019 "Future Capabilities Immersive Tech & Health"
Immersive Storytelling Research Symposium Liverpool Dec 2018, "Immersive Storytelling & Health."
Immersive Tech Health Con Innovate UK London Nov 2018 “Opportunities & Challenges For A Health Tech Start Up”
InspireFest Dublin June 2018 “Intersection of Tech, Creativity & Health” https://youtu.be/JXo87CURjYw
Voxgig ”Art, Public Speaking & The Impact of Tech on our Lives" 2019. Link: https://fireside-with-voxgig.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-33-deepa-mann-kler-GpzW4cyE
Silicon Roundabout, London June 2018 “Making Pain Fun”
Science & Stuf https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/play/m00007hv
BelTech18 "Design & The Human Side Of Tech"
VSMM Belfast Nov 2017 Keynote "Embodied Realities"
Beltech April 2017 "How to Create Compelling VR Content in Just Over 6 Weeks." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0saUjB2dWw
SxSW March 2017 Austin Texas, Department Trade & Industry"VR & RETNE"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAGG0KAM7TE&feature=youtu.be
Publications
“What is Virtual Reality?” in “Everything You Wanted to Know Featuring Exclusive Interviews With the Leaders of the VR Industry”, ed Yoni Binstock. Amazon: 2018
Examples of previous talks / appearances:
SxSW17 panel exploring what makes great VR content; producing and directing VR in under seven weeks.
This talk is in: English
This talk is in: English
Being Human reflects on Deepa’s personal and professional journey into the world of immersive technologies and the therapeutic benefits of virtual reality and pain management. She shares her insights into how as you begin to explore the capabilities of technology, the more important the question and answer of what it is to be human becomes. Deepa Mann-Kler is an award-winning artist, public speaker, author, educator and technologist. She is known for her large scale public artwork neon installations as featured in Lumiere. A frequent speaker at conferences she covers the intersection between creativity, innovation, technology, health and wellbeing, all with a value basis firmly grounded in technology for good, diversity, inclusion and positive social impact. Deepa is CEO of Neon, a health technology company and Visiting Professor in Immersive Futures at Ulster University. Her ground-breaking book examined the impact of racism on black and minority ethnic communities in Northern Ireland, Out Of The Shadows, published in 1997. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
This talk is in: English