Mark Pesce

Described as one of the ‘Architects of the Web’, 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 hit series 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, writes features for COSMOS Magazine, and is professional futurist and public speaker. Pesce hosts both the award-winning ‘The Next Billion Seconds’ podcast, and, with VRML co-inventor Tony Parisi, recently released the highly-praised, award-nominated series “A Brief History of the Metaverse”. 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. Pesce’s next book, And Now For Something Completely Human, will be published in 2025.