Bio

Linda Ricci is a senior executive and a recognized thought leader in the VR/AR/XR/Web3 ''Metaverse'' space. Most recently leading Global Strategic Partnerships for the $150 million Meta Immersive Learning Fund, she likes to build things and is a consummate networker. Linda’s passion for the XR space started many years ago, and has grown to include a TEDx talk about social VR, a board membership at the Virtual World Society, a judge at the MIT Reality Hack hackathon, being active in several Women in Tech organizations, and mentoring. She regularly speaks on stage and podcasts about the future / implications of XR, specifically when XR, AI, Web3 and other technologies will radically change the way we live, work, play, shop, and interact. Equal parts business, technology and creative, her career includes building strategies for some of the largest enterprise and consumer brands out there, across every major vertical including healthcare, entertainment, retail, hospitality, FMCG, and telecoms. She has deep roots in digital strategy and has run Strategy departments for large New York advertising agencies. A dual US-EU citizen she has lived and worked in a variety of countries and is fluent in managing and working across cultures. Lastly, Linda is also an artist in the XR space having her work featured at Burning Man VR, WebXR Awards and XR Women. See more at www.lindaricci.com/creating. Summary: ✓ Immersive Technology / “Metaverse” ✓ Innovation ✓ Vision Setting ✓ Business Strategy ✓ Strategic Partnerships / Partner Relationship Management ✓ Digital Transformation ✓ Consulting ✓ Cross-Functional Team Leadership ✓ Stakeholder Education and Influencing ✓ Entrepreneurship/Intrapreneurship ✓ Evangelism / Public Speaking ✓ Bilingual: English, Dutch, some fluency in German and Spanish