Ghislaine Boddington

Ghislaine Boddington

Keynote mic

UK

£2.5k to £5k

Categories:

Future & Technology
Change, Innovation & Creativity

BIO

Ghislaine Boddington is a world-leading expert in digital identity, virtual presence, and immersive experiences. As a presenter, researcher, podcaster, and curator, she has shared her unique perspective globally since the mid-1990s. Her focus has been on the evolution of liveness and virtual physical presence. She explores how our bodies, senses, and identities can evolve, particularly in fostering intimacy, touch, empathy, and trust in hybrid futures.

Her presentations, podcasts, and consulting work address the difficult questions that researchers, creatives, technologists, policymakers, and the public must consider as our relationship with technology continues to evolve. Ghislaine provides an intriguing historical context while examining recent developments and offering insights into the future with deep intuitive accuracy.

With a background in performing arts and dance, Ghislaine is particularly interested in using the body as a digital interaction canvas. She began connecting telepresence stages between performers worldwide in the mid-1990s. In 2017, she received the prestigious SAT IX Immersion Experience International Visionary Pioneer Award, recognizing her long-term reflections on how rapidly expanding body-led technologies impact our digital identity and our future as humans.

Today, Ghislaine continues to blend her practical knowledge of telepresence, virtual worlds, robotics, motion capture, AR/MR, wearables, implants, and gesture technology to create future visions. Her ongoing goal is to foster a broader discussion about the positive and negative aspects of these developments on our living bodies. She also seeks solutions and forward-thinking approaches tailored to specific needs.

As a Reader in Digital Immersion at the University of Greenwich, Ghislaine is the co-founder and Creative Director of body>data>space. This collective of designers focuses on body-responsive technologies, virtual physical networks, interactive interfaces, and user-centered experiences.

Ghislaine has keynoted in over 35 countries across various sectors, including creative industries, culture, policy, education, and corporate sectors. Her clients include Hyundai, BBC, Innovate UK, Nesta, Telefonica, FutureFest, Mobile World Congress, Cambridge University, ICA, Deutsche Bank, EU Forum Europe Digital, Here East/Plexal, DCMS, British Council, Imperial College, and the National Theatre.

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