Mark Pesce

Mark Pesce, co-inventor of the technology for 3D on the Web, which laid the foundations for the metaverse, has authored nine books, including “Getting Started with ChatGPT and AI Chatbots”.

He served as a judge on the ABC’s “The New Inventors” for seven years and founded postgraduate programmes at the University of Southern California and the Australian Film Television and Radio School.

Holding an honorary appointment at Sydney University, Pesce is a multiple-award-winning columnist for The Register and contributes to COSMOS Weekly. As a professional futurist and public speaker, he hosts the award-winning podcasts “The Next Billion Seconds” and “This Week in Startups Australia”.

Recently, he and VRML co-inventor Tony Parisi released the highly praised, award-nominated series “A Brief History of the Metaverse”. Pesce applies his skills as a futurist and bridge-builder to organisations such as the G20 and World Bank, as well as diverse sectors of the economy, including businesses like CBA, Essential Energy, and Telstra. Additionally, he mentors startups working at technology’s bleeding edge.