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In Episode #10, Nicholas Christakis explores the long-term evolutionary and socioeconomic impacts that COVID has.

Christina Gerakiteys is a catalyst for change, empowering leaders to converge minds, technology, and fields for maximum impact. As CEO of UtopiaX and Founder of IdeaSparx, Christina enables change-makers to create their own playbook in a noisy world. She is the author of Celebrating Success One Failure at a Time and a sought-after international keynote speaker, facilitator, and program designer, known for interactive educational experiences driven by design thinking, purpose, engagement, and play. Her programs shift mindsets to Moonshot thinking, exploring possibilities beyond limitations. Christina has created custom programs for Deloitte, IAG, Austrade, Bupa, Investa, and Dulux. She also coaches and mentors executives and entrepreneurs. Christina has presented keynotes and workshops for Singularity University (Silicon Valley), Entrepreneurs Organisation, Front End of Innovation Conference (Boston), Vivid Ideas (Sydney), Creative Innovation (Melbourne), Inspiring Women Leaders in the Digital Era Congress (Spain), and SXSW (Sydney and Austin). She writes for several publications, hosts the podcast Inspired for Impact, and speaks on creativity and innovation. Christina contributes to the award-winning Front-End Innovation blog and is an ambassador for Stone and Chalk Tech Central, Sydney. She serves on the International Advisory Board for W Startup Community, the Hunter Medical Research Foundation, the Advisory Board for One Million Women, and the Action Council for Atlantic Council. As an advocate for innovation committees, Christina lectures on business, innovation, and entrepreneurship. She is a lifelong learner and is currently pursuing a doctorate in Creativity and Innovation. After attending SingularityU's Executive Program, she launched Australia's inaugural SingularityU Chapter (SUAU) in 2018. SUAU's success led to the SUAU Global Impact Challenge and Summit, becoming the 8th Country Partner of Singularity University globally. A fully accredited SU Faculty member, Christina's influence extends to diverse events and platforms, including the SingularityU Australia Summit, Vivid Ideas and global conferences. Christina's engaging speaking style and expertise make her a sought-after keynote speaker. She leads the annual Hunter Innovation Festival, designs corporate innovation programs through UtopiaX and contributes to radio discussions. Her commitment to fostering innovation and driving change continues to shape her impactful journey.

Singularity digs into the Learning Credential Network and its impact on higher education, from blockchain to education outside of the meeting room.

Dr. David Bray is both a Distinguished Fellow and co-chair of the Alfred Lee Loomis Innovation Council at the non-partisan Henry L. Stimson Center. He is also a non-resident Distinguished Fellow with the Business Executives for National Security, and a CEO and transformation leader for different “under the radar” tech and data ventures seeking to get started in novel situations. He is Principal at LeadDoAdapt Ventures and has served in a variety of leadership roles in turbulent environments, including bioterrorism preparedness and response from 2000-2005. Dr. Bray previously was the Executive Director for a bipartisan National Commission on R&D, provided non-partisan leadership as a federal agency Senior Executive, worked with the U.S. Navy and Marines on improving organizational adaptability, and aided U.S. Special Operation Command’s J5 Directorate on the challenges of countering disinformation online, and Executive Director for the successful bipartisan Commission on the Geopolitical Impacts of New Technologies and Data that included Senator Mark Warner, Senator Rob Portman, Rep. Suzan DelBene, and Rep. Michael McCaul from 2020-2021. . He has received both the Joint Civilian Service Commendation Award and the National Intelligence Exceptional Achievement Medal. Business Insider named him one of the top “24 Americans Who Are Changing the World” under 40 and he was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. With a background spanning technology, government and academia, Bray transformed the FCC's IT systems, earned CIO 100 Awards and delivered impactful speeches worldwide. As a Visiting Executive In-Residence at Harvard and Faculty Member at Singularity University, he also shares insights on impact and disruption. He's a passionate advocate for the Future of Work, Governance and Augmented Communities, emphasizing human-focused collaboration and individual choices.

We sit down with the woman credited as the founder of the field, MIT professor, and co-founder of Empatica, Rosalind Picard. Together we explore the impact of Affective Computing on society and our relationship with our emotive technology as it relates to social robots, improving our health, surveillance, manipulating our emotions, and much more.