Dr Catriona Wallace is a Global Ethicist, AI and Metaverse specialist, entrepreneur, investor, TV personality and leader in the Psychedelic Renaissance.

Catriona has founded and led numerous companies in the AI, Metaverse, market research, customer experience and ethics sectors. She also is a Shark on the hit TV series, Shark Tank Australia.

Catriona walks between the worlds of business and shamanics, having trained with the Shipibo people in Peru.

Her great interest and life path is to support the evolution of technology and humanity so that it is of benefit to all. To do this Catriona has developed a global reputation as a leader in technology and ethics and is also a recognised leader in the Psychedelic Renaissance.

She’s co-authoured the book Checkmate Humanity: the how and why of Responsible AI. Today, Catriona advises businesses, communities and governments globally on responsible technology and she also facilitates transformational leadership retreats based on traditional plant and earth medicines.

Most importantly, Catriona is a mother and grandmother and identifies as gender non-binary.

Catriona has been acknowledged as one of the top 10 commentators globally on AI and ethics, one of the top content creators related to the Metaverse, a top Global Power Woman by the Centre for Economic and Leadership Development (UK) and the Australian Financial Review regards Catriona as the most influential women in business and entrepreneurship.

As a Shark on the hit TV series Shark Tank Australia Catriona states that she does however identify more as a dolphin or a mermaid than a shark… Catriona has appeared on many other TV programs including 60 Minutes, The Project, QandA, amongst others.

An expert in future of technology and humanity, Dr Catriona Wallace is the Founder of the Responsible Metaverse Alliance, is an Adjunct Professor, and Chairs the Boab AI venture capital fund. She was also the Founder of a machine learning company based out of New York.

Catriona is also an early leader in the Psychedelic Renaissance, having trained as a Medicine Guide and talks publicly about the benefits of Indigenous based plant medicines. She is currently producing a podcast series called Psychedelics for Leaders, with an accompanying book, due for release in 2024.

Catriona recently co-authoured a popular book Checkmate Humanity: the how and why of Responsible AI and is a mother of six young adults.

Speaking

Dr Catriona Wallace (she/they) is a Global Ethicist and has been deep in the technology-meets-humanity field for the last 20 years. Catriona (Cat) is also a Shark on the hit TV series, Shark Tank Australia.

Cat is well-known for boldly calling out the realities of technology and ethics and has advised governments and businesses across the globe on responsible technology.

Cat co-authoured the book, Checkmate Humanity: the how and why of Responsible AI and is widely acknowledged as a top global commentator on AI and the Metaverse.

The Australian Financial Review regards Cat as the most influential woman in business and entrepreneurship and the Centre for Economic and Leadership Development (UK) has recognised Cat as a top Global Power Woman.

A mother, grandmother and Professor, Cat identifies as gender non-binary and is a recognised leader in the Psychedelic Renaissance. Cat has been a professional public speaker globally for 15 years.

Keynote Talks include:

AI, the Metaverse and the future of Humanity

With the release of Generative AI in November 2022, the world changed forever.

Technology’s intelligence and consciousness is advancing at a rate faster than humanity’s and we must now ask the following questions:

Who is guiding technology and its relationship to humanity?

Where are we headed?

Are we okay to passively continue with AI development knowing that it poses an existential risk, on par with nuclear war and pandemics?

And … given there are no real laws or regulations that govern AI – should we pause, take a breath and figure out what we are doing?

And just as we are getting our heads around this powerful AI technology we are only a very short time away from Extended Reality and Metaverse technologies becoming mainstream.

In this important and highly topical keynote address, Dr Catriona Wallace will discuss: humanity entering into the early stages of transhumanism; the power and invasiveness of AI and Metaverse worlds – the good and the bad; technology ethics and responsibility; as well as the various ways that humanity may become more conscious – and suggest how we may direct technology for humanity’s good.

Ideas and strategies explored in the talk include:

AI and the Metaverse – what are they? Good or bad?

The age of Transhumanism

Technology vs human intelligence and consciousness

Development moratoriums & re-strategising technology

Transformational leadership required for a fundamental shift in direction

How to be an ethical leader and build responsible technology

This presentation is a high energy, highly interactive conversation where the audience will learn about:

The history, philosophy and mythology of AI and the Metaverse

What Transhumanism means to humanity

The reality of humanity’s current path and the risks on the way

Strategies to transform individuals, raise consciousness and be more ethical

Strategies for the future of humanity and its relationship with technology.

Psychedelics for Leaders

The Psychedelic Renaissance has become a popular topic on contemporary podcasts, TV shows, movies and other mediums. 

And… Australia has approved the use of MDMA and Psilocybin in therapeutic use and many other countries are reviewing their previous hard stance on the use of plant and natural psychoactive medicines and either decriminalising or legalising usage.

Right now, many non-indigenous people are turning to Indigenous medicine guides, Maestros, Curanderos, Marakames, Paqos and Shamans to learn about traditional plant medicines such as ayahuasca, Bufo Alvarius, San Pedro, Peyote and others.

Why now? And what does this medicine and its ancient wisdom have to offer?

In this highly topical talk, Dr Catriona Wallace, an AI and technology ethicist and also a trained and initiated plant medicine guide, will discuss the role that psychedelics may play, beyond just being a healing modality, to being a truly transformative process for leaders.

In this talk the audience will learn about:

The history of plant medicine based psychedelics

The chemistry of plant medicine based psychedelics

The importance of Indigenous lineage, traditions and ritual

The goals that leaders might have that psychedelic medicine can assist with

What leaders might expect from a psychedelic journey

How to develop an Ectasis Calendar for transformation