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Cathy Hackl

Tech & Gaming Executive and CEO, Future Dynamics

Cathy Hackl is the Co-CEO of Future Dynamics and a globally recognized tech and gaming executive, futurist, and speaker known as the “Godmother of the Metaverse.” She is one of LinkedIn’s top tech voices, named among Ad Age’s Leading Women of 2023, featured on the cover of Forbes Latam’s 100 Most Powerful Women, and included in Vogue Business’s 100 Innovators list.

Cathy has held leadership roles at Amazon Web Services, Magic Leap, and HTC VIVE, and has worked with Nike, Louis Vuitton, Walmart, Ralph Lauren, and Clinique on their emerging tech and gaming strategies. She has been featured by CNN, Bloomberg, CNBC, The Economist, Time, and Good Morning America, and made history as the first person to ring the NASDAQ opening bell in both physical and avatar form.

At BRIDGE Summit, Cathy will share how AI and immersive technologies are transforming brand storytelling, audience engagement, and the future of creativity.

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Cathy Hacklat BRIDGE

  • Marketing Presentation 9 December 9:55 - 10:05AM

    Gaming Beyond Reality

    Gaming is evolving from a separate virtual realm into the operating system for how new generations live, learn, and create. As on-device AI and world models deepen machines’ spatial understanding, gaming becomes a persistent layer blending digital and physical worlds. This session explores how spatial computing, XR, intelligent agents, and world-building tools are reshaping interaction and identity—especially for the UAE, where major investments signal a new era of presence, participation, and programmable reality.

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