Leaders in Tech at Goldsmiths - Zillah Watson

A series of talks from leaders in tech to inspire our students in their own journeys.

Please join Zillah Watson, CEO/Co-founder of mental health and VR start-up Phase Space VR and Emmy nominated Commissioning Editor of VR at the BBC. Zillah will talk about her own career in BBC news and radio, Head of the BBC VR Hub, through to setting up a VR start up. Zillah will share insights on setting up your own company and how students can best equip themselves for their own futures. If you are interested in innovation, digital transformation or reinvention, then please join this talk.

When: Wednesday 11 February, 1 to 2pm
Where: Ben Pimlott Lecture Theatre
Who: Open to all students at Goldsmiths & alumni

Bio:
Zillah is co-founder and CEO of Phase Space VR, a tech-powered mental health platform for young people in education. Founding a start-up has been the most exciting and fulfilling thing she's ever done. But this followed a varied career at the BBC - which took her from radio and TV journalism to leading innovation for BBC R&D. Work there included research partnerships with universities to introduce spatial audio to BBC productions, and developing a story database for the world's longest running soap opera. The former head of BBC VR,
Zillah is an industry leader in scalable mass-market VR production and has won numerous awards for her work. She developed the world’s first large scale shared headset VR distribution model, pioneered in public libraries across the UK. She's also worked with organisations like the Royal Shakespeare Company on digital innovation in performance arts.

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