Adam Sheppard is an expert in virtual and augmented reality, having co-founded and served as CEO of 8ninths, a leading company in the Strategy, Design, and Development of cutting-edge solutions focused on enterprise. With a focus on Fortune 500 companies, Sheppard has a knack for using software and technology to solve complex problems and explore new possibilities.

Prior to his work with 8ninths, Sheppard was a Technical Program Manager at Facebook and served as Director, Emerging Technologies at Starbucks. He has also worked at Microsoft, where he helped found the company's skunkworks innovation team, Live Labs, and served as Lead Product Manager, Lead Program Manager, and Director of Strategic Business Development/Product Management.

Sheppard is also an award-winning Executive Producer for 360 video documentary, "Capturing Everest," which was licensed to Sports Illustrated/Time and won an Emmy award for Outstanding Digital Innovation.

With a BSc(Hons) in Software Engineering Management and Computer Science from Bournemouth University, Sheppard brings insatiable curiosity and creative problem-solving skills to every project he undertakes.