Barry Pousman is an award-winning creative producer with a focus on the future of media, art, education, and social change. He is currently the COO and Lead Producer at LightShed.io, an immersive production company. Barry is also a research fellow at Johns Hopkins University's Immersive Storytelling and Emerging Technologies lab, where he leads creative workshops, develops new courses, and advises on student projects. Before moving to Seattle, Barry worked with the Institute for the Future, the world's leading strategic foresight think tank, to develop and implement digital strategies, content initiatives, and global events. He co-founded and served as CEO at Variable Labs, a VC-backed immersive technology lab focused on creating tools for corporate learning and development. He was also a Chief Digital Strategist at the UN, where he helped implement effective new media initiatives around the promotion of the Sustainable Development Goals. His work has screened at the World Economic Forum at Davos, the White House, Sundance, won the Interactive Award at Sheffield Doc Fest, and been written about in The New York Times, Vice, the BBC, and beyond.