{"id":802,"date":"2010-01-25T23:41:57","date_gmt":"2010-01-25T22:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vhirsch.com\/blog\/?page_id=802"},"modified":"2026-10-08T16:28:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T15:28:04","slug":"speaking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vhirsch.com\/blog\/speaking\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vhirsch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/TEDx-Barcelona-Wide.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2132 size-large\" title=\"Hirsch TEDx_201011 cut\" src=\"https:\/\/vhirsch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/TEDx-Barcelona-Wide-1024x510.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vhirsch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/TEDx-Barcelona-Wide-1024x510.png 1024w, https:\/\/vhirsch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/TEDx-Barcelona-Wide-300x149.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I am a regular keynote speaker, moderator and panellist on future technology trends and have spoken at leading events on AI, technology, life sciences, education and entertainment around the world, including SXSW, TEDx (3x so far) and the Mobile World Congress (3x) or CTIA as well as corporate events from the likes of Otto Group, Arris or Blackboard (and many more who would like to stay private) and, indeed, the government of Norway (links below).<\/p>\n<p>I am available to speak at your event, too. You can also get in touch via email to me [at] vhirsch [dot] com.<\/p>\n<p>Past\u00a0and some upcoming engagements include (please note some corporate clients do not wish to be listed):<\/p>\n<p>2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/summit\/\">EU Startups Summit<\/a> (Malta) \u2013 Panel [&#8220;Investors on Stage&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climb-uk.com\/event\/climb26-9\/track\/context-is-all-you-need-what-comes-after-the-current-wave-of-ai-196?srsltid=AfmBOopk2Gu-ZbqhE42tluwC914N30NgNa2k-fVGbaUGgz_CNrF5WV8k\">Climb26<\/a> (Leeds, UK) \u2013 Keynote [&#8220;Context is All You Need. What&#8217;s Next in AI?&#8221;] &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9VDoI2u7eTk\">podcast<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.awakenangelshq.com\/events\/inside-the-investor-mind-a-conversation-with-volker-hirsch\">AwakenAngels<\/a> (Online) \u2013 Fireside Chat [&#8220;Inside the Investor Mind&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leeds.today\">Leeds Today<\/a> (Leeds, UK) Interview (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eXRNXjomR_E\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2025<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Digital Forge CIC (Online) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/from-blackberrys-inner-circle-to-a-maltese-jail\/id1837441816\">Podcast<\/a> [Basically the story of my life&#8230; Warning: it runs over 2 hours!]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/novel-sessions-tickets-1118681459359\">Novel Innovation for Leaders Programme<\/a> (Liverpool, UK) \u2013 Keynote [&#8220;Innovation Ecosystems&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/forging-innovation-tackling-capital-raising-challenges-in-the-north-tickets-1145491769719\">The Bessemer Society \/ Yorkshire.AI<\/a> (Sheffield, UK) \u2013 Panel [&#8220;Forging Innovation: Tackling Capital-Raising Challenges in the North&#8221;]\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VBSfFmqqln0?si=CgAIZ76lTYBDSLds\">Video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.elsaalumni.org\/\">ELSA Alumni<\/a> (Online) \u2013 Keynote [&#8220;AI &amp; The Future of Work&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.superchargerventures.com\">SuperCharger Ventures<\/a> (Malta) \u2013 Fireside Chat with founders<\/li>\n<li>Passagg Malta \u2013 Podcast [&#8220;Paying it forward &#8211; Get Investable]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lu.ma\/8trrzhok?tk=RgWhsF\">The Digital Forge<\/a> (Sheffield, UK) \u2013 Keynote [&#8220;Next Move: Growth, Exits &amp; Founder Clarity&#8221;] (This was a wild one as I had no idea I had to do a solo&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ODawpdclJoY?si=ebwVEoG53Z69BcIp\">Video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>EU Procurement Think Tank (Gdansk, Poland) \u2013 Keynote [&#8220;AI &amp; The Future of Work&#8221;]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2024<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/home.web.cern.ch\">CERN<\/a> (Geneva, Switzerland) \u2013 Keynote [&#8220;AI &amp; The Future of Work&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eic.ec.europa.eu\/eic-summit-2024\/programme_en\">EIC Summit<\/a> \/ European Innovation Council (Brussels, Belgium) \u2013 Panel [&#8220;How to Prepare for your Pitch&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eic.eismea.eu\/community\/stories\/unlock-your-companys-potential-eic-summit-investor-day-sustainability-deep-tech-19-march#:~:text=18%20December%202023-,Unlock%20Your%20Company's%20Potential%20at%20the%20EIC%20Summit%3A%20Investor%20Day,Tech%20on%2019%20March%202024&amp;text=Calling%20all%20trailblazers%20in%20sustainability,at%20the%20upcoming%20EIC%20Summit.\">EIC Investor Day<\/a> (Brussels, Belgium) \u2013 Jury Member [AI &amp; Connectivity]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brighttalk.com\/webcast\/18550\/604553\">BrightTALK<\/a> (Online) \u2013 Fireside [&#8220;AI in the Entertainment Industry: Changing the Face of Media&#8221;]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2023<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unleash.ai\/unleashworld\/\">UNLEASH World<\/a> (Paris, France) \u2013 Keynote [&#8220;AI &amp; The Future of Work&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/uk-swiss-life-sciences-innovation-forum-tickets-634043239397\">UK-Swiss Life Science Innovation Forum<\/a> (Basel, Switzerland) \u2013 Panel [&#8220;National Innovation Hubs&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/analyticssummit.ie\">Analytics Summit<\/a> (Dublin, Ireland) \u2013 Keynote [&#8220;AI &amp; The Future of Work &#8211; Life in a Hyper-Connected World&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bionow.co.uk\/event\/BIONOW162\/2023-biocap-conference\">BioCap 2023<\/a> (Alderley Park, UK) \u2013 Talk [&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/hirsch30\/biotech-fundraising-in-a-downturn\">Navigating Difficult Times &#8211; Fundraising in a Downturn<\/a>&#8220;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/jan-bernl%C3%B6hr-97992783_ai-machinelearning-vcs-activity-7112741536819208192-erPG\">European Innovation Council \/ EIC<\/a> (Online) \u2013 Jury Member [Artificial Intelligence &amp; Machine Learning]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bold-awards.com\">BOLD Awards<\/a> (Venice, Italy)\u00a0\u2013 Judge \u2013 MedTech &amp; Health Category<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/astridspink_pharmaceuticals-venturecapital-pharmaceuticals-activity-7133777456041209856-FZdA\">ACCA Talking<\/a> (online) \u2013 Panel [&#8220;Talking Health Sector &#8211; Pharmaceuticals Special &#8211; The funding environment for Life Sciences and the role of Venture Capital&#8217;]<\/li>\n<li>Bioinfect (Alderley Park, UK) \u2013 Panel [&#8220;The State of the AMR Nation&#8221;]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2022<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/eu-startups-summit-2022\/\">EU StartUps Summit<\/a>\u00a0(Barcelona, Spain)\u00a0\u2013 Jury Pitch Competition and &#8220;Reverse Pitch: Investors Pitching Startups&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ai-tech.uk\/aitechnorth\">AI Tech North<\/a> (Leeds, UK) \u2013 Keynote [&#8220;AI &amp; The Future of Work \u2013 Life in a Hyper-Connected World&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thebullring.club\">The BullRing Club<\/a> (online) \u2013 Judge\/critic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2021<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/ai-the-future-of-work-beyond-cyber-2-registration-137926960251\">University of Lancaster \/ CyberWorks<\/a> (Online)\u00a0\u2013 Keynote [&#8220;AI &amp; The Future of Work&#8221;] and Panel (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RcFBT1FiOdw\">Video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Hamburger IT-Rechtstage (Online)\u00a0\u2013 Keynote [&#8220;AI &amp; The Future of Work&#8221;] and Panel<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dataworkout.com\/beyond-the-hype-forum\/\">Beyond the Hype \/ Data Workout Leader Forum<\/a> (Online) \u2013 Keynote [&#8220;AI &amp; The Future of Work&#8221;] and Panel (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QS75794v5DE\">Video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/iot-tribe-connected-places-tech-games-tickets-149718603373\">Tribe Connected Places<\/a> (Online) \u2013 Panel [&#8220;Backing Net Zero. Redefining ROI&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/starburst.aero\/\">Starburst<\/a> (Online) \u2013 Various selection committees<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iect.at\/iect-summer-school-on-entrepreneurship\/\">IECT &#8211; Summer School on Entrepreneurship<\/a> (Online) \u2013 Jury<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eic.ec.europa.eu\/index_en\">EIC<\/a> (Online) \u2013 Various selection committees<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/technation.io\/programmes\/applied-ai\/\">TechNation<\/a> (Online) \u2013 Jury [&#8220;Applied AI 3.0&#8221;]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2020<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/events.mergermarket.com\/germany\">Mergermarket Germany Forum<\/a> (D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany) \u2013 Panel [&#8220;Disruption through acquisition&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/etif.empa.ch\/\">EMPA Technology &amp; Innovation Forum<\/a> (Zurich, Switzerland) \u2013 Keynote [&#8220;Our Future with AI&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicyber.tech\/\">NI Cyber<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/technation.io\/\">TechNation<\/a> (Online) \u2013 Panel [&#8220;The Impact of COVID-19 on Fundraising&#8221;] (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lB43n7M5wGg&amp;feature=youtu.be\">Video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theeuropas2020.thepathfounder.com\/agenda\/speakers\/656051\">The Europas<\/a> (Online)\u00a0\u2013 Panel [&#8220;Emerging Tech (AI, Blockchain, Quantum) Deep Dive&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/the-landings-tech-tuesday-tickets-103712472798#\">TechTuesday @ The Landing<\/a> (Online) \u2013 Keynote and Q&amp;A [&#8220;The Investment Landscape in a Pandemic&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gobeyondinvesting.com\/gobeyond-talk-series-innovate-build-scale\/\">Go Beyond<\/a> (Online) \u2013 Panel [&#8220;AI, becoming central to every aspect of our life&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaldna.org.uk\/upstart-2020\/\">Digital DNA \/ upStart 2020<\/a> (Online): judge\/critic<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thebullring.club\/bullring-wmca-creative-scale-up\/\">The BullRing at The WMCA Creative Scale Up Programme<\/a> (Online) \u2013 \u00a0judge\/critic<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/starburst.aero\/\">Starburst<\/a> (Online) \u2013 various selection committees<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/connect.elsaalumni.org\/\">ELSA Alumni<\/a> (Podcast) \u2013 &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/6q64bB7EBJVhY0kaaiAKJF\">From law school to becoming an investor<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2019<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nextm.at\/\">nextM 2019<\/a> (Vienna, Austria)\u00a0\u2013 Keynote [&#8220;AI and the Future of Work&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/events\/disrupt-berlin-2019\/\">TechCrunch Disrupt<\/a> (Berlin, Germany) \u2013 Panel [&#8220;How to Brexit as a Startup)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.0100conferences.com\/14-mar-2019-vienna-2019.html\">0100 Conference Vienna<\/a> (Vienna, Austria)\u00a0\u2013 Panel [&#8220;Nurturing Innovation &#8211; Comparing the Innovation Productivity of Companies backed by CVCs and IVCs&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalk.bg\/\">DigitalK<\/a> (Sofia, Bulgaria) \u2013 Panel [&#8220;The London VC Scene&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/connectedinvesting.ukbaa.org.uk\/manchester-event\/\">Connected Investing<\/a> (Manchester, UK) \u2013 Panel [&#8220;The funding mix&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aitechnorth.uk\/ai-tech-north-2019\">AI Tech North Conference<\/a> (Leeds, UK) \u2013 Keynote [&#8220;Data &amp; AI \u2013 What&#8217;s this all about?&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/live.digitaldna.org.uk\/speakers\/\">Digital DNA<\/a> (Belfast, UK) \u2013 Judge &amp; Panel<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bold-awards.com\">BOLD Awards<\/a> (Venice, Italy) \u2013 Advisor &amp; Judge (AI Category)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/attendify.co\/funding-for-deep-technology-2019-ATRjk2u\">Funding for Deep Technology 2019<\/a> (London, UK) \u2013 Panel<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.0100conferences.com\/17-may-2019-dublin-2019.html\">0100 Conference Dublin<\/a> (Dublin, Ireland) \u2013 Panel [&#8220;SaaS&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/healthtec-cluster-launch-registration-56491928880\">Health Tec Cluster Launch<\/a> @ SciTech (Daresbury, UK) \u2013 Panel [&#8220;HealthTec Clusters &#8211; Supporting Businesses and Scaling Up&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.griclub.org\/event\/real-estate\/deutsche-gri-2019_1330.html\">Deutsche GRI 2019<\/a> (Frankfurt, Germany) \u2013 Keynote [&#8220;Technology vs Humanity &#8211; Data, AI and Us; The Case for Invisible Assets?&#8217;]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2018<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/emtecheurope.com\/\">EmTech Europe 2018<\/a>\u00a0\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/\">MIT Technology Review<\/a> (Toulouse, France) \u2013 Keynote &amp; Panel [&#8220;Catalysts: Upgrading Society&#8221;] (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=p6YR1kmsjpw\">Video Keynote<\/a>) (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fm4J3hIr3rg\">Video Panel<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regjeringen.no\/contentassets\/67b67f1b0bdd449b8f41ce44c70190b2\/kontaktkonferansen-2018-program-til-utsendelse-11.01.18.pdf\">Kontaktkonferansen 2018<\/a> (Government Forum for Norwegian Universities on the University of the Future by the Ministry of Education Norway) (Oslo, Norway\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Keynote [&#8220;Data-driven Societies &#8211; Implications for Higher Education&#8221;] (<a href=\"https:\/\/regjeringen_live.23video.com\/kontaktkonferansen-2018-1\">Video<\/a>; from 183 (!) minutes in)<\/li>\n<li>Otto Group Meet2Lead 2018 (Berlin, Germany) \u2013 Keynote [&#8220;Data, AI and Us &#8211; How Data Science and AI influence our Future &#8220;] (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VwhuVXUcvNw\">Video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bbtlceurope.com\/tlc\/speakers-2\/\">BlackBoard Teaching &amp; Learning Conference<\/a> (Manchester, UK) \u2013 Opening Keynote [&#8220;Data in Higher Education \u2013 How Data Science and AI can Impact its Future&#8221;] (<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blackboard.com\/volker-hirsch-to-speak-at-tlc\/\">Blog Post<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/leadershipsummitportugal.com\/speakers-talks-2018\/\">Leadership Summit Portugal<\/a> (Lisbon, Portugal) \u2013 Keynote [&#8220;Data, AI and Us &#8211; How the Future Accelerates Around Us&#8221;] (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YjguKzUJABQ\">Video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/unbound.live\/London-2018\/\">Unbound London<\/a> (London, UK) \u2013 Panel [&#8220;Unpacking The Investor&#8217;s Decision-Making Process&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bionow.co.uk\/events\/2018biocapconference.aspx\">BioCap 2018<\/a> (Alderley Park, UK)\u00a0\u2013 Introductory Keynote [&#8220;What&#8217;s Hot in Digital &#8211; The Case for Data&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/tech-north-advocates-computer-futures-discussing-machine-learning-ai-tickets-45332640147#\">Tech North Advocates &amp; Computer Futures Discuss Machine Learning &amp; AI<\/a> (Manchester, UK)\u00a0\u2013 Keynote [&#8220;Data, AI &amp; Us&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/raising-a-seed-round-in-manchester-tickets-44594205469#\">Raising a Seed Round in Manchester<\/a> (Manchester, UK)\u00a0\u2013 Panel [&#8220;The Investor Perspective&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li>TechStars <a href=\"http:\/\/communities.techstars.com\/uk\/lancaster-uk\/startup-weekend\/13211\">Startup Weekend Lancaster<\/a>, Powered by Google (Lancaster, UK)\u00a0\u2013 Judge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2017<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tedxmanchester.com\">TEDx Manchester<\/a> (Manchester, UK)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Keynote [&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/hirsch30\/tedx-manchester-ai-the-future-of-work-72337997\">AI &amp; The Future of Work<\/a>&#8220;] (<a href=\"https:\/\/vhirsch.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/22\/tedx-manchester-ai-the-future-of-work-video\/\">Video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theeuropas.com\/\">The Europas<\/a> (London, UK)\u00a0\u2013 Panel [&#8220;AI, Robots, the Future of Work&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theeuropas.com\/pathfounders\/\">PathFounders<\/a> (London, UK)\u00a0\u2013 Panel [&#8220;Investors &amp; VCs&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li>Arris Strategic Leadership Forum 2017 (Miami, FL) \u2013 Keynote [&#8220;How the Future Accelerates Around Us&#8221;] (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prensario.net\/20451-Foro-de-Arris-en-Miami-reune-a-la-industria-para-debatir-el-futuro.note.aspx\">Report<\/a>; in Spanish)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.icetotallygaming.com\">ICE Totally Gaming<\/a> (London, UK) \u2013 Keynote\/Fireside Chat [&#8220;Hotseat: opportunities in social media &amp; gaming &#8211; an industry disruptor&#8221;], Chair\u00a0\u2013 Game Design &amp; Development,\u00a0Moderator\u00a0\u2013 \u00a0various panels<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.mmu.ac.uk\/creativear\/conferences\/2017-augmented-and-virtual-reality-conference-2017\/\">Augmented &amp; Virtual Reality Conference<\/a> @ Manchester Metropolitan University (Manchester, UK)\u00a0\u2013 Panel [&#8220;The Business of AR &amp; VR&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nis2017.ukbaaevents.org.uk\/\">UKBAA Northern Investment Summit<\/a> (Manchester, UK)\u00a0\u2013 Panel [&#8220;How can we encourage more equity investment in the North&#8217;s growth businesses?&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swcsummit.com\/en\">Startup World Cup &amp; Summit<\/a> (Prague)\u00a0\u2013 Panel &amp; Judge<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitaldna.org.uk\/flagship17-speakers\/\">Digital DNA<\/a> (Belfast, UK)\u00a0\u2013 Keynote [&#8220;Barrels &amp; Pipelines &#8211; On The Value Chains of Data&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smarterbusinesstechlive.com\/\">Smarter Business Tech Live<\/a> (Manchester, UK)\u00a0\u2013 Keynote [&#8220;AI &amp; the Future of Work &#8211; How Data Propels us Forward&#8221;] (<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/user4193632\/review\/244384629\/d957dda0ab\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alpsp.org\/Conference\">ALPSP Conference<\/a> (Noordwijk, Netherlands)\u00a0\u2013 Artificial Intelligence Keynote &amp; Panel [&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/hirsch30\/the-rise-of-the-machines-understanding-how-data-accelerates-ai\">The Rise of the Machines &#8211; Understanding How Data Accelerates AI<\/a>&#8220;] (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cvPm1MWfCHM\">Video<\/a>; from 39:32)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespecialistworks.com\/news\/performance-full-report\">Performance 18<\/a> (Brighton, UK) \u2013 Keynote [&#8220;With the speed of light: How AI changes media &amp; advertising&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Manchester-Futurists\/events\/238712746\/comments\/478667830\/?read=1&amp;_af=event&amp;_af_eid=238712746&amp;itemTypeToken=COMMENT&amp;https=on\">Manchester Futurists Meetup<\/a> (Manchester, UK)\u00a0\u2013 Keynote [&#8220;Basic Income\u00a0&amp; the Rise of the Robots&#8221;] (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mcrfuturists\/videos\/653186314871857\/\">partial Facebook video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/rethink-healthcare-smart-hospitals-iot-tickets-38175948289\">ReThink Healthcare<\/a>\u00a0(Manchester, UK) \u2013 Keynote [&#8220;Rethink Healthcare &#8211; Data, the Hidden Superpower&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.weave.org.uk\/\">Weave Network<\/a> (Macclesfield, UK)\u00a0\u2013 Chair [&#8220;Tech Spaces&#8221;] (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iqwtL62Kthc\">Video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2016<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/smartcon.com\/en\/istanbul-2016-smartcon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Smartcon<\/a> (Istanbul, Turkey)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Keynote [&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/hirsch30\/how-iot-can-make-cities-smarter\">Designing\u00a0Smart Cities<\/a>&#8220;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.business-rocks.com\/\">Business Rocks<\/a> (Manchester, UK) \u2013 Panels [&#8220;Startup Investments: UK vs Germany&#8221;, &#8220;Tech North Advocates&#8221; and &#8220;The Big Brexit Debate&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theeuropas.com\/pathfounders\/\">PathFounders<\/a> (London, UK) \u2013\u00a0Investor Panel<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/4yfn.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">4YFN<\/a> @ Mobile World Congress (Barcelona, Spain)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Keynote [&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/hirsch30\/change-the-world-one-trillion-dollar-market-at-a-time-the-opportunity-in-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Change the World &#8211; One Trillion Dollar Market at a Time<\/a>&#8220;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobileworldcongress.com\/the-mmix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMIX<\/a> @ Mobile World Congress (Barcelona, Spain)\u00a0\u2013 Panel (Moderator)\u00a0[&#8220;Games: the New Home of Entertainment Brands&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.industryiot.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Industrial IoT<\/a> (London, UK)\u00a0\u2013 Keynote\u00a0[&#8220;Smart Citizens&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iotworldeurope.com\">IoT World Europe<\/a> (Dublin, Ireland)\u00a0\u2013 Panel [&#8220;Does Urban IoT Create More Smog Than Vision?&#8221;] &amp; Start-Up clinics<\/li>\n<li>Barclays Rise (Manchester, UK) PechaKucha-style Talk [&#8220;Smart Citizens &#8211; Populating Smart Cities&#8221;] (video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wwcowwLxSiM\">here<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/digitalk.bg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DigitalK<\/a> (Sofia, Bulgaria)\u00a0\u2013 Panel (Moderator) [&#8220;The VC landscape &#8211; what&#8217;s hot, what&#8217;s not&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theabp.org.uk\">Association for\u00a0Business Psychology<\/a>\u00a0(London, UK)\u2013 Keynote\u00a0[&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/hirsch30\/ai-the-future-of-work-work-life-in-the-age-of-robots\">AI &amp; the Future of Work &#8211; Life and Work in the Age of Robots<\/a>&#8220;] (video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6sOCUgXxBuM\">here<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalmgf.com\/london\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mobile Games Forum<\/a>\u00a0(London, UK)\u00a0\u2013 Panel (Moderator)\u00a0[&#8220;The Changing Investment Landscape of Mobile&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pgconnects.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PocketGamer Connects<\/a> (London, UK)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0PechaKucha (&#8220;Start Making Sense&#8221; &#8211; on games for good, specifically for education)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.icetotallygaming.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ICE Totally Gaming<\/a> (London, UK) \u2013 Keynote\u00a0[&#8220;The Evolution of Gameplay &#8211; From Commodity to Experience&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.terrapinn.com\/conference\/world-gaming-executive-summit\/index.stm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">World Gaming Executive Summit<\/a> (Barcelona, Spain) \u2013 Chair Mobile Track<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifb2016.com\/en\/festival\/speakers\/121\">IFB16 &#8211; International Festival of Business<\/a> (Liverpool, UK)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Panel [&#8220;What makes a city smart?&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/inthecity.club\">In the City<\/a> (Manchester, UK)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Keynote [&#8220;Mobile Learning&#8221;]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2015<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tedxbarcelonaed.com\/portfolio\/volker-hirsch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TEDx Barcelona Education<\/a> (Barcelona, Spain) \u2013\u00a0Keynote [&#8220;Learning for the Unknown&#8221;] (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YTFfQ0eLD4U\">Video here<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pgconnects.com\/london\/sessions\/intentional-marginality-an-effect-of-wrong-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PocketGamer Connects<\/a> (London, UK\u00a0\u2013 PechaKucha\u00a0[&#8220;How F2P Brings Out The Best In Boredom&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.icetotallygaming.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ICE Totally Gaming<\/a> (London, UK) \u2013\u00a0Panel [&#8220;From casual freemium to loyal and monetised: can real money gambling and social gaming converge to work together as one&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/4yfn.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">4YFN<\/a> (4 Years From Now) @ Mobile World Congress (Barcelona, Spain)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Keynote [&#8220;Mobile Learning &#8211; Done Right&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.business-rocks.com\/running-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Business Rocks<\/a> (Manchester, UK)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Panel [&#8220;The Tech World According to Jeff\u2019s &amp; Friends \u2013 Outspoken Tech Q&amp;A&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrvisionevent.com\/amsterdam\/speakers\">HR Vision<\/a> (Amsterdam, Netherlands)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Keynote [&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/hirsch30\/what-have-you-done-tomorrow-hr-vision-amsterdam-2015\">What Have You Done Tomorrow?<\/a>&#8220;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasplgamedevelopers.com\/\">NASPL<\/a> (Seattle, WA)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Keynote [&#8220;The Evolution of Gameplay &#8211; From Commodity to Experience&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iotshifts.com\/\">IoT Shifts Conference<\/a> (Barcelona, Spain)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Keynote [&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/hirsch30\/smart-citizens-populating-smart-cities-iotshifts\">Smart Citizens &#8211; Populating Smart Cities<\/a>&#8220;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/iotworldeurope.com\/\">IoT World Europe<\/a> (Berlin, Germany)\u00a0\u2013 Panels\u00a0[&#8220;Accelerating Innovation &amp; Investment in Industrial IoT&#8221; and &#8220;How will the Wearables Market continue to change and evolve&#8221;]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2014<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mobile.execio.co\/en\/execio-mobile-2014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Exec I\/O &#8211; European Pirate Summit<\/a> (Cologne, Germany)\u00a0\u2013 Keynote [&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/hirsch30\/mobile-learning-done-right\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mobile Learning<\/a>&#8220;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mobilegamesforum.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mobile Games Forum<\/a>\u00a0(London, UK) \u2013 Conference Chairman<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pgconnects.com\/conference-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pocket Gamer Connects<\/a> (London, UK)\u00a0\u2013 Panel [&#8220;Getting Conceptual &#8211; The Future&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/iceconf.totallygaming.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ICE Mobile Gaming<\/a> (London, UK) \u2013\u00a0Moderator [&#8220;Completing the customer experience with seamless billing and payments&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/4yfn.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">4 Years From Now<\/a>\u00a0@ Mobile World Congress (Barcelona, Spain)\u00a0\u2013 Keynote [&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/hirsch30\/finding-money-4yfn-barcelona-25-feb-2014\">Finding Money<\/a>&#8220;] (<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/uEUjIf5fA0g?list=UUd5sHLY2vCgDBqvZmwL8MCQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Video here<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.f2p-summit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Free to Play Summit 2014<\/a> (London, UK)\u00a0\u2013 Keynote [&#8220;Gamifying Games&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/2014.qvprogram.com\/all-sessions-quo-vadis-2014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quo Vadis<\/a> (Berlin, Germany)\u00a0\u2013 Keynote [&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/hirsch30\/games-gamification-quo-vadis-2014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Games &amp; Gamification<\/a>&#8220;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasplilottery.com\/agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NASPL iGaming Seminar<\/a> (Cleveland, OH)\u00a0\u2013 Keynote [&#8220;Success &amp; Failure in the Age of the App&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.israelmobilesummit.com\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Israel Mobile Summit 2014<\/a> (Tel Aviv, Israel)\u00a0\u2013 Keynote [&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/hirsch30\/capturing-users-israel-mobile-summit-2014-ims14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Capturing Users<\/a>&#8220;]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2013<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mobilegamesforum.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mobile Games Forum<\/a>\u00a0(London, UK) \u2013 Keynote &amp; Panel<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/europe.casualconnect.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Casual Connect Europe<\/a> (Hamburg, Germany) \u2013 Keynote [&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/hirsch30\/casual-connect-20130214\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BlackBerry 10 Rising<\/a>&#8220;] (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gZmgXhG1Qh4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video here<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digital.marketingforum.co.uk\/Home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Digital Marketing Forum<\/a> (Oxford, UK)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Keynote (w\/ Jeff Coghlan of <a href=\"http:\/\/matmi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matmi<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.videogamesintelligence.com\/monetisation-europe\/conference-agenda.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Game Monetisation Europe<\/a> (London, UK)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Panel<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mobileheroes.net\/events\/event\/can-pacman-teach-maths\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mobile Fringe Festival @ Mobile World Congress<\/a> (Barcelona, Spain)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Panel [&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/labs.pearson.com\/can-pacman-teach-maths\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Can Pac-Man Teach Maths?<\/a>&#8220;] (<a href=\"http:\/\/thefonecast.com\/News\/tabid\/62\/ArticleID\/6755\/ArtMID\/541\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Podcast here<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lbstechmediasummit.com\/agenda-take-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LBS Tech &amp; Media Summit<\/a> (London Business School, London, UK)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Panel [&#8220;Show me the Money &#8211; Making Money from Content&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamelab.es\/2013\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GameLab<\/a> (Barcelona, Spain)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Panel [&#8220;Providing Wow Through Innovation &amp; Disruption&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ictspring.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ICT Spring<\/a> (Luxembourg)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Panel [&#8220;Gamification Now:\u00a0How Games are Impacting the Global Social and Business Landscapes&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/digitalsummercamp.com\/event_overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Silicon Skills \/ Digital Summer Camp<\/a> (London, UK)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Workshops (on entrepreneurship)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.videogamesintelligence.com\/mobile\/conference-agenda.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mobile Gaming Europe<\/a> (London, UK)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Panel [&#8220;Games &amp; Social Networking: Socially Interesting?&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.european-lotteries.org\/event\/creativity-game-design-workshop?cf=14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Creativity &amp; Game Design<\/a>\u00a0(Barcelona, Spain)\u00a0\u2013 Keynote [&#8220;Building Developer Ecosystems&#8221;], Panel &amp; Workshop<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bulletbusiness.com\/mobilegambling\/conference-agenda.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mobile &amp; Tablet Gambling Summit<\/a> (London, UK)\u00a0\u2013 Keynote [&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/vhirsch.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/09\/game-changer-slides-mobile-tablet-gaming-summit-slides\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Game Changer<\/a>&#8220;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/2013.startup.bg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">StartUP Next 2013<\/a> (Sofia, Bulgaria)\u00a0\u2013 Keynote [&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/vhirsch.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/01\/capturing-users-startup-sofia-slides\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Capturing Users<\/a>&#8220;] (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4bAVXX9MZP0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video here<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2012<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mobilegamesforum.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mobile Games Forum<\/a> (London, UK) \u2013 Panel [&#8220;How to encourage cross-promotion for social game discovery&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamehorizonconference.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Game Horizon<\/a> (Newcastle, UK) \u2013\u00a0Keynote [&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/hirsch30\/blackberry-game-horizon-2012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BlackBerry 10 Gaming<\/a>&#8220;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.culturelabel.com\/blog\/remix\/programme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">REMIX Global Summit<\/a> (London, UK)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Panel [&#8220;Building Big Ideas&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.totallygaming.com\/ice-2012-conferences\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mobile Gaming Conference<\/a>\u00a0@ ICE (London, UK) \u2013 panel [&#8220;Incorporate social &amp; mobile for the ultimate modern gaming experience&#8221;] and moderator [&#8220;Social in the online and mobile product roadmap&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/europe.casualconnect.org\/content.html#social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Casual Connect Europe<\/a> (Hamburg, Germany)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Keynote [&#8220;The New BlackBerry: We Play&#8221;] (<a href=\"http:\/\/casualconnect.org\/lectures\/mobile\/the-new-blackberry-we-play-volker-hirsch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blackberrydevcon.com\/europe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BlackBerry DevCon Europe<\/a>\u00a0(Amsterdam, Netherlands) \u2013\u00a0Session [&#8220;The Power of Social: Harnessing Game Design for Compelling Interaction with Scoreloop&#8221;)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gdconf.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GDC 2012<\/a> (San Francisco, CA)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Keynote [&#8220;<a title=\"Slides to my talk.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/hirsch30\/gdc12-social-gaming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Social Gaming with Scoreloop and BBM<\/a>&#8220;] and Keynote [&#8220;Making Money on BlackBerry&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tiga.org\/events\/tigas-2nd-smartphone-and-tablet-conference-2012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TIGA&#8217;s 2nd Smartphone and Tablet Conference 2012<\/a>\u00a0(London, UK) \u2013\u00a0Keynote<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialmedia-forum.com\/europe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Social Media World Forum<\/a> (London, UK)\u00a0\u2013 Keynote [&#8220;Social Gaming&#8221;] and Panel [&#8220;Mobile Advertising Opportunities for Brand Marketers&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gdceurope.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GDC Europe<\/a> (Cologne, Germany) Keynote [&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/hirsch30\/mobile-social-why-blackberry-is-perfect-gdc-europe-2012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mobile + Social: Why BlackBerry is Perfect<\/a>&#8220;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tiga.org\/events\/leeds-tiga-gamedev-night\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leeds TIGA Game Dev Night<\/a> (Leeds, UK)\u00a0\u2013 Keynote [&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/hirsch30\/tiga-gamedev-night-leeds-sept-2012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Myths &amp; Reality<\/a>&#8220;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Universal-Mobile-Apps-London\/events\/78861392\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Universal Mobile Apps<\/a> (London, UK)\u00a0\u2013 Keynote<\/li>\n<li>Member of the judging panel for the <a href=\"http:\/\/awards.tiga.org\/awards_judging.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TIGA Gaming Industry Awards 2012<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Game Connection (Paris, France)\u00a0\u2013 Keynote [&#8220;BlackBerry 10: We Got Game&#8221;]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2011<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sxsw.com\/interactive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SXSW Interactive<\/a> (Austin, TX) \u2013 Talk [&#8220;<a href=\"www.slideshare.net\/hirsch30\/sxswi-mobile-social-games-the-next-frontier-20110313\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mobile Social Gaming: The Next Frontier<\/a>&#8220;] (<a href=\"http:\/\/schedule.sxsw.com\/events\/event_IAP5760\">audio here<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/connected-creativity.mipworld.com\/full-conference-programme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connected Creativity<\/a> @ MIP TV (Cannes, France) \u2013 Talk &amp; Panel [&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/vhirsch.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/07\/gamify-entertainment-slides-mip-tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Entertainment Gamification<\/a>&#8220;] (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Dtx9yRsbk6I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video here<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Mobile World Congress \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mymwc.zerista.com\/event\/member?item_id=855178\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IMGA Summit<\/a> @ App Planet (Barcelona, Spain) \u2013\u00a0Panel [&#8220;Does Innovation Sell?&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/seattle.casualconnect.org\/content.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Casual Connect<\/a> (Seattle, WA) \u2013\u00a0Panel [&#8220;Battle of the Mobile Social Platforms&#8221;] (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=34SjFlK0n_M&amp;feature=player_embedded\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video here<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>CTIA Wireless \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobilewebandappsevent.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mobile Web and Apps World Forum<\/a> (Orlando, FL) [SuperSession: Development, Marketing and Monetization of Mobile Web and Apps]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobilegamesforum.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mobile Games Forum<\/a> (London, UK) \u2013\u00a0Panel [&#8220;Spotlight on Social Tools in Gaming&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mobile20.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mobile 2.0 Europe<\/a> \u2013 Open Ideas (Barcelona, Spain) \u2013 Panel [&#8220;OPENIdeas on Entertainment&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gamesforbrands.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Games for Brands<\/a>\u00a0(London, UK) \u2013\u00a0Keynote [&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/vhirsch.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/28\/power-games-slides\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Power of Games &#8211; How Games can harness Brands<\/a>&#8220;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindsharemediasummitmena.com\/dubai\/\">Mindshare Media Summit<\/a> (Dubai, UAE) \u2013\u00a0Keynote [&#8220;Brands + Social: The Client Viewpoint&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nygamesconference.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NY Games Conference<\/a> (New York, NY)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Panel [&#8220;Smartphone and Handhelds &#8211; The Latest in Games for Portable Devices&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/diglondon.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DIG 2011<\/a> (London, ON, Canada) \u2013\u00a0Dinner Keynote<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.icetotallygaming.com\/conferences\/mobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mobile Gaming Conference<\/a> @ ICE (London, UK) \u2013\u00a0Keynote [&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/hirsch30\/finding-the-user-mobile-social-gaming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Finding the User: Mobile Social Gaming<\/a>&#8220;] &amp; Panel [&#8220;How to Attract Players to your Mobile Gaming Offering&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ktn.innovateuk.org\/web\/2460228\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3rd Annual Funding &amp; Investment Summit<\/a> (London, UK) \u2013 Panel [&#8220;Financing Growth, Improving Revenues, Increasing Valuations: The Successful Entrepreneur &amp; IP Owner Perspective]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2010<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tedxyouthmanchester.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TEDx Youth @ Manchester<\/a> (Macclesfield, UK) \u2013 Co-Organiser &amp; Talk [&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/hirsch30\/tedx-youth-manchester-the-dangling-carrot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Dangling Carrot<\/a>&#8220;] (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2g0YqcSEMCw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video here<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/droidcon.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Droidcon<\/a> (London, UK) \u2013 Keynote [&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/hirsch30\/making-money-on-android-droidcon-london-2010\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In the Wilderness: Making Money on Android<\/a>&#8220;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cpd.conted.ox.ac.uk\/electronics\/courses\/future_technologies10.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mobile Apps and Technologies Conference<\/a> (University of Oxford, UK) \u2013\u00a0Keynote [&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/vhirsch.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/16\/economics-apps-slides-forumoxford-15-oct-2010\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Economics of Apps<\/a>&#8220;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediabistro.com\/events\/socialgamingsummit\/2010\/11\/program_sgs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Social Gaming Summit<\/a> (London, UK) \u2013 Keynote [&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/vhirsch.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/12\/social-gaming-summit-slides\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Conquering new Spaces: Bringing Social to Mobile<\/a>&#8220;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uplinq.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Uplinq<\/a> [f\/k\/a BREW Conference] (San Diego, CA) \u2013 Panel on Mobile Social Media<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobile2zeroconference.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mobile 2.0<\/a> (Berlin, Germany) \u2013\u00a0Panel [&#8220;Overcoming the challenges of working in a mobile multi-platform world&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediabistro.com\/smartphonegamessummit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Smartphone Game Summit<\/a> (San Francisco, CA) \u2013\u00a0Panel [&#8220;The Changing Face of Distribution &#8211; Living with Apple&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.osimworld.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OSiM World<\/a> &#8211; Open Source in Mobile (London, UK) \u2013 Moderator [&#8220;How will web service innovation affect and impact operator strategy and mobile device services?&#8221;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamesconvention.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Games Convention Online<\/a> (Leipzig, Germany) &#8211; Keynote [&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/hirsch30\/gaming-with-the-world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gaming with the World<\/a>&#8220;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.virtualgoodsforum.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virtual Goods Forum 2010<\/a> (London, UK) &#8211; Keynote [&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/hirsch30\/virtual-goods-forum-mobile-social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mobile + Social: Show us the Money<\/a>&#8220;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mobile20.eu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mobile 2.0 Europe<\/a> (Barcelona, Spain) &#8211; Moderator &amp; Keynote [&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/hirsch30\/economics-of-apps-20100617\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Economics of Apps<\/a>&#8220;]. Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/13208659\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video of the talk<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.conferencegroup.de\/?tpl=event_overview&amp;eid=130\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1. Apps Summit<\/a> (Wiesbaden, Germany) &#8211; Keynote [&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/hirsch30\/1-mobile-ecommerce-conference-the-apps-summit-2010\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brands on Mobile<\/a>&#8220;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialmedia-forum.com\/europe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Social Media World Forum Europe<\/a> (London, UK) &#8211; Keynote [&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/vhirsch.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/17\/mobile-social-case-games-presentation\/\">Mobile + Social: The Case for Games<\/a>&#8220;]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/europe.casualconnect.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Casual Connect Europe<\/a> (Hamburg, Germany) \u2013 Keynote &amp; Panel [\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/hirsch30\/mobile-social-show-us-the-money\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mobile + Social: Show Me the Money<\/a>\u201d; \u201ciPhone Marketing\u201d]; slides with audio <a href=\"http:\/\/casualconnect.org\/content\/europe\/2010\/mobilesocialeurope10.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.camerjam.com\/events\/m-football\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">M-Football<\/a> (London, UK) \u2013 Fireside Chat &amp; Business Roundtable [\u201cHow to Reach the (Mobile) Mass Market\u201d]<\/li>\n<li>momit10 (Hamburg, Germany) \u2013 Keynote [\u201cMobile Apps\u201d]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobile-ent.biz\/events\/219\/Monetising-Mobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Monetising Mobile<\/a> (London, UK) \u2013\u00a0Keynote [&#8220;How to Monetise Mobile Games&#8221;]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2009<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tedxyouthmanchester.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TEDx Youth @ Manchester<\/a> \u2013\u00a0Co-Organiser (this was the first TEDx youth event in the world) (Macclesfield, UK)<\/li>\n<li>Mobile World Congress (Barcelona, Spain) \u2013 Panel [\u201cThe Future of Mobile Games\u201d]<\/li>\n<li>4G Symposium @ CTIA Wireless (Las Vegas, NV) \u2013 Panel [\u201cMobile Media in 4G\u201d]<\/li>\n<li>Casual Connect Europe (Hamburg, Germany) \u2013 Keynote (with Rob Unsworth, Digital Chocolate) [\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/casualconnect.org\/content\/europe\/2009\/mobilesocialconvergeeurope09.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mobile and Social Converge<\/a>\u201d] (link provides slides and audio)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.euromobilemedia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">European Mobile Media Conference<\/a> (Prague, Czech Republic) \u2013 Keynote [\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/hirsch30\/social-mobile-convergence-in-gaming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Social Mobile Convergence in Gaming<\/a>\u201d] &amp; MC<\/li>\n<li>2<sup>nd<\/sup> Annual Funding Summit (London, UK) \u2013 Panel [\u201cFunding in the Games Space from an Entrepreneur\u2019s Point of View\u201d]<\/li>\n<li>Droidcon (Berlin, Germany) \u2013 Keynote &amp; Panel [\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/hirsch30\/droidcon-android-open-source-brands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brands &amp; Open Source<\/a>\u201d; \u201cAndroid Outlook\u201d]<\/li>\n<li>Mobile 2.0 (Berlin, Germany) \u2013 Multiple panels [\u201cApp Stores\u201d; \u201cInnovation in Mobile\u201d]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2008<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Games Convention (Leipzig, Germany) \u2013 Panel [\u201cMobile Gaming Outlook: an Analysts\u2019 View\u201d]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2007<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PICNIC 2007 (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) \u2013 Keynote @ Games meet TV [\u201cWPT Mobile: how to Engage with Users\u201d]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2006<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New Media Licensing 2006 (London, UK) \u2013 Keynote [\u201cBrands &amp; Mobile Games\u201d]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2005<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MEM 2005 (London, UK) \u2013 Panel \u00a0[\u201cHandset Fragmentation &amp; Quality Content\u201d]<\/li>\n<li>Popkomm 2005 (Berlin, Germany) \u2013 Product Presentation [\u201cBillboard Mobile\u201d]<\/li>\n<li>Brand Licensing (London, UK) \u2013 Keynote [\u201cBrand Owners and Mobile\u201d]<\/li>\n<li>Mobile Gambling Summit (London, UK) \u2013 Panel [\u201cThe future of Mobile Gambling\u201d]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2004<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ericsson Mobility World 2004 (Zurich, Switzerland) \u2013 Keynote [\u201cMobile Games\u201d]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am a regular keynote speaker, moderator and panellist on future technology trends and have spoken at leading events on AI, technology, life sciences, education and entertainment around the world, including SXSW, TEDx (3x so far) and the Mobile World Congress (3x) or CTIA as well as corporate events from the likes of Otto Group, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-802","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PaSwZv-cW","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vhirsch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vhirsch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vhirsch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vhirsch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vhirsch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=802"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/vhirsch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/802\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2604,"href":"https:\/\/vhirsch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/802\/revisions\/2604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vhirsch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}