industry leading Creative Media Technologist, Experience Designer, Consultant and Strategist, Institute for the Future
Toshi Anders Hoo is the Director of the Emerging Media Lab at The Institute for the Future in Palo Alto, CA. The EML provides communications technology research, prototyping and consulting services to industry leading companies, NGO’s and government agencies. Hoo served as media technology consultant for famed futurist, Ray Kurzweil, and produced live VR demonstrations with Kurzweil for the TED stage. In 2007, Hoo co-directed the feature length documentary ‘The Singularity is Near’ with Kurzweil based on his best-selling book. Hoo’s work explores not only the direct applications of emerging technologies, but also the wider implications and impact on individuals, organizations, and society at large. www.iftf.org