Bio

Pico Velásquez is a computational architect, Metaverse visionary and entrepreneur. As the founder and CEO of VIIRA, she is evolving the mass adoption of the Metaverse by building the tools for users to build their own worlds as well as integrate existing companies and institutions with blockchain, NFTs, and Defi. Pico is also an advisor for multiple Fortune 500 companies and startups on their Metaverse vision and strategy, serves as a mentor for Web3 incubators including Intel Ignite and Harvard, and is part of the World Economic Forum's Defining and Building the Metaverse Initiative and Global Future Council for AR/VR. As an international speaker, she has presented keynotes and panels on the Metaverse at SXSW, Forbes 30/50 Summit, Women’s Economic Forum, Blockchain Futurist Conference, Global Metaverse Forum, Dubai Future Forum, Twin Global, NFT.NYC among others. Pico’s career spans in architecture and mathematics with a Master’s in Computational Design with the highest distinction from Harvard University. Over the past 10 years she has directed multimedia projects around the world including leading the geometry for Google’s new headquarters in CA at Bjarke Ingels Group, the multimedia memorial ''Elysium'' for Guy Laliberté (founder of Cirque du Soleil), Samsung’s Social Galaxy with Kenzo Digital, the new Seminole Hard Rock Casino & Hotel‘s Oculus, and the multiplayer environmentalist video game Superforest. Her data-driven designs bridge physical and virtual worlds with mega structures, brand experiences, buildings of the future, video games, blockchain/crypto platforms, and NFT art.