Cathy Hackl

Futurist & AR/VR Author + Enterprise Marketing , Magic Leap

Cathy Hackl is a world renowned augmented reality, virtual reality and spatial computing futurist, speaker, author and thought leader. She’s the #4 Top Technology Voice on LinkedIn, the highest honor on the platform. 

She currently works as part the Enterprise Strategy team at Magic Leap where she helps drive Magic Leap's enterprise go-to-market strategy as the company engages and provides solutions for enterprise verticals such as Manufacturing, AEC, Automotive, Education, Healthcare, etc.

Prior to that, Cathy was the lead futurist at You Are Here Labs,  where she led agencies, brands and companies in applying Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality for marketing and training and worked with brands like AT&T & Porsche. 

Hackl worked as a VR Evangelist for HTC VIVE during the launch of their enterprise VR headset and during the company’s partnership with Warner Brothers’ blockbuster, Ready Player One. She's the co-author of Marketing New Realities, the first VR AR marketing book ever written. She also worked as Chief Communications Officer for cinematic VR studio Future Lighthouse, where she collaborated on projects with Sony Pictures Entertainment, Oculus, Beefeater, and William Morris Endeavor.

Hackl has been featured in media outlets like Forbes, Barron’s, Salon, VentureBeat, Digiday, Tech Target, CMO.com, and Mashable. She is a global advisor for VR AR Association and was recognized in 2016 by NBC News as one of the top Latina women working in VR.  

Before working in spatial computing and technology, she worked as a communicator at media companies such as CNN, Discovery, and ABC News and was nominated in 2007 for an EMMY Award for her storytelling work. She's also the creator of the world’s first holographic press release and loves all things spatial computing, artificial intelligence and futurism.

Session Track: Augmented Reality (AR)

Tuesday, June 11 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm Ballroom East

Bringing Spatial Computing to Enterprise

Buckle up because we are heading into uncharted territory, leave your flat screens behind. Spatial computing breaks the barriers between digital content and the physical world around you, welcoming you to a new digital era for Enterprise. The rules of reality no longer apply to your business. Please join Cathy Hackl, futurist, AR VR Author and part of the enterprise team at Magic Leap and learn more about how Spatial Computing is transforming.

View Details

Get 2025 Updates

Learn More