Yulia Barnakova strives to make businesses veer towards utilising metaverse technologies and encourages leaders to adopt this technology into their organisations. As a metaverse and Web3 strategist, she holds the position of Metaverse Lead Business Strategist for Accenture currently. In an effort to transform how businesses use the metaverse technologies at their disposal, Yulia collaborates with Fortune 500 leaders, giving them active demos and metaverse tours. She has also given a TEDx Talk entitled Think You’re Not Tech Savvy, and is now available to speak at a range of events about the metaverse, web3 and trends in the digital world.
As for academic qualifications, Yulia has obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and International Business from Vilanova University and has a Master’s in Communication from the University of Pennsylvania. She set foot in her professional journey as VP of Marketing for the Bashpole Group, a startup that was awarded a QVC award for consumer innovation for a product called the Pocket Grill. Yulia’s contribution to this achievement was vast, leading her to her next role as Senior Associate at Decision Strategies International, a titan in the future-focused consulting space. Her progression from Senior Associate to Senior Consultant at this company was quick and well-deserved. In 2016, Yulia moved to Heidrick & Struggles as Principal. Here too, her growth was phenomenal having been promoted from Principal, Digital and Innovation to Global Digital Innovation Lead, Consulting Practice, all because of her incomparable work.
Yulia is also no stranger to translating her expertise into written word and has written for several publications like Training Magazine, Heidrick & Struggles and Knowledge Wharton. Yulia has also been an active part of web3 and metaverse communities, rendering keynote speeches, teambuilding exercises, and business tours related to the metaverse. Her creativity has been applauded and she has been named the Microsoft MVP at least thrice - blending 2D PowerPoint and 3D XR presentations seems to gain her most recognition. Her YouTube videos on creative presentation and communication tricks have been watched nearly 8 million times, a difficult feat in itself. Moreover, these videos have also featured in US YouTube Installations.
Yulia specialises in staying ahead of the curve by thinking about long-term prospects instead of short-term. This unique perspective makes her one of the most interesting speakers to listen to. She is a vital advisor to leaders in the industry on how to cope with ever-evolving trends in the digital space, AR/VR, metaverse and web3. If you are looking for a learned and eloquent speaker to impart knowledge on these topics, hire Yulia Barnakova to speak at your event today!
