John C. Havens is the Executive Director of the IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems. An actor for 15 years in New York City, his interest in podcasting grew, resulting in him getting involved with About.com’s Guide to Podcasting where he wrote, edited, and produced over 200 articles and 50 podcasts and being the Founder of Podcast Vision and Voice. Now a Member of the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on Human Rights and Technology, he is available to speak at a variety of events on social media, emerging media, AR, and AI.
TEDx speaker of “Hacking Happiness”, John was the Founder and Principal of Transitional Media. John’s work lies at the intersection of technology and culture, which led to him writing books like “Heartificial Intelligence”, “Hacking Happiness”, and “Tactical Transparency”. He has also written for publications like The Guardian, Mashable, Quartz, and the Huffington Post.
Through his roles as VP of Business Development at Blog Talk Radio and EVP of Social Media at Porter Novelli, John has had the opportunity to work with companies like Walmart, Ford, PepsiCo, Century21, All State Farm, Harper Collins, P&G, HP, and the Pentagon as well. In 2006, he was the Lead Organiser of PodCamp NYC 1.0 and 2.0 which was attended by nearly 1300 people.
Sustainability Practice Lead at the IEEE Standards Association John is of the firm opinion that being climate neutral is simply not enough – we must progress to being climate positive. John is also the Founder and Executive Director of The Council on Extended Intelligence – a programme created by the IEEE Standards Association and The MIT Lab. Now available to speak at a wide range of events, John C Havens is a remarkable speaker on all things AI and emerging technology related. Hire him today!
