
Bio
Sometimes called the “man from the future” Tom Emrich is a leading voice in wearable technology committed to driving adoption and innovation in technology augmenting the human experience. He is an investor and partner at Super Ventures, the first fund and incubator dedicated to augmented reality and a community builder, founding We Are Wearables, the largest wearable tech community of its kind in the world with a reach of over 100,000 and chapters across North America. He is also co-producer of Augmented World Expo (AWE) the largest AR and VR conference now in California, Europe and Asia. Tom has been recognized as a global influencer for both wearable tech and virtual reality and has presented talks at major conferences such as TEDx, WT Conference, Wearable Technology Show, TOM*FW, and FITC and regularly appears in the media as a wearable tech expert including The New York Times, CNN, BBC, CBC, Readers Digest and FASHION magazine. His passion for this space is driven by his belief that wearable tech plays a critical role in our human evolution. Upcoming Speaking Engagements 09/10 - Bancroft: Fireside Conference 09/12 - Toronto: WWTO & IBM present Big Data & Healthcare 09/14 - Montreal: We Are Wearables Montreal 09/23-29 - China: AWE Asia Xi'an & AWE Asia Shanghai 10/04 - Toronto: We Are Wearables' Big AR & VR event 10/07 - Montreal: The Future of Health 10/16-18: Toronto: Immersed 2016 10/18-19 - Berlin: AWE Europe 11/15 - Chicago: We Are Wearables Chicago 12/5-7 - Vegas: XLIVE 01/18-20 2017 - Tokyo: 3rd Annual Wearable Expo