Christopher Lafayette

Christopher Lafayette is an emergent technologist, speaker, and humanitarian driving advancements in artificial intelligence, spatial medicine the metaverse, medtech, spatial intelligence and other applied sciences, with a focus on inclusion, innovation, ethics, human-machine collaboration, and evolving social impact. He addresses critical issues like safety, privacy, and data sovereignty.

Christopher founded GatherVerse, a global platform that brings together voices from around the world to discuss various subjects, all aimed at humanizing technology. He also established HoloPractice, an incubator that integrates healthcare and technology, co-founded Aug Lab, which brings together biomedical sciences, AI, and immersive technologies, and founded Hyper Policy, a platform dedicated to guiding both public and private sectors in navigating the complexities of modern innovation through the ethical integration of AI, XR, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies.

He has spoken at prestigious organizations and events worldwide, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), CHIEF, the National Center for Families Learning (NCFL), Summerfest Tech, COABE, Tübingen University, IME West, the WICT Network, the Department of Rehabilitation, Berkeley Haas, CES, Verizon Media, Juniper Networks, the Linux Foundation, UCLA, Mayo Clinic, Facebook, Stanford University, San Jose State University, Lethbridge College, Salesforce, and Microsoft. His contributions include keynotes, fireside chats, and roundtable discussions.

Christopher advocates for removing barriers to innovation and embedding ethical, human-centered values into the current and future state of technology. Lafayette consistently advocates for the integration of humanity in technological progress.