Christopher Lafayette / Gallery
Moments in
the conversation.
People, places, and perspectives from the speaking journey.
Women’s AI Summit & 100 Bridge Builders, 2026
Christopher’s announcement artwork for the GatherVerse Women’s AI Summit and his selection for the AI-Powered Women 100 Bridge Builders Initiative.
Speaking and media highlights
A collection of original speaker announcements and media artwork, including CHIEF, NIST, GatherVerse, the California Policy Summit and other engagements.
UNCF INVEST, 2025
Christopher Lafayette speaks at a lectern at the South San Francisco Conference Center beside UNCF INVEST 2025 signage.
The WICT Network Rocky Mountain — Tech It Out, 2022
Christopher Lafayette and a fellow speaker smiling in front of a large audience raising their hands at Tech It Out.
IME West, 2023
Christopher Lafayette speaking beneath a large presentation screen, with a seated audience in the foreground.
COABE National Conference, 2023
A montage of the COABE 2023 stage panel and conference banner.
University of Tübingen, 2023
Christopher Lafayette taking part in a fireside conversation in front of a seated university audience.
iLRN Education Conference, 2023
A view across a tiered lecture hall as Christopher Lafayette speaks at the front of the room.
Berkeley Haas & Affine — How AI Is Transforming Gaming, Media & Entertainment
Christopher Lafayette appears remotely on a large screen at the Fisher Center for Business Analytics and Affine summit, February 24, 2022.
IME West, 2023
Christopher Lafayette gesturing on stage between blue and amber panels.
Laval Virtual Europe, 2022
Laval Virtual Europe keynote artwork featuring Christopher Lafayette and the title The Humanity-First Metaverse.
GatherVerse, 2022
GatherVerse launch artwork with Christopher Lafayette’s portrait and February 2022 summit information.
AWE Nite Florence
AWE Nite Florence event collage featuring speakers and a photograph taken beside an illuminated installation.
Black Orlando Tech
Black Orlando Tech event poster with Christopher Lafayette and a Black Technology Mentorship Program logo. Historical archive material; event artwork and affiliations are shown in their original context.
Black Technology Mentorship Program
Black Technology Mentorship Program poster with a grid of participant video portraits. Historical archive material; event artwork and affiliations are shown in their original context.
Medtech in the Metaverse
Christopher Lafayette on an IME West stage presenting Medical Technology within the Metaverse — The Fundamental Shift.
STEM Success Summit, 2020
STEM Success Summit event poster featuring Christopher Lafayette and the current and future state of emerging technologies.
XR Access Symposium / Future Tech
A combined XR Access Symposium and Blacks in Technology event graphic with speaker portraits. Historical archive material; event artwork and affiliations are shown in their original context.
Removing Barriers to Innovation — KubeCon + CloudNativeCon, 2020
KubeCon and CloudNativeCon workshop artwork with a multicolored hand illustration and Christopher Lafayette’s portrait.
New Horizons — Why Are There No Avatars That Look Like Me?
New Horizons magazine artwork beside Christopher Lafayette’s article Why Are There No Avatars That Look Like Me?
The World at a Glance
Christopher Lafayette speaks in front of a large screen reading The World at a Glance.
Immersive medical technology keynote — Las Vegas
Attendees seated at round tables watch an immersive medical technology keynote in a Las Vegas conference room.
CHILL — Black Men Can Tech
CHILL magazine’s Black Men Can Tech feature and magazine cover in a collage. Historical archive material; event artwork and affiliations are shown in their original context.
Fireside Chat
An immersive virtual venue with avatars watching fireside chat artwork featuring Christopher Lafayette.
Building together
Christopher Lafayette standing with a group of collaborators at a gathering.
European Immersive Computing Summit
A large group poses in front of the European Immersive Computing Summit backdrop.
The New Normal — Removing Barriers to Innovation
The New Normal interview artwork featuring Christopher Lafayette and the theme Removing Barriers to Innovation.
Microsoft Reactor — artificial intelligence panel
Christopher Lafayette with fellow participants at a panel on present and future AI applications at Microsoft Reactor in San Francisco.
Between events
Christopher Lafayette standing in a cobblestone square with ornate European buildings and a horse-drawn carriage.
A room in conversation
A seated audience watches a presenter in a small conference room.
Technology roundtable
A group takes part in a roundtable discussion in a meeting room.
A panel conversation
Christopher Lafayette speaks into a microphone while seated with panelists on stage.
Spatial technology demonstration
A group discusses a large map on a wall-sized display.
Behind the interview
A camera operator records a seated interview with Christopher Lafayette.
A gathering of collaborators
A group of conference attendees gathers around a table for a photograph.
Augmented World Expo
A large stage screen shows Christopher Lafayette speaking while wearing a headset microphone.
Holopractice
Christopher Lafayette speaks beside a lectern with Holopractice projected behind him.
Conversations and community
A collage of photographs from Christopher Lafayette’s gatherings and conversations.
A conference gathering
Christopher Lafayette and a fellow attendee standing in front of a green backdrop; Christopher’s badge shows a former venture affiliation. Historical archive material; event artwork and affiliations are shown in their original context.
BITCON keynote breakfast, 2018
Inaugural BITCON keynote breakfast poster listing Christopher Lafayette with a former venture affiliation. Historical archive material; event artwork and affiliations are shown in their original context.
Augmania
Christopher Lafayette and fellow speakers taking part in a panel at Augmania.
EICS — In conversation
Christopher Lafayette is filmed speaking in front of an EICS backdrop.
Venice — Between sessions
Christopher Lafayette seated in a gondola on a Venetian canal.
San Jose State University
Christopher Lafayette lectures in a classroom at San Jose State University.
EICS — Portrait
Portrait of Christopher Lafayette wearing glasses and a jacket in an EICS venue.
EICS — Gathering together
Conference attendees raise their hands for a group photograph in front of the EICS backdrop.
EICS — At the table
Attendees sit around a long table during an EICS meeting.
EICS — On stage
Close-up of Christopher Lafayette speaking on stage, with the EICS logo and purple projected screen behind him.
Rainbow Mansion, Cupertino
A monitor displays a remote conversation in a darkened gathering space.
Salesforce — San Francisco
A collage of Christopher Lafayette beside a Salesforce sign and panelists addressing an audience.
Rainbow Mansion, Cupertino
Christopher Lafayette presents to a seated audience in a living-room setting.
Miami VR Expo, 2019
Miami VR Expo 2019 Fireside Chat with Chris event artwork with a photograph of Christopher Lafayette wearing a VR headset.
Interview at The Armada
A camera and its monitor frame Christopher Lafayette during a seated interview at The Armada. Historical photograph at The Armada. The source caption is retained as part of the archive.
CoRETech — impacts to design
Christopher Lafayette gestures while seated with four panelists beneath a screen titled Virtual & Augmented Reality — Impacts to Design, Operations, Experience and Beyond.
AWE USA 2018 — Diversity in XR
AWE USA 2018 speaker artwork names Christopher Lafayette and the Diversity in XR session, beside a stylized city scene. Historical event artwork showing a former venture affiliation.
VR for Everyone — Stanford, 2018
Christopher Lafayette holds a microphone at the left of a five-person panel beneath a large projection screen at Stanford.
Global HR Summit — Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Reimagined
Global HR Summit artwork presents Christopher Lafayette as a guest for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Reimagined, with the host and two other guests. Historical event artwork. September 8 is printed on the image; the year is not shown.
VRX 2018 — moderator sessions
VRX 2018 artwork lists Christopher Lafayette’s December 6 and 7 moderator sessions on location-based virtual reality and consumer adoption. Historical event artwork showing a former venture affiliation.
AWE — panel conversation
A three-image collage shows an AWE panel on stage and Christopher Lafayette speaking on the venue’s large screens.
Women and Diversity in Tech — San Francisco
Christopher Lafayette gestures while seated with fellow panelists in a brick-walled room, with audience members in the foreground.
Black VR Creators
Digital LA Black VR Creators webinar artwork shows five speakers, including Chris Lafayette, with a June 23 date. Historical event artwork. June 23 is printed on the image; the year is not shown.
The Armada — community gathering
A group poses at The Armada with Second Wave Diversity and PMA program signs. Historical photograph at The Armada. The source caption is retained as part of the archive.
STEM Camp
Young people and adults gather for a discussion in a wood-paneled room, with a foosball table in the foreground. Historical photograph from the STEM Camp archive.
VRX 2018 — panel conversations
A two-image collage shows Christopher Lafayette moderating panels on location-based virtual reality at VRX 2018.
EICS — Venice, 2019
Purple EICS event artwork shows Christopher Lafayette wearing a VR headset above his eyes and announces June 27–28 in Venice. Historical event artwork.
Augmented World Expo
Christopher Lafayette and another attendee sit on a broad staircase wearing conference badges.
EICS — on stage
Christopher Lafayette stands beside an EICS lectern beneath a large projected speaker portrait and name. Historical photograph; the projected speaker introduction includes a former venture affiliation.
BITCON — inaugural conference, 2018
Orange BITCON 2018 artwork announces the inaugural Blacks in Technology conference in the Twin Cities and features Christopher Lafayette among its speakers. Historical event artwork; original ticket and program details are retained within the image.
Laval Virtual, 2019
Red and purple Laval Virtual speaker artwork features Christopher Lafayette and advertises the March 20–24, 2019 event. Historical event artwork.
AWE USA — humanity-first metaverse conversation, 2022
Christopher Lafayette gestures during a seated conversation beside a fellow speaker on the AWE USA 2022 stage.
AWE USA, 2022
AWE USA 2022 artwork lists Christopher Lafayette’s humanity-first metaverse fireside session and MetaTr@versal performance contribution. Historical event artwork.
GatherVerse Summit, 2022
Pastel GatherVerse Summit 2022 artwork features Christopher Lafayette and announces February 22–25. Historical event artwork.
AWE USA — fireside chat, 2022
Black-and-white AWE 2022 fireside artwork presents Muhsinah Morris and Christopher Lafayette with the theme A Humanity First Approach to Building the Metaverse. Historical event artwork.