Mark Pesce

Mark Pesce is a renowned futurist, speaker, inventor, and multiple award-winning author and podcaster based in Sydney, Australia. He is the host of the award-winning podcast "The Next Billion Seconds" and a columnist for IEEE Spectrum. Pesce is a co-inventor of VRML, the standard for 3D on the web, and a core component of MPEG-4. He has authored six books, including "VRML: Browsing and Building Cyberspace" and "The Last Days of Reality." Pesce has served as a panelist on ABC's "The New Inventors" and has held honorary appointments at the University of Sydney and the University of Technology Sydney. As an entrepreneur, he co-founded Wisely AI, focusing on helping organizations use AI safely and wisely. Pesce is a sought-after speaker and consultant in diverse fields such as fintech, education, government, real estate, media, and cryptocurrency.