Samantha G. Wolfe is the Founder and CEO of PitchFWD, an award-winning strategic branding and marketing consultancy for emerging technology products and services. She is a bleeding edge tech translator for topics ranging from AI, virtual beings, avatars, VR, AR, haptics, spatial computing, and metaverse innovations across 20+ industries.

As an Adjunct Professor at NYU's Steinhardt School, she created four original classes: 'Avatars and Virtual Humans,' 'Marketing Emerging Technologies,' 'The Business of the Metaverse,' and 'The Business of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality.' In addition, Sam co-authored 2 books, including ‘Marketing New Realities’ and ‘Metaversed: See Beyond The Hype’ and wrote a chapter in ‘Convergence’ focused on Augmented Reality & Brands. Sam has presented and curated at conferences and events worldwide; joined talk shows and hosted podcasts; as well as advised, mentored, and judged at tech start-up events and tech hackathons.

Across it all, Sam is known for her down-to-earth approach, her breadth and depth of understanding, her inspirational teaching, and her infectious enthusiasm. For more details, go to samanthagwolfe.com