Futurist | Keynote speaker | AI | Media | Technology | Nordics
Welcome!
I am a Futurist, Senior Advisor and Head of Media at the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies. My passion lies within the intersection of media and technology, and how the future media landscape is going to unfold.
I am an experienced keynote speaker, moderator and host. In addition to focusing on the future of media, I also spend a lot of my time speculation on the possible futures of AI and the overall convergence of our physical and virtual lives.
I have a strategic background in the media industry, where I used to work in DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation) as project lead for the New Media Days. Apart from being a full-time futurist I am also a member of the Danish Media Board under the Minister of Culture and Advisory Board Member at Future Media Hubs.
I have been a jury member for the INMA Global Media Awards 2022 on ‘Best New Digital Product’, ‘Best New Digital Format’ and the ‘Best in Show’, a jury member for NonA | Virtual – Videogame Architecture 2022 and jury member for the CPH:DOX Inter:active Award 2024.
I have lived and worked in a number of locations in Europe and South America, and I am currently living in Copenhagen. My educational background is a Master in Media Studies, Aarhus University, Denmark.
You can read more on LinkedIn or cifs.dk.
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Interested in knowing more about my perspective on the future media landscape? Don’t hesitate to reach out!
WANT TO BOOK A PRESENTATION?
Get inspiration and read about some of the talks and workshops I offer on cifs.dk/talks/sh
Selected conferences in 2024:
Reinventing Media Business Forum (Riga, Latvia) – Keynote
Prompt:UX (Hamburg, Germany) – Keynote
Publisher Summit (Copenhagen, Denmark) – Keynote
World News Media Congres (Copenhagen, Denmark) hosted by WAN-IFRA, World Association of News Publishers – Panelist
Impact – AI inspiration Days (Aarhus, Denmark) hosted by Schibsted Marketplaces – Keynote
Media Innovation Xchange (Brussels, Belgium) hosted by the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union – Keynote & moderator
Nordic AI & Metaverse Summit (Copenhagen, Denmark) – Co-host & moderator
Insight Session – The Future Of Music Communities And Worldbuilding @ Sony Music (London, England) – Speaker
Selected conferences I attended in 2023:
Nordic Metaverse Summit (Copenhagen, Denmark) – Co-host & moderator
SXSW (Austin, Texas, USA)
1) Entering the Metaverse Safely: A talk on Metaliteracy and Responsibility for Media Companies (speaker)
2) Creating a Better Tomorrow: The Metaverse in a Nordic Perspective (speaker and moderator)
3) Metawashing? Official presentation on the metaverse (speaker)
4) Road to Mixed Reality – Automotive’s New Frontier (moderator)
CPH:DOX INTER:ACTIVE SYMPOSIUM (Copenhagen, Denmark) – Keynote on the metaverse – whose is it?
BPI Insight Session @ Abbey Road Studios (London, UK) – Keynote on the future of recorded music for the British recorded music industry
International Journalism Festival (Perugia, Italy) – Panel on Future-oriented newsrooms
Future Tense Conference (Zagreb, Croatia) – Keynote & workshop on the metaverse and AI
Cannes Next @ Cannes Film Festival (Cannes, France) – Panel on metaverse and storytelling
WBU-IMCG Forum – World Broadcasting Unions & International Media Connectivity Group (Virginia, USA) – Panel on future audiences
Media Tech Festival (Odense, Denmark) – Moderator on panel on diversity and female empowerment
BBC R&D Lighthouse Session (London, UK) – Presentation on immersive media and the future consumers
Creative Media Industry Forum (Viborg, Denmark) – Keynote
ØREDEV Developer Conference (Malmö, Sweden) – Host
Selected conferences I attended in 2022:
European News Media Forum for the European Commission (Bruxelles, Belgium) – Panel on future media
Global Media Congress (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) – Keynote on the metaverse
Nordic Media Conference for the Nordic Council of Ministers (Oslo, Norway) – Keynote on the metaverse
MediaTech Hub Conference (Berlin, Germany) – Keynote on the metaverse
INMA Innovation Week (Copenhagen, Denmark) – Keynote on future media trends
FIBEP World Media Intelligence Congress (Dublin, Ireland) – Keynote on the metaverse
Twipe Digital Growth Summit (London, UK) – Keynote on the metaverse
Mcbtech.22 (Bergen, Norway) – Keynote on the metaverse
Wallifornia Music Tech (Liege, Belgium) – Presentation on the metaverse
Media Tech Festival (Odense, Denmark) – Presentation on the metaverse
TechBBQ (Copenhagen, Denmark) – Moderator on panel on the metaverse
EXPERIENCE
Associated Partner & Special Advisor in Media & Technology
Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
CIFS is an Independent and non-profit global research organisation and consultancy, founded in 1969.
Member
The Danish Media Board
The Media Board is set up by the Minister of Culture and consists of seven members.
Member
Advisory Board at Future Media Hubs
Future Media Hubs is an international network of media organisations that focuses on innovation through collaboration and knowledge sharing.
Partner & COO
Mediehuset Luksus
Mediehuset Luksus is a Danish media house with events and media for active people.
Selected articles in English
👉 Das internet ist kaput, Die Zeit, May 2024 (quote)
👉 A Wake-up Call From The Future Media Landscape
👉 The Generative Metaverse: The Metaverse From a Futures Perspective
👉 Embracing the Metaverse is all about the long-term perspective
👉 Whitepaper: Four Scenarios on the Future of the Metaverse
👉 What if 99% of the Metaverse is made by AI?
👉 How will the Metaverse change the future of work?
👉 Reflections on the Future Media Landscape
👉 8 trends to look out for in 2022 in the media & tech industry
👉 Future Perspectives on Social Audio
👉 The Future of the Media and ‘Doing Good’ in the Age of the Algorithm
Selected articles in Danish
👉 The future of media depends on the ability to innovate radically for the future
👉 “Will the metaverse ever get legs?”
👉 “I believe we are at a very defining moment in media history“
Want to connect?
Feel free to connect on Linkedin or reach out on contact@sofiehvitved.dk
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