The VR/AR Association is pleased to announce that Emma Valdes has been appointed to the Board of Advisors of the Washington DC Chapter.
A lawyer by trade, Emma currently works as in-house counsel to a crossover investment firm, where she specializes in venture deal review for XR and related technology companies. She is also a researcher and a published writer whose expertise spans the gamut of Metaverse technologies, particularly as they intersect with data privacy, cognitive liberty, decentralized governance, and constitutional rights. An active member of the VR/AR Association, Emma is a member of the Metaverse Committee, and served on the Enterprise VR Committee as an Editor and Contributor to its "Power of Immersion" whitepaper series, which aims to provide industry case studies and practical guidance to enterprise leaders.
“Through deep research, demonstrations, and conversations with the founders at its forefront, I have been privy to the full scale transformative power of XR, and am wholly convinced that immersive technologies will soon revolutionize our understanding of life, leisure, and the law. These last few years, I’ve been thrilled at the traction around these technologies in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area – not only in rates of adoption, but also its prioritization in recent policy, and revived prominence in investor portfolios. By serving as a board advisor to the D.C. Chapter, I hope to build a deeper connection with this budding epicenter, and I look forward to partnering with its leadership to support existing innovation and adoption in the D.M.V. and beyond,” says Emma.
According to Dan McConnell, President of the Washington DC Chapter “the use of XR technologies is expanding and becoming more ubiquitous and many organizations from startup to Fortune 100 as well as government agencies and academic institutions are looking to learn more about the XR technology and get involved. As an active member of the VRARA at the local and global level, Emma will be a great resource for our current members and our XR community overall.
Emma’s Linkedin profile can be found here
