From Manchester to the Metaverse, Esther O'Callaghan OBE is focused on how frontier tech and innovation can be used for positive societal impact and to ensure the critical, growing skills gap is closed for young people worldwide, grounded in more than two decades working in youth issues.
An expert contributor to papers including the UK House of Lords ‘Skills For Every Young Person’ Select Committee report (2021) Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies; Metaverse Delphi (2022), and World Economic Forum Centre for New Economy and Society (2023), Esther is also on the steering committee for the University of West of Scotland Centre for Business Innovation and Transformational Technology (cBITT), Global Tech Advocates (GTA) Advisory Board and GTA Web3 and Metaverse group.
Esther is also an accomplished, international speaker, and passionate advocate of the future of learning and work. Esther is also known to occasionally produce & DJ, as well as being a qualified Level 2 British Triathlon Federation Coach and endurance triathlete.