Dr. Christian Stiegler is an internationally renowned researcher and expert on emerging technologies. His work is at the forefront of the global Tech for Good movement to create a responsible, ethical, and sustainable technological future. He has been Professor of Media at Universities in the UK (London, Bristol) and Germany (Karlsruhe), and has published several books on digital media and culture. His publications include New Media Culture (transcript, 2015) and the highly acclaimed The 360° Gaze: Immersions in Media, Society, and Culture (MIT Press, 2021).
Over the last few years, he has developed an internationally recognized profile and has been invited as keynote speaker and panel guest on Technology Ethics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Extended Reality (XR), emerging technologies, innovation, and Metaverse to such major industry events such as SXSW, Cannes XR, Berlinale, International Film Festival Rotterdam, C21 Content Summit London, and MIPTV Cannes. His interdisciplinary approach has led to projects with leading international broadcasters and music labels such as BBC, ZDF, Time Warner, Beggars Group, and Secretly Group, as well as acclaimed artists such as Björk, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lisa Hannigan. In addition, he has been the lead of significant international and interdisciplinary research projects as well as initiator and lead of global charity campaigns such as #bravehood. He has been an advisor to a diverse range of organizations, NGOs, artists, contemporary art institutions, as well as governmental bodies regarding emerging technologies, digital transformation, innovation, technology ethics, digital policy, and technology literacy.
As the Director of GUIDING LIGHT, Christian represents the organization to international stakeholders and provides strategic leadership in projects, partnerships, and budget management.
“Christian Stiegler has become an important voice in ongoing scholarly and industrial conversations about emerging technologies. As the lead of several research and creative projects, Stiegler has provided a framework for practitioners, scholars, and industry professionals to convene and debate the impact of technology on society.”
— Professor Denise R. Mann, School of Theater, Film and Television, UCLA
“Art, media, research, and technology are the four spheres that make Christian Stiegler move on his mission to bring researchers and artists together and to let ideas become reality.”
— Kay Meseberg, Head of VR/360 @ ARTE, Mission Innovation Unit
“Christian Stiegler approaches technology like a creative, using innovation to support art and music, not the other way around. He's encouraged me to think about emerging technologies as a way not to replace the experiences we love but to push them in new directions.”
— Robby Morris, Creative Director, Secretly Group