Sight - Judith Okonkwo & Samantha G. Wolfe

Join Sight and Emerging Tech Expert Samantha G. Wolfe as she interviews Judith Okonwo, Founder of Imisi 3D and AR/VR Africa. In this interview, they will discuss Judith’s own journey in emerging technology, the inception and growth of Imisi 3D, and virtual reality access and infrastructure within the African continent. 

Judith Okonkwo is an award winning Technology Evangelist, Business Psychologist and Organisation Development Consultant with experience working in Africa, Asia and Europe. She sits on the Boards of the European Organisation Design Forum and XR Women, advises Startups, not-for-profits and SMEs on emerging technologies and is a guest lecturer at several HEIs. She is also the creator of the Oriki Coaching Model™ and a co-founder of We Will Lead Africa. Judith is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. 

In 2016 Judith set up Imisi 3D a creation lab in Lagos focused on building the African ecosystem for extended reality technologies (AR/VR/MR), and connecting XR communities across the continent. The lab provides both in-person and virtual learning opportunities and access to XR resources for creators and enthusiasts, while supporting multi-sectoral engagement and adoption across the continent. In 2017 she convened AR/VR Africa, a vehicle for community focused activities, which holds large XR capacity development events on the continent the most recent had participants from 42 African countries. Judith is especially passionate about the adaptation of immersive technologies to create solutions on the continent, particularly low/mid cost virtual reality, for education, healthcare and storytelling.