Bryony Cole is a highly regarded sex futurist who travels internationally to discuss the impact of technology on intimacy. Her popular podcast and event series, Future of Sex, attracts a large monthly audience as it delves into the intersection of sex and technology. This podcast has been recognized by Mashable as a valuable resource for women in the sextech industry and has received media coverage from prestigious outlets such as The New York Times, Wired, TechCrunch, Vice, Thrillist, and The Humanist.
As a leader in the field of sextech, Bryony has organized North America's first sextech hackathon and Copenhagen's first SexTech Summit at Techfestival. In 2018, she will be producing the first-ever sextech hackathon in the southern hemisphere, known as the Future of Sextech Hack. Bryony is passionate about encouraging more women to enter the industry and innovate in areas such as sexual education, assault reporting, and women's health.
Before her work in sextech, Bryony Cole designed Absolut Labs, a think tank focused on nightlife for Absolut. She has also collaborated with companies like Microsoft to humanize technology and played a key role in driving customer experience and community success at Yammer, which was acquired by Microsoft for $1.2 billion.
Bryony's talks have been well-received by diverse audiences around the world, including at the Parsons School of Design in New York and the Skolkovo Foundation in Russia. Currently, Future of Sex is part of an Australian government business accelerator program called HotDesQ, which aims to foster innovation and develop the sextech industry in Brisbane, Queensland.
Some of Bryony's recent engagements include Tech Open Air in Germany, Empress Capital, PEN World Voices Festival, Cycles + Sex in the USA, and Deakin University and Muru-d in Australia.
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