Dex Hunter-Torricke, Speaker | Comms & Marketing Google DeepMind

Dex Hunter-Torricke

Tell more compelling stories and press the super-boost button on your business' growth with Dex Hunter-Torricke, Head of Communications, Oversight Board for Meta And Former Head of Communications at SpaceX.

Dex Hunter-Torricke | Speaker Biography

Head of Global Communications at Google's DeepMind

Former speechwriter for Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook

Senior Director of Communications at SpaceX

With over a decade of experience in the heart of the technology industry, Dex Hunter-Torricke has successfully managed communications for some of the most influential and respected Silicon Valley leaders and corporations of our time.

He is the Head of Global Communications and Marketing at Google's DeepMind AI company, where he works to advance state-of-the-art artificial intelligence. From 2012 to 2016, he led the executive communications team at Facebook and served as Mark Zuckerberg's personal speechwriter. Following that, he joined SpaceX as the senior director of communications.

Dex is not only an experienced professional but also a natural storyteller. He possesses a collection of awe-inspiring, one-of-a-kind anecdotes that he skillfully uses to convey captivating lessons about embracing change to seize opportunities, recognising connectivity as a universal force, and embracing the rise of a global generation. He firmly believes corporations must confront the challenges presented by technologies that transcend borders instead of shying away from them.

Why Should You Book Dex Hunter-Torricke?

Dex Hunter-Torricke offers your team insights from the heart of Silicon Valley. Benefit from his unique storytelling, lessons on embracing change, and understanding of global connectivity. His experience with leaders like Zuckerberg and at companies like Google and SpaceX will inspire innovation and strategic thinking in your business.

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Featured Sessions

Unleashing The Power Of Creativity: A PepTalk

This session explores the potential of data science to transform industries and drive innovation. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how data science can revolutionise the future by unlocking valuable insights, improving decision-making, and driving business growth. They will also learn about the latest trends and technologies in data science, and how to leverage them to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

The Future Of The Workplace

As a corporate communications thought leader, former spacex, Google, and Facebook executive Dex Hunter-Torricke will share the pandemic's impact on work today, and what to expect for the workplace of the future. In a world where many norms and working behaviors from the 19th century continue to govern the way we organize workplaces in the 21st century, Dex will share how the human-centric micro-changes that occurred during the pandemic – such as adding benefits to help employees take care of themselves, shifting to accommodating working hours, and other adjustments that recognize employees’ personal circumstances – can have outsized positive impacts on performance. As we move into a global age, he’ll cover what an efficient workday should look like (one based on the team's dynamics and needs), and demonstrate that the most effective organisations are going to use this as an opportunity to rethink everything about how they organise, hire, and develop talent.

Into The Metaverse: Preparing For The Next Great Platform Shift

When Facebook acquired Oculus in 2014, the world’s leading virtual reality platform, Dex played an integral role in architecting the story and vision for how VR would transform the daily lives of hundreds of millions of people over the coming years. Now, as an expert focused on the future of work and the evolution of digital content, Dex is uniquely positioned to explain what the metaverse means for you and your business. What are the most exciting and relevant applications for virtual and augmented reality? How Should organizations think about working and communicating in the metaverse? How Will the metaverse change the way we think about workplace culture, or impact customer expectations? Dex Explores all these questions and more as he demystifies the next great technological transition facing business and society.

The World In Sight: Key Technological Trends And What They Mean For Business

Dex Hunter-Torricke spent a decade helping the tech industry’s biggest names figure out how to talk about, brand, and share news of breakthrough products. This has given him unparalleled access to the issues keeping Silicon Valley executives up at night as well as the exciting developments ahead. During this talk, Dex evaluates the emergence of macro societal trends, including the rise of globalization and nationalism, as well as the development of specific technologies including virtual reality and live-streaming, to forecast which technologies will take hold and how they will alter life, work, and business operations permanently.

Words To Change The World: The Power Of Storytelling And How To Communicate Like A “Real Person.”

The 21st century has seen a major shift in terms of strategy and branding from packaged, manufactured personas and campaigns to a world dominated by authenticity and a desire for “reality.” No one knows this better than Dex Hunter-Torricke who, at the pinnacle of the global communications industry, sought to humanize technology through stories. Dex takes audiences through a journey of his work at the UN, Google, Facebook, and spacex to illustrate the role communication plays in our modern world as well as strategies for impact, meaning, and “making life awesome.”