Miral Kotb is a two-time cancer survivor, who has overcome extreme obstacles both personally and within the ever-changing world of technology.  Miral Kotb is also a prolific entrepreneur in the fields of technology development and the performing arts. In 2009, she combined her passion for dance and technology to create iLuminate, the world’s first light dance technology company.

Read her incredibly inspirational and uplifting story in Newsweek <here>.

Miral Kotb

Women are notoriously underrepresented in the fields of engineering, technology, design, science, and mathematics, but Miral Kotb challenged the status quo. Miral Kotb, founder and chief executive officer of iLuminate – the world’s first light dance technology company. After graduation from Columbia University, Kotb worked as a software engineer at Bloomberg, LP before freelancing as a mobile app developer. At that point, Kotb wanted to explore the idea of combining her “loves” – dance and software development – which led to the creation of iLuminate.

Miral Kotb’s iLuminate ignited an electrifying phenomenon, became a finalist on the hit television show America’s Got Talent, and was dubbed “the best new act in America”. iLuminate continues to perform at numerous corporate events across the globe and positively impacts millions of audience members with spectacular performances, including her new Las Vegas show “Happy Hour”.

Tech & Entrepreneurial Keynote Speaker

Miral is passionate about empowering young people to pursue opportunities in STEM/STEAM. An engaging and influential public speaker, she knows how to enlighten audiences about the creative side of technology. As a successful Entrepreneur she speaks about her experiences and the ups and downs of starting and running iLuminate, focusing on Women Entrepreneurs and general Entrepreneurship and Business Management.

Miral has spoken at numerous events, including Google Zeitgeist, Google’s Made With Code, On Cue, TEDx Teen, TEDx Broadway, Wonder Woman Tech, TIDE Conference, The Apple Developer Conference, Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, Adaptive Paths, Center for Global Brand Leadership, National Arts Marketing Project, NEXTECH, Capital One, and Acuity Brands, among others.

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Miri Ben-Ari was born in Israel, a veteran of the Israeli Army, and a classically trained musician. She won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Song as one of the co-writers of Kanye West’s “Jesus Walks”. Miri not only bridges the gap between music genres, she is also the Goodwill Ambassador of Music to the United Nations. Miri is also the CEO of the non-for-profit organization Gedenk, which promotes Holocaust awareness and tolerance to young people.

Miri received many accolades over the years including her Grammy Award for the “Best Rap Song”, an “Apollo Legend” by the Apollo theater in New York City, “International Jewish Woman to Watch”, the “Martin Luther King Award” from Israeli President, Shimon Peres, “Remarkable Woman” by First Lady, Michelle Obama, “Girl Up Advocate Award” from the United Nations Foundation, and the “Ellis Island Medal of Honor” by Neco.

The Original “Hip Hop Violinist”

Miri Ben-Ari created her own unique music; a revolutionary fusion of classical, Hip-Hop, soul and dance. She once studied under the late classical master Isaac Stern, and has now helped sell millions of records by collaborating with other Grammy award-winning artists including Kanye West, Jay Z, Wyclef Jean, Alicia Keys, Wynton Marsalis, Britney Spears, Maroon 5, Akon, Patti Labelle, Brandy, Donna Summer, Janet Jackson, John Legend, Aventura, Diamond Platnumz, and Armin Van Buuren.

Miri has also been the face of many promotional campaigns, including  Reebok, Vodafone, Pepsi , Coca-Cola and Harman Kardon.

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Women are notoriously underrepresented in the fields of engineering, technology, design, science, and mathematics, but. Miral Kotb challenged the status quo. Miral Kotb, founder and chief executive officer of iLuminate – the world’s first light dance technology company. After graduation from Columbia University, Kotb worked as a software engineer at Bloomberg, LP before freelancing as a mobile app developer. At that point, Kotb wanted to explore the idea of combining her “loves” – dance and software development – which led to the creation of iLuminate.

Miral Kotb’s iLuminate ignited an electrifying phenomenon, became a finalist on the hit television show America’s Got Talent, and was dubbed “the best new act in America”. iLuminate continues to perform at numerous corporate events across the globe and positively impacts millions of audience members with spectacular performances, including her new Las Vegas show “Happy Hour”.

Tech & Entrepreneurial Keynote Speaker

Miral is passionate about empowering young people to pursue opportunities in STEM/STEAM. An engaging and influential public speaker, she knows how to enlighten audiences about the creative side of technology. As a successful Entrepreneur she speaks about her experiences and the ups and downs of starting and running iLuminate, focusing on Women Entrepreneurs and general Entrepreneurship and Business Management.

Miral has spoken at numerous events, including Google Zeitgeist, Google’s Made With Code, On Cue, TEDx Teen, TEDx Broadway, Wonder Woman Tech, TIDE Conference, The Apple Developer Conference, Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, Adaptive Paths, Center for Global Brand Leadership, National Arts Marketing Project, NEXTECH, Capital One, and Acuity Brands, among others.

A two-time cancer survivor, Miral has overcome extreme obstacles both personally and within the ever-changing world of technology. Through it all, she believes in being true to herself, and encouraging others to do the same.

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You may have seen her work in one of her immersive interactive art installation projects that went viral on Instagram or in Ariana Grande’s VMA-nominated video, God is a Woman, which has more than 250 million views. Alexa’s vibrant and colorful work is hard to miss, easy to recognize, and stands out in a crowd. InStyle called Alexa a “Badass Woman”.

Alexa Meade is an artist who turns the traditional notion of art on its head – instead of capturing the real world on a flat canvas, the real world is her canvas. Through detailed, trompe l’oeil brush-work painted directly on humans or objects, Meade transforms the 3-dimensional world into a 2-dimensional one.

While her art has sent her all around the world, Meade is currently making headlines with her upcoming “Immersed in Wonderland” experiential exhibition in NYC. After debuting on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, Immersed in Wonderland, is now taking over a sprawling 14,000-square-foot venue in the heart of Midtown Manhattan. The Wonderland dreamscape invites people to don hand-painted costumes and travel through the looking glass right into the pages of Lewis Carroll’s timeless tale.

Alexa has created immersive art installations for experiential events and brands around the world including: Artist in Residence for Google, Adidas at Coachella, for Patrón in Los Angeles, and for BASF in Germany and BMW in China.

In corporate event settings her work is customized to incorporate attendees, who have opportunities to photograph themselves within the artwork, and post photos for colleagues and friends through social media outlets. The photographs inevitably go viral on social media platforms, thereby extending the memories and publicity buzz of the event.

Keynote Speaker

Alexa has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors and her groundbreaking work is being written into art history textbooks around the world.

Alexa has delivered keynote speeches about her work at the Wired Conference, National Geographic, and TEDGlobal. Alexa Meade is available for select speaking engagements based upon her TED talk “Your Body is my Canvas”.

Click <here> to watch her TED Talk.

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