Taylor Freeman

Taylor Freeman, Founder & CEO of Axon Park, is a trailblazer in using virtual reality (VR) to revolutionise education. His pioneering work has established Axon Park as a global virtual campus, enabling students to connect and learn together in immersive environments, regardless of geographical barriers.
Over the past five years, Taylor has been at the forefront of VR innovation, transforming how we approach learning and technology. He has:

• Founded two cutting -edge incubation spaces in Los Angeles and San Francisco, supporting over 150 AR and AI startups.
• Hosted over 500 events advancing VR and AR technologies.
• Trained nearly 1,000 students in VR development through in-person courses.
• Collaborated with industry leaders like NASA, Stanford Medical, Google, and IDEO to push the boundaries of immersive technology.
• Built a media platform reaching millions monthly, amplifying the impact of VR.
• Served as a Guest Lecturer at Harvard University (Nov 2021 – Oct 2022), delivering interactive VR and metaverse training sessions for engineering and design master’s degree programs.

A Forbes 30 Under 30 honouree in 2017, Taylor’s groundbreaking contributions include teaching the first remote VR class at MIT in 2018. Passionate about overcomingeducational challenges such as geographical limitations, bias, and accessibility, Taylor envisions a future where VR unlocks new levels of human cognition and learning potential.
Conference Angle
At “Ahead of the Game,” Taylor will challenge leaders to rethink traditional education and workplace training models, demonstrating how VR can inspire innovation and resilience. His insights will push the audience to consider how immersive technology can solve challenges in leadership development, collaboration, and inclusivity in the modern business world.