Leslie Shannon is the Vice Chair of the Virtual World Society and the author of the books Interconnected Realities and, with Catherine D. Henry, Virtual Natives, an examination of how Gen Z and Gen Alpha’s use of digital technologies is revolutionizing how humans relate to both computers and each other.  A Silicon Valley-based futurist, Leslie focuses on identifying connectivity-related tech disruptions, including developments in robotics, drones, visual analytics, cloud gaming, generative AI, and especially augmented and virtual reality.