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title: "Jay Latta"
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# Jay Latta

I’ve worked in technology since the last millennium. From acoustic couplers and early networks to AI, I’ve watched technologies change while the underlying mechanisms stayed remarkably consistent.

Privatier @ JL

- First Name: Jay

- Last Name: Latta

- Member since: 2026-08-15

- Fediverse: @jaylatta@vutuv.de

## Tags

- [Broadcast Journalism](https://vutuv.de/tags/broadcast_journalism) (0 endorsements)

- [Comedian](https://vutuv.de/tags/comedian) (0 endorsements)

- [Comedy](https://vutuv.de/tags/comedy) (0 endorsements)

- [Conference Speaking](https://vutuv.de/tags/conference_speaking) (0 endorsements)

- [Humans](https://vutuv.de/tags/humans) (0 endorsements)

- [Improvisational Comedy](https://vutuv.de/tags/improvisational_comedy) (0 endorsements)

- [innovation](https://vutuv.de/tags/innovation) (0 endorsements)

- [journalism](https://vutuv.de/tags/journalism) (0 endorsements)

- [keynote](https://vutuv.de/tags/keynote) (0 endorsements)

- [Keynote Speaking](https://vutuv.de/tags/keynote_speaking) (0 endorsements)

- [Motivational Speaking](https://vutuv.de/tags/motivational_speaking) (0 endorsements)

- [Online Journalism](https://vutuv.de/tags/online_journalism) (0 endorsements)

- [Stand-up Comedy](https://vutuv.de/tags/stand_up_comedy) (0 endorsements)

- [tech](https://vutuv.de/tags/tech) (0 endorsements)

- [workshops](https://vutuv.de/tags/workshops) (0 endorsements)

## Experience

- Strategy Advisor @ Illuminex AI (2025 – today)

- Strategy Advisor @ Clover (2025 – today)

- Tech-Journalist/ -Philosopher/ -Comedian @ the binfluencer (2024 – today): Explores the intersections of tech, philosophy, and humor.

- Expert @ IEEE (2024-05 – today): Spatial computing for metaverse initiatives.

- ... @ StratInt (2022 – today)

- SXSW Pitch Advisory Board Member @ SXSW (2021 – today): Helped pick the next big thing in startups and emerging tech.

- Privatier @ JL (2020-03 – today)

- Owner @ m0m (2020-01 – today)

- Member of the Board @ Go To-U (2019 – today)

- Chief Evangelist @ Technical_Heaven (2018 – today)

- Senior Advisor @ Learning Economy (2018 – today)

- Fusionist @ 融合派 (2020-01 – 2026-04): Intersection of Art&Tech

- Speaker @ Future Tech Speakers (2010-08 – 2025-08): Talked about emerging tech worldwide.

- Chief Dreamer & Founder @ STINT - Strategic Intelligence for New Technologies (2010 – 2024): Ran a tech think tank for 14 years, acquired by a strategic consultancy.

- Founder @ ג'יי-די (2022 – 2024-11): Built and sold a small defense publishing venture in 2024.

- Advisor @ Spaceium Inc. (2023 – 2024-04): Gave strategic guidance on tech and operations for a Canadian space venture.

- Emerging Technology & Innovation Strategy @ BMW Group (2011 – 2020): Scouted emerging tech, managed innovation, and wrote position papers on AI, quantum computing, blockchain, and long-term data storage.

- Consulting & Project Management – IT and Strategy @ Matrix (2002 – 2011): Led projects and consulting engagements across IT infrastructure, web services, and strategic initiatives for corporate clients.

- Freelance Security Researcher @ … (1985 – 2008): Started by finding corporate BBS vulnerabilities for pay; got CEH and CPTS certified later.

- New Media – Leading Role @ IDG Enterprise (1999 – 2001): Oversaw websites, systems, and digital strategy for a media publisher - kept things running and occasionally innovated.

- Founder / Owner @ Company (1994 – 2000): Built a company in Antwerp, traveled too much, sold it in 2000.

- Information & Analysis @ Military (1992 – 2000): Served quietly; learned enough, moved on.

- Enterprise Systems (short interlude) @ Siemens (1999 – 1999): Brief work inside large-scale enterprise IT systems.

- System Administrator @ Various Companies (1997 – 1999): Made Sun and SGI systems play nice with Windows in research labs.

- Co-Founder, engineer @ Various Companies (1986 – 1990): Dabbled in software, hardware, and company formation before anyone called it a startup.

## Education

- Various Universities (until 2000-09): Yes I’ve studied. But am so long out of university that it’s irrelevant. No interest to visit my Alma Mater or any fellow students.

- Various schools (until 1992-07): Ppl ask me where I’ve been in school. Former Czechoslovakia then Germany, France, England, USA. Details are after such a long time irrelevant. Am not interested to talk with schoolmates. Only a few have my private contact.

## Contact

- Work: <j@jaylatta.net>

## Addresses

- Arbeit: 3142, Genf, Switzerland