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    • MOVING HUMANITY

       

    • Luis A. Navia

      Student of Life

      Luis is an entrepreneur with experience in a wide range of industries including media, internet, telecom, policy, non-profits, and aerospace. He has a proven ability to provide structured problem-solving approaches to address complex issues through direct experiences at startups and large-scale corporations.

       

      He is currently the Director of Special Ops, as employee #1, at a stealth AI company based out of NYC. Currently, he is embarking on a journey to explore and tell the story of Human Identity in the age of AI. You can find him at the intersection of moral philosophy, policy, and unique human experiences looking for ways to tell better stories through emerging technology. 

       

      Through his passion for storytelling he is currently the Executive Producer on an upcoming docuseries exploring the cultural festival’s relationship to its participants and culture, independently and cross-culturally. 

       

      Previously, he cofounded ODYSIA, a creative agency focused on emerging tech and storytelling and Oceanic Global, a nonprofit organization at the intersection of art, media, and technology driving Ocean conservation efforts.

       

      He has served on Verizon’s Content Strategy and Acquisitions Team focused on emerging technology & digital media and led Innovation & Culture at Elite Daily, a digital media publication with an audience of 74M that was acquired by Daily Mail.

       

      Luis is a mentor at the NEW inc, a cultural incubator exploring new ideas at the intersection of art, technology, and design. He was part of the leadership team for the Campaign for a Presidential Youth Council aimed at institutionalizing youth voice in government, a Braintrust member for Echoing Green, and is a member of the Innovation Council for the NY chapter of FWD.us, an organization focused on immigration reform.

       

      Through his entrepreneurial drive for execution and learning, Navia has earned a dynamic reputation across various platforms for creating solutions to problems through a human-centric lens.

    • Experience

    • ODYSIA

      [Co-founder & CEO]

      ODYSIA is a creative agency specializing in emerging tech, digital platforms, creative marketing, and story-telling.

      Oceanic Global

      [Co-Founder]

      Oceanic is an experience based platform at the intersection of art, media, and technology that raises vital awareness around the destructive impact of plastic and over consumption of seafood on our oceans.

      Content Strategy + Acquisitions

      [Associate Director][November 2015-January 2017]

      Lead Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Digital Media.

      Innovation + Culture

      [Director][May 2014-November 2015]
      A digital media publication with the staff being entirely comprised of millennials, including 3,000+ contributors with an audience of 74M uniques. Elite Daily was acquired by Daily Mail in 2015.

      Baller Dinner

      [Founding Board of Directors + Co-host]

      The Baller Dinner was started in February of 2012 with a simple habit of hosting a dinner whenever the founder traveled to a new city. It started with 7 people in London. Today, more than 800+ people have attended a Baller dinner from Shanghai to Hong Kong to San Francisco to Chicago.

      Our culture is simple:

      1) Everyone has a story
      2) Ask "How Can I Help?"
      3) Do Epic Shit (but check your ego at the door)

    • Non-linear Journey


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      Innovation Council NYC

      2015-Present

      Board Of Directors

      [2015-2017]

      Licensee + Lead Curator

      [2012-2013]

      Director of Strategic Partnerships

      [2011-2014]

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      Operations Manager

      [2012-2013]

       

      International Training and Development Intern

      2nd year @ L’Oreal USA

      Romney for President

      [11/2011-1/2012]

      Primary Delegate Manager

      L'Oreal USA

      [Summer 2011]

      Luxury Product Development

      Urbane Sophisticate

      [2010-2012]

      Founder

    • Videos

      Projects Produced

      Oceanic x Ibiza

      2017

      Oceanic Global Launch

      2017

      Sustainability Dinner

      2017

      UN x Elite Daily

      2015

      Midterms 2014

      2014

      TEDxYouth@
      CharlesRiver

      2013

      Faces of NY

      2013

    • Notable Experiences

    • StartUp Institute NY

      Summer 2015 Best Instructor Award

      AEISEC USA 

      Youth-2-Business 2014 Keynote Conference Speaker

       

       

      Student Voice Live!

      2013 Panelist

      2014 Moderator

       

       

      Head of the Charles River Regatta

      Awards Comittee Volunteer

      United Nations Millennial Campaign

      Vote for the changes that would make
      the most difference to your world.

       

       

      Foursquare

      Campus Ambasssador: Harvard University

      International Youth Council

      Director of Finance

       

       

      Nexus Global Youth Summit

      2012 Speaker

    • PHOTOS

      HART Building; Washington, D.C.
      Hustle & Play, Austin, TX
      Cannon House Office Building
      Capitol
      2014 AISEC Youth 2 Business
      Iliana Ros-Lehtinen Post interview
      White House 2013 State of the Union
      TEDxYouth@CharlesRiver Team
      Inaguaral NYC Baller Dinner
      TEDxYouth@CharlesRiver Speaker Dinner
      Romney '12 New Hampshire
      Alongside Martin Trust at MIT Trust Center for Entrepreneurship
      StuVoice LIVE
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