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Speaking

Every technology I've worked in
arrived before its playbook did.

Web, then mobile, then AR, now AI. I speak to artists, creators, and the brands that back them about moving through the shift without losing what made the work theirs — and I moderate the rooms where that conversation actually happens.

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Speaking & Thought Leadership

On stage.

Translating the work, and the frameworks behind it, for the community of people building what's next.

Lianne Baron presenting her Triangle framework on the main stage at AWE

Two consecutive years on the main stage at AWE, the industry's flagship AR/XR gathering, alongside talks for the creator ecosystem, the music industry, and policymakers. The frameworks I built to run programs at scale, like the Triangle above, are the common denominator: repeatable systems that let ambitious, complex work actually get made.

Featured talks — watch

AWE 2023 talk▶ AWE 2023 · Taking Your Creations to the Next Level AWE 2024 talk▶ AWE 2024 · A Fulfilling Career in Shifting AR/MR

On stage

CES 2024 panel
CES 2024AR/VR & AI · creator ecosystem
Meta at Advertising Week NYC
Meta · Advertising WeekImmersive brand · NYC 2024
Universal Music Canada talk
Universal MusicMusic & AI
VRTO talk
VRTOImmersive futures
L'Effet Quebec Toronto
L'Effet QuébecToronto · 2025
Synergy Forward, Mexico
Synergy ForwardCreative narratives · Mexico

On air — podcasts

AR Revolution in Advertising, Meta Business Podcast▶ Meta · AR Revolution in Advertising Regulating AI podcast▶ Regulating AI · global policy
AR Debrief podcast, hosted by Lianne Baron
Host · AR DebriefMeta · full season

Moderating & hosting

Magnific at TIFFRetaining Creative Agency · Moderator · Toronto, 2026
ApostelasArtist talk · Moderator · Hamilton, 2025
Art BaselAR creators & producer Salaam Remi · Host · Miami, 2024
AR DebriefMeta podcast · Co-host, full season

Recent

Mississauga Music WeekMusic & AI · Panelist · 2026
L'Effet QuébecSpeaker · Toronto, 2026
How I Work

Speaker, and moderator.

Related crafts. Different jobs entirely. I do both, regularly.

Lianne Baron speaking on stage As a speaker

The talk is structured. The delivery is not.

  • I find out who's actually in the room before I open my mouth, and adjust the language to match.
  • I follow a real structure, then respond to the energy in front of me rather than the script behind me.
  • I leave room for the intuitive nudge — the thing that needs saying in this room, on this day.
Lianne Baron moderating a panel As a moderator

The panel isn't mine. Making it good is.

  • I learn what the event wants and what each panelist is genuinely expert in, then draw that out of them.
  • Questions go out in advance, along with how the conversation will run and how each person wants to be introduced.
  • It moves like a conversation, not a questionnaire — I respond to what was just said and transition from there.

In both: I read the room and watch the tempo. If it needs lightening, I lighten it. If something is landing, we stay there. I would rather pivot mid-panel than finish the plan I walked in with.

“Your energy brought so much peace, and calmed my nerves before speaking.”

Panelist · Magnific at TIFF, 2026
Book Me

Let's talk about your room.

Keynotes, panels, moderation, and talk-plus-build workshops.

I speak to artists, creators, music and festival audiences, brand and agency teams, and the policy side. Formats range from a 20-minute keynote to a moderated panel to a talk-plus-build workshop across a weekend. Tell me who's in the room and what you want them to leave with.

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