David De Cristofaro

David brings unique advanced insights from his studies of tech, economics, and the live event space as well as his work in creative fan experiences with the largest artist, tour, and festival productions in music from Coachella to the Grammy’s, to the Emmy Award-winning Super Bowl Halftime Show. He’s contributed to USA Today, AV Magazine, and Hypebot. As a business development and partnerships lead he's guided cutting-edge extended reality (XR) projects with artists like U2, and companies like Live Nation, and Full Stop Management. Often giving talks at conferences and universities, he was most recently announced as a Featured Session Speaker for SXSW 2025.