Alan Smithson’s purpose in life is to inspire and educate people to think and act in a socially, economically and environmentally responsible way.

Alan makes tools for professional creators including; METAVRSE, a creation platform for the future of human communication, collaboration, commerce and culture, featured in Forbes. TheMall, a 100m sf virtual retail and entertainment destination built on the METAVRSE Engine, featured in VentureBeat.

Alan is an investor/partner in Your Director AI, Automatic Face Tracking Video Switcher, and a board advisor to HSTAR Space, a new space transportation company.

Named one of the most prominent Digital Futurists to watch out for in 2022, and a Top Retail Influencer in 2023, Alan is a proud Father, Business Leader, TEDx Speaker, and Podcast Host. He co-invented the World’s first touchscreen DJ system, Emulator — featured on Dragons’ Den, G4TV, and WIRED and won DJ Mag’s Innovative Product of the Year in 2011.