Domestic and International appearances on: BBC World News, Good Morning America, CNN, NBC, FOX, CBS, Univision-TV, CCTV, Discovery Channel, USA Today, Netflix, New York Times, and Billboard Magazine just to name a few.
David Nussbaum is a pioneer in live communications and hologram technology, with over 30 years of experience bridging storytelling, technology, and human connection. An award-winning content creator, writer, and producer, he has spent the past fifteen years reshaping how audiences experience live events and interactive media.
In 2018, David invented and popularized the first hologram platform for real-time communication and AI-driven spatial computing, transforming live experiences and entertainment worldwide. His visionary work has been featured on BBC World News, Good Morning America, CNN, NBC, FOX, CBS, Netflix, and more, and he has been quoted in The New York Times, Forbes, Fast Company, and The Wall Street Journal and many others.
In 2025, he was honored in TIME100 Health, recognizing his groundbreaking contributions at the intersection of technology and human connection.
David continues to explore the future of immersive experiences, connecting people through innovation, storytelling, and technology.
David’s keynote topics are anchored by a memorable, unifying acronym: B.E.A.M. This personal mantra brings his personal story and the origin of Proto together.
B — Bet on Yourself: Your life will not change until you decide to back your own potential, even if it takes time for others to see it.
E — Embrace the Unknown: Your biggest breakthroughs will happen when you step into situations that feel uncertain, uncomfortable, or unplanned.
A — Act with Audacity: Bold moves create big rooms, and every positive outcome in my life came from making the most of an opportunity.
M — Make It Matter: Success is empty without meaning, so build things that create true human connection. Leave an impact that lasts.
How I Turned Emerging Tech into a $100M Category
Core idea: Invention is optional. Commercialization is everything.
David didn’t invent holograms, he commercialized them. This talk reveals how he left a stable career, identified a commercial inflection point, and built a scalable platform by focusing on adoption, pricing, accessibility, and real customer demand. From mainstreaming podcasting to scaling hologram technology, David shares a repeatable framework for turning emerging mediums into revenue-generating categories.
How Breakthrough Ideas Become Mainstream Markets
Core idea: Awareness drives adoption. Positioning builds markets.
How do you take an idea from fringe curiosity to cultural conversation without a massive PR budget? David breaks down the positioning, timing, distribution, and storytelling strategy that turned emerging hologram tech into a global phenomenon used by creators, corporations, and institutions. This isn’t about hype. It’s about engineering inevitability.
Scaling Technology That Actually Matters
Core idea: Real innovation succeeds in the real world.
Most technologies start as impressive demos. Very few become essential infrastructure. David shares how commercialization shapes meaning from healthcare deployment to AI-powered memory preservation and why responsibility increases as adoption scales. Learn how to move beyond “wow” and build something that works in real environments, with real constraints, serving real people.
Why Emotional Connection Is the Ultimate Competitive Advantage
Core idea: Emotion scales markets.
People don’t adopt technology because it’s advanced, they adopt it because it feels human. David reveals why “presence” is the hidden driver behind adoption, loyalty, and cultural impact. In a world of AI and automation, emotional realism is becoming the ultimate moat.
AI Avatars, Licensing & the Monetization of Presence
Core idea: Identity is the next platform economy. Digital identity is becoming a commercial asset class.
From celebrity avatar licensing to synthetic media platforms, David explores how likeness, presence, and identity are becoming scalable business models and the legal, ethical, and strategic frameworks needed to build responsibly.
Why Pattern Recognition Beats Hype
Core idea: Timing and pattern recognition beat youth and hype.