Iddris Sandu

Creative architect, visionary technologist, and entrepreneur Iddris Sandu has revolutionized the intersection of entertainment, technology, and humanity. Hailed as a ”tech wunderkind” by The New York Times, Sandu taught himself programming at the local library in South Central LA, and his career started with an internship at Google at age 13. In addition to consulting for some of the biggest tech companies in the world (Google, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter), Sandu is the Founder and Creative Director of impact-driven blockchain-based tech incubator spatial LABS (sLabs), and collaborated with the late Nipsey Hustle to conceive the world’s first smart retail experience, The Marathon Store. He is a highly sought-after speaker, giving impactful keynotes at Google, the Tesla Foundation, ComplexCon, TED, and more, offering insights about the future of technology, virtual realities, and the Metaverse, the dynamic benefits of diversity in the tech industry, and cultivating a solution-based mindset as an individual and an organization.

Sandu has been featured in Entrepreneur, which called him “one of the most gifted futurists of our time,” The New York Times, Forbes, Essence, CNBC, Dazed, and many others. He has been honored with a commendation certificate from President Obama and was recognized with the Culture Creators Innovation in Technology Award, for which he gave an exhilarating acceptance speech. As a multi-hyphenate, Sandu defies tech mogul stereotypes, focusing on the democratization of technology in Africa and the U.S., bridging the divide between the tech industry and marginalized communities and empowering consumers to become creators. His global influence as an innovator and thought leader is significant, and audiences are ignited by his vision for a diverse and sustainable future.