Daniel Ballin

Dan Ballin is an accomplished professional serving as Chief Executive Officer at Ideas Crucible since February 2017, where the focus is on aiding entrepreneurs and enhancing corporate innovation. Additionally, Dan is a board member and advisor at various organizations, including Cyberprism, ORB Innovations, and MATRX (UK), contributing expertise in cybersecurity, sports safety, and AI fintech. With a longstanding role as Editor In Chief of the Journal of Virtual Reality at Springer Nature, Dan oversees significant research in virtual and augmented reality. Dan's educational background includes a PhD in Artificial Intelligence in Virtual Environments from The University of Salford and an MBA from Imperial College Business School. Dan is also engaged as a mentor with Techstars and serves as a business advisor at Impact Hub Network.