Founder, artist and innovator, Kate Baxter invents experiential technology and shared reality experiences (interactive, physical worlds that respond to weather, touch, time of day, etc., without headsets) for the largest Japanese and British IP. She pioneered HX - Human Experience Design. Her second and third companies, The Children's Board and One Degree, now run as innovation studios for some of the world's largest brands, creating cutting-edge technology and products. Patents in progress. An Academy Award-qualifying director, she was formerly at the UN, a US–China clean-tech director and speaks Mandarin and other Chinese dialects.