What’s Next for Magic Leap? Join Us for a Fireside Chat with CEO Peggy Johnson
Please join us for a conversation with Peggy Johnson, Chief Executive Officer of Magic Leap, to learn what’s next for the company and the potential of AR in the Enterprise, along with leadership insights from her career journey.
Advance registration is required for the virtual lunch hour Fireside Chat at 12:30 pm EST, Friday, Sept. 24.
The virtual Fireside Chats are part of ITWomen’s Future Forward leadership series which helps support scholarships for girls aspiring to a future in engineering and IT.
Ms. Johnson joined Magic Leap in August 2020 to lead the company into its next phase of growth, with a focus on expanding product market fit for the enterprise.
Magic Leap’s enterprise computer platform provides augmented reality (AR) solutions to transform a range of industries. Ms. Johnson joined Magic Leap in August 2020 to lead the company into its next phase of growth, with a focus on expanding product market fit for the enterprise.
Prior to joining Magic Leap, Ms. Johnson was Executive Vice President of Business Development at Microsoft where she was responsible for driving strategic partnerships and transactions to accelerate growth for the company and its customers. Previously, Johnson spent 24 years at Qualcomm, where she served on Qualcomm’s Executive Committee and held various leadership positions across engineering, sales, marketing and business development, including running the Internet Services business unit. Early in her career, Ms. Johnson was an engineer for General Electric’s Military Electronics Division.
ITWomen president Claire Marrero will facilitate the Fireside Chat and give an update on current programs and their impact on women’s advancement across technology.
About Magic Leap
“Magic Leap is creating a new paradigm in computing in which wearable augmented reality (AR) and increased connectivity will usher in an era the digital world and the physical world become one. For technological explorers—we have a unique opportunity to redefine how we interact with the world around us.
Magic Leap is creating a powerful augmented reality platform for enterprise. We deliver profound, positive impact for companies all over the world—helping them optimize workflows, improve productivity, and increase ROI. Our AR technology enables global teams to collaborate remotely with co-presence, conduct better reviews aided by 3D visualization, and offer real-time remote expertise to frontline workers.
We are empowering individuals to do their best work in ways that have never been possible before. The enterprise AR market is positioned for significant growth—a $36bn TAM by 2024*. We have 8+ years and $2.2bn+ invested in addressing the fundamental challenges of providing a large field of view in an ergonomic form factor. Our company vision is to amplify human potential.
Our mission is to deliver enterprise a powerful tool for transformation—an augmented reality platform of great utility and simplicity. Achieving our goals requires passion and dedication. That’s why we’re committed to building and empowering a diverse team of incredibly talented people and fostering an inclusive culture through our values of unity, innovation, and user centricity.”