AnnMarie Thomas
Bio
AnnMarie is an engineer. An artist. An educator. A maker. A writer. A lifelong learner who built her career mixing science, art, tech, and curiosity into something new — over and over again. From Squishy Circuits (play dough that lights up!) to OK Go Sandbox (music videos as STEAM playgrounds), to founding the Playful Learning Lab at the University of St. Thomas. Her work reminds us: when we make space for play, we make space for possibility.
Today, she leads Listo Idea Co, consulting on projects ranging from workshop design to ocean focused VR/AR. She’s also an enthusiastic learner in a wide range of hobbies, including trapeze and magic (and is a Magician Member of the Academy of Magical Arts).
Presenting Sessions
Participating Sessions
- The Rise of the Creative Technologist: How & Why Artists and Creatives Are Shaping the Future of AI
- Multiplayer Interactive Fiction on the Elixir VM
- Lessons from Two Decades of Angel Investing
- Mega Minne Multi Indie Mini Arcade
- Code, cloth, and your hands: How engaging in textile craft makes you a better technologist
- Your AI Is Not Special: Red Teaming Before You Become a Statistic
- I Learned How to Tell Stories in This Building — Here's What Most Techies Miss
- Play Well With Others: Creativity Through Collaboration
- Business Partners and Co-Founders: The Good, the Bad, the Weird
- What tech lessons should we learn from the ICE invasion?
- Meet Our Community Partners!