Manuel Sainsily

Manuel Sainsily is a Sr. Creative Technologist at Adobe. Born in Guadeloupe and based in Montreal, he has spent more than 15 years building products using emerging technologies at IBM, Immersion, and Unity, where his work spans artificial intelligence, XR, haptics, and design systems. A TED speaker and guest lecturer at Harvard, MIT, Oxford, Stanford, Columbia, McGill, and other leading universities, Manuel co-created MasterClass's first Generative AI course in 2024, now among the platform's most-watched courses. His work exploring cultural heritage preservation, worldbuilding, storytelling, real-time 3D, and brain-computer interfaces has reached more than 20 million people through immersive exhibitions, films, and interactive experiences. Recognized with the Mozilla Rise25 Award, Manuel advises organizations and audiences worldwide on designing a more human-centered future.