Speeches by Graeme Stevens
20th March 2025
12:30-14:00
Graeme describes himself as Scotxican, splitting his time between Scotland and Mexico, where his wife his from, living with two rescue dogs and having introduced locals to Scottish fusion dishes like Haggis Tacos. Graeme is Chief Commerical Officer at SITEnetwork, who are creating XR experiences and destination twins for the Tourism industry. He is a qualified Ethical Hacker with a particular interest in cyber security within emerging tech. The interest in emerging tech took him into the Blockchain ICO space in 2017 from where play to earn came to his attention. Graeme started working with Scottish Tourism and Edinburgh Futures Institute as the pandemic hit on whether Blockchain could underpin a hybrid economy for the industry alongside AR/VR. He was commissioned to create the first Metaverse playbook for Tourism, which is now being used as an educational framework for an XR Tourism course at the University of Malaga. Graeme is interested in Mayan History which will be a focal point for one of SITEnetworks destination experiences, The Mayaverse.