Joanna Peña-Bickley (Vibes AI) - Expanding Therapeutic Impact through Technology

Joanna Peña-Bickley (Vibes AI) joins the Music Has Power® Symposium to explore how human-centered design, AI, and neurotechnology can scale music-based interventions and translate innovation into everyday care.

We’re excited to welcome Joanna Peña-Bickley as a panelist at this year’s Music Has Power® Symposium and Awards. Peña-Bickley, a design engineer, is known as the mother of cognitive experience design and a pioneer in generative AI. She is propelled by multidisciplinary acumen in research, design, tech and media. Her dedication to lifelong learning and insatiable curiosity has produced 150+ enduring, market-making products and smart experiences for the AI era.W




Peña-Bickley’s award-winning design and technology expertise has led to patented inventions and sparked business transformations in some of the world's most recognized companies. IBM, Land Rover, L'Oréal, Sephora, American Express, NASA, Boeing, Nokia, MTV, Pepsi and Jay-Z have all benefited from her ability to imagine, design, and launch remarkable products and services. Named one of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women, Peña-Bickley leads with a visionary mission to design inventions that work for everyone, everywhere, every day.e’


Her current work focuses on neurotechnology for cognitive health and wellness, advancing AI platforms that translate insights from neuroscience into accessible tools for everyday brain health.



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