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About Me

Annabella Cavello comes with a circus-ready name and ringleader's dynamism to match. She has coordinated and promoted hundreds of events, including concerts, formal dinners, awards ceremonies, and TEDx events. Whether it's creating spur-of-the-moment clothing fashioned out of newspaper for a music video, whipping up a design for a press release on a breaking event, or climbing up on stage to give an impromptu address, Annabella is ever-eager to face the task at hand and get to work.

Although her bachelors of science is in economics, her heart is in storytelling. Annabella comfortably navigates between right and left brain: she finds the data in the story and brings the story to the data. Every one of her fingers is on the pulse of an industry following the newest and greatest innovations in research, entertainment, and technology. Her goal in transmedia is to synthesize unprecedented immersive and interactive experiences by combining both enduring and emerging media platforms. From her participation in cybersecurity competitions, she knows that there are both creative and destructive sides to technology—but don't worry: she's one of the good guys.

Location:
United States, Los Angeles, CA
Gender:
Prefer not to say
I am:
Activist, Brainstormer, Connector, Event planner, Producer, Social entrepreneur, Technologist
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    A comment on Talk: Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world

    Nov 3 2011: I wonder what effect epic music would have upon real-world problem solving...

  • A reply on Conversation: Who is your Everyday Hero?

    Oct 11 2011: I recently rewatched the movie Harold and Maude, which rekindled my desire to further my passion and curiosity into my age. I'm extremely inspired to find that you have someone in your life like that. I think we have so much to learn from people who embrace life like that.
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    A comment on Conversation: Who is your Everyday Hero?

    Oct 11 2011: My best friend is my hero. We don't agree, many times, even about fundamental beliefs, but we always know that we are on the same team. My friend is sincere, passionate, and willing to go out and do what they think should be done. I am inspired and highly motivated by this person because, even when I feel hopeless, I know that I can look to my best friend and see that there are countless things that are not only worth doing but within reach!
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    A comment on Conversation: What do organized communities achieve more efficiently than government? What could they achieve?"

    Oct 7 2011: I am more of a believer in the efficacy of groups of volunteers (or, at the least, voluntary participants) than in movements pushed by governments relying upon the support of people who may not actually agree with the cause. I think that the social media revolution (cell phones, the internet) has endowed current generations with hitherto unimaginable ability to organize and successfully accomplish common goals.
    Right now, the easiest thing that communities like these can do (so far as I know) is to share and transmit information. (Note: I make no claims to the accuracy of this information...) I think that information access is key, though. The more up to date one is with information, the better informed one's decisions can be. (Whether this is the market price of goods that a small farmer is bringing in to market or information about individual liberties in attempting to escape an unwanted marriage.) Additionally, as transportation continues to become more accessible, the organization of these groups may even result in more presence in areas of need. (Although, like with the texted donations Americans saw, after the earthquakes in Haiti, physical presence may be the least of our presence in this revolutionary world of communication.)
    I have great hope for this technology and these voluntary groups, looking on into the future, as well, although I haven't the time to express it!

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