Ingrid LaFleur is a cultural advisor, futures researcher, afrofuture theorist and pleasure activist focused on creating equitable futures using art, culture, and emerging technology. As the founder of The Afrofuture Strategies Institute, LaFleur works with communities to imagine alternative futures and digital solutions to address their socio-economic issues. She also facilitates the development of afrofuture consciousness through her workshop, Dream Weaving with Dinkinesh, where foresight methodologies and the cultural movement Afrofuturism are woven together. As a thought leader, LaFleur has led conversations and workshops at Centre Pompidou (Paris), TEDxBrooklyn, Harvard University, Oxford University, among others. Her work has been featured in the New York Times and Time magazine to name a few. LaFleur is a 2023 Visiting Fellow at the Modern Ancient Brown Foundation and a member of the Association of Professional Futurists. ingridlafleur.com; afrofuturestrategies.com