Dr. Zina Jarrahi Cinker is a globally renowned condensed matter physicist, Exponential Technology strategist, MATTERVerse thought leader & Deep Science advocate. She serves as the Director General of MATTER Group, an international think tank of 30 country chapters & 20,000 members. Since 2021, she has set strategic world-leading exponential tech forums, such as PUZZLE X in Barcelona, in partnership with the Government of Spain and Generalitat of Catalonia. Dr. Cinker also serves as the Chief Creator of XPANSE - the world’s most influential exponential tech & deep science event in Abu Dhabi. Hosted by ADQ - the Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company - XPANSE 2024 convened 3,000 of the world's brightest minds, Nobel Laureates, industry decision-makers, scientists, presidents of universities & policymakers from 89 countries to set the horizons of AI & AGI, quantum, brain-machine interfaces, next-gen materials, genomics, Future G, and more. Dr. Cinker received a Ph.D. in Condensed Matter Ultrafast Spectroscopy from Vanderbilt University and has spent the past decade helping the materialization of deep science into technologies with broader impact. She previously served as the Executive Director of the U.S. National Graphene Association, the main organization, and body in North America with over 5,000 international members and organizations.