Katerina Cizek is an influential figure in international media, with over 25 years of experience as a Peabody- and Emmy-winning documentarian, author, producer, and senior leader working with collective processes and emergent technologies. She is senior research scientist, artistic director and co-founder of the Co-Creation Studio at MIT Open Documentary Lab. At the studio, she wrote (with Uricchio et al.) the world’s first field study on co-creating media called Collective Wisdom (MIT Press in 2022). At the studio, she designs co-creation workshops, research, delegations, and fellowships, fusing art, documentary, and journalism together with emergent tech and science through the practice of collective creation. For over a decade, Cizek worked as a documentary director at the National Film Board of Canada, transforming the organization into a world-leading digital hub, with the projects HIGHRISE and Filmmaker-in-Residence. Cizek’s earlier award-winning human rights documentary film projects instigated criminal investigations, changed UN policies, and screened as evidence at an International Criminal Tribunal. She is currently the chair of Interactive Board of Jurors for the Peabody Awards. A vibrant speaker and a trusted advisor, she is often tapped by media organizations and government for advisory and committee positions