Rafi Nizam is a multi-award-winning creator and influential thought leader, advancing the capabilities of organizations on a global scale with visionary leadership, industry experience, and strategic acumen.
Formerly Global Vice President of Creative for Immersive Entertainment at NBCUniversal, Rafi's distinguished career includes Head of Creative at Sony Pictures and Creative Development at BBC. Through his consultancy, Falcon & Storm, Rafi helps grow early-stage tech companies with executive leadership and transforms large corporations with expertise in management, future-facing technology, and nimble creative ethos.
As an influential showrunner and creator, Rafi originates and develops IP in linear, spatial, and interactive formats, with a focus on character-driven storytelling, narrative structures, and visual design. He employs a transmedia approach to franchises, merging Spatial Computing, Realtime, and Virtual Production.
Rafi's work in broadcast has been awarded for Directing, Editing, Fiction, and Production Design. His work in XR won awards for Best Innovation, Best Use of Tech, Best Digital Product, and Best in Augmented and Virtual Reality. He has also won several awards as an independent animator and character designer.
Rafi spearheads accelerator programs by merging professional mentorship with expertise in XR, OpenUSD, Cloud GPU, GenAI, Realtime, and Virtual Production; he is often spotlighted for his innovative approach to industry challenges, skillfully balancing creativity, production, and business goals.