Oszie Tárula is a media, events, and creative strategy leader with over 20 years of experience building programs, digital experiences, and content across technology, education, AI, and emerging media. He is the Chief Creative Officer at Conectado, where he leads creative strategy, media, AI-focused programs, and the design and user experience of the AI Opportunity Backpack, working with partners including HACU, Stanford DataOcean, the Mark Cuban AI Foundation, and colleges and universities nationwide.

He is also the founder of Hola Metaverso, a platform producing technology-focused events across Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Mexico City, Bogotá, and Medellín. Earlier in his career, Oszie spent nine years at UCLA, including serving as Digital Media Director at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, where he led digital transformation efforts and supported major engineering initiatives, including Women in Engineering at UCLA (WE@UCLA).

Throughout his career, Oszie has worked with organizations including UCLA, idealab!, KB Home, DataCon LA, Coldwell Banker, Caruso, Edmunds.com, Coinbase, Razorfish, and Developer DAO. He has spoken at and helped produce conferences and technology sessions including NFT NYC, L’ATTITUDE, Velocity, the HACU Annual Conference, and the University of Medellín. His work focuses on bringing partners, media, communities, and platforms together to help people and organizations navigate a rapidly evolving technology landscape.