Roberta Lucca
Roberta Lucca – known as Beta – is a dynamic Brazilian-British entrepreneur, speaker, and innovator known for her influential work across technology, gaming, and entrepreneurship.
She is the co-founder of Bossa Studios, a BAFTA-winning game development company responsible for hit titles like Surgeon Simulator and I Am Bread. Under her leadership, Bossa Studios became renowned for its creativity and bold approach to game development, attracting millions of players worldwide.
Roberta is a passionate advocate for diversity in tech and entrepreneurship. Her journey as a woman in the male-dominated gaming and tech industries has fueled her commitment to mentoring and inspiring the next generation of innovators. She regularly appears as a keynote speaker at global conferences and has been featured in publications such as Forbes, TechCrunch, and the BBC.
In addition to her business ventures, Roberta starred in BBC’s Million Pound Menu and was a finalist for the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award. She also hosts content aimed at helping ambitious professionals harness their creativity and entrepreneurial mindset.
Roberta is a sought-after speaker, delivering engaging talks on topics such as entrepreneurship, innovation, artificial intelligence, and diversity. Her transformative insights enable organisations and teams to be more innovative and entrepreneurial.
Past clients include Ocado, Disney, Unilever, Forbes, NatWest, Innovate UK, and the Festival of Marketing.
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Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1978, Roberta Lucca pursued a degree in computer science at PUC University in Rio de Janeiro. She furthered her education with two MBAs in management and marketing from COPPEAD Business School. Her early professional journey included roles in product and innovation at prominent companies such as TV Globo, Brazil’s second-largest commercial TV network, and Nokia’s luxury brand Vertu.
Roberta Lucca | Early Career
In 2010, Lucca co-founded Bossa Studios, a British video game developer known for its innovative and quirky games. Under her leadership, Bossa Studios released several successful titles, including the BAFTA-winning Monstermind, Surgeon Simulator, and I Am Bread. The company secured $11.4 million in funding in 2017, marking a significant milestone in its growth.
Beyond Bossa Studios, Lucca ventured into the fashion-tech space by founding WonderLuk, an online marketplace offering on-demand 3D-printed fashion accessories and jewelry. She also co-founded BOLDR, an AI-assisted advisor designed to help individuals build self-confidence.
Roberta Lucca | Angel Investor
As well as starting up her own companies, she is a prolific investor in a wide range of businesses, including digital services Beautystack, Dent Reality, Quench, Xip, Cosmos Video, Electric Noir Studios, Rosecut and Katch; health and wellness providers The Joy Club, Heights, Fertility Circle and Gwella; home and entertainment brands Life Supplies, Cocoli and Loveshark; and, space exploration companies Gama.
In 2022, she was a judge and angel investor on BBC One’s The Apprentice, judging the contestants in a weekly task to build, brand and promote a video game. Most recently, Roberta has been a mentor and judge at the new Amazon Prime UK/US TV show Ready Set StartUP.
Roberta Lucca | Awards and Accolades
Lucca’s contributions to technology and entrepreneurship have earned her several accolades, including:
– Named among Forbes’ Top 50 Women in Tech.
– Named one of the Evening Standard’s Most Influential People in Creative Arts, recognised as one of the Top 35 Women Under 35 by Management Today.
– Listed in the Top 30 Women in Games for MCV Women
– In the UK Top 100 Influential People in Video Games.
– Finalist for the Every Woman Entrepreneur of the Year
– Listed on LinkedIn’s 2022 Top Voices
Roberta Lucca | Roberta Lucca – Media
In 2020, Roberta started a podcast titled Hyper Curious, created for those people that don’t follow the script of life but those who dance to their own tune, those that dare to be different and those that follow their curiosity.
Roberta talks to founders, authors, catalysts, investors, MULTIs and artists. She delves into their careers, their lives and biggest a-ha moments or U-turns. Roberta explores how they followed their curiosity to achieve a sense of fulfilment, happiness and connection in life and business.
She has been featured on a number of television channels, including Sky News, BBC News, the Disney Channel and CNBC. In 2022 she appeared as a judge and investor on BBC’s The Apprentice, where she challenged the contestants to build and promote a video game. She has also contributed to publications from Times Radio to the Financial Times, Marie Claire, Wired and Management Today.
Roberta Lucca | Speaker
Roberta is a professional and popular keynote speaker who works with small and large companies and attends conferences and events. She is an expert in her field and provides informative and entertaining keynote speeches to a wide range of industries. She brings over 20 years of experience in entrepreneurship to help provide companies with the tools to grow their business and improve their leadership.
ROBERTA LUCCA – KEYNOTE TALKS
Innovation used to be the preserve of startups, but now its best practices are highly sought-after by companies dealing with uncertain fast-paced times.
To survive and thrive in these conditions, a workforce that is resilient, resourceful and solutions-oriented – in short, entrepreneurial – is key to staying highly competitive.
In this talk, Roberta considers how some of the world’s most innovative companies are powered by an entrepreneurial mindset, what the building blocks of entrepreneurship are, and how to cultivate them inside your organisation.
With giant advances making AI more available for adoption than ever, how can organisations successfully integrate this transformative technology into their processes?
In this talk, Roberta gives a tech insider’s view of the solutions on the market — including ChatGPT and other chatbots, LLMs, machine learning, and deep learning.
Games: A Massive Untapped Opportunity
Three billion people play games – half of the world’s population. The games industry is now bigger than Music and Films combined and represents 42% of the total home entertainment revenues.
In this talk, Roberta offers a primer on games and gamification, underlining how we already live in a gamified world. She highlights what executives can learn from the games industry.
High Performance: The 5Cs Windmill
Are your teams striving for high performance, and yet not ready to take risks? Chances are they don’t feel empowered to ‘fail to succeed’.
In this keynote, which can also be delivered as a workshop at your next team get-together, Roberta leads your teams to discover their superpowers and learn the traits of the most successful entrepreneurs. Welcome to Roberta’s 5Cs Windmill Framework.
Roberta Lucca | Other Speaking Topics
In addition to her keynote topics, Roberta adapts talks to meet the needs of the organisation and audience. Popular topics include:
– The Future of Technology
– Artificial Intelligence
– Entrepreneurship
– Women in Business
– Innovation
– The Power of Disruption
– Diversity and Inclusion
– The Metaverse
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