About Liya
Liya Safina is a digital designer working with Google on its new spatial computing platform, including XR apps like Google Maps and Google TV. With over a decade of experience, she’s advised 100+ global brands and artists. Her work bridges innovation and human need, helping organizations shape meaningful products that scale and resonate in an increasingly complex world.
The Talk
The great glasses revolution of 2026
AI is getting faster, smaller, smarter. AR is becoming more useful (finally). And the UI — the interface between you and all this power — is shifting from screens to everything else: your voice, your gaze, your intent. The glasses are set to become a kind of co-pilot for daily life, sitting in the background until you need it, and then showing up exactly when you do. When will we see mass adoption? What about privacy? Will they be attractive enough for everyone to wear? It’s real. It’s here. And it’s only getting better. And yes, you’ll probably be wearing them too, sooner than you think. Join Liya Safina as she shares how she designs products for spatial computing that improve how people connect and interact. Get an inside look at how new technologies are shaping the future of our reality.