Nathalie Nahai

Nathalie Nahai is an artist, author, speaker and musician who works at the emergent edges of psychology, persuasive technology, society and the arts.

Born to a multilingual family of Iranian and European descent, her childhood experiences of plurality and otherness ignited a desire to weave connections between seemingly distinct fields and cosmologies, a passion that fuelled her to establish the Flourishing Futures Salon - curated, facilitated gatherings in which strangers are invited to explore how we might collectively meet the challenges facing us today.

Fascinated by technology’s impact on self, society and systems, Nathalie has hosted the Guardian Tech Weekly and “Reclaiming humanity in a digital age” for Advaya, and currently hosts In Conversation, a podcast exploring how we might flourish in times of turbulence and change (guests include Bayo Akomolafe, Manda Scott, Rupert Read, Jo Confino, Dr Ros Watts and more). A lecturer on the “Transversal vision of artificial intelligence” for ELISAVA’s Masters programme in Human Interaction and AI, Nathalie is also curating the music for The Heat and THE FIX, two counterintuitive festivals exploring climate-tech and health-tech, respectively.

Having trained in Suzuki violin from a young age before picking up the guitar, Nathalie went on to record two folk while completing her Psychology BSc and studying Fine Art at Central Saint Martins. Having authored “Webs Of Influence” and “Business Unusual,” aiming to redefine how companies engage more ethically in business, her deepening focus is on painting, gathering and weaving songs that bring us into closer contact with beauty and belonging. She is currently developing a body of paintings that will be exhibited as part of a multisensory experience-exhibition in the Spring of 2026, and is in the process of recording her third album, a musical journey rooted in nature connection, folklore and animism.