An artist, entrepreneur and climate activist, Shayna Solis is co-founder, CEO, and creative mastermind of Navteca, a technology company that creates practical applications based on new and emerging technology, such as cloud computing, immersive reality (XR) and digital twins, natural language interfaces using conversational AI, and open science tools. Collaborating with NASA and other international organizations, Shayna has led a multi-year investigation into the applications of virtual and augmented reality for NASA Earth science and disaster applications as a significant new approach to enhancing the way we view and communicate science and data in an engaging, interactive format. Shayna also founded the non-profit organization, Climate Warrior Collective, to raise awareness about climate change and make caring about the Earth more modern and relevant to diverse populations through fashion, technology, music, and art.

Navteca is a technology company with a focus on creating practical applications based on new and emerging technology, such as cloud computing, HPC in the cloud, platform engineering, immersive technology (XR), artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) and natural language interfaces. Since 2010, Navteca has developed, executed, and managed unique technical solutions for government clients like NASA and USGS, non-profits like Battelle Institute, and large private entities like Meta. Collaborating with NASA and other international organizations, we have led a multi-year investigation into the applications of virtual and augmented reality for NASA Earth science and disaster applications as a significant new approach to enhancing the way we view and communicate science and data in an engaging, interactive format. Navteca is a long-time collaborator with various NASA centers and was honored to be named the 2021 Small Business Subcontractor of the Year at the Goddard Space Flight Center AND at NASA Headquarters. In 2020, Navteca launched a stand-alone conversational AI tool, Voice Atlas, that is currently being used by NASA, the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, the DC Government and others to answer questions from curated, vetted knowledge bases using our responsible generative AI system, Voice Atlas.