Mission Responsible 3 inducted Nonny de la Pena as the sixth Ombudsperson of the Year. This event convenes previous Ombudspersons for this annual Polys season opener. All six Ombudspersons were present for this year's event which addressed ongoing concerns about AI.

Nonny joined Kent Bye, Avi Bar-Zeev, and Brittan Heller, with Micaela Mantenga live from Argentina, Ingrid Kopp in South Africa, Caitlin Krause in New Zealand, Michael Barngrover in Belgium, Julie Smithson in Canada, and Ben Erwin in Japan, this was a global gathering held on December 14, 2025 in The Polys Red Carpet Theatre in ENGAGE.

The Mission Responsible 3 Red Carpet

Ashley Coffey debuted as Polys Red Carpet host a month earlier at Immersive X, and this was her first Polys event. Founding Polys hosts Julie Smithson and Sophia Moshasha and new Polys Ceremony host Renard T. Jenkins were Ashley's first guests. Author Caitlin Krause was next and talked about ethical design thinking. Michael Barngrover, executive Director of XR4Europe and member of the XR4Human Project was Ambassador to this Mission Responsible made his Red Carpet Appearance. Ingrid Kopp told us why she selected Nonny de la Pena as the next Ombudsperson of the Year. Then Nonny herself concluded the session with insights into her work.

The Mission Responsible 3 Ceremony

Renard T. Jenkins officially took over as Polys Red Carpet host, and thanked Julie and Sophia for their years of setting a high standard as hosts of the Polys Ceremony and Red Carpet. Then came the Honoree Announcement reels. Ken Russell announced Ada Rose Cannon as the Polys next Lifetime Achievement Award Winner.