Evo Heyning is a prolific connector: as Chair of MetaTr@versal, Vice-President of XR Guild and active leader of the Open Metaverse Interoperability Group (OMI), she has intentionally opened pathways into community conversation across XR, interoperability and ethical practice. Her work builds bridges between creative technologists, producers and policy-shapers, creating forums where voices from many disciplines meet and spark new directions in the spatial ecosystem.