COSMOPROF 2026

Robin Raskin

Founder of Virtual Events Group

Robin Raskin is a long-time journalist, author, publisher, event producer, and advocate for integrating technology and lifestyle. She was one of the early editors of PC Magazine, and one of the first women in technology publishing. She founded FamilyPC and helped create Yahoo!Tech as well as other tech-forward publications. She’s the author of 6 books on kids and technology and appeared regularly on CBS and other major networks. After a successful career in publishing, she founded Living in Digital Times (LIDT), the producer of a number of notable conferences and expos at CES (the Consumer Electronics Show) and at conferences and events worldwide. Her newest endeavor, the Virtual Events Group, is an association that focuses on the burgeoning virtual events industry. Raskin writes a weekly column about the intersection of technology and the economy for Techonomy. Raskin served on the National Academy of Sciences committee to explore Internet Safety, is a Trustee of the CTA Foundation, and is a director of the Global Industry Council founded under UNESCO. She won a lifetime achievement award from the CTA in 2020.