Daniel Hettwer is Chief Strategy Officer at Solomon Group, where he leads strategic growth across the company’s IRL Experiences portfolio, with a focus on new business models, partnerships, emerging technologies and audience engagement. Previously, Daniel founded Hidden Worlds Entertainment, an impact entertainment company and UN Ocean Decade Activity that combined immersive storytelling, technology and hospitality to connect audiences with ocean conservation and other global challenges.

As an advisor to The Hydrous, Daniel brings expertise in strategy, immersive experiences, behavioral science, emerging technology and translating ambitious ideas into scalable platforms that can reach new audiences. He is particularly interested in how immersive media can apply principles from behavioral science to make ocean science more accessible, emotionally resonant and memorable, helping people experience environments they may never encounter firsthand and creating stronger connections between scientific understanding, public engagement and action.