AGENDA

AWE USA 2025

Jun 9 Jun 10 Jun 11 Jun 12
09:00 AM - 09:55 AM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 12
GRAND BALLROOM

PANEL: State of Smart Glasses and What's Around the Corner

Tim Bajarin - Creative Strategies Inc.
Jason McGuigan - Lenovo
Kelly Ingham - Meta
Ralph Jodice - XREAL
09:30 AM - 09:55 AM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 12
Room 101B

Crafting Immersive Audio Experiences for Interactive VR Narratives

Larry Chang - Larrisim Studio
09:30 AM - 09:55 AM
Promenade Room 104B
XR Enablement
Jun 12
Promenade Room 104B

Using Vision-Language Models to Evaluate and Secure Mixed Reality Experiences

Maria Gorlatova - Duke University
09:30 AM - 09:55 AM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 12
Room 101A

You are the controller! Mastering Hand Tracking in XR

Celine Tricart - Coven
09:30 AM - 09:55 AM
Room 102A
AI + XR
Jun 12
Room 102A

What is GenVFX? Merging AI & ML with Traditional CG/XR Workflows

Dale Carman - Groove Jones
Doug Hogan - Groove Jones
09:30 AM - 09:55 AM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise | Sponsored by Niantic
Jun 12
Promenade Room 104A

Coca-Cola: The Future of GenAi Content Agility

Benny Lee - The Coca-Cola Company
09:30 AM - 09:55 AM
Room 103B/C
Collaboration, Training & Education | Sponsored by ScopeAR
Jun 12
Room 103B/C

Building Immersive Learning Ecosystems: A Blueprint for Scalable Implementation

Meghan Kelly - Laramie County Community College
Ricky Holm - Chocolate Milk & Donuts
09:30 AM - 10:25 AM
Room 102B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 12
Room 102B

PANEL: Navigating the XR Healthcare Ecosystem

Julia A Scott, PhD - XRSI
Bob Fine - IVRHA
Brennan Spiegel - Cedars-Sinai Hospital Journal of Medical Extended Reality
Haipeng (Mark) Zhang - American Medical Extended Reality Association
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 12
Room 101A

Making Magical Mixed Reality Games

Nicole Lazzaro - XEODesign and XEOPlay
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
Room 103B/C
Collaboration, Training & Education | Sponsored by ScopeAR
Jun 12
Room 103B/C

How To Build an Animated Instructor for VR Learning Applications

Sergey Kirshner - Fantastic Voyage Labs
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
Room 102A
AI + XR
Jun 12
Room 102A

Spatial Intelligence: How Decentralized Drone Networks Are Powering the Next Generation of AI

Bill Lakeland - Spexi
10:00 AM - 10:55 AM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise | Sponsored by Niantic
Jun 12
Promenade Room 104A

PANEL: Building XR That Sticks: Lessons, Metrics & the Long Game

Lori-Lee Elliott - Dauntless XR
Andy Hunt - The Hershey Company
Ryan Johnston - Delta Air Lines
Colleen Tully - Medtronic
Rajat Lokesh - Schlumberger
10:00 AM - 10:55 AM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 12
Room 101B

PANEL: How to Create Life-Like Immersive Stories with Volumetric Video Production

Chris Pfaff - Chris Pfaff Tech Media LLC
Kiira Benzing - Double Eye Studio
Richard Broadbridge - 4Dviews
Lauren Michelle - Operaverse & The Chipped Nail
Corey Rosen - Chief Storytelling Officer
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Promenade Room 104C
Enterprise VIP | Sponsored by Niantic
Jun 12
Promenade Room 104C

Expo Tour - Training & Education

Greg Meyers - ForgeFX Simulations
Mary Pierce - ForgeFX Simulations
10:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Expo Hall
Networking
Jun 12
Expo Hall

Expo, Playground, Gaming Hub and Builders Nexus

10:10 AM - 10:35 AM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 12
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

Building a VR Game for Everyone

Steve Lukas - ContractXR
10:10 AM - 11:10 AM
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 12
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

Hackathon Winners: Immersive Insiders XR Design Challenge Lightning Round

Dinesh Punni - Immersive Insiders
10:30 AM - 10:55 AM
Room 102B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 12
Room 102B

Milliseconds Matter: Time, Decision-making and XR in Health, Sports and High Performance

Habib Noorbhai - University of Johannesburg
10:30 AM - 10:55 AM
Room 103B/C
Collaboration, Training & Education | Sponsored by ScopeAR
Jun 12
Room 103B/C

Lean on Me: A Parent's Guide to Gaming, STEM, and Their Child's Future

Malcolm Williams - Technorganic
10:30 AM - 10:55 AM
Room 102A
AI + XR
Jun 12
Room 102A

Crafting Tomorrow's Brand Experiences with Spatial Computing and AI

Adam Chernick - AWS
Luke Hurd - VML
Dale Imerman - WPP
10:30 AM - 10:55 AM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 12
Room 101A

Vibe Coding for XR

Terry Schussler - Deutsche Telekom AG
10:30 AM - 10:55 AM
Promenade Room 104B
XR Enablement
Jun 12
Promenade Room 104B

AR/AI Glasses Hardware Expectations

Karl Guttag - KGOnTech LLC (kguttag.com)
10:40 AM - 11:05 AM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 12
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

Helping VR Creators Win

Katherine Davenport - Another Axiom
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Networking
Jun 12

LUNCH

11:15 AM - 11:40 AM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 12
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

Translating Classic Game Designs into MR (RTS Genre)

Blake Gross - DB Creations
Dustin Kochensparger - DB Creations
11:15 AM - 11:40 AM
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 12
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

GenAI & Spatial Computing Investments

Marco DeMiroz - The Venture Reality Fund
Cansu Cinar - Angel Investor
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Enterprise VIP | Sponsored by Niantic
Jun 12
Promenade Room 104C

Roundtable: Enterprise Branded Events in XR

Antony Vitillo - The Ghost Howls
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 12
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

Game Developers Lightning Round

12:20 PM - 12:50 PM
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 12
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

PANEL: Powering Global XR: Malaysian Talent and Delivery Excellence

Dr. Andrew Yew - Ministry XR
Suex Ching - Silversea Media Malaysia
Faizul Lim - Revenant Reverie
AFIQ FADHLI BIN NARAWI - METADISE SDN BHD
12:30 PM - 12:55 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 12
Room 101B

Crafting the Future: Seamless AR Content Creation Across Platforms

ARman Atoyan - ARLOOPA
12:30 PM - 12:55 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 12
GRAND BALLROOM

Virtual Pathways to Transcendence

Tom Furness - Virtual World Society
12:30 PM - 12:55 PM
Room 102A
AI + XR
Jun 12
Room 102A

Artificial General Intelligence in Metaverse and Web3: Risks and Threats to National Security

Neil Singh - ISSQUARED Inc.
12:30 PM - 12:55 PM
Promenade Room 104B
XR Enablement
Jun 12
Promenade Room 104B

Building a Powerful Go-To-Market Strategy for XR SaaS

Austin Baker - Autodesk
12:30 PM - 12:55 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise | Sponsored by Niantic
Jun 12
Promenade Room 104A

Built to Scale: Deploying XR Across Industrial Enterprise

Greg Meyers - ForgeFX Simulations
12:30 PM - 12:55 PM
Room 102B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 12
Room 102B

Forecasting Tomorrow’s Medicine Through XR Simulations

Susan Persky - National Institutes of Health
12:30 PM - 01:25 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 12
Room 101A

PANEL: Cross-Platform Strategies to Maximize XR Revenue

Inga Petryaevskaya - ShapesXR
Alex Levin - L+R
Arturo Perez - Kluge Interactive
Nanea Reeves - TRIPP
12:45 PM - 01:45 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Enterprise VIP | Sponsored by Niantic
Jun 12
Promenade Room 104C

Roundtable: Enterprise XR Go-to-Market & Deployment Strategies

Nathan Pettyjohn - The VR/AR Association
01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
Promenade Room 104B
XR Enablement
Jun 12
Promenade Room 104B

Choosing a Durable Immersive 3D Stack

Ben Erwin - The Poly Awards
01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
Room 102B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 12
Room 102B

Implementing User-Centered Design Approach to Impact the Future of Patient Education

Anne L. Bailey - Veterans Affairs
Dr. Linda Ciavarelli - HouseCall VR
Marjaana Siivola - Aalto University
01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise | Sponsored by Niantic
Jun 12
Promenade Room 104A

Design Smarter, Build Faster: Spatial Engineering is Driving Efficiency in Complex Projects Development

Hugo Falgarone - SKYREAL
Kevat Chavan - GE Vernova
01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
Room 102A
AI + XR
Jun 12
Room 102A

AI for the Physical World! Making AI Agents for for XR!

Thomas Alt - Ramblr.ai
Roman Hasenbeck - Ramblr.ai
01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
Room 103B/C
Collaboration, Training & Education | Sponsored by ScopeAR
Jun 12
Room 103B/C

XR as a Catalyst for Youth Empowerment: Training the Next Generation through Immersive Learning

Jeremy Babb - Giving Compass
Cliff Rogers - Covenant House Greater Washington
Kevin Walker - Covenant House Greater Washington
01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 12
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

PANEL: Beyond the Code — Weaving Culture and Creativity into Malaysia’s Immersive Tech Future

Natalie Yoke Kei Loi - UnBound Malaysia & Australia
Charles Tang - Youniverse Games
Fariz Hanapiah - Experiential Design Team (EDT)
Ivan Gerard Khoo - Dreamscapes Edtech
01:00 PM - 01:55 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 12
Room 101B

PANEL: The Future of 3D Graphics Development

Daniel Iborra - Bentley Systems
Alexey Medvedev - Meta
Kaiser Pister - ALL3D
Laura Reznikov - Meta
Deia Green - Verizon
01:00 PM - 01:55 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 12
GRAND BALLROOM

The State of XR Gaming and What to Expect in the Future

Scott Stein - CNET
Jesse Schell - Schell Games
Tommy Palm - Resolution Games
01:10 PM - 02:00 PM
Hall C
Collaboration, Training & Education | Sponsored by ScopeAR
Jun 12
Hall C

Colleges and Career Development Roundtables #1

Laurent Da Dalto - MIMBUS
Jonathon Parker - Gower College Swansea
David Neumann - Humber Polytechnic
Jenny Jiang - HarvardXR
Aleshia Hayes - University of North Texas
Christine Hobbi - ServiceAlliances International, Inc.
Dr. Lindsay Persohn - University of South Florida
Dr. Csaba Osvath - University of South Florida
Dr. Howard Kaplan - University of South Florida
Aundrea Frahm - University of Nevada Las Vegas
01:30 PM - 01:55 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 12
Room 101A

Scaling Immersive Automotive Experiences: Deploying NVIDIA Omniverse on Apple Vision Pro

Max Bickley - NVIDIA
01:30 PM - 01:55 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise | Sponsored by Niantic
Jun 12
Promenade Room 104A

2025's Top U.S. Enterprise XR Use Cases

Lewis Ward - IDC
01:30 PM - 01:55 PM
Promenade Room 104B
XR Enablement
Jun 12
Promenade Room 104B

Biometrics in Spatial Computing: Unlocking Human Interaction

Richard Waltman - OpenBCI, Inc.
01:30 PM - 01:55 PM
Room 103B/C
Collaboration, Training & Education | Sponsored by ScopeAR
Jun 12
Room 103B/C

XR: The Next Step in Enterprise Training and Collaboration

01:30 PM - 02:25 PM
Room 102A
AI + XR
Jun 12
Room 102A

PANEL: Resonant Systems: Designing Human-Centered Spatial Intelligence

Brian Selzer - BlueSe7en Media
Sutu - EyeJack | Sutu Eats Flies
David Glicksman - Gensler
Rachel Joy Victor - FBRC.ai
Fred Grinstein - Machine Cinema
01:40 PM - 02:05 PM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 12
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

From Prototype to Portfolio: XR Investment Trends and Realities

Stephanie Llamas - Head of Content
01:45 PM - 02:40 PM
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 12
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

AI, Camera, Action! - Preparing for 100% Context Aware Glasses and Headsets

Ferhan Ozkan - XR Bootcamp
02:00 PM - 02:25 PM
Room 103B/C
Collaboration, Training & Education | Sponsored by ScopeAR
Jun 12
Room 103B/C

Escaping the Phone: Mobile to XR with "DuolingoXR"

Sarah Gordon - University of Cincinnati
Kate Bielotserkovksa - Lemon Sharks
02:00 PM - 02:25 PM
Promenade Room 104B
XR Enablement
Jun 12
Promenade Room 104B

How the First Metaverse Browser Changes Everything for an Open XR Ecosystem

Sean Mann - RP1
02:00 PM - 02:25 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 12
Room 101B

Empowering the Next Generation of Immersive Storytellers through Interactive Media

Maya Georgieva - Parsons School of Design / The New School
02:00 PM - 02:25 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise | Sponsored by Niantic
Jun 12
Promenade Room 104A

Practical Lessons for Introducing XR into a Manufacturing Environment

Dustin Sleight - IDEXX
02:00 PM - 02:25 PM
Room 103B/C
Collaboration, Training & Education | Sponsored by ScopeAR
Jun 12
Room 103B/C

A XR-Enabled Study into the Societal and Economic Benefits of BVLOS UAS Integration

Jonathan Foremny - TCOM
02:00 PM - 02:55 PM
Room 102B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 12
Room 102B

PANEL: How to Broaden VR Adoption Among Adults

Lori H. Schwartz - StoryTech
Celine Tien - Flowly
Iris Jumbe - Global Collaboration Village (World Economic Forum)
Ajit Ninan - Meta
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Enterprise VIP | Sponsored by Niantic
Jun 12
Promenade Room 104C

Roundtable: Scaling VR Training Across Enterprise

Barton Goldenberg - ISM Inc.
02:10 PM - 02:30 PM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 12
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

Consideration of Preferences and Responsibility in Immersive Spaces

Dennis Campbell - On Another World Experiences
02:10 PM - 03:00 PM
Hall C
Collaboration, Training & Education | Sponsored by ScopeAR
Jun 12
Hall C

Colleges and Career Development Roundtables #2

Laurent Da Dalto - MIMBUS
Jonathon Parker - Gower College Swansea
David Neumann - Humber Polytechnic
Jenny Jiang - HarvardXR
Aleshia Hayes - University of North Texas
Christine Hobbi - ServiceAlliances International, Inc.
Dr. Lindsay Persohn - University of South Florida
Dr. Csaba Osvath - University of South Florida
Dr. Howard Kaplan - University of South Florida
Aundrea Frahm - University of Nevada Las Vegas
02:15 PM - 02:40 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 12
GRAND BALLROOM

Fireside Chat with The World Bank and the World Economic Forum

Flora McCrone - World Economic Forum
Jimmy Vainstein - The World Bank
02:30 PM - 02:55 PM
Promenade Room 104B
XR Enablement
Jun 12
Promenade Room 104B

Introduction to Simulation & VR Interoperability Standards

Damon Curry - Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO)
02:30 PM - 02:55 PM
Room 102A
AI + XR
Jun 12
Room 102A

Power of AI + XR in Broadcast Media Creative Processes

Trish Gianakis - Saint Peter's University
Elena Piech - ZeroSpace
02:45 PM - 03:40 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 12
GRAND BALLROOM

Socratic Style Debate on the Future of Immersive Tech

Alvin Graylin - Our Next Reality | Virtual World Society
Louis Rosenberg - Unanimous AI
Leslie Shannon - Nokia
Kent Bye - Voices of VR Podcast
03:00 PM - 03:25 PM
Room 102B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 12
Room 102B

The Art of Entrainment: Unlocking Altered States

David Lobser - light.clinic
03:00 PM - 03:25 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 12
Room 101B

Beyond the Concert: Rethinking Music Performance for Immersive Video

Tom Rettig - The Spatialists
03:00 PM - 03:25 PM
Promenade Room 104B
XR Enablement
Jun 12
Promenade Room 104B

Immersive Enablement: Revisiting the User Experience

Dario Laverde - stay warm studio
03:00 PM - 03:25 PM
Room 102A
AI + XR
Jun 12
Room 102A

Speaking Spatially - AI and XR for Terrestrial Transformation

Arthur Modine - AURA
Jack Oliva-Rendler - AURA
03:00 PM - 03:25 PM
Room 103B/C
Collaboration, Training & Education | Sponsored by ScopeAR
Jun 12
Room 103B/C

Immersive Technologies, AI, and the Future of Learning

Kaylee Brown - Pearson
03:00 PM - 03:25 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 12
Room 101A

Youth Safety by Design in Metaverse

Ruchi Sharma - Meta
03:45 PM - 04:30 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 12
GRAND BALLROOM

AWE USA 2025 Wrap-up and Best in Show Awards

Ori Inbar - AWE & Super Ventures