AGENDA

AWE USA 2025

Jun 9 Jun 10 Jun 11 Jun 12
09:00 AM - 09:25 AM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 11
GRAND BALLROOM

Niantic Keynote

09:30 AM - 09:55 AM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 11
GRAND BALLROOM

Auki Labs

Nils Pihl - Auki Labs
11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Networking
Jun 11

LUNCH

11:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Expo Hall
Networking
Jun 11
Expo Hall

Expo, Playground, Gaming Hub and Builders Nexus

11:10 AM - 11:35 AM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 11
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

Promoting Your Game Inside the Development Cycle

Jasmine Uniza - Impact Reality / Flat2VR Studios
Elliott Tate - Impact Reality / Flat2VR Studios
Eric Masher - Impact Reality / Flat2VR Studios
11:10 AM - 12:10 PM
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 11
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

*LIVE* The AI/XR's Podcast's 245th episode *LIVE*

Charlie Fink - Forbes, This Week in XR Podcast
Ted Schilowitz - Red Camera
11:45 AM - 12:10 PM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 11
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

Level Up Your Game Launch: Marketing Best Practices

12:20 PM - 01:20 PM
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 11
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

Hackathon Winners: XR Bootcamp Winners Lightning Round

12:30 PM - 01:25 PM
Room 103B/C
Start-Ups & Investors
Jun 11
Room 103B/C

PANEL: Investor Q&A - Ask Us Anything!

Amy LaMeyer - WXR Fund
01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 11
GRAND BALLROOM

Fireside Chat with Gaming Visionary Jason Rubin

Jason Rubin - Meta
Sonya Haskins - AWE
01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
Room 102B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 11
Room 102B

Behind 'The Pitch': Healthcare Experts Weigh In on Innovation and Impact

Suzan Kardong-Edgren - MGH Institute of Health Professions
Devin Marble - VRpatients
01:00 PM - 01:55 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 11
Room 101B

PANEL: Creative Potential of Immersive AI

Eric Shamlin - Secret Level
Bob Bjarke - The Electric Factory
Eric Oldrin -
Kaz Maurice-O'Leary - Verses and Valleys
01:00 PM - 01:55 PM
Room 102A
XR Policy
Jun 11
Room 102A

PANEL: Navigating XR Policy: Building Amid Uncertainty

Elizabeth Rothman - XRSI - X Reality Safety Intelligence
Kavya Pearlman - XRSI - X Reality Safety Intelligence
01:30 PM - 01:55 PM
Room 102B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 11
Room 102B

Clinical Virtual Reality: A Brief Review of the Future

Albert "Skip" Rizzo - University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies
01:30 PM - 01:55 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 11
Room 101A

Copy That! Proxies of Virtual and Real Objects in XR

Steve Feiner - Columbia University
01:30 PM - 02:25 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104A

PANEL: Requirements for XR in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

James Cooper - Raytheon | An RTX Business
Alejandro Mendoza - Sierra Space
Christopher Colaw - Lockheed Martin
01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 11
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

TechMagic with Cathy Hackl (Live Podcast)

Cathy Hackl - Future Dynamics
Lee Kebler - TechMagic Podcast
02:00 PM - 02:25 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 11
Room 101B

The Importance of the Immersive Dream: Will We Ever Reach It?

Jacquelyn Morie - All These Worlds, LLC
02:00 PM - 03:05 PM
Room 103B/C
Start-Ups & Investors
Jun 11
Room 103B/C

Start-Up Pitch Competition: Part 1

02:45 PM - 03:45 PM
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 11
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

Hackathon Winners: Stanford XR Hackathon Winners Lightning Round

03:00 PM - 03:25 PM
Room 102B
Retail & Marketing
Jun 11
Room 102B

Understanding the VR Generation: Insights from Consumer Behavior

Jake Zim - Another Axiom
03:00 PM - 03:25 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104A

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

Lewis Ward - IDC
03:00 PM - 03:55 PM
Room 102A
AI + XR
Jun 11
Room 102A

PANEL: AI NPCs in Embodied Forums: Humans & NPCs in Social, Education and Business 3D Worlds

Monica Arés - Imperial IDEA Lab
Paige Dansinger - Better World Museum
Eugy Han - Stanford University
Robin White Owen - MediaCombo
Will Cherry - Meta
03:00 PM - 03:55 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 11
Room 101B

360º DOMES - Fulldome Storytelling & Immersive Entertainment

Ed Lantz - Vortex Immersion
Jenni Ogden - Eye Q Productions
Katy Yudin - COSM
03:00 PM - 03:55 PM
Room 103B/C
Gaming, Entertainment & Media
Jun 11
Room 103B/C

How an AAA Gaming IP Used XR Streaming with Telco to Build a Large Scale City-Wide XR Experience

Will Humphrey - Sugar Creative
Joe Gabriel - Niantic, Inc.
Miro Lima - Mawari
Louisa Spring - T-Mobile
03:30 PM - 03:55 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104A

XR in Enterprise: The Role of Augmented Reality in Industry – Going “Operational”

Elizabeth Hyman - XR Association
03:30 PM - 03:55 PM
Room 102B
Retail & Marketing
Jun 11
Room 102B

Beyond the Booth: How Immersive and Interactive Activations Are Transforming Events

Omead Sinai - Rock Paper Reality
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Room 103B/C
Start-Ups & Investors
Jun 11
Room 103B/C

Start-Up Pitch Competition: Part 2

04:00 PM - 04:25 PM
Room 102A
AI + XR
Jun 11
Room 102A

AI and Immersive Avatars: Advances, Trends, and Live Demos

Gregory Panos - Persona Foundation
04:00 PM - 04:25 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 11
Room 101A

OpenXR and the Future of XR: Interoperability in a 5G/Edge-Driven World

Frédéric Plourde - Collabora ltd.
Mauricio Kovacevic - Ericsson
04:00 PM - 04:25 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104A

Out of the Lab, Across the Digital Thread: Scaling Enterprise XR

Jay Wright - Campfire
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 11
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

XR Women Awards

Julie Smithson - METAVRSE
Karen Alexander - XR Women
Sophia Moshasha - The World Bank
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 11
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

AWE Gaming Hub Comedy Happy Hour!!

Axel Ansel (Koolaid) -
Chino LaForge -
Clay Newman -
Kyle Render - Rendered Talent
Kirsten Hudson - Social Concept Group
04:30 PM - 04:55 PM
Room 102A
AI + XR
Jun 11
Room 102A

Revolutionizing Customer Engagement through AI Experiences

Dan Ferguson - Groove Jones
04:30 PM - 05:25 PM
Room 102B
Retail & Marketing
Jun 11
Room 102B

PANEL: CAD to Commerce: Building a 3D Experience

Ashley Crowder - VNTANA
Daniel Frith - London Dynamics
Eric Chadwick - DGG
Paul Connelly - Bentley Systems
04:30 PM - 05:25 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 11
Room 101A

PANEL: Material Matters: Seeking glTF/USD Interoperability with Procedural Textures, MaterialX, and OpenPBR

Amra Tareen - ALL3D
Guy Martin - NVIDIA
Henrik Edstrom - Autodesk
Leonard Daly - Daly Realism
Daniel Iborra - Bentley Systems
04:30 PM - 05:25 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104A

PANEL: Cutting Through the Red Tape: Implementing XR as a Tool in Enterprise

Erik Fuentes - Chase Bank
Andrew Lowe - Rolls-Royce
Malia Probst - Scout House
Jeffrey Berthiaume - Southwest Airlines
04:30 PM - 05:25 PM
Room 103B/C
Gaming, Entertainment & Media
Jun 11
Room 103B/C

PANEL: Beyond the Game: How XR is Revolutionizing Sports Fan Engagement

Natascha French - MVP Interactive
Will Misselbrook - LA Galaxy
Andrew Merkin - Cosm
James Giglio - MVP Interactive
06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 11
GRAND BALLROOM

16th Annual Auggie Awards

Ori Inbar - AWE & Super Ventures