Stephanie Riggs stands as a distinguished figure in the tech-narrative field, expertly merging immersive technologies like VR, AR, MR, AI, and more with storytelling for almost 30 years. A former Disney Imagineer and Experiential Creative Director at Refinery29/Vice Media, Stephanie has collaborated with media giants like Instagram, Netflix, Disney, and Amazon, consulted for tech giants like Intel and Google, advised tech and entertainment startups, and lectured at distinguished academic institutions including Yale, Harvard, USC and Carnegie Mellon. Her early VR projects premiered at SIGGRAPH in 1998 and she went on to develop a VR conversion engine, produce the first feature film on the Oculus, record President Obama in 360VR, publish multiple research papers on interacting in virtual environments, and premiere immersive experiences around the world at festivals including Tribeca, Stereopsia and Future of Storytelling.
Stephanie is an award-winning director, acclaimed author ("The End of Storytelling"), and international keynote speaker who earned simultaneous degrees from Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Drama (Directing) and School of Computer Science (HCI). The founder of Ink & Paint (AWE Finalist "Startup to Watch 2023) and co-founder of Odeon Theatrical, World Experience Organization, Women in Experience, and 5th Wall Forum, Stephanie has made a lasting impact across her domains, leading the ARVR Association to recognize her as “the renaissance woman of the immersive era."
01:30 PM - 01:55 PM
Rebecca Barkin | Lamina1
Stephanie Riggs | Ink & Paint
10:00 AM - 10:55 AM
Rebecca Evans | Dimension Adventures
Eugy Han | Stanford University
Dulce Baerga | Dulce Dotcom
Stephanie Riggs | Ink & Paint
10:00 AM - 11:10 AM
Manuel Borrero | Universe AR
Alexis Zerafa | The Mill
Celine Park | ByteDance
Paige Piskin | White Glove Media
Nuno Folhadela | ONTOP
Isabelle Udo | videOrbit Studio
Julia Roga | Julia Roga AR
Michael Guerin | Imvizar
Nadia Tamez | Synergy Studio