AGENDA

AWE USA 2025

Jun 9 Jun 10 Jun 11 Jun 12
07:45 AM - 03:00 PM
LBCC Main Entrance / Promenade Lobby
Networking
Jun 9
LBCC Main Entrance / Promenade Lobby

Special Early Badge Pickup (not public)

03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
LBCC Main Entrance / Promenade Lobby
Networking
Jun 9
LBCC Main Entrance / Promenade Lobby

Early Badge Pickup & Registration (public)

04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
LBCC Main Entrance / Promenade Lobby
Networking
Jun 9
LBCC Main Entrance / Promenade Lobby

Welcome Party during Early Badge Pickup

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

AWE USA 2025 Welcome Keynote - XR Is Going Mainstream!

Ori Inbar - AWE & Super Ventures
09:30 AM - 09:55 AM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 10
GRAND BALLROOM

Accelerating the Spatial Computing Revolution for Developers and Enterprise

Ziad Asghar - Qualcomm
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 10
GRAND BALLROOM

Snap Keynote

10:30 AM - 10:55 AM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 10
GRAND BALLROOM

XREAL Keynote

Chi Xu - XREAL
11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Networking
Jun 10

LUNCH

11:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Expo Hall
Networking
Jun 10
Expo Hall

Expo, Playground, Gaming Hub and Builders Nexus

11:10 AM - 12:10 PM
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 10
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

Hackathon Winners: MIT Reality Hack Winners Lightning Round

Luke Porwol, PhD. - MIT Reality Hack
Maria Rice - MIT Reality Hack
11:10 AM - 12:10 PM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 10
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

VR Game Spotlight

Callum Hurley - VR Game Spotlight
12:30 PM - 01:25 PM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 10
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

PANEL: The Art and Craft of Making Mixed Reality Games

Robin Moulder - 3lbXR & 3lb Games
Kimberly Unger - Meta
Jaime Pichardo GarcĂ­a - Odders Lab
Federico Heller - Eggscape
Oded Sharon - Corbomite Games
01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
Promenade Room 104B
XR Enablement
Jun 10
Promenade Room 104B

Evolution of RF Signal Visualization From Spectrum Analyzers To Augmented Reality

Suzanne Borders - BadVR
01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 10
Room 101B

The Art of Story Living: Building Worlds Worth Playing In

Joshua Rubin - Subverse Narrative Consulting
01:00 PM - 01:55 PM
Room 102A
XR Policy
Jun 10
Room 102A

PANEL: Policy Priorities for the U.S. XR Industry

Brittan Heller - Stanford University
Joan O'Hara - XR Association
01:00 PM - 01:55 PM
Room 102B
Retail & Marketing
Jun 10
Room 102B

PANEL: You've Made a Great Game, Let's Tell the World About it: XR Games Marketing 101

Dwayne Waite Jr - Schell Games
Jim Squires -
Ben Lang - Road to VR
Christopher Bennison - DualNorth
Amber Moak - Resolution Games
01:30 PM - 01:55 PM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 10
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

Bootstrapping Your XR Studio

Ryan Canuel - Petricore, Inc
01:30 PM - 01:55 PM
Promenade Room 104B
XR Enablement
Jun 10
Promenade Room 104B

Egocentric AI: Advancing Human-Like Interaction Through User-Centric Data

Johannes Peeters - VoxelSensors
01:30 PM - 01:55 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 10
GRAND BALLROOM

From Storytelling to StoryLIVING: Our New Reality

Vicki Dobbs Beck - Lucasfilm & ILM Immersive
01:30 PM - 01:55 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 10
Room 101A

AR You Sweating Yet? Hot Wings & Hotter Takes on Geospatial Tech

Joe Gabriel - Niantic Spatial, Inc.
02:00 PM - 02:25 PM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 10
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

Gamers in VR: What Can The Stats Tell Us?

Neil Barbour - S&P Global Market Intelligence
02:30 PM - 02:55 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise
Jun 10
Promenade Room 104A

Unlocking the Potential of LBE: Scaling with PICO’s XR Solutions

Leland Hedges - PICO XR US/EMEA (ByteDance)
02:30 PM - 02:55 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 10
Room 101B

The Quest Landscape: Strategies for Victory

JP Minetos - Hartmann Capital
02:30 PM - 02:55 PM
Room 103B/C
Collaboration, Training & Education
Jun 10
Room 103B/C

AR, Mapping, and AI: The Future of Enterprise Collaboration is Spatial

Trista Pierce - Niantic Spatial, Inc.
02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 10
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

Nexus Builders & Creators Lightning Round

02:45 PM - 03:45 PM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 10
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

Game On: Developer Showcase!

03:30 PM - 03:55 PM
Room 103B/C
Collaboration, Training & Education
Jun 10
Room 103B/C

Why VR Learning Works (and Why It Fails)

Antonia Forster - Avantis Education
03:30 PM - 03:55 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 10
GRAND BALLROOM

Reality Modding: Shaping Immersive Worlds with AI

Dr. Helen Papagiannis -
03:30 PM - 03:55 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 10
Room 101A

3 XR Apps in 3 Months?!

Rylan Pozniak Daniels - iRylan.com
03:30 PM - 04:25 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise
Jun 10
Promenade Room 104A

PANEL: How Spatial Computing is Reshaping Heavy Manufacturing

Paul Davies - The Boeing Company
Dr. Sandhya Santhosh - Collins Aerospace - Applied Research and Technology
Alex Goldberg - Blue Origin
03:30 PM - 04:25 PM
Room 102A
XR Policy
Jun 10
Room 102A

PANEL: Stronger Together: Accessibility & Diversity in a Post-DEIA XR Landscape

Dylan Fox - XR Access
Stephanie Montgomery - XR Association
Leona Edegbe - Microsoft
Devin Baldwin - The Devinci Code
Dr. Ruth Diaz - VR Create|Connect
03:30 PM - 04:25 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 10
Room 101B

PANEL: Monetize This: Turning Creativity Into Income

Naysy -
Bridger Smith - Noetic Talent Agency
04:00 PM - 04:25 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 10
Room 101A

AI + XR: Building a Multiplayer, Cross-platform XR Game in One Week

Preston Platt - Rock Paper Reality
04:00 PM - 04:55 PM
Room 102B
Retail & Marketing
Jun 10
Room 102B

PANEL: CAD to Commerce: Building a 3D Experience

Ashley Crowder - VNTANA
Daniel Frith - London Dynamics
Eric Chadwick - DGG
Paul Connelly - Bentley Systems
04:15 PM - 05:10 PM
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 10
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

Panel: AR Alliance with Insights for Mass Market Adoption of AR Products

Bharath Rajagopalan - STMicroelectronics
05:00 PM - 05:25 PM
Room 102A
XR Policy
Jun 10
Room 102A

For XR/AI Makers, the Secret Sauce is Ethics

Aysu Unal - AiSU
Avi Bar-Zeev - XR Guild
05:00 PM - 05:25 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 10
Room 101A

From Code to Conduct: Building Healthy Communities in VR Games

David Neubelt - Another Axiom
05:00 PM - 05:25 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise
Jun 10
Promenade Room 104A

How VR is Bridging the Construction Labor Gap: From Proof of Concept to Proven Training Solution

Greg Meyers - ForgeFX Simulations
Dave Raasakka - Somero
05:00 PM - 05:55 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 10
Room 101B

PANEL: Igniting Cultural Institutions: AfroFuturism & Lincoln Center

Nona Hendryx - Dream Machine
Sutu - EyeJack | Sutu Eats Flies
Mengtong Guan - Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Kathleen Cohen - The Collaboratorium
05:00 PM - 05:55 PM
Room 102B
Retail & Marketing
Jun 10
Room 102B

PANEL: T-Mobile F1 XR Story – How T-Mobile’s Retail Store Deployed XR to Enhance the Customer Experience

Courtney Tononi - T-Mobile
Ian Dawson - Augmentive Studio for AR/VR/XR
Athena Demos - Big Rock Creative
Philippe Lewicki - AfterNow
05:00 PM - 05:55 PM
Room 103B/C
Collaboration, Training & Education
Jun 10
Room 103B/C

How Businesses are Using VR Training to Drive Measurable Business Results

Barton Goldenberg - ISM Inc.
Jason Woods - Travel Insured International
05:30 PM - 05:55 PM
Room 102A
XR Policy
Jun 10
Room 102A

XR Policy Discussion with Virtual World Society

Alvin Graylin - Our Next Reality | Virtual World Society
Tom Furness - Virtual World Society
05:30 PM - 05:55 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 10
Room 101A

The Emperor Has No Presence — or Rigid Body: Why AR Feels Broken, and What We Can Do About It

Jasmine Roberts - Microsoft Research
09:00 AM - 09:25 AM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 11
GRAND BALLROOM

Niantic Spatial Keynote

Brian McClendon - Niantic Spatial, Inc.
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 - AI/XR Pod
Ted Schilowitz - Red Camera
11:45 AM - 12:10 PM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 11
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

Marketing Best Practices for a Successful Game Launch

Eric Chevalier - Scout House
Zane Parker - Scout House
Sam Yu - Scout House
12:15 PM - 01:15 PM
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 11
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

Hackathon Winners: XRAI Hack Winners Lightning Round

Ashley Blake - elsewhere Not-For-Profit
12:30 PM - 01:25 PM
Promenade Room 104B
Start-Ups & Investors
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104B

PANEL: Investor Q&A - Ask Us Anything!

Amy LaMeyer - WXR Fund
Jonathan Carmel - Impact Venture Capital
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 - nirdlo
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
01:20 PM - 02:20 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
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

Tim Ventura - VOR Advisory
Shelley Peterson - Wizard Wells
James Cooper - Raytheon | An RTX Business
Alejandro Mendoza - Sierra Space
Christopher Colaw - Lockheed Martin
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
Promenade Room 104B
Start-Ups & Investors
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104B

Start-Up Pitch Competition: Part 1

02:25 PM - 03:25 PM
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 11
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

Hackathon Winners: Stanford XR Hackathon Winners Lightning Round

David Oh - The Venture Reality Fund
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

360Âş DOMES - Fulldome Storytelling & Immersive Entertainment

Ed Lantz - Vortex Immersion
Jenni Ogden - Eye Q Productions
Katy Yudin - COSM
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 11
GRAND BALLROOM

From Atari to XR: Gaming Through the Generations with the Bushnell Family

Nolan Bushnell - Atari and Chuck E. Cheese
Alissa Bushnell - 104 West Partners
Brent Bushnell - Two Bit Circus
Tyler Bushnell - Polycade
Dylan Bushnell - Atmos Labs
Wyatt Bushnell - Coin Crew Games
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 - 04:25 PM
Room 103B/C
Gaming, Entertainment & Media
Jun 11
Room 103B/C

Mission-Driven Gameplay with AAA IP Brings History to Life with Full City-Scale XR LBE

Louisa Spring - T-Mobile
Joe Gabriel - Niantic Spatial, Inc.
Will Humphrey - Sugar Creative
Miro Lima - Mawari
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Promenade Room 104B
Start-Ups & Investors
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104B

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 - 04:25 PM
Room 102B
Retail & Marketing
Jun 11
Room 102B

Using Augmented Reality to Enhance Cultural Relevance

Jason Steinberg - Pretty Big Monster
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!!

Kyle Render - Rendered Talent
Kirsten Hudson - Social Concept Group
Alex Ansel (Koolaid) - Failed To Render Comedy Club
Chino LaForge - Failed To Render Comedy Club
Clay Newman - Failed To Render Comedy Club
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 - 04:55 PM
Room 102B
Retail & Marketing
Jun 11
Room 102B

How to Leverage XR as the Next Era of Sports Fan Engagement

Will Misselbrook - LA Galaxy
Andrew Merkin - Cosm
James Giglio - MVP Interactive
04:30 PM - 04:55 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 11
Room 101B

Crafting Immersive Stories on Vision Pro

Victor Agulhon - TARGO
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
05:00 PM - 05:25 PM
Room 102B
Retail & Marketing
Jun 11
Room 102B

Immersive Tech That’s Redefining the Fan Experience

Christian Lau - Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC)
Natascha French - 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
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
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
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

Bob Fine - IVRHA
Julia A Scott, PhD - XRSI
Haipeng (Mark) Zhang - American Medical Extended Reality Association
Brennan Spiegel - Cedars-Sinai Hospital Journal of Medical Extended Reality
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
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
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 12
GRAND BALLROOM

Fireside Chat with Palmer Luckey on Groundbreaking Advancements with XR in Military and Defense

Palmer Luckey - Anduril
Stephanie Riggs - Nia Holdings, Inc
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise
Jun 12
Promenade Room 104A

What Does Success Look Like? Ways to Measure ROI with XR in Enterprise

Andy Hunt - The Hershey Company
Drew Weigel - Shutterstock
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 - 10:55 AM
Room 102A
AI + XR
Jun 12
Room 102A

PANEL: Crafting Tomorrow's Brand Experiences with Spatial Computing and AI

Adam Chernick - AWS
Luke Hurd - VML
Dale Imerman - WPP
10:00 AM - 10:55 AM
Promenade Room 104B
XR Enablement
Jun 12
Promenade Room 104B

State of Smart Glasses and What's Around the Corner

Tim Bajarin - Creative Strategies Inc.
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
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 12
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

Hackathon Winners: Immersive Insiders XR Design Challenge

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
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 101A
Developer
Jun 12
Room 101A

Vibe Coding for XR

Terry Schussler - Deutsche Telekom AG
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
11:20 AM - 11:45 AM
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 12
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

Escaping the Phone: Mobile to XR with "DuolingoXR"

Sarah Gordon - University of Cincinnati
Kate Bielotserkovksa - Lemon Sharks
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 - 01:25 PM
Room 102B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 12
Room 102B

PANEL: How to Broaden VR Adoption Among Adults

Celine Tien - Flowly
Lori H. Schwartz - StoryTech
Ajit Ninan - Meta
12:30 PM - 01:25 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 12
Room 101A

PANEL: Mobile and XR's Family Therapy Session

Inga Petryaevskaya - ShapesXR
Alex Levin - L+R
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 - 01:55 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
01:10 PM - 02:00 PM
Hall A
Collaboration, Training & Education
Jun 12
Hall A

Colleges and Career Development Roundtables #1

Marjaana Siivola - Aalto University
Laurent Da Dalto - MIMBUS
Jonathon Parker - Gower College Swansea
David Neumann - Humber Polytechnic
Jenny Jiang - CVS Health
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
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
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 102B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 12
Room 102B

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

Anne L. Bailey - Veterans Affairs
Dr. Linda Ciavarelli - HouseCall VR
01:45 PM - 02:40 PM
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 12
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

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

Ferhan Ozkan - XR Bootcamp
02:00 PM - 02:25 PM
Room 102B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 12
Room 102B

Forecasting Tomorrow’s Medicine Through XR Simulations

Susan Persky - National Institutes of Health
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
Jun 12
Promenade Room 104A

Practical Lessons for Introducing XR into a Manufacturing Environment

Dustin Sleight - IDEXX
02:10 PM - 03:00 PM
Hall A
Collaboration, Training & Education
Jun 12
Hall A

Colleges and Career Development Roundtables #2

Laurent Da Dalto - MIMBUS
Marjaana Siivola - Aalto University
Jonathon Parker - Gower College Swansea
David Neumann - Humber Polytechnic
Jenny Jiang - CVS Health
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
02:30 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 - 03:25 PM
Room 102A
AI + XR
Jun 12
Room 102A

PANEL: The Intersection of AI and AR in the Real World

Nir Daube - LIBBA
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
03:45 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