AGENDA

AWE USA 2025

Jun 9 Jun 10 Jun 11 Jun 12
08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Builders Nexus
Jun 9
Promenade Room 104C

MIT Reality Hack x Snap LiveAR Hack at AWE (RSVP Required)

Brian Hui - MIT Reality Hack
Jesse McCulloch - Snap Inc
03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
LBCC Main Entrance / Promenade Lobby
Networking
Jun 9
LBCC Main Entrance / Promenade Lobby

Early Badge Pickup & Registration

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

Welcome Party Sponsored by Google (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

Evan Spiegel - Snap
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Promenade Room 104C
Enterprise VIP Program
Jun 10
Promenade Room 104C

Expo Tour - Manufacturing & Industrial

Marc Bringuier - Augmentalix
Matthew Wren - VRAR Chicago
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Promenade Room 104C
Enterprise VIP Program
Jun 10
Promenade Room 104C

Expo Tour - Retail, Advertising, & Marketing

Patrick Johnson - Rock Paper Reality
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
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 10
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

Hackathon Winners: MIT Reality Hack Winners Lightning Round

Maria Rice - MIT Reality Hack
Luke Porwol, PhD. - MIT Reality Hack
11:10 AM - 12:30 PM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 10
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

Game Developer Showcase Highlighting 2025 AWE Gaming Hub Exhibitors

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Enterprise VIP Program
Jun 10
Promenade Room 104C

Roundtable: Crafting Effective Stories and Experiences for AR in Marketing

Patrick Johnson - Rock Paper Reality
12:40 PM - 01:40 PM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 10
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

PANEL: The Art and Craft of Making Mixed Reality Games

Kimberly Unger - Meta
Robin Moulder - 3lbXR & 3lb Games
Jaime Pichardo García - Odders Lab
Federico Heller - Eggscape
Oded Sharon - Corbomite Games
12:45 PM - 01:10 PM
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 10
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

GenAI & Spatial Computing Investments

Marco DeMiroz - The Venture Reality Fund
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 - 01:25 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 10
Room 101A

Unity Session

01:00 PM - 01:55 PM
Room 102A
XR Policy
Jun 10
Room 102A

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

Jeremy Luby - Chocolate Milk & Donuts
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
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Enterprise VIP Program
Jun 10
Promenade Room 104C

Roundtable: Developing an XR Business Case in Manufacturing

Matthew Wren - VRAR Chicago
01:15 PM - 02:15 PM
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 10
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

Nexus Builders & Creators Lightning Round

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
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise
Jun 10
Promenade Room 104A

Building with Niantic Spatial: Enterprise Solutions for Today's Real World Challenges

Hugh Hayden - Niantic Spatial, Inc.
01:30 PM - 01:55 PM
Room 103B/C
Collaboration, Training & Education
Jun 10
Room 103B/C

The Future of Training is Conversational: Roleplay with AI-Powered Avatars

Purnendu Mukherjee - Convai Technologies
01:30 PM - 01:55 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 10
Room 101B

Unlocking the Potential of AI-generated Content for XR Creators

Ellysse Dick - Meta
Brandon Egolf - Clique Games
01:50 PM - 02:15 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
02:00 PM - 02:25 PM
Room 102A
XR Policy
Jun 10
Room 102A

Evolving Bystander Signaling Norms and Industry Standards in the Era of AI

Dena Feldman - Meta
02:00 PM - 02:25 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 10
GRAND BALLROOM

Superhuman: How XR and AI Are Rewriting the Human Experience

Jason McGuigan - Lenovo
02:00 PM - 02:55 PM
Promenade Room 104B
XR Enablement
Jun 10
Promenade Room 104B

PANEL: The Next Revolution in Graphics: How 3DGS Changes Everything

Rachael Newport - XRradio
Navjeet Chhina - Nucleus4D
Josette Seitz - Specular Theory
Mary Matheson - Arizona State University
Kevin Ang - Bingko
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Room 204
Speed Networking
Jun 10
Room 204

Speed Networking Session #1: Investors/Publishers <> Game Devs

02:20 PM - 03:20 PM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 10
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

XR Sports: Unlocking Growth, Monetization & Adoption

Lucy Trang Nguyen - Accedo
02:25 PM - 03:25 PM
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 10
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

MIT Reality Hack x Snap LiveAR Hack at AWE - Judging

David De Cristofaro - MIT Reality Hack
02:30 PM - 02:55 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
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 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
Promenade Room 104C
Enterprise VIP Program
Jun 10
Promenade Room 104C

Roundtable: Requirements for XR in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

Marc Bringuier - Augmentalix
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
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 10
Room 101A

3 XR Apps in 3 Months?!

Rylan Pozniak Daniels - iRylan.com
03:30 PM - 04:15 PM
LBCC Main Entrance / Promenade Lobby
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 10
LBCC Main Entrance / Promenade Lobby

AWE Wellness Walk with Caitlin Krause: A Somatic & Spatial Journey into Digital Wellbeing

Caitlin Krause - MindWise
03:30 PM - 04:25 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise
Jun 10
Promenade Room 104A

PANEL: How Spatial Computing is Reshaping Heavy Manufacturing

Lynn Welch - Lucid Reality Labs
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: Strategies for Turning Creativity Into Income

Alex Meland - Between Realities Podcast
Naysy -
Andrei Becher - VR ManCave
Bridger Smith - Noetic Talent Agency
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Enterprise VIP Program
Jun 10
Promenade Room 104C

Roundtable: Implementing AI into XR Projects

Pratik Suketu - tikiLabs
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
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 10
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

VR Game Spotlight with host Callum Hurley

Callum Hurley - VR Game Spotlight
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Room 204
Speed Networking
Jun 10
Room 204

Speed Networking Session #2: Investors <> Builders

04:15 PM - 05:10 PM
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 10
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

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

Bharath Rajagopalan - STMicroelectronics
04:30 PM - 04:55 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
04:30 PM - 04:55 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 10
Room 101B

The Quest Landscape: Strategies for Victory

JP Minetos - Hartmann Capital
05:00 PM - 05:25 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise
Jun 10
Promenade Room 104A

Lenovo Session - Enterprise

John Iaia - Lenovo
05:00 PM - 05:25 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 10
Room 101A

Pico (ByteDance) Session

Ruoya Sheng - Bytedance PICO
05:00 PM - 05:55 PM
Room 102A
XR Policy
Jun 10
Room 102A

PANEL: Navigating XR Policy: Building Amid Uncertainty

Finn Staber - Chicken Waffle
Elizabeth Rothman - XRSI - X Reality Safety Intelligence
Kavya Pearlman - XRSI - X Reality Safety Intelligence
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

PANEL: How Businesses are Using VR Training to Drive Measurable Business Results

Barton Goldenberg - ISM Inc.
Jason Woods - Travel Insured International
Johan Cruse - Volvo Trucks
Cortney Harding - Friends with Holograms
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
05:30 PM - 05:55 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise
Jun 10
Promenade Room 104A

Shaping and Scaling the Future of Industrial XR — Lessons from Bosch’s Front Lines

Yousof Alsatom - Bosch Digital
Mads Troelsgaard - SynergyXR
09:00 AM - 09:25 AM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 11
GRAND BALLROOM

Niantic Spatial and AI's Leap from The Screen to the Real World

Brian McClendon - Niantic Spatial, Inc.
09:30 AM - 09:55 AM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 11
GRAND BALLROOM

Auki Labs Keynote

Nils Pihl - Auki Labs
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 11
GRAND BALLROOM

Android XR: A New Reality Powering Headset and Glasses

Juston Payne - Google
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Promenade Room 104C
Enterprise VIP Program
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104C

Expo Tour - Defense & Aerospace

Yohan Baillot - ARCortex Inc.
Shelley Peterson - Wizard Wells
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Promenade Room 104C
Enterprise VIP Program
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104C

Expo Tour - Pharmaceutical, Healthcare & Life Sciences

Jessica Maslin - Mieron, Inc.
10:30 AM - 10:55 AM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 11
GRAND BALLROOM

Reality Modding: Shaping Immersive Worlds with AI

Dr. Helen Papagiannis -
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 - 12:10 PM
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 11
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

Hackathon Winners: XRAI Hack Winners Lightning Round

Ashley Blake - elsewhere Not-For-Profit
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Enterprise VIP Program
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104C

Roundtable: Designing XR to Improve Patient Outcomes

Jessica Maslin - Mieron, Inc.
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 11
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

Nobody Cares About Your Game (yet)

Eric Chevalier - Scout House
Zane Parker - Scout House
Sam Yu - Scout House
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Room 102B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 11
Room 102B

The Pitch: Patient Safety's Next Generation (Documentary Film Screening)

12:05 PM - 01:00 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
Petri Rajahalme - FOV Ventures
12:15 PM - 01:15 PM
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 11
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

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

Charlie Fink - AI/XR Pod
Ted Schilowitz - Red Camera
12:20 PM - 12:45 PM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 11
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

Promoting Your Game Inside the Development Cycle

Elliott Tate - Impact Reality / Flat2VR Studios
Jasmine Uniza - Impact Reality / Flat2VR Studios
Eric Masher - Impact Reality / Flat2VR Studios
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 - 01:25 PM
Room 102A
AI + XR
Jun 11
Room 102A

AI and Emerging Formats

Yelena Rachitsky - Meta
01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
Room 103B/C
Gaming, Entertainment & Media
Jun 11
Room 103B/C

Epic Realities: Revolutionizing Theme Parks with AR Magic at Universal Epic Universe

Lynn Welch - Lucid Reality Labs
Stephanie Dominguez Dominguez - Universal Destinations & Experiences
Derek Reece - Universal Destinations & Experiences
01:00 PM - 01:55 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 11
Room 101B

PANEL: Creative Potential of Immersive AI

Eric Oldrin - nirdlo
Kaz Maurice-O'Leary - Verses and Valleys
Eric Shamlin - Secret Level
Bob Bjarke - The Electric Factory
01:00 PM - 01:55 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
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Enterprise VIP Program
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104C

Roundtable: Getting XR out of the Lab and into the Enterprise: Best Practices in Scaling XR in Large Organizations

John Cunningham - Virtualware
01:20 PM - 02:20 PM
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 11
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

Hackathon Winners: Stanford XR Hackathon Winners Lightning Round

David Oh - The Venture Reality Fund
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

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

Joe Gabriel - Niantic Spatial, Inc.
01:30 PM - 02:25 PM
Room 103B/C
Gaming, Entertainment & Media
Jun 11
Room 103B/C

Panel: Bringing Barbie to Mixed Reality! A Case Study in How to Successfully Bring a Brand to XR

Jenna Seiden - Vertically Coastal Consulting, Inc.
Julia (Phelps) Kyle - Mattel, Inc.
Arturo Perez - Kluge Interactive
Chary Keijzer - Cas and Chary XR
Casandra Vuong - Cas and Chary XR
01:50 PM - 02:15 PM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 11
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

Bootstrapping Your XR Studio

Ryan Canuel - Petricore, Inc
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 - 02:25 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 11
Room 101A

From Code to Conduct: Building Healthy Communities in VR Games

David Neubelt - Another Axiom
02:00 PM - 02:25 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104A

Architectural Design & Engineering with XR at Foster + Partners

David Gillespie - Foster + Partners
Paris Nikitidis - Foster + Partners
02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 11
GRAND BALLROOM

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

Palmer Luckey - Anduril
Stephanie Riggs - Nia Holdings, Inc
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Room 204
Speed Networking
Jun 11
Room 204

Speed Networking Session #3: Investors <> Builders

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Enterprise VIP Program
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104C

Roundtable: Unlocking Meaningful Innovation with Generative AI

Pratik Suketu - tikiLabs
02:00 PM - 03:05 PM
Promenade Room 104B
Start-Ups & Investors
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104B

Start-Up Pitch Competition: Part 1

Tipatat Chennavasin - The Venture Reality Fund
Perrin Kaplan - Zebra Partners
Michael Agustin - Curie
Eduardo Neeter - HyperTunnel
Christine Schwarz - Virtual Round Ballers
Vasilapostolos Ouranis - Haptikos
Haven Vu - Relic
Brian Takemasa - GFR Fund
02:25 PM - 02:50 PM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 11
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

Bringing Tabletop Games to Life on Android XR

Grant Anderson - Mirrorscape
Tripp Wood - Mirrorscape
02:25 PM - 03:25 PM
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 11
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

TechMagic with Cathy Hackl (Live Podcast)

Cathy Hackl - Future Dynamics
Lee Kebler - TechMagic Podcast
03:00 PM - 03:25 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 11
Room 101A

Copy That! Proxies of Virtual and Real Objects in XR

Steve Feiner - Columbia University
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
Room 103B/C
Gaming, Entertainment & Media
Jun 11
Room 103B/C

From Behind the Camera to Inside the World: How Emerging Tech Is Transforming Production

AJ Sciutto - Magnopus
03:00 PM - 03:50 PM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 11
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

PANEL: Building Profitable Mass-Scale Shared Immersive Experiences

Amy Jupiter - ByJove, LLC
Neville Spiteri - Wevr
Dana Ware - ARound
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 - Microsoft
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 - 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 - Dream Park
Tyler Bushnell - Polycade
Dylan Bushnell - Atmos Labs
Wyatt Bushnell - Coin Crew Games
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Enterprise VIP Program
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104C

Roundtable: Requirements for XR in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

Shelley Peterson - Wizard Wells
Tim Ventura - VOR Advisory
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
Rana Dalbah - BAE Systems Inc.
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 - 03:55 PM
Room 103B/C
Gaming, Entertainment & Media
Jun 11
Room 103B/C

Roadmap for AAA Games in VR

Shawn Kittelsen - Skydance Games
Ryan Payton - Camouflaj
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Promenade Room 104B
Start-Ups & Investors
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104B

Start-Up Pitch Competition: Part 2

Tipatat Chennavasin - The Venture Reality Fund
Perrin Kaplan - Zebra Partners
Raymond Kallmeyer - Verse Immersive
Nicole Day - ClimbRx
Malcolm-Emanuel Lee - Gabb Global
Jennifer Anne Ipsen - Marionette
Mike Nichols - contXtual
Brian Takemasa - GFR Fund
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 - 04:25 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 11
Room 101B

Music & Mixed Reality: Geo-Located Experiences and Artist World Building

Jacqui Bransky - Warner Records
Daniel Kelly - W-RLDS
Reed Matthews - W-RLDS
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 11
Builders 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 with Failed to Render!!

Kyle Render - Rendered Talent
Kirsten Hudson - Rendered Talent
Alex Ansel (Koolaid) - Failed To Render Comedy Club
Chino LaForge - Failed To Render Comedy Club
Clay Newman - Failed To Render Comedy Club
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Room 204
Speed Networking
Jun 11
Room 204

Speed Networking Session #4: Investors <> Builders

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

Leonard Daly - Daly Realism
Max Bickley - NVIDIA
Daniel Iborra - Bentley Systems
Amra Tareen - ALL3D
Henrik Edstrom - Autodesk
04:30 PM - 05:25 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
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

Malia Probst - Scout House
Erik Fuentes - Chase Bank
Andrew Lowe - Rolls-Royce
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
05:00 PM - 05:25 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 11
Room 101B

UI/UX for the World: XR Design that’s Natural to Everyone

Pia Behmuaras -
Louise Royer -
05:00 PM - 05:25 PM
Room 102A
AI + XR
Jun 11
Room 102A

Innovative Pitches from South Korean Start-Up Founders

06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 11
GRAND BALLROOM

16th Annual Auggie Awards and Hall of Fame Ceremony

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

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
09:30 AM - 10:25 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
Chi Xu - XREAL
Kelly Ingham - Meta
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 - 10:55 AM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise
Jun 12
Promenade Room 104A

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

Andy Hunt - The Hershey Company
Ryan Johnston - Delta Air Lines
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 - 11:00 AM
Promenade Room 104C
Enterprise VIP Program
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
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
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 12
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

Escaping the Phone: Mobile to XR with "DuolingoXR"

Sarah Gordon - University of Cincinnati
Kate Bielotserkovksa - Lemon Sharks
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 - 12:15 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Enterprise VIP Program
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

12:30 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
Jun 12
Promenade Room 104A

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

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: Mobile and XR's Family Therapy Session

Inga Petryaevskaya - ShapesXR
Alex Levin - L+R
Arturo Perez - Kluge Interactive
Nanea Reeves - TRIPP
12:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Room 204
Speed Networking
Jun 12
Room 204

Speed Networking Session #5: Experienced XR Professionals <> Builders

12:45 PM - 01:45 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Enterprise VIP Program
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
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
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 - 01:55 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 A
Collaboration, Training & Education
Jun 12
Hall A

Colleges and Career Development Roundtables #1

Laurent Da Dalto - MIMBUS
Jonathon Parker - Gower College Swansea
David Neumann - Humber Polytechnic
Jenny Jiang - HarvardXR
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
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 - 02:25 PM
Room 102A
AI + XR
Jun 12
Room 102A

The Ambient Interface: 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
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
02:00 PM - 02:25 PM
Room 103B/C
Collaboration, Training & Education
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 Program
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 A
Collaboration, Training & Education
Jun 12
Hall A

Colleges and Career Development Roundtables #2

Laurent Da Dalto - MIMBUS
Jonathon Parker - Gower College Swansea
David Neumann - Humber Polytechnic
Jenny Jiang - HarvardXR
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
Room 102A
AI + XR
Jun 12
Room 102A

The Intersection of AI and AR in the Real World

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

XR/Spatial/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
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