AGENDA

AWE USA 2025

Jun 9 Jun 10 Jun 11 Jun 12
09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Builders Nexus | Sponsored by MASA
Jun 9
Promenade Room 104C

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

Brian Hui - MIT Reality Hack
Jesse McCulloch - Snap
10:30 AM - 04:30 PM
Room 204
Networking
Jun 9
Room 204

XR Guild and Virtual World Society - UNCONFERENCE

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 Android XR (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

Bringing AI and AR Into the Real World Through Spectacles

Evan Spiegel - Snap
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Promenade Room 104C
Enterprise VIP | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.
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 | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.
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

Project Aura & More: XREAL’s Vision for the Present and Future of XR

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 | Sponsored by MASA
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

2025 AWE Gaming Hub Exhibitors Showcase

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Enterprise VIP | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.
Jun 10
Promenade Room 104C

Roundtable: Crafting Effective Stories and Experiences for AR in Marketing

Patrick Johnson - Rock Paper Reality
12:15 PM - 01:15 PM
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus | Sponsored by MASA
Jun 10
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

Nexus Builders & Creators Lightning Round #1

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
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 Quest Landscape: Strategies for Victory

JP Minetos - Hartmann Capital
01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 10
Room 101A

3D Anywhere: Optimizing CAD and BIM Data for Anyone, on Any Device

Cameron Ayres - Unity
01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.
Jun 10
Promenade Room 104A

How Sony is Leveraging Immersive Engineering to Design Future Consumer Products

Ben Widdowson - Siemens
Toshi Suzuki - Sony Corporation
01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
Room 103B/C
Collaboration, Training & Education | Sponsored by ScopeAR
Jun 10
Room 103B/C

Scaling VR for Safety-Critical Field Operations: Insights from MTA Metro-North Railroad

Lorne Lieb - Metro-North Railroad
Martin Sebban - Uptale
01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 10
GRAND BALLROOM

Real Talk: A Heart to Heart with Google, Meta, and Snap

Said Bakadir - Qualcomm
Scott Myers - Snap
Bruno Cendon - Meta
Hugo Swart - Google
01:00 PM - 01:55 PM
Room 102A
XR Policy
Jun 10
Room 102A

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

Elizabeth Hyman - XR Association
Jeremy Luby - Chocolate Milk & Donuts
Andres Castrillon - Qualcomm
Kristi Woolsey - BCG
01:00 PM - 01:55 PM
Room 102B
Retail & Marketing
Jun 10
Room 102B

PANEL: Unlocking the Secrets of Successful XR Advertising & Marketing

Nic Hill - Sawhorse Productions
Raag Harshavat - Snap
Brett Perloff - Prism AR
Dana Ware - ARound / The VOID
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Enterprise VIP | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.
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 | Sponsored by MASA
Jun 10
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

Nexus Builders & Creators Lightning Round #2

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
01:30 PM - 01:55 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.
Jun 10
Promenade Room 104A

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

Hugh Hayden - Niantic Spatial
01:30 PM - 01:55 PM
Room 103B/C
Collaboration, Training & Education | Sponsored by ScopeAR
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
Jill Campbell - Meta
01:30 PM - 01:55 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 10
Room 101A

Augmented Manifest Destiny: Reclaiming Ownership in the Mirrorworld

Alex Ronalds - Auki Labs
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 - 02:25 PM
Room 103B/C
Collaboration, Training & Education | Sponsored by ScopeAR
Jun 10
Room 103B/C

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

Jonathan Foremny - TCOM
02:00 PM - 02:25 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 10
Room 101A

Spatial AI: Bringing New Dimension to AR through AI on Spectacles

Terek Judi - Snap Inc.
Conway Anderson - Sidequest Inc.
02:00 PM - 02:25 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 10
Room 101B

Reality Creator Economy: XR and AI Collide to Unlock Massive New Frontiers in Reality Commercialization

Ben Erwin - Academy Immersive of Arts and Sciences
Chris Pfaff - Chris Pfaff Tech Media LLC
Yu Yuan - MASA
Julie Smithson - METAVRSE and XR Women
02:00 PM - 02:25 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.
Jun 10
Promenade Room 104A

Visual Positioning at Scale - Outpacing Big Tech in the Spatial Computing Revolution

Matias Koski - Immersal
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 - Agog: The Immersive Media Institute
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

02:30 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 | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.
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 | Sponsored by ScopeAR
Jun 10
Room 103B/C

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

Emma Valdes - Knollwood Investment Advisory
Trista Pierce - Niantic Spatial, Inc.
02:30 PM - 02:55 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 10
GRAND BALLROOM

Volvo Group's Strategic Implementation: Designing, Training, and Manufacturing Planning with XR

Johan Hellqvist - Volvo Group
Brad Scoggin - ArborXR
02:30 PM - 02:55 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 10
Room 101A

Your XR Stack Is Holding You Back—Let’s Burn It Down

Amanda Blair - 8th Wall
Amanda Whitt - 8th Wall
02:30 PM - 02:55 PM
Room 102B
Retail & Marketing
Jun 10
Room 102B

Beyond the Banner Ad: How AR is Reshaping Brand Engagement

Tom Emrich - The Next Dimension
02:30 PM - 02:55 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 10
Room 101B

Unlocking Locations with Spatial Storytelling

Michael Guerin - Lureo & Imvizar
02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 10
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

PANEL: XR Sports: Unlocking Growth, Monetization & Adoption

Lucy Trang Nguyen - Accedo
Patrick Costello - Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Tom Brady - Premier Lacrosse League
Christopher Sinnott - AWS
Dr. Mickaël Raulet - Ateme
02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Enterprise VIP | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.
Jun 10
Promenade Room 104C

Roundtable: Requirements for XR in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

Marc Bringuier - Augmentalix
02:35 PM - 03:35 PM
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus | Sponsored by MASA
Jun 10
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

MIT Reality Hack x Snap LiveAR Hack at AWE - Judging

Brian Hui - MIT Reality Hack
03:30 PM - 03:55 PM
Room 103B/C
Collaboration, Training & Education | Sponsored by ScopeAR
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

Immersive Human Performance at the Edge: From Space Force to the Sports Arena

Matt Coleman - FansXR, INC & Magnify World LLC
Brad Chedister - LANDWERX
Colonel (Ret.) Bill “Hippie” Woolf - Space Force Association
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
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
03:30 PM - 04:25 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.
Jun 10
Promenade Room 104A

PANEL: How Spatial Computing is Reshaping Heavy Manufacturing

Lynn Welch - Lucid Reality Labs
Dr. Sandhya Santhosh - Collins Aerospace - Applied Research and Technology
Alex Goldberg - Blue Origin
Derek Dreier - The Boeing Company
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 - BridgeMakers.world
03:30 PM - 04:25 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 10
Room 101B

PANEL: Strategies for Turning Creativity Into Income

Alex Meland - Impact Reality / Flat2VR Studios
Naysy -
Bridger Smith - Noetic Talent Agency
Matthew Contino - Matteo311
03:30 PM - 04:25 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 10
Room 101A

PANEL: The Lifecycle of Game Development

Alissa Brodsky - Dark Arts Software
Cory Lanham - Lone Echo franchise
Shane Rhodes - Mighty Coconut
Andrea Silvers - Skydance Games
04:00 PM - 04:25 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 10
GRAND BALLROOM

Future of Design Leveraging Immersive Engineering and Generative AI

Ben Widdowson - Siemens
04:00 PM - 04:25 PM
Promenade Room 104B
XR Enablement
Jun 10
Promenade Room 104B

Bookar: Transforming Education Through Immersive AR Storytelling

Lee Soo Min - ArtygenSpace
04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Room 103B/C
Collaboration, Training & Education | Sponsored by ScopeAR
Jun 10
Room 103B/C

World Modeling and World Simulation: How Virtual World Powers the Next Leap in AI

Tom Furness - Virtual World Society
Alvin Graylin - Our Next Reality | Virtual World Society
Yu Yuan - MASA
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

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Enterprise VIP | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.
Jun 10
Promenade Room 104C

Roundtable: Implementing AI into XR Projects

Pratik Suketu - tikiLabs
04:15 PM - 05:10 PM
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus | Sponsored by MASA
Jun 10
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

Panel: What Does It Take to Achieve Mass Market Adoption of AR products?

Bharath Rajagopalan - STMicroelectronics
Edgar Auslander - Meta
Said Bakadir - Qualcomm
Bernard Kress - Google
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 101A
Developer
Jun 10
Room 101A

3 XR Apps in 3 Months?!

Rylan Pozniak Daniels - iRylan.com
04:30 PM - 04:55 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.
Jun 10
Promenade Room 104A

Making XR Training Measurable: Insights That Drive ROI

Brad Scoggin - ArborXR
Dan Kuykendall - ArborXR
04:30 PM - 04:55 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 10
GRAND BALLROOM

Conversational AI Characters with Agentic Abilities in Virtual Worlds

Purnendu Mukherjee - Convai Technologies
04:30 PM - 04:55 PM
Promenade Room 104B
XR Enablement
Jun 10
Promenade Room 104B

X-Runner : A New Paradigm for the Wearable-Free Metaverse Platform

HaeHyun Jung - Newjak.co.,Ltd.
04:40 PM - 05:35 PM
Room 103B/C
Collaboration, Training & Education | Sponsored by ScopeAR
Jun 10
Room 103B/C

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

Barton Goldenberg - ISM Inc.
Johan Cruse - Volvo Trucks
Cortney Harding - Friends with Holograms
Jenny Taylor - Duke Energy Corporation
04:45 PM - 05:40 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 - 05:25 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 10
GRAND BALLROOM

Building Community First Games in Gorilla Tag and Orion Drift

David Neubelt - Another Axiom
05:00 PM - 05:25 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.
Jun 10
Promenade Room 104A

Intelligent Realities: How XR and AI Are Reimagining the Enterprise Environment

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

Building XR Apps for all Devices: XR Pixel Streaming for Unity, Unreal, and Beyond

Luis Bollinger - Hololight GmbH
05:00 PM - 05:25 PM
Promenade Room 104B
XR Enablement
Jun 10
Promenade Room 104B

XR Content Playground for Next Gen Creators

Dawn Yun - SOULX
05:00 PM - 05:55 PM
Room 102A
XR Policy
Jun 10
Room 102A

PANEL: Navigating XR Policy: Building Amid Uncertainty

Elizabeth Rothman - XRSI - X Reality Safety Intelligence
Finn Staber - Chicken Waffle
Dena Feldman - Meta
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
05:25 PM - 05:55 PM
Promenade Room 104B
XR Enablement
Jun 10
Promenade Room 104B

How apoc Is Redefining WebXR for IP-Driven Brands

Ellie Lee - apoc (FAMPPY Inc.)
05:30 PM - 05:55 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
05:30 PM - 05:55 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.
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
05:30 PM - 05:55 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 10
GRAND BALLROOM

MIT Reality Hack x Snap LiveAR Hack at AWE - Awards

Maria Rice - MIT Reality Hack
Russell Patton - Snap
05:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Room 204
Networking
Jun 10
Room 204

Virtual World Society Charity Auction

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

Niantic Spatial: Transforming How We Understand the World Through Geospatial Intelligence

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

The Great Reversal: Digital Beings in the Physical World

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
Hugo Swart - Google
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Promenade Room 104C
Enterprise VIP | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.
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 | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.
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 - 12:00 PM
Room 204
Speed Networking
Jun 11
Room 204

Speed Networking Session #3: Investors <> Builders

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

11:00 AM - 11:55 PM
Promenade Room 104B
Start-Ups & Investors
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104B

K-Metaverse: Where Korea's Digital Innovation Meets the Future of Experience

Salar Shahna - Sensoryx
Kyungmun Jung - Twohands Interactive Inc.
Nathan Kim - VTouch, Inc.
HoYoung Lee - TOONSQUARE
Seongchan Lee - YATAV
Taebeom Lee - COMPLEXION Co., Ltd.
Sangmin(Albert) NO - LOGIBROTHERS.INC
Jin Park - VIRNECT
Siyong You - LBS tech
11:02 AM - 11:08 AM
Promenade Room 104B
Start-Ups & Investors
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104B

The Division of Labor: Robots Move, AI Decides, Humans Solve — XR Enables Creative Intelligence

Jin Park - VIRNECT
11:08 AM - 11:14 AM
Promenade Room 104B
Start-Ups & Investors
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104B

Technology is moving forward, but humans are falling behind

Kyungmun Jung - Twohands Interactive Inc.
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 11
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

Unlocking Passthrough Camera Access: Showcases & Dev Tools

Rita Turkowski - Meta
Jake Steinerman - Meta
Dilmer Valecillos - Meta
11:10 AM - 12:10 PM
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus | Sponsored by MASA
Jun 11
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

Hackathon Winners: XRAI Hack & HarvardXR Ideathon Winners Lightning Round

Ashley Blake - elsewhere Not-For-Profit
Rahel Demant - XR Bootcamp
11:14 AM - 11:20 AM
Promenade Room 104B
Start-Ups & Investors
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104B

Virtual Environment AI Counseling Solution

Seongchan Lee - YATAV
11:20 AM - 11:26 AM
Promenade Room 104B
Start-Ups & Investors
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104B

Redefining Urban Accessibility: Building Barrier-Free Cities with AR and AI

Siyong You - LBS tech
11:26 AM - 11:32 AM
Promenade Room 104B
Start-Ups & Investors
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104B

In the age of AI, focus on human inspiration

HoYoung Lee - TOONSQUARE
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Enterprise VIP | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104C

Roundtable with Niantic Spatial, Inc.

Baljeet Singh - Niantic Spatial
Hugh Hayden - Niantic Spatial
11:32 AM - 11:38 AM
Promenade Room 104B
Start-Ups & Investors
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104B

WIZPR RING: The Future of Voice Interaction with AI

Nathan Kim - VTouch, Inc.
11:38 AM - 11:44 AM
Promenade Room 104B
Start-Ups & Investors
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104B

Digital Healthcare Solutions for a Lifetime of Walking on Your Own Two Feet

Taebeom Lee - COMPLEXION Co., Ltd.
11:44 AM - 11:50 AM
Promenade Room 104B
Start-Ups & Investors
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104B

Beyond Coding: CODMOS for Future-Ready Education for K12

Sangmin(Albert) NO - LOGIBROTHERS.INC
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Room 102B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 11
Room 102B

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

11:50 AM - 12:20 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
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 | Sponsored by MASA
Jun 11
Builders 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
12:35 PM - 01:00 PM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 11
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

Promoting Your Game Inside the Development Cycle

Jasmine Lehman - LIV
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 - Universal Destinations & Experiences
Derek Reece - Universal Destinations & Experiences
01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 11
Room 101A

Getting Started with Android XR Development in Unity

Tricia Becker - Unity
Simon Steiner - Qualcomm
Ryan Bartley - Google
01:00 PM - 01:55 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 11
Room 101B

PANEL: Creative Potential of Immersive AI

Eric Oldrin - Studio 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 | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104A

PANEL: XR's Future in Aerospace and Defense: Overcoming Challenges and Embracing Opportunities

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 | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.
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
01:15 PM - 01:40 PM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 11
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

Bootstrapping Your XR Studio

Ryan Canuel - Petricore, Inc
01:20 PM - 02:20 PM
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus | Sponsored by MASA
Jun 11
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

Hackathon Winners: Stanford XR Hackathon Winners Lightning Round

David Oh - PICO
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.
Andrew Kurano - Trigger
01:30 PM - 01:55 PM
Room 102A
AI + XR
Jun 11
Room 102A

AugmentOS: The Smart Glasses OS

Cayden Pierce - Mentra
01:30 PM - 01:55 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 11
GRAND BALLROOM

Dream It, Build It: Developing Immersive AR with Snap Spectacles and Lens Studio

Bobby Murphy - Snap
Raymond Kallmeyer - Verse Immersive
Ihor Kuzin - Snap
Will Eastcott - PlayCanvas (acquired by Snap)
01:30 PM - 02:25 PM
Room 102B
Retail & Marketing
Jun 11
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 - 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 - 02:40 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 / The VOID
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
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104A

Pixels to Places: Building Immersive Futures in AEC

David Gillespie - Foster + Partners
Paris Nikitidis - Foster + Partners
02:00 PM - 02:25 PM
Room 102A
AI + XR
Jun 11
Room 102A

Code Less, Launch More: How AI + WebAR is Breaking the Build Cycle

Rigel Benton - 8th Wall
Kaci Lambeth - Niantic Spatial, Inc.
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 - NiaXP
02:00 PM - 02:55 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 11
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
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Room 204
Speed Networking
Jun 11
Room 204

Speed Networking Session #4: Investors <> Builders

02:25 PM - 03:25 PM
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus | Sponsored by MASA
Jun 11
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

*LIVE* TechMagic with Cathy Hackl *LIVE*

Cathy Hackl - Future Dynamics
Lee Kebler - TechMagic Podcast
02:30 PM - 02:55 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 11
GRAND BALLROOM

Get Rewarded by Powering Immersion

Luis Oscar Ramirez - Mawari
02:30 PM - 03:25 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
Brian Takemasa - GFR Fund
Michael Agustin - Curie
Christine Schwarz - Virtual Round Ballers
Eduardo Neeter - HyperTunnel
Nicole Day - ClimbRx
Haven Vu - Relic
Khuzema Wala - Relic
02:50 PM - 03:50 PM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 11
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

PANEL: The Immersive Gold Rush: The Art and Business of Today’s LBVR

Bob Cooney - The VR Collective/LEXRA
Jenna Seiden - Vertically Coastal Consulting, Inc.
Jeffrey Travis - Positron
David Bardos - UNIVRSE
Joshua Rubin - Subverse Narrative Consulting
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 101B
Creator
Jun 11
Room 101B

Crafting Immersive Stories on Vision Pro

Victor Agulhon - TARGO
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 - 03:25 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104A

Spatial Commerce: Unlocking New Growth Pathways with aryve AR Indoor Navigation

Sascha Kiener - svarmony Technologies
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

Robin White Owen - MediaCombo
Paige Dansinger - Better World Museum
Eugy Han - Stanford University
Monica Arés - Microsoft
Will Cherry - Meta
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 | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104C

Roundtable: XR's Future in Aerospace and Defense: Overcoming Challenges and Embracing Opportunities

Shelley Peterson - Wizard Wells
Tim Ventura - VOR Advisory
03:30 PM - 03:55 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.
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.
David Moreno - Virtualware
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 - 03:55 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
03:30 PM - 03:55 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 11
Room 101A

Empower Developers - Bring Web and AI to Spatial

Ruoya Sheng - Bytedance PICO
03:30 PM - 03:55 PM
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus | Sponsored by MASA
Jun 11
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

From Metaverse to Multireality: Charting XR’s Ultimate Horizon Through a Paradigm Shift

Yu Yuan - MASA
03:40 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
Brian Takemasa - GFR Fund
Mike Nichols - contXtual
Jennifer Anne Ipsen - Marionette
Malcolm Lee - GabbVR
Vasilapostolos Ouranis - Haptikos
Raymond Kallmeyer - Verse Immersive
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 Aracena Kovacevic - Ericsson
04:00 PM - 04:25 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.
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 103B/C
Gaming, Entertainment & Media
Jun 11
Room 103B/C

Behind the Scenes of "Bono: Stories of Surrender (Immersive)"

Elad Offer - Bono: Stories of Surrender
Kathleen Cohen - The Collaboratorium
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus | Sponsored by MASA
Jun 11
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

XR Women Awards

Julie Smithson - METAVRSE and XR Women
Karen Alexander - XR Women / XRconnectED
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 - 05:30 PM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Networking
Jun 11
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

AWE Gaming Hub Happy Hour

04:10 PM - 04:35 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 11
Room 101B

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

Pia Behmuaras -
Louise Royer -
04:15 PM - 05:15 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Enterprise VIP | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104C

Roundtable: Designing XR to Improve Patient Outcomes

Jessica Maslin - Mieron, Inc.
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 - 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

PANEL: 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
Luis Oscar Ramirez - Mawari
04:30 PM - 05:25 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.
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
04:30 PM - 05:30 PM
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Networking
Jun 11
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

AWE Builders Happy Hour

04:40 PM - 05:05 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 11
Room 101B

360º DOMES - Fulldome Storytelling & Immersive Entertainment

Ed Lantz - Vortex Immersion
Jenni Ogden - Eye Q Productions
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)
Laura Kusumoto - IterationZero
05:00 PM - 05:25 PM
Room 102A
AI + XR
Jun 11
Room 102A

A Glance at Korean Startup’s Innovative Global Business through AI

So Jung (Sophie) Choi - Onecup
Dawn Yun - SOULX
Glen Shim - ROBOS
Jinu Kim - Westmoon
Eun Ho (Jesse) Lee - Curi AI
06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 11
GRAND BALLROOM

16th Annual Auggie Awards and XR Hall of Fame Ceremony

Ori Inbar - AWE & Super Ventures
09:00 AM - 09:55 AM
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
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
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 Spatial, Inc.
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
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
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 Spatial, Inc.
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 - 10:55 AM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 12
GRAND BALLROOM

PANEL: How Wearables Help Reach Physical AI

Johannes Peeters - VoxelSensors
Bharath Rajagopalan - STMicroelectronics
Irena Cronin - Infinite Retina
Dr. Sandhya Santhosh - Collins Aerospace - Applied Research and Technology
Mike Stefanick - Qualcomm
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Promenade Room 104C
Enterprise VIP | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.
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 | Sponsored by MASA
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
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 | Sponsored by MASA
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 Spatial, Inc.
Jun 12
Promenade Room 104C

Roundtable: Scaling VR Training Across Enterprise

Barton Goldenberg - ISM Inc.
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus | Sponsored by MASA
Jun 12
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

AI x Metaverse: Advancing Spatial Intelligence, Spatial Computing, and Beyond in Synergy

Avi Bar-Zeev - XR Guild
Yu Yuan - MASA
Amy LaMeyer - WXR Fund
Neil Trevett - Metaverse Standards Forum
11:50 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 | Sponsored by MASA
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 Spatial, Inc.
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 - 12:55 PM
Room 103B/C
Collaboration, Training & Education | Sponsored by ScopeAR
Jun 12
Room 103B/C

Immersive Technologies, AI, and the Future of Learning

Kaylee Seely - Pearson
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
12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Enterprise VIP | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.
Jun 12
Promenade Room 104C

Roundtable: Enterprise Branded Events in XR

Antony Vitillo - The Ghost Howls
01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
Promenade Room 104B
XR Enablement
Jun 12
Promenade Room 104B

Choosing a Durable Immersive 3D Stack

Ben Erwin - Academy Immersive of Arts and Sciences
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 Spatial, Inc.
Jun 12
Promenade Room 104A

How Spatial Engineering is Driving Efficiency in Complex Project 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

Cliff Rogers - Covenant House Greater Washington
01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Builders Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus | Sponsored by MASA
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
Deia Green - HYGSF?
Kaiser Pister - ALL3D
Laura Reznikov - Meta
01:00 PM - 01:55 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 12
GRAND BALLROOM

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

Tim Bajarin - Forbes, Fast Company
Jason McGuigan - Lenovo
Kelly Ingham - Meta
Ralph Jodice - XREAL
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
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
01:10 PM - 02:00 PM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 12
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

Unlocking Organic Growth: In-Game Cameras as a Marketing Engine

AJ Shewki - LIV
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
Room 102B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 12
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
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.
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, Featuring XR from Spain

David Moreno - Virtualware
Javier Ortizá - Quasar Dynamics
José Outón - Rewoox
Gabriel Cerra - Immersive Oasis
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
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
Dean Abramson - 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 Spatial, Inc.
Jun 12
Promenade Room 104A

Practical Lessons for Introducing XR into a Manufacturing Environment

Dustin Sleight - IDEXX
02:00 PM - 02:25 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 12
Room 101A

Youth Safety by Design in Metaverse

Ruchi Sharma - Meta
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
Ajit Ninan - Meta
Linda Jacobson - EldersTogether
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Enterprise VIP | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.
Jun 12
Promenade Room 104C

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

Nathan Pettyjohn - The VR/AR Association
02:10 PM - 02:35 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
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 101B
Creator
Jun 12
Room 101B

Beyond the Concert: Rethinking Music Performance for Immersive Video

Tom Rettig - The Spatialists
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
02:30 PM - 02:55 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.
Jun 12
Promenade Room 104A

Glasses-free Mixed Reality - Towards The Final Frontier

Urho Konttori - Distance Technologies
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
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
03:45 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