AWE USA 2025 | The World's #1 XR Event

11:00 AM - 05:30 PM

Expo Hall

Networking

Jun 10

Expo Hall

Expo, Playground, Gaming Hub and Builders Nexus

11:10 AM - 12:30 PM

Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

Gaming Hub

Jun 10

Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

2025 AWE Gaming Hub Exhibitors Showcase

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

01:30 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

01:50 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 - 03:00 PM

Room 204

Speed Networking

Jun 10

Room 204

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

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

Room 101A

Developer

Jun 10

Room 101A

From Code to Conduct: Building Healthy Communities in VR Games

David Neubelt - Another Axiom

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 - 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

04:30 PM - 04:55 PM

Room 101B

Creator

Jun 10

Room 101B

The Quest Landscape: Strategies for Victory

JP Minetos - Hartmann Capital

11:00 AM - 05:30 PM

Expo Hall

Networking

Jun 11

Expo Hall

Expo, Playground, Gaming Hub and Builders Nexus

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

11:45 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

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

Jasmine Lehman - AtomBombBody

Jasmine Uniza - Impact Reality / Flat2VR Studios

Eric Masher - Impact Reality / Flat2VR Studios

12:50 PM - 01:15 PM

Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

Gaming Hub

Jun 11

Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

Bootstrapping Your XR Studio

Ryan Canuel - Petricore, Inc

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

01:20 PM - 01:45 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

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, 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

01:30 PM - 02:55 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

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 - 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

03:30 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 101A

Developer

Jun 11

Room 101A

Empower Developers and Bring Web and AI to Spatial

Ruoya Sheng - Bytedance PICO

04:00 PM - 05:30 PM

Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

Networking

Jun 11

Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

AWE Gaming Hub Happy Hour

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 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

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)

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 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

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 - 10:55 AM

Promenade Room 104A

Enterprise | Sponsored by Niantic

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 - 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 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

10:40 AM - 11:05 AM

Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

Gaming Hub

Jun 12

Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

Helping VR Creators Win

Katherine Davenport - Another Axiom

11:15 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

11:50 AM - 12:30 PM

Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

Gaming Hub

Jun 12

Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

Game Developers Lightning Round

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

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

Kelly Ingham - Meta

Ralph Jodice - XREAL

01:10 PM - 01:35 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

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 - 02:55 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 - 02:55 PM

Room 101A

Developer

Jun 12

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

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

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

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