AGENDA

AWE USA 2026

Jun 15 Jun 16 Jun 17 Jun 18
11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Networking
Jun 17

LUNCH

11:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Expo Hall
Networking
Jun 17
Expo Hall

Expo, Playground, Expo Stages

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Gaming Stage | Expo Hall
Gaming & LBE | Sponsored by PICO
Jun 17
Gaming Stage | Expo Hall

2026 AWE Gaming Hub Exhibitors Showcase

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Builders Stage | Expo Hall
Builders
Jun 17
Builders Stage | Expo Hall

Builders Lightning Round #1

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Enterprise VIP
Jun 17
Promenade Room 104C

Enterprise Roundtable: Understanding the Market and Uses of XR Hardware for Enterprises

Marc Bringuier - Augmentalix
01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
Room 102A
AI + XR
Jun 17
Room 102A

The View In 2036: How New Headmounted Devices and Always-On AI Will Change the Way We See the World

Cortney Harding - Friends with Holograms
01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
Room 101A
Developer | Sponsored by Qualcomm
Jun 17
Room 101A

Open Standards for AR Glasses & Virtual Worlds

Sean Mann - RP1
01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
Room 102B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 17
Room 102B

Training the Heart of Healthcare with VR and AI

Isabela Moise - Aequilibrium
Adrian Moise - Aequilibrium
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Room 103B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 17
Room 103B

Roundtable Discussions: Healthcare - Scaling and Solutions

José Ferrer Costa - Badalona Serveis Assistencials | Open University of Catalonia
Alley Till - Bates Technical College
01:15 PM - 02:15 PM
Builders Stage | Expo Hall
Builders
Jun 17
Builders Stage | Expo Hall

Builders Lightning Round #2

01:30 PM - 01:55 PM
Room 102B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 17
Room 102B

The Clinician’s Lens on Implementation: Bringing XR into Everyday Care

Emily Daviss - AVRwell Inc
01:40 PM - 02:05 PM
Room 102A
AI + XR
Jun 17
Room 102A

From Hype to Healing: Proving Mental Wellness Outcomes with the Multi-Modal AI Stack

Nanea Reeves - TRIPP
01:40 PM - 02:05 PM
Room 103C
Entertainment & Media
Jun 17
Room 103C

The Immersive Supervisor: A Role Hollywood Didn't Know It Needed

Matthew Celia - Light Sail VR
02:00 PM - 02:25 PM
Room 102B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 17
Room 102B

Exploring Social Connection in the Digital Age Through Oxytocin and Virtual Reality

Karl Smink - VRTechs
02:00 PM - 02:25 PM
Grand Ballroom | Main Stage
Main Stage
Jun 17
Grand Ballroom | Main Stage

Snap Session

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Gaming Stage | Expo Hall
Gaming & LBE | Sponsored by PICO
Jun 17
Gaming Stage | Expo Hall

How Gaming Could Be Transformed Through Glasses-Free 3D

Rita Liao -
Liz Newton-Tanzer - Mighty Coconut
Kermit Shao - CubeVi
02:10 PM - 02:35 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 17
Room 101B

The UGC Creator Path in XR

Dominick Frederick - Edge Of Creation
Natasha Gubernov -
Jessica Young -
02:15 PM - 03:15 PM
Room 103B
Enterprise
Jun 17
Room 103B

Roundtable Discussions: XR Go-to-Market Strategies

Devin Marble - ArborXR
02:20 PM - 02:45 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Digital Twins & Virtual Environments
Jun 17
Promenade Room 104A

Building XR Digital Twins for Selection, Training, and Performance Monitoring

Gergely Kovacs - VIKI - Védelmi Innovációs Kutatóintézet - Defence Innovation Institute XR Centre of Excellence
02:20 PM - 02:45 PM
Room 101A
Developer | Sponsored by Qualcomm
Jun 17
Room 101A

Creating a Website Environment for Apple Vision Pro

Steve Talkowski - Sketchbot Studios
02:40 PM - 03:05 PM
Grand Ballroom | Main Stage
Main Stage
Jun 17
Grand Ballroom | Main Stage

Qualcomm Session

03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Room 103B
Creator
Jun 17
Room 103B

How to Design Memorable XR Experiences Through Storytelling

Eve Weston - Exelauno
03:35 PM - 04:35 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 17
Room 101B

From 2D Flat Screen AI Content to Fully Immersive XR AI Workflows and Use Cases

Ted Schilowitz -
Ihar Heneralau - ICVR
Sinan AlRubaye - ICVR
03:45 PM - 04:10 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Digital Twins & Virtual Environments
Jun 17
Promenade Room 104A

AI-Powered Digital Twins: Real-World Workflows from VNTANA, NVIDIA & Astec Industries

Ashley Crowder - VNTANA
Chase Walker - Astec Industries
03:45 PM - 04:10 PM
Room 102A
AI + XR
Jun 17
Room 102A

Building a Global Ecosystem for Physical AI

Ryan Wang - Outpost Capital
03:45 PM - 04:10 PM
Promenade Room 104B
XR Enablement
Jun 17
Promenade Room 104B

Where XR Meets Real Science: Unlocking Insights in Disaster, Space Weather & Earth Observation

Disha Sardana - NASA
04:00 PM - 04:25 PM
Grand Ballroom | Main Stage
Main Stage
Jun 17
Grand Ballroom | Main Stage

Lenovo Session

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Builders Stage | Expo Hall
Builders
Jun 17
Builders Stage | Expo Hall

XR Women Awards

Karen Alexander - XRconnectED / XR Women / Academy of Immersive Arts & Sciences
Julie Smithson - METAVRSE and XR Women
Sophia Moshasha - XR Women
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Enterprise VIP
Jun 17
Promenade Room 104C

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

Shelley Peterson - Wizard Wells
Tim Ventura - VOR Advisory
04:25 PM - 04:50 PM
Room 102A
AI + XR
Jun 17
Room 102A

Agents in Space: Agentic AI Meets Spatial Computing

Leah Rubin-Cadrain -
04:25 PM - 05:25 PM
Room 103C
Entertainment & Media
Jun 17
Room 103C

From IP to Experience: Why Translation Is the Real Design Challenge

Chaz Moneypenny - New Peak Interactive
04:30 PM - 05:30 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Digital Twins & Virtual Environments
Jun 17
Promenade Room 104A

Kelly Watt panel

Kelly Watt - Digital Twin Consulting
04:40 PM - 05:35 PM
Room 102B
Retail & Marketing
Jun 17
Room 102B

Beyond Impressions: Measuring Phygital Fashion and XR Brand Play

Dreka Gates - DrekAI
Ian Harrison - SNEAKAR.IO
Emery Morrison - FR8QU8NCY
Charlene Nichols - The Omniverse City
04:45 PM - 05:45 PM
Room 103B
Developer | Sponsored by Qualcomm
Jun 17
Room 103B

Roundtable Discussions: Open World Frameworks

Dylan Baker - Five Squared Interactive
Sean Mann - RP1
05:00 PM - 05:25 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 17
Room 101B

RAID: Three Use Cases for "Real-Time Animated Interactive Drama"

Pascal Langdale - Collective Intent
05:05 PM - 05:30 PM
Room 101A
Developer | Sponsored by Qualcomm
Jun 17
Room 101A

Making Magical Mixed Reality Games

Nicole Lazzaro - XEODesign Inc
05:05 PM - 05:30 PM
Room 102A
AI + XR
Jun 17
Room 102A

The Augmented Imagination (AI 2.0)

Christopher Stapleton - SIMIOSYS, LLC
06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Grand Ballroom | Main Stage
Main Stage
Jun 17
Grand Ballroom | Main Stage

17th Annual Auggie Awards and Hall of Fame Ceremony

Ori Inbar - AWE & UnitedXR