AGENDA

AWE USA 2024

Jun 17 Jun 18 Jun 19 Jun 20
09:00 AM - 09:25 AM
Promenade Room 104B
Enterprise
Jun 20
Promenade Room 104B

Unleashing Enterprise Potential with XR and Immersive Technologies

Elizabeth Baron - Immersionary Enterprises
09:00 AM - 09:25 AM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 20
Room 101A

Launching Strong XR Projects: Funding, Cross-Platform Compatibility, and Future-Proofing

Jared Bienz - SolerSoft
09:00 AM - 09:25 AM
Room 103B
Creator
Jun 20
Room 103B

The Importance of Connection and Intimacy in XR

Whitton Frank - Ferryman Collective
Deirdre V. Lyons - Ferryman Collective
Adele Keane - Imvizar
09:00 AM - 09:25 AM
Room 102A
AI & Virtual Beings
Jun 20
Room 102A

How AI is Unlocking the Highest Fidelity Immersive Experiences

Matt Miesnieks - Dejavu
09:00 AM - 09:55 AM
Room 101B
Gaming, Entertainment & Media
Jun 20
Room 101B

PANEL: Winning Mind and Market share on Quest

Arturo Perez - Kluge Interactive
Almir Brljak - Sinn Studio
Emily O'Neal - Lighthaus Inc
Pablo Colapinto - Nexus Studios
JP Minetos - Hartmann Capital
09:00 AM - 09:55 AM
Room 103C
Collaboration, Training & Education
Jun 20
Room 103C

PANEL: Augmented Workforce Onboarding

Devin Nagy - Diageo
Kat Drummonds - Anduril
Jennifer Hentz - Deloitte
Era Sahni - Meta
Bryan Rokoszak - Deloitte
09:30 AM - 09:55 AM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 20
Room 101A

As the pace of AR innovation enables a range of unprecedented experiences, design matters in every moment…are you ready?

Alicia Berry - Niantic
Pavani Yalla - Magic Leap
09:30 AM - 09:55 AM
Room 102A
AI & Virtual Beings
Jun 20
Room 102A

XR and Gen AI: Like Peanut Butter and Chocolate

Andy Cochrane - The AV Club
09:30 AM - 09:55 AM
Promenade Room 104A
XR Enablement
Jun 20
Promenade Room 104A

Mixing in Reverse Optical Flow to Mitigate Vection and Simulation Sickness in Virtual Reality

Jungha Kim - Digital Experience Lab
Minchae Kim - Digital Experience Lab
09:30 AM - 09:55 AM
Room 103B
Creator
Jun 20
Room 103B

Beyond Our Bodies: AI & XR’s Role in Transforming Identity

Cameron Kostopoulos - Kost
09:30 AM - 09:55 AM
Room 102B
XR Policy
Jun 20
Room 102B

Identifying and Overcoming Regulatory and Legal Roadblocks

Tony Liao - University of Houston
Brian Wassom - Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
09:30 AM - 09:55 AM
Promenade Room 104B
Enterprise
Jun 20
Promenade Room 104B

DigiLens ARGO™: AR, AI and the Future of Work

Kelly Malone - Taqtile
Nima Shams - DigiLens
09:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Promenade Room 104C
Executive Focus Program
Jun 20
Promenade Room 104C

ROUNDTABLE: The Art of the Possible - Using Emerging Technologies in Business

Erik Fuentes - Chase Bank
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
Room 103B
Creator
Jun 20
Room 103B

Leaving the Bricks Behind: The Next Stage of Stand-Up Comedy

Kyle Render - Rendered Talent
Kirsten Hudson - Social Concept Group
Austin Caine - Cause + Christi: Immersive XR Design
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 20
Room 101A

Better Together - How to Design for Harmonious Collaboration

Jacqueline Zimmermann - Magic Leap
Sydney Blount - Magic Leap
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
Room 102A
AI & Virtual Beings
Jun 20
Room 102A

The Embodiment of AI in Virtual Worlds: Lessons for Brands Building Interactive Digital Humans

Jason Catchpole - UneeQ
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
Promenade Room 104A
XR Enablement
Jun 20
Promenade Room 104A

Enabling XR in Everyday Life

Juyoung Lee - KAIST
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM
Room 101B
Gaming, Entertainment & Media
Jun 20
Room 101B

STORY LIVING: 10 Tools from Video Games & Immersive Theater to Make Story Worlds in the Metaverse

Joshua Rubin - Subverse Narrative Consulting
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Promenade Room 104C
Executive Focus Program
Jun 20
Promenade Room 104C

ROUNDTABLE: AI vs DIY -- The Rules of Engagement for Fashion

Clare Tattersall - Digital Fashion Week
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Room 102B
XR Policy
Jun 20
Room 102B

Navigating the Policy Divide: US and EU Strategies in AI and XR

Elizabeth Rothman - XRSI - X Reality Safety Intelligence
Fox Bonilla - Harbinger Creative
Matthew McDermott - Access Partnership
10:00 AM - 10:55 AM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 20
GRAND BALLROOM

PANEL: Empathic Interfaces: Exploring Intersection of Emotions, AI, & Spatial Computing

Nanea Reeves - TRIPP
Sly Spencer-Lee - Emerge
Anand Dass - Meta
Moritz Baier-Lentz - Lightspeed
10:00 AM - 10:55 AM
Room 103C
Collaboration, Training & Education
Jun 20
Room 103C

PANEL: Aligning Academic & Industrial R&D for Spatial Computing: the Educational Rift in Spatial Reasoning

Markus Eger - Cal Poly Pomona
Elizabeth Childs - Stanford
steven christian - UNR Med/Iltopia Studios
Jasmine Roberts - Microsoft Research
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Promenade Room 104B
Enterprise
Jun 20
Promenade Room 104B

PANEL: Deploying Sustainable Enterprise XR Solutions

Dan Blair - BSD XR
Angelina Dayton - Virtual World Society
Brian Nevinsky - Lockheed Martin
Nathan Thomas - CN Railway
10:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Exhibit Hall
Networking
Jun 20
Exhibit Hall

Expo, Playground, Start-Ups, and XR Museum Hours

10:05 AM - 10:35 AM
Exhibit Hall
Expo Stage
Jun 20
Exhibit Hall

Metaverse4Science

Ramesh Ramadoss - MASA (Metaverse Acceleration and Sustainability Association)
Tom Furness - Virtual World Society
Yu Yuan - MASA (Metaverse Acceleration and Sustainability Association)
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Promenade Room 104C
Executive Focus Program
Jun 20
Promenade Room 104C

ROUNDTABLE: The Future of Retail and Fashion - Web 3, AI and Avatars

Nova Lorraine - Raine Magazine
Cameron Kootz - Pulledin
Clare Tattersall - Digital Fashion Week
10:25 AM - 10:45 AM
Room 103B
Creator
Jun 20
Room 103B

Transforming an Idea into a (Virtual) Reality: How to Build Worlds

Christi Fenison - Cause + Christi: Immersive XR Design
Helen Lundström Erwin - The Foremothers Café
Michelle Weisblat-Dane - IAmCompuBear Consortium
10:30 AM - 10:55 AM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 20
Room 101A

Surviving an XR Acquisition

Dan Flanegan - Lot2
Paula Monteiro - ANYLINE
10:30 AM - 10:55 AM
Promenade Room 104A
XR Enablement
Jun 20
Promenade Room 104A

XR Innovation from Academia: Making XR Start-ups from an Arts & Media School

Nahyeon Kim - UDN
Jusub Kim - MetaMemories
Sieun Park - Canvas Tour, Sogang University
Semi Kwon - Recon Labs
10:30 AM - 10:55 AM
Room 102A
AI & Virtual Beings
Jun 20
Room 102A

The Future of Dataviz is Augmented Reality with AI

Jason Marsh - Flow Immersive, Inc
10:45 AM - 11:10 AM
Room 101B
Gaming, Entertainment & Media
Jun 20
Room 101B

Live Streaming From a Meta Quest with Unity, Amazon IVS & Twitch

Todd Sharp - Twitch
10:50 AM - 11:15 AM
Room 103B
Creator
Jun 20
Room 103B

How AI is Democratizing the AR Creation Market

Darya Sesitskaya - Shader
10:55 AM - 11:45 AM
Room 102B
XR Policy
Jun 20
Room 102B

Bridging Neuroscience & Policy in XR

Erik Viirre - UC San Diego
Ashley Coffey - Coffey & Code Podcast
April Boyd-Noronha - XRSI - X Reality Safety Intelligence
11:00 AM - 11:25 AM
Room 102A
AI & Virtual Beings
Jun 20
Room 102A

AI + XR: Practical to Dystopian in 25 Minutes

James Cooper - Raytheon
11:00 AM - 11:25 AM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 20
Room 101A

How to Pitch Investors for your Spatial Computing Start-Up

Sarah Hill - Healium
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Promenade Room 104A
XR Enablement
Jun 20
Promenade Room 104A

Designing Spatial Audio for Hybrid Communication in Microsoft Mesh

Kat Moynahan - Microsoft
Aili Niimura - Microsoft
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Promenade Room 104C
Executive Focus Program
Jun 20
Promenade Room 104C

ROUNDTABLE: AI vs DIY -- The Rules of Engagement for Fashion

Clare Tattersall - Digital Fashion Week
11:00 AM - 11:55 AM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 20
GRAND BALLROOM

PANEL: The Future of XR Headsets and How They'll Deliver our Spatial Future

Tim Bajarin - Fast Company, Forbes & Techpinions
Anna Nilsson - Varjo
Jason McGuigan - Lenovo
Said Bakadir - Qualcomm
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Exhibit Hall
Expo Stage
Jun 20
Exhibit Hall

*LIVE* This Week in XR's 200th Podcast *LIVE*

Charlie Fink - Forbes
Ted Schilowitz - Red Camera
11:00 AM - 01:30 PM
Networking
Jun 20

LUNCH

11:05 AM - 11:30 AM
Room 103C
Collaboration, Training & Education
Jun 20
Room 103C

XR for Empathy, Environmental Stewardship & Global Kindness

Dr. John Francis - Planetwalk
John Anderson - University of Idaho
11:15 AM - 11:40 AM
Room 101B
Gaming, Entertainment & Media
Jun 20
Room 101B

Touching the Digital World: How bHaptics Brings Haptics to Your Life

Kiuk Gwak - bHaptics
11:20 AM - 12:15 PM
Room 103B
Creator
Jun 20
Room 103B

From Prompt to Publish: Creating AR Experiences with GenAI in Lens Studio

Natasha Gubernov - Natasha Gubernov
Raag Harshavat - Snap Inc.
Vlad Vasylkevych - Snap
Nicolletta Rothschild - FoxHeart Studios
Kateryna Chorna - Snap
11:30 AM - 12:25 PM
Room 102A
AI & Virtual Beings
Jun 20
Room 102A

PANEL: Creative Frontiers: Navigating the Artistic Landscape in the Age of AI

Craig Allen - NewCo
Evo Heyning - Realitycraft
Rachel Joy Victor - FBRC.ai
Julian Reyes - Virtual Worlds Museum
Erin Reilly - University of Texas at Austin
11:35 AM - 12:00 PM
Promenade Room 104A
XR Enablement
Jun 20
Promenade Room 104A

Evolution of RF Signal Visualization From Spectrum Analyzers To Augmented Reality

Suzanne Borders - BadVR
11:35 AM - 12:00 PM
Room 103C
Collaboration, Training & Education
Jun 20
Room 103C

Houston, We Have an Inflection Point: The Rise of Spatial Collaboration

Jay Wright - Campfire
James Cooper - Raytheon
Ryan Wheeler - Collins Aerospace
11:45 AM - 12:10 PM
Room 101B
Gaming, Entertainment & Media
Jun 20
Room 101B

The Last Decade and the Next Decade in XR/Spatial

Neville Spiteri - Wevr
Cortney Harding - Friends with Holograms
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Executive Focus Program
Jun 20
Promenade Room 104C

ROUNDTABLE: Future of Fashion and AI

Nova Lorraine - Raine Magazine
12:05 PM - 12:30 PM
Room 103C
Collaboration, Training & Education
Jun 20
Room 103C

Revolutionizing Construction Training: Mixed Reality for Precision in Concrete Leveling & Placement

Greg Meyers - ForgeFX Simulations
Dave Raasakka - Somero
12:15 PM - 12:40 PM
Room 101B
Gaming, Entertainment & Media
Jun 20
Room 101B

Photos and Films in Immersive Experiences

Victor Agulhon - TARGO
12:30 PM - 01:15 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Executive Focus Program
Jun 20
Promenade Room 104C

ROUNDTABLE: Transforming the live guest experience and engagement through XR, AI and other exciting emerging technologies

Gregg Katano - Cosmos Collab
12:40 PM - 01:05 PM
Promenade Room 104B
Enterprise
Jun 20
Promenade Room 104B

Building an XR Team from the Ground Up in an Aerospace Startup

Bridgette Sieffert - Terran Orbital Corporation
Alejandro Mendoza - Sierra Space
Tim Ventura - VOR Advisory
01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 20
Room 101A

The Power of Real World WebAR Tracking with Immersal And Aircards

Sam Poole - Immersal
Tavius Koktavy - Aircards
01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
Promenade Room 104A
XR Enablement
Jun 20
Promenade Room 104A

Enabling Tomorrow’s AR Market

Bharath Rajagopalan - STMicroelectronics
01:10 PM - 01:35 PM
Promenade Room 104B
Enterprise
Jun 20
Promenade Room 104B

From Automation to Inspection: How AI-Driven Spatial Computing is Reshaping Industrial Manufacturing & Sustainment

Dijam Panigrahi - Grid Raster Inc.
Bhaskar Banerjee - Grid Raster Inc.
01:15 PM - 02:00 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Executive Focus Program
Jun 20
Promenade Room 104C

ROUNDTABLE: Gaming and Esports

01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Exhibit Hall
Expo Stage
Jun 20
Exhibit Hall

PANEL: Creator Lightning Round

Amy Seidenwurm - Agog
Brianna Wick - Rodeo Plastic Surgery
Juliana Loh - Juliana Loh Imagination Arts
Garett Cook - Red Team Interactive
Sallia Goldstein - Paper Triangles
Sasha Zabegalin - Sasha Zabegalin
John Hanacek - Nanome
01:25 PM - 01:55 PM
Room 102B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 20
Room 102B

Can Virtual Reality Transform the Prison System?

Sabra Williams - Creative Acts
Major Bunton - Creative Acts
01:30 PM - 01:50 PM
Room 103B
Creator
Jun 20
Room 103B

AR Art : Democratization of Space or Digital Vandalism?

Shahwali Shayan - Royal College of Art
01:30 PM - 01:55 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 20
Room 101A

Resilient XR Environments: Building & Navigating Conflict-Resilient Spaces

Ruth Diaz - VR Create|Connect
01:30 PM - 02:10 PM
Hall A
Collaboration, Training & Education
Jun 20
Hall A

Colleges and Career Development Roundtables #1

Amany Alkhayat - New York Institute of Technology
Sarah Barker - Creative Media Hub | VR: A Path to Mental Wellness
Paul Hillman - Grand Valley State University
Nina Faye Lin - XRIO
Kevin Park - New York Institute of Technology
Christine Hobbi - ServiceAlliances International, Inc.
Ashley Neall - Intercollegiate XR
Dr. Sanika Doolani - Edstutia
Mary Lee Carter - Parker University
David Gainey - Cañada College
Amir Ahmadi - Educator
01:30 PM - 02:15 PM
Room 103C
Collaboration, Training & Education
Jun 20
Room 103C

PANEL: The City of Los Angeles and Immersive Innovation

Ryat Yezbick - Arizona State University
Marcela Oliva - USGBC - Los Angeles
Dawn Comer - City of Los Angeles
Rachel Kornak - City of Los Angeles
Kathleen Cohen - The Collaboratorium
01:30 PM - 02:15 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 20
GRAND BALLROOM

Iron Man VFX Producer Meets Red 6: A Fireside Introduction

Ian Dawson - Augmentive Studio for AR/VR/XR
Daniel Robinson - RED 6
Shelley Peterson - Wizard Wells
01:30 PM - 02:20 PM
Promenade Room 104A
XR Enablement
Jun 20
Promenade Room 104A

PANEL: The AR Alliance: Hardware Ecosystem Enabling the AR Market

Eric Marcellin-Dibon - microoled
Michelle Hua - Renew Optics
Murat Deveci - OptoFidelity
Bernard Kress - Google
Bharath Rajagopalan - STMicroelectronics
Edgar Auslander - Meta
01:35 PM - 02:00 PM
Promenade Room 104B
Enterprise
Jun 20
Promenade Room 104B

Sean Hurwitz Talk

01:40 PM - 02:05 PM
Promenade Room 104B
Enterprise
Jun 20
Promenade Room 104B

From Pixel Streaming to XR Streaming: Accelerating the Adoption of Real-Time Immersive Experiences Through Multimodal Approaches

Kevin Viggers - PureWeb
David Dowdall - PureWeb
01:45 PM - 02:30 PM
Room 101B
Gaming, Entertainment & Media
Jun 20
Room 101B

PANEL: Futurize: Crafting Tomorrow's Games and Products

Ryan Canuel - Petricore, Inc
David Oh - Venture Reality Fund/XR Bootcamp
Vickie Nauman - CrossBorderWorks
Ben Taylor - SQUARE ENIX
01:55 PM - 02:20 PM
Room 103B
Creator
Jun 20
Room 103B

Enhancing Human Connection in the Physical World with XR

Athena Demos - Big Rock Creative
Scarlett Kim - Culture House Immersive
02:00 PM - 02:25 PM
Room 102A
AI & Virtual Beings
Jun 20
Room 102A

Exploring the Intersection of Generative AI and XR Prototyping

Rajat Lokesh - Schlumberger
Yu Cheng - Schlumberger
02:00 PM - 02:25 PM
Room 102B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 20
Room 102B

Welcome to the Medi-Verse. The Doctor will see you now.

Jim Melzer - HMDmd
02:00 PM - 02:25 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 20
Room 101A

How to Build a Great Metaverse Platform

Antony Vitillo - The Ghost Howls
02:10 PM - 02:55 PM
Promenade Room 104B
Enterprise
Jun 20
Promenade Room 104B

From Scratch to Scale: Building Walmart's 3D Creative Practice

Cynthia Maller - Walmart
02:15 PM - 03:00 PM
Hall A
Collaboration, Training & Education
Jun 20
Hall A

Colleges and Career Development Roundtables #2

Amany Alkhayat - New York Institute of Technology
Sarah Barker - Creative Media Hub | VR: A Path to Mental Wellness
Paul Hillman - Grand Valley State University
Nina Faye Lin - XRIO
Kevin Park - New York Institute of Technology
Christine Hobbi - ServiceAlliances International, Inc.
Ashley Neall - Intercollegiate XR
Dr. Sanika Doolani - Edstutia
Mary Lee Carter - Parker University
David Gainey - Cañada College
Amir Ahmadi - Educator
02:20 PM - 03:05 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 20
GRAND BALLROOM

PANEL: Spatial Data Revolution: Lockheed Martin, ExxonMobil, Deloitte, and AWS Ignite a New Era of Spatial Computing

Michael Hotaling - ExxonMobil
Kurt Scheuringer - Amazon Web Services
Evan Helda - AWS
Brian Nevinsky - Lockheed Martin
Frances Yu - Deloitte
02:25 PM - 02:40 PM
Room 103C
Collaboration, Training & Education
Jun 20
Room 103C

Virtual University Tours for International & Underrepresented Students

Kidus Solomon - Santa Clara University
Jenny Dinh-Tran - Santa Clara University
02:30 PM - 02:55 PM
Room 102A
AI & Virtual Beings
Jun 20
Room 102A

Building for the Future of Human Cognition

Stefanie Hutka - Sendfull
02:30 PM - 02:55 PM
Promenade Room 104A
XR Enablement
Jun 20
Promenade Room 104A

Transforming AEC: Autodesk Workshop XR and Beyond

Miao Tian - Autodesk
02:30 PM - 03:05 PM
Room 102B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 20
Room 102B

XR Developers and Nurses: Working to Solve Education Pain Points

Suzan Kardong-Edgren - MGH Institute of Health Professions
Devin Marble - VRpatients
02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Room 103B
Creator
Jun 20
Room 103B

Bad*ss Girls in XR: How Gen Z Communities Design Sustainability Business Models in Web3

Richard Zreik - IVG.World
Aryonna Bailey - Innovation Girls
Tereze Bogdane - Innovation Girls
Elizabeth Klocek - Innovation Girls
Marta Teivane - Innovation Girls
02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 20
Room 101A

PANEL: State of 3D Asset Interoperability using USD & glTF

Ashley Crowder - VNTANA
Aaron Luk - NVIDIA
Henrik Edstrom - Autodesk
Neil Trevett - Metaverse Standards Forum
02:35 PM - 03:00 PM
Room 101B
Gaming, Entertainment & Media
Jun 20
Room 101B

Master Immersive Filmmaking: A Guide to Craft Better Spatial Video for Apple Vision Pro & Meta Quest 3

Keeley Turner - Metaverse Stage, INC
Hugh Hou - Metaverse Stage, INC
02:40 PM - 02:55 PM
Room 103C
Collaboration, Training & Education
Jun 20
Room 103C

Revealing Invisible Stories: Towards Large-Scale AR Tours of Cultural Heritage Sites

Cinthya Jauregui - Santa Clara University
Isabella Gomez - Student and Researcher
03:00 PM - 03:25 PM
Promenade Room 104A
XR Enablement
Jun 20
Promenade Room 104A

Enhance Consumer Experience with Faster Charging

Billy Check - Iontra
Chance Sterling - Iontra
03:00 PM - 03:25 PM
Room 102A
AI & Virtual Beings
Jun 20
Room 102A

How Social AI Can Transform Multiplayer VR Experiences

03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Promenade Room 104B
Enterprise
Jun 20
Promenade Room 104B

Unleashing the Power of Gen AI and XR at Pfizer

Nicholas Hockley - Pfizer
Sachin Sharma - Pfizer
Georgios Chantziaras - Pfizer
03:05 PM - 03:30 PM
Room 101B
Gaming, Entertainment & Media
Jun 20
Room 101B

Fun in XR: A Blueprint for Success

Ariel Giacobbe - Creator
Joe Mares - Thousand Bit
03:10 PM - 03:40 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 20
GRAND BALLROOM

Our Next Reality: a Debate of our AI-powered Immersive Future (History Talk)

Alvin Graylin - HTC
Louis Rosenberg - Unanimous AI
Brittan Heller - Stanford University