AGENDA

AWE USA 2026

Jun 15 Jun 16 Jun 17 Jun 18
11:35 AM - 11:50 AM
Gaming Stage | Expo Hall
Gaming & LBE | Sponsored by PICO
Jun 16
Gaming Stage | Expo Hall

LBE XR - The Real Business of Entertainment!

Kevin Williams - KWP
11:55 AM - 12:20 PM
Gaming Stage | Expo Hall
Gaming & LBE | Sponsored by PICO
Jun 16
Gaming Stage | Expo Hall

Digital Humans in Production: Avatar SDK & HTC Viverse

Victor Erukhimov - Itseez3D
Andranik Aslanyan - HTC
12:25 PM - 12:55 PM
Gaming Stage | Expo Hall
Gaming & LBE | Sponsored by PICO
Jun 16
Gaming Stage | Expo Hall

Scaling LBE from Japan: From Places to Platforms

Masahiro Yamaguchi - STYLY, Inc.
Tomonori Nishina - KDDI Corporation
01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
Gaming Stage | Expo Hall
Gaming & LBE | Sponsored by PICO
Jun 16
Gaming Stage | Expo Hall

Build VR Like a Theme Park. Market It Like a Movie.

Mike Wozniewski - Hololabs
Brett Gaylor - Hololabs
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Room 103B
Gaming & LBE | Sponsored by PICO
Jun 16
Room 103B

Roundtable Discussions: XR in Location Based Entertainment: From Experiment to Ecosystem

Raymond Mosco - General Immersive
Grant Hinkson - Parietal Lab
Julian Triveri - Anaglyph
01:30 PM - 01:55 PM
Gaming Stage | Expo Hall
Gaming & LBE | Sponsored by PICO
Jun 16
Gaming Stage | Expo Hall

How Continuum XR Built UG and Scaled a Social VR Game with Photon Engine

Dirk Figge - Photon Industries
Spencer Cook - Continuum VR Studios | VoicePatrol
03:25 PM - 04:00 PM
Gaming Stage | Expo Hall
Gaming & LBE | Sponsored by PICO
Jun 16
Gaming Stage | Expo Hall

Fireside Chat with DreamPark and Dave & Busters Hollywood

Dana Ware - Hidden Realities
Aidan Wolf - DreamPark
Popeye Vasquez - Dave & Buster's
03:45 PM - 04:45 PM
Room 103B
Gaming & LBE | Sponsored by PICO
Jun 16
Room 103B

Roundtable Discussions: Gaming and Esports Positive Synergy with Education and Research

Leanne Chukoskie - Northeastern University
Erica Kleinman - Northeastern University
04:10 PM - 04:50 PM
Gaming Stage | Expo Hall
Gaming & LBE | Sponsored by PICO
Jun 16
Gaming Stage | Expo Hall

2026 AWE Gaming Hub Exhibitors Showcase

04:55 PM - 05:10 PM
Gaming Stage | Expo Hall
Gaming & LBE | Sponsored by PICO
Jun 16
Gaming Stage | Expo Hall

What we learned from LBE XR - Current and Future

Kevin Williams - KWP