AGENDA

AWE USA 2026

Jun 15 Jun 16 Jun 17 Jun 18
09:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Builders
Jun 15
Promenade Room 104C

Reality Hack at AWE | Sponsored by Snap (Registration & Acceptance to Hack Required)

10:00 AM - 02:30 PM
Room 101B
Builders
Jun 15
Room 101B

Builder to Founder Workshop

Ori Inbar - AWE & UnitedXR
Dinesh Punni - immersive insiders
01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Builders Stage | Expo Hall
Builders
Jun 16
Builders Stage | Expo Hall

Why Some XR Pitches Land — and Others Don’t: Lessons from Reality Hack at MIT

Karen Lam - Reality Hack, Inc.
Haseeb Musa - Reality Hack, Inc.
Maria Rice - Reality Hack, Inc.
02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Builders Stage | Expo Hall
Builders
Jun 16
Builders Stage | Expo Hall

Reality Hack at AWE | Sponsored by Snap - Judging (Registration & Acceptance to Hack Required)

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Builders Stage | Expo Hall
Builders
Jun 17
Builders Stage | Expo Hall

Builders Lightning Round #1

01:00 PM - 01:45 PM
Builders Stage | Expo Hall
Builders
Jun 17
Builders Stage | Expo Hall

Builders Lightning Round #2

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
10:30 AM - 10:55 AM
Builders Stage | Expo Hall
Builders
Jun 18
Builders Stage | Expo Hall

Building Low Power XR/AI Glasses

Mallesham Dasari - Northeastern University
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Room 103B
Builders
Jun 18
Room 103B

Roundtable Discussions: Who Makes Decisions and Who Makes Coffee

Phylis West-Johnson - San Jose State University
Tina Korani - San Jose State University