AGENDA

AWE USA 2026

Jun 15 Jun 16 Jun 17 Jun 18
01:35 PM - 02:00 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 17
Room 101B

The Light School: A Vision for Transcendence and Hope

Tom Furness - Virtual World Society - Light School
02:10 PM - 02:40 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 17
Room 101B

The UGC Creator Path in XR

Dominick Frederick - Edge Of Creation
Natasha Gubernov -
Deepak Nair -
02:15 PM - 03:15 PM
Room 103B
Creator
Jun 17
Room 103B

How to Design Memorable XR Experiences Through Storytelling

Eve Weston - Exelauno
03:15 PM - 03:40 PM
Builders Stage | Expo Hall
Creator
Jun 17
Builders Stage | Expo Hall

Who Are We Becoming? Why XR, Avatars, and Digital Fashion Are Rewriting Identity

Briar Prestidge - Prestidge Group
03:15 PM - 03:45 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
03:55 PM - 04:20 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 17
Room 101B

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

Pascal Langdale - Collective Intent
04:30 PM - 05:30 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 17
Room 101B

Optimizing XR Performance - Navigating the Texture Compression Landscape

Leonard Daly - Daly Realism
Eric Griffith - Meta
Stephanie Hurlburt - Binomial
Amra Tareen - ALL3D
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 18
Room 101B

BurnerSphere: Scaling the Spirit of Black Rock City into a Persistent Social Metaverse

Athena Demos - Big Rock Creative & BurnerSphere
Justin Gunn - BurnerSphere
Doug Jacobson - Big Rock Creative & BurnerSphere
Gregory Panos - Persona Foundation
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Room 103B
Creator
Jun 18
Room 103B

Roundtable Discussions: Get Connected with XR Women: Resources and Introductions to Propel You Forward

Paige Dansinger - XR Women Museum / Better World Museum
Christine Hill Hobbi - ServiceAlliances International, Inc.
Robin Moulder - 3lbXR & 3lb Games
Jenna Watts - XR Women
Tracie Yorke - XR Women
11:15 AM - 11:40 AM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 18
Room 101B

Your Past, Present, and Future In the Same Room: Self-Dialogue in XR

Shu Wei - Yale School of Medicine
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 18
Room 101B

How We Can Preserve Online Worlds and Why It Matters

Wagner James Au - New World Consulting
Neil Barbour - S&P Global Market Intelligence
Evo Heyning - Realitycraft
Julian Reyes - Virtual Worlds Museum™
01:15 PM - 02:15 PM
Room 103B
Creator
Jun 18
Room 103B

Immersive Theatre: How to Build the XR Stage for New Audiences

Kiira Benzing - Double Eye Studio
Richard Broadbridge - 4Dviews
Chris Pfaff - Chris Pfaff Tech Media LLC
02:20 PM - 02:45 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 18
Room 101B

From Scans to XR: A Practical Pipeline for Cultural Heritage

Ines Said - Tanit XR
Margarita Johnson - Tanit XR
03:00 PM - 03:25 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 18
Room 101B

Tangible Intangibles: How Biosignals Are Shaping the Future of Mixed Reality Art Therapy

Mahsa Nasri - Northeastern University