AGENDA

AWE USA 2024

Jun 17 Jun 18 Jun 19 Jun 20
09:00 AM - 09:25 AM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 18
GRAND BALLROOM

AWE USA 2024 Welcome Keynote: Learn Our History to Create the Future

Ori Inbar - AWE and Super Ventures
09:30 AM - 09:55 AM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 18
GRAND BALLROOM

Creating the Immersive Future

Said Bakadir - Qualcomm
Mikio Iwamura - NTT QONOQ
Alex Katouzian - Qualcomm
Krupa Poobala-Chandran - Meta
Toshi Suzuki - SEC
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 18
GRAND BALLROOM

Expanding All Your Worlds with Meta: Work, Education, your whole Lifestyle

Anand Dass - Meta
Jamie Keane - Meta
10:30 AM - 10:55 AM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 18
GRAND BALLROOM

Advancing Snap AR Through Generative AI

Mike Boland - AR Insider
Bobby Murphy - Snap
Paige Piskin - Paige Piskin XR
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM
Exhibit Hall
Expo Stage
Jun 18
Exhibit Hall

Digital Trinity: AI, Metaverse, Web3

Ramesh Ramadoss - MASA (Metaverse Acceleration and Sustainability Association)
Yu Yuan - MASA (Metaverse Acceleration and Sustainability Association)
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Room 103C
Collaboration, Training & Education
Jun 18
Room 103C

PANEL: A Candid Conversation with Learning & Development, Our XR Successes and Struggles

Karen Alexander - XR Women
Valerie Quezada - Takeda
Martin Warters - Pfizer
11:20 AM - 11:35 AM
Room 103B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 18
Room 103B

The History of XR in Healthcare Told in 15 Minutes

Bob Fine - IVRHA
Laura Kusumoto - IterationZero
11:30 AM - 11:55 AM
Room 101B
Gaming, Entertainment & Media
Jun 18
Room 101B

Downloadable Theme Parks: Painting Places with Pixels

Brent Bushnell - Future Circus
11:30 AM - 11:55 AM
Room 102A
Web3
Jun 18
Room 102A

Web3: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Tony Parisi - Metatron Studio
11:30 AM - 11:55 AM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 18
Room 101A

Creating Immersive 3D Solutions with Microsoft Mesh

Megha Sharma - Microsoft
11:30 AM - 11:55 AM
Promenade Room 104B
Enterprise
Jun 18
Promenade Room 104B

Uphill, BOTH WAYS – The Anatomy of Enterprise XR Breakthroughs

Ryan Wheeler - Collins Aerospace
11:40 AM - 12:05 PM
Room 103B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 18
Room 103B

Transforming Senior Care with Digital Therapeutics in VR

Chris Brickler - Mynd Immersive
Brad Scoggin - ArborXR
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Exhibit Hall
Expo Stage
Jun 18
Exhibit Hall

How MASA and MSF are Paving the Road for the Metaverse Industry

Ramesh Ramadoss - MASA (Metaverse Acceleration and Sustainability Association)
Emily Stearns - Metaverse Standards Forum
Neil Trevett - Metaverse Standards Forum
Yu Yuan - MASA (Metaverse Acceleration and Sustainability Association)
12:00 PM - 12:25 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 18
Room 101A

Next-gen Mixed Reality Features with Meta & Qualcomm

Neel Bedekar - Meta
Rodrigo Holztrattner Reis - Qualcomm
12:00 PM - 12:25 PM
Room 102A
Web3
Jun 18
Room 102A

Full XR Catch-up in AI/ML [Covers: "SSM/LNN/SGT"]

Dev Kennedy - Motion ML
12:00 PM - 12:25 PM
Promenade Room 104B
Enterprise
Jun 18
Promenade Room 104B

Practical Imagination: AR’s Journey from Entertainment to Business 

Joel Krieger - Magic Leap
Marti Romances - Territory Studio
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Executive Focus Program
Jun 18
Promenade Room 104C

ROUNDTABLE: Beyond Blueprints: Hands-On (Heads-In!) Assembly with XR

Dace Campbell - Dace Campbell Consulting
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
Room 101B
Gaming, Entertainment & Media
Jun 18
Room 101B

Po Gets a New Platform: How Studios Like Universal Pictures Are Using Immersive Tech for Next-Gen Storytelling

Kaare Eriksen - Variety
Nic Hill - Sawhorse Productions
Todd Lichten - Roblox
Nicole Schlegel - Universal Pictures
12:10 PM - 12:35 PM
Room 103B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 18
Room 103B

Deploying XR for Veterans’ Care and Transition

Anne Lord Bailey - Veterans Affairs
Stephanie Montgomery - XR Association
12:20 PM - 12:45 PM
Room 103C
Collaboration, Training & Education
Jun 18
Room 103C

Successfully Integrating XR into Existing Training Product Offerings, from a Blended Learning Approach to Full GTM Strategy

Tom Ditzler - J.J. Keller & Associates
Sean Hurwitz - PIXO VR
Justin Malloy - LION Protects
12:30 PM - 12:55 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 18
Room 101A

Remixing Reality: New Tools to Make the Web 3D

Rigel Benton - Niantic
Amanda Whitt - Niantic
12:30 PM - 12:55 PM
Promenade Room 104B
Enterprise
Jun 18
Promenade Room 104B

ExxonMobil’s Digital Reality Ecosystem Journey

Kyle Daughtry - ExxonMobil
Athicha Dhanormchitphong - ExxonMobil
12:30 PM - 12:55 PM
Promenade Room 104A
XR Enablement
Jun 18
Promenade Room 104A

Leveling up AR Waveguide Displays

Joshua Littlefield - Dispelix
12:30 PM - 12:55 PM
Exhibit Hall
Expo Stage
Jun 18
Exhibit Hall

Journey into Mindfulness: Open Eye Immersive Sound Guidance

Radhika Mukhija - Higher Prana VR
12:30 PM - 12:55 PM
Room 102A
Web3
Jun 18
Room 102A

Are You Ready to Create and/or Consume at the Speed of Light?

Rika Nakazawa - NTT
12:30 PM - 12:55 PM
Room 102B
Retail & Marketing
Jun 18
Room 102B

History of XR Marketing - 100 AWEsome examples! (History Talk)

Alan Smithson - METAVRSE
12:45 PM - 01:30 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Executive Focus Program
Jun 18
Promenade Room 104C

ROUNDTABLE: Spatial Computing for Commercial and Corporate Office, Development, Design/Leasing, Tenant Amenities

Emily Olman - Hopscotch Interactive
12:50 PM - 01:15 PM
Room 103C
Collaboration, Training & Education
Jun 18
Room 103C

Designing for Scale - Upskilling and Certifying 300,000 American Red Cross Lifeguards Yearly with VR

Lynn Welch - Lucid Reality Labs
01:00 PM - 01:20 PM
Exhibit Hall
Expo Stage
Jun 18
Exhibit Hall

Digital Wellbeing: Empowering Connection, Collaboration, and Creativity

Caitlin Krause - MindWise
01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 18
Room 101A

Fast Forward of Two Decades on Immersive Research (History Talk)

Mar Gonzalez-Franco - Google
01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
Promenade Room 104A
XR Enablement
Jun 18
Promenade Room 104A

How Digital Twin Technology Will Transform Regional Planning

Trent Goodin - Orlando Economic Partnership
01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 18
GRAND BALLROOM

Successfully Scale Your Business by Unifying Applications on an XR Streaming Platform

Florian Haspinger - Holo-Light GmbH
01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
Room 102B
Retail & Marketing
Jun 18
Room 102B

Revolutionizing Engagement: AR's Impact in Sports, Retail, and Advertising

Monica Hsueh - Speed 3D Inc.
01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
Room 101B
Gaming, Entertainment & Media
Jun 18
Room 101B

Decoding Play: Navigating the Terrain of Toys, Puzzles, and Games in XR

Bernie Yee - Windup Minds
01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Room 102A
Web3
Jun 18
Room 102A

Evolution of Digital Assets, AR, & AI in Fashion and Luxury

Nova Lorraine - Raine Magazine
David Robustelli - Beyond
01:00 PM - 01:55 PM
Promenade Room 104B
Enterprise
Jun 18
Promenade Room 104B

PANEL: Primer for Entering into Enterprise XR

Angela Carnrite - Thermo Fisher Scientific
Yvo Klare - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Shelley Peterson - Wizard Wells
Michael Whatley - The Coca-Cola Company
01:20 PM - 01:30 PM
Exhibit Hall
Expo Stage
Jun 18
Exhibit Hall

Physical-Meets-Digital Wellbeing: AWE Intentional Attention Walk

Caitlin Krause - MindWise
01:30 PM - 01:50 PM
Exhibit Hall
Expo Stage
Jun 18
Exhibit Hall

Haptics for the Win!

Brian Schmidt - VRitality
01:30 PM - 01:55 PM
Room 101B
Gaming, Entertainment & Media
Jun 18
Room 101B

How Warner Records & AmazeVR are Bringing K-Pop & Rock to Spatial Experiences

Jacqui Bransky - Warner Records
Gohree Kim - AmazeVR, Inc.
01:30 PM - 01:55 PM
Room 102B
Retail & Marketing
Jun 18
Room 102B

How to Craft Compelling Multiplatform Storytelling Strategies

Nisha Burton - Reflective Brands
01:30 PM - 01:55 PM
Promenade Room 104A
XR Enablement
Jun 18
Promenade Room 104A

5 Biggest Pitfalls Industrial SMEs Should Avoid when Adding XR to their Business

Harald Wuest - Visometry
01:30 PM - 01:55 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 18
GRAND BALLROOM

What's Next for AR: From Spatial Displays to Spatial Computing

Chi Xu - XREAL
01:30 PM - 02:15 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Executive Focus Program
Jun 18
Promenade Room 104C

ROUNDTABLE: XR and Hospitality - The Leading Industry for Growth.

Skip Kimpel - Magicgate
01:35 PM - 02:00 PM
Room 102A
Web3
Jun 18
Room 102A

Welcome to Spatial Web3! Information, Exploration and Entertainment. Everywhere.

Paul Martin - tagSpace
01:35 PM - 02:30 PM
Room 103B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 18
Room 103B

PANEL: Welcome To The Elderverse

Trent Hermen - Select Rehabilitation
Jeff Pohlman - HTC Vive
Robin Raskin - Virtual Events Group
Richard Robinson - AgeTech Collaborative from AARP
Ted Werth - Mynd Immersive
02:00 PM - 02:25 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 18
GRAND BALLROOM

Humans Today, Robots Tomorrow: How Haptics will Transform Workforce Training

Joe Michaels - HaptX
02:00 PM - 02:45 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Executive Focus Program
Jun 18
Promenade Room 104C

ROUNDTABLE: Creative Futures with XR + AI

Evo Heyning - Realitycraft
02:30 PM - 02:55 PM
Exhibit Hall
Expo Stage
Jun 18
Exhibit Hall

Using XR to Inspire the Next Generation of Innovation

Tonia Barber - AKLA
Aaron Wolko - Nivra
02:30 PM - 03:00 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 18
GRAND BALLROOM

IKEA's Journey Through 3D Visualization and Spatial Computing

Martin Enthed - IKEA
02:40 PM - 03:05 PM
Room 103B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 18
Room 103B

Creating AWE: the Miracle of VR with Cancer Patients

Max Almy - Magika VRx
Teri Yarbrow - Magika VRx and Creating AWE
02:45 PM - 03:30 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Executive Focus Program
Jun 18
Promenade Room 104C

ROUNDTABLE: Unreal Possibilities: ‘Creating Digital Twins, Collaborative Worlds, Media and Enterprise Products Through Unreal Engine

Dace Campbell - Dace Campbell Consulting
Edward Dawson-Taylor - CG Pro
Scott Rosekrans - CG Pro
02:45 PM - 03:30 PM
Promenade Room 104C
Executive Focus Program
Jun 18
Promenade Room 104C

ROUNDTABLE: Storytelling in the Era of Immersivity

Chris Pfaff - Chris Pfaff Tech Media LLC
02:55 PM - 03:50 PM
Promenade Room 104A
XR Enablement
Jun 18
Promenade Room 104A

Helping the Blind to See

Charlie Fink - Forbes
Michael Freeman - Ocutrx Technologies
Soobin Ha - Benvision
Caspar Thykier - Zappar
02:55 PM - 03:50 PM
Room 101B
Gaming, Entertainment & Media
Jun 18
Room 101B

PANEL: Immersive Revolution: Transforming Fan Experiences in Next-Gen Sports & Beyond

Natascha French - Scale Strategies
James Giglio - MVP Interactive
Troy Jones Jr. - StatusPro
Chris Sloan - SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park
03:00 PM - 03:25 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 18
Room 101A

Implementation of Handling Spatial Objects in Swift on visionOS

Satoshi Hattori - Cyber AI Productions, Inc.
03:00 PM - 03:35 PM
Exhibit Hall
Expo Stage
Jun 18
Exhibit Hall

HackOps: How one of the Largest-Employee Training VR Experiences Boosts Cyber Security

Sai Huda - CyberCatch
Dan Krolczyk - ELB Learning
03:10 PM - 03:35 PM
Room 103B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 18
Room 103B

Innovation in Autism Care: Case Studies & Navigation of FDA Approval Process for XR Application

Michelle Hascall - Cortica
Neil Hattangadi - Cortica
Vijay Ravindran - Floreo
03:15 PM - 03:40 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 18
GRAND BALLROOM

Breaking Boundaries: Pioneering Consumer-Grade XR Streaming with Mawari

Luis Oscar Ramirez - Mawari
03:25 PM - 03:50 PM
Promenade Room 104B
Enterprise
Jun 18
Promenade Room 104B

Accelerating XR at Mondelez: How a Global Snacking Leader Embraces Spatial Computing

Matt Tomlinson - Mondelēz International
03:25 PM - 04:15 PM
Room 103C
Collaboration, Training & Education
Jun 18
Room 103C

PANEL: Not Set in Stone: The Impact of Emerging Technology on Mine Rescue Training

Jennica Bellanca - CDC / NIOSH
Thomas Codrick - Booz Allen Hamilton
Timothy Orr - CDC / NIOSH
03:25 PM - 04:20 PM
Room 102B
Retail & Marketing
Jun 18
Room 102B

PANEL: Rendering Believable 3D Assets for E-Commerce

Eric Chadwick - DGG
Daniel Frith - London Dynamics
Ashleigh Miller - Amazon
Jane Rawnsley - Avataar
03:30 PM - 03:55 PM
Room 102A
Web3
Jun 18
Room 102A

The Tokenization of Identity, Money, and Assets in Financial Markets

Cam Nili - Accenture
03:30 PM - 03:55 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 18
Room 101A

History: AWE @ 15 - Turns Out, We Weren’t Crazy After All!

Patrick O'Shaughnessey - Patched Reality Inc.
Chris Wren - Ultraleap
03:45 PM - 04:10 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 18
GRAND BALLROOM

PICO's XR Ecosystem Driving Enterprise Innovation

Zach Honadel - Prisms
Amir Khorram - ByteDance | PICO
Kurt Kratchman - Virti
Mickael Nadeau - XPR Labs
03:50 PM - 04:15 PM
Room 103B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 18
Room 103B

Everything You Need to Know About Reimbursement in Healthcare XR

Kaitlyn O'Connor - Nixon Gwilt Law
03:55 PM - 04:20 PM
Promenade Room 104B
Enterprise
Jun 18
Promenade Room 104B

The Great Interface Shift: How Customers will be Interacting with Brands in the Next Two Years

Danny Tomsett - UneeQ Inc
04:00 PM - 04:25 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 18
Room 101A

Build a Fulfilling Career in the Shifting AR/MR Landscape

Lianne Baron - Meta
Luke Hurd - WPP / VML
04:00 PM - 04:25 PM
Room 102A
Web3
Jun 18
Room 102A

Why Open Wins

Ben Erwin - The Poly Awards
04:00 PM - 04:25 PM
Promenade Room 104A
XR Enablement
Jun 18
Promenade Room 104A

Emerging to Indispensable: How the Evolution of XR Ecosystems Will Power Mission-Critical Tasks for Future Frontiers

Brian Hamilton - DigiLens Inc.
Dan McConnell - Booz Allen Hamilton
04:00 PM - 04:55 PM
Room 101B
Gaming, Entertainment & Media
Jun 18
Room 101B

PANEL: Best Practices and What’s Next with Another Axiom, the Creators of Gorilla Tag

David Neubelt - Another Axiom
Malia Probst - Scout House
Kerestell Smith - Another Axiom
David Yee - Another Axiom
04:00 PM - 05:20 PM
Exhibit Hall
Expo Stage
Jun 18
Exhibit Hall

Start-Up Founders' Lightning Round

Vinay Agastya - Ctruh technologies private limited
Mori Amitai - Oorym
Philipp Breuss-Schneeweis - Wikitude
Ashley Foxcroft - Freeaim Technologies
Elias "Eli" Jimenez - VentR-out
Irfan Khan - Supernova Academy Incorporated
Ilya Polokhin - Octonic
04:15 PM - 04:50 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 18
GRAND BALLROOM

PANEL: Blending Story, Visuals & Audio for Memorable Immersive Experiences

Adrian Rashad Driscoll - Collimation
Joanna Popper - Consultant
Don Allen Stevenson III -
Young Guru Young Guru -
04:20 PM - 04:50 PM
Room 103C
Collaboration, Training & Education
Jun 18
Room 103C

Emergency Response Training with AR and Customized Virtual Production

John R. Kennedy - ORETTC
Mary Lin - ORETTC
04:20 PM - 05:15 PM
Room 103B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 18
Room 103B

PANEL: Pathways for Developing Adoption of VR by Mental Health Clinicians

Dr Joe Elliott - Joe Elliott Psychological Svcs.
Howard Gurr - Private Practice
Albert Rizzo - University of Southern California ICT
Dr. Brenda Wiederhold - Virtual Reality Medical Center
04:30 PM - 04:55 PM
Promenade Room 104A
XR Enablement
Jun 18
Promenade Room 104A

The Thousand-Year Quest for Virtual Reality (History Talk)

Jeremy Dalton - PwC
04:30 PM - 04:55 PM
Promenade Room 104B
Enterprise
Jun 18
Promenade Room 104B

XR Gets Personal

Jason McGuigan - Lenovo
04:30 PM - 04:55 PM
Room 102B
Retail & Marketing
Jun 18
Room 102B

It's Miller Time with BigFoot: AR Innovation with AI

Jessica Owens - Molson Coors
Jason Yim - Trigger XR
04:30 PM - 04:55 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 18
Room 101A

Building AWE's Hall of Fame WebAR Experience with Camera Kit

Hart Woolery - 2020CV
Steven Xu - Snap Inc.
04:30 PM - 05:25 PM
Room 102A
Web3
Jun 18
Room 102A

PANEL: Web3 - Beyond the Hype

Nico Fara - Let's Goooo!
Luis Oscar Ramirez - Mawari
Lori H. Schwartz - StoryTech
Nicola Sebastiani - The Sandbox
Louisa Spring - T-Mobile
04:55 PM - 05:25 PM
Room 103C
Collaboration, Training & Education
Jun 18
Room 103C

Integration of Enhanced XR Training Technologies in Dynamic Engineering Operations Digital Twin Experiences

Austin Arnwine - ORETTC
Ashley Stowe - ORETTC
05:00 PM - 05:25 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 18
Room 101A

Tips & Tricks to Improve Your AR Game Designs

Blake Gross - DB Creations
Dustin Kochensparger - DB Creations
05:00 PM - 05:25 PM
Promenade Room 104A
XR Enablement
Jun 18
Promenade Room 104A

Unleashing Growth Potential: Managing Spatial Computing Data to Scale Up Your Business?

Lauren Marble - Amazon Web Services
05:00 PM - 05:25 PM
Room 102B
Retail & Marketing
Jun 18
Room 102B

Aligning Vision and Reality: Effective Client Management in XR Production

David Morris - NYCAP3D LLC
Matthias Sala - Ambia
05:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Promenade Room 104B
Enterprise
Jun 18
Promenade Room 104B

Imagine, Immerse, Innovate: XR’s Role in Amplifying Human-Centered Design for the US Navy

Kelles Gordge - Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Wade Lewis - Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
05:00 PM - 05:55 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 18
GRAND BALLROOM

PANEL: Beyond Passthrough: How New Display Technologies Can Shape the Future of AR Glasses

Naamah Argaman - Meta
Marty Banks - UC Berkeley
Avi Bar-Zeev - XR Guild
Andrea Bravo - Metaverse Data & Ethics
Tomas Sluka - CREAL
05:05 PM - 05:30 PM
Room 101B
Gaming, Entertainment & Media
Jun 18
Room 101B

AI and the Spatial Web for Live Events & Festivals

Eric Wagliardo - &Pull
05:25 PM - 06:00 PM
Room 103B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 18
Room 103B

Enhancing Patient Experience Through Immersive Technology

Dr. Linda Ciavarelli - HouseCall VR
Amy Hedrick - Cleanbox Technology
Julia A Scott, PhD - Santa Clara University
05:30 PM - 05:55 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 18
Room 101A

Spatial Analytics: Elevate Your 3D Apps by Discovering a Hidden Dimension of Insights

Tony Bevilacqua - Cognitive3D
05:30 PM - 05:55 PM
Promenade Room 104A
XR Enablement
Jun 18
Promenade Room 104A

Harnessing the Power of Retinal Eye Tracking for Enhanced XR Experiences

Adam Dunsky - Immersix
05:30 PM - 05:55 PM
Room 103C
Collaboration, Training & Education
Jun 18
Room 103C

Solving the Competency @ Scale Challenge with Immersive VR

Richard Vincent - FundamentalVR
05:35 PM - 06:00 PM
Promenade Room 104B
Enterprise
Jun 18
Promenade Room 104B

Spatial Computing & the Force: An Elegant Device for a More Civilized Age

Gene Feldman - Nestle Purina
Tomer Kahan - Sightful
John Tomik - Slalom
05:35 PM - 06:00 PM
Room 101B
Gaming, Entertainment & Media
Jun 18
Room 101B

From Technopreneur to VC Investor, What Have I Learned?

Bert Nepveu - Triptyq Capital