AGENDA

AWE USA 2025

Jun 9 Jun 10 Jun 11 Jun 12
09:00 AM - 09:25 AM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 11
GRAND BALLROOM

Niantic Spatial Keynote

Brian McClendon - Niantic Spatial, Inc.
09:30 AM - 09:55 AM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 11
GRAND BALLROOM

Auki Labs Keynote

Nils Pihl - Auki Labs
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 11
GRAND BALLROOM

Android XR: A New Reality Powering Headset and Glasses

Hugo Swart - Google
10:30 AM - 10:55 AM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 11
GRAND BALLROOM

Reality Modding: Shaping Immersive Worlds with AI

Dr. Helen Papagiannis -
11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Networking
Jun 11

LUNCH

11:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Expo Hall
Networking
Jun 11
Expo Hall

Expo, Playground, Gaming Hub and Builders Nexus

11:10 AM - 11:40 AM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 11
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

Promoting Your Game Inside the Development Cycle

Jasmine Uniza - Impact Reality / Flat2VR Studios
Elliott Tate - Impact Reality / Flat2VR Studios
Eric Masher - Impact Reality / Flat2VR Studios
11:10 AM - 12:10 PM
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 11
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

Hackathon Winners: XRAI Hack Winners Lightning Round

Ashley Blake - elsewhere Not-For-Profit
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Room 102B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 11
Room 102B

The Pitch: Patient Safety's Next Generation (Documentary Film Screening)

11:50 AM - 12:20 PM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 11
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

Marketing Best Practices for a Successful Game Launch

Eric Chevalier - Scout House
Zane Parker - Scout House
Sam Yu - Scout House
12:15 PM - 01:15 PM
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 11
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

*LIVE* The AI/XR's Podcast's 245th episode *LIVE*

Charlie Fink - AI/XR Pod
Ted Schilowitz - Red Camera
12:30 PM - 01:25 PM
Promenade Room 104B
Start-Ups & Investors
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104B

PANEL: Investor Q&A - Ask Us Anything!

Amy LaMeyer - WXR Fund
Jonathan Carmel - Impact Venture Capital
Petri Rajahalme - FOV Ventures
01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 11
GRAND BALLROOM

Fireside Chat with Gaming Visionary Jason Rubin

Jason Rubin - Meta
Sonya Haskins - AWE
01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
Room 102B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 11
Room 102B

Behind 'The Pitch': Healthcare Experts Weigh In on Innovation and Impact

Suzan Kardong-Edgren - MGH Institute of Health Professions
Devin Marble - VRpatients
01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
Room 102A
AI + XR
Jun 11
Room 102A

AI and Emerging Formats

Yelena Rachitsky - Meta
01:00 PM - 01:55 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 11
Room 101B

PANEL: Creative Potential of Immersive AI

Eric Shamlin - Secret Level
Bob Bjarke - The Electric Factory
Eric Oldrin - nirdlo
Kaz Maurice-O'Leary - Verses and Valleys
01:20 PM - 02:20 PM
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 11
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

Hackathon Winners: Stanford XR Hackathon Winners Lightning Round

David Oh - The Venture Reality Fund
01:30 PM - 01:55 PM
Room 102B
Healthcare & Wellness
Jun 11
Room 102B

Clinical Virtual Reality: A Brief Review of the Future

Albert Skip Rizzo - University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies
01:30 PM - 01:55 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 11
Room 101A

Copy That! Proxies of Virtual and Real Objects in XR

Steve Feiner - Columbia University
01:30 PM - 01:55 PM
Room 102A
AI + XR
Jun 11
Room 102A

Seeking a Solution to the Skilled Labor Shortage? XR Marks the Spot

Kristi Woolsey - BCG
01:30 PM - 02:25 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104A

PANEL: Requirements for XR in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

Tim Ventura - VOR Advisory
Shelley Peterson - Wizard Wells
James Cooper - Raytheon | An RTX Business
Alejandro Mendoza - Sierra Space
Christopher Colaw - Lockheed Martin
01:30 PM - 02:25 PM
Room 103B/C
Gaming, Entertainment & Media
Jun 11
Room 103B/C

Panel: Bringing Barbie to Mixed Reality! A Case Study in How to Successfully Bring a Brand to XR

Chary Keijzer - Cas and Chary XR
Arturo Perez - Kluge Interactive
Jenna Seiden - Vertically Coastal Consulting, Inc.
Casandra Vuong - Cas and Chary XR
01:50 PM - 02:15 PM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 11
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

Bootstrapping Your XR Studio

Ryan Canuel - Petricore, Inc
02:00 PM - 02:25 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 11
Room 101B

The Importance of the Immersive Dream: Will We Ever Reach It?

Jacquelyn Morie - All These Worlds, LLC
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Room 204
Speed Networking
Jun 11
Room 204

Speed Networking Session #3: Investors <> Builders

02:00 PM - 03:05 PM
Promenade Room 104B
Start-Ups & Investors
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104B

Start-Up Pitch Competition: Part 1

Perrin Kaplan - Zebra Partners
Tipatat Chennavasin - The Venture Reality Fund
02:25 PM - 02:50 PM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 11
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

Bringing Tabletop Games to Life on Android XR

Grant Anderson - Mirrorscape
Tripp Wood - Mirrorscape
02:25 PM - 03:25 PM
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 11
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

TechMagic with Cathy Hackl (Live Podcast)

Cathy Hackl - Future Dynamics
Lee Kebler - TechMagic Podcast
03:00 PM - 03:25 PM
Room 102B
Retail & Marketing
Jun 11
Room 102B

Understanding the VR Generation: Insights from Consumer Behavior

Jake Zim - Another Axiom
03:00 PM - 03:50 PM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 11
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

PANEL: Building Profitable Mass-Scale Shared Immersive Experiences

Amy Jupiter - ByJove, LLC
Neville Spiteri - Wevr
Dana Ware - ARound
03:00 PM - 03:55 PM
Room 102A
AI + XR
Jun 11
Room 102A

PANEL: AI NPCs in Embodied Forums: Humans & NPCs in Social, Education and Business 3D Worlds

Monica Arés - Microsoft
Paige Dansinger - Better World Museum
Eugy Han - Stanford University
Robin White Owen - MediaCombo
Will Cherry - Meta
03:00 PM - 03:55 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 11
Room 101B

360º DOMES - Fulldome Storytelling & Immersive Entertainment

Ed Lantz - Vortex Immersion
Jenni Ogden - Eye Q Productions
Katy Yudin - COSM
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 11
GRAND BALLROOM

From Atari to XR: Gaming Through the Generations with the Bushnell Family

Nolan Bushnell - Atari and Chuck E. Cheese
Alissa Bushnell - 104 West Partners
Brent Bushnell - Dream Park
Tyler Bushnell - Polycade
Dylan Bushnell - Atmos Labs
Wyatt Bushnell - Coin Crew Games
03:30 PM - 03:55 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104A

XR in Enterprise: The Role of Augmented Reality in Industry – Going “Operational”

Elizabeth Hyman - XR Association
03:30 PM - 03:55 PM
Room 102B
Retail & Marketing
Jun 11
Room 102B

Beyond the Booth: How Immersive and Interactive Activations Are Transforming Events

Omead Sinai - Rock Paper Reality
03:30 PM - 03:55 PM
Room 103B/C
Gaming, Entertainment & Media
Jun 11
Room 103B/C

Roadmap for AAA Games in VR

Shawn Kittelsen - Skydance Games
Ryan Payton - Camouflaj
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Promenade Room 104B
Start-Ups & Investors
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104B

Start-Up Pitch Competition: Part 2

Perrin Kaplan - Zebra Partners
Tipatat Chennavasin - The Venture Reality Fund
04:00 PM - 04:25 PM
Room 102A
AI + XR
Jun 11
Room 102A

AI and Immersive Avatars: Advances, Trends, and Live Demos

Gregory Panos - Persona Foundation
04:00 PM - 04:25 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 11
Room 101A

OpenXR and the Future of XR: Interoperability in a 5G/Edge-Driven World

Frédéric Plourde - Collabora ltd.
Mauricio Kovacevic - Ericsson
04:00 PM - 04:25 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104A

Out of the Lab, Across the Digital Thread: Scaling Enterprise XR

Jay Wright - Campfire
04:00 PM - 04:25 PM
Room 102B
Retail & Marketing
Jun 11
Room 102B

Using Augmented Reality to Enhance Cultural Relevance

Jason Steinberg - Pretty Big Monster
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall
Builders Nexus
Jun 11
Nexus Stage - Expo Hall

XR Women Awards

Julie Smithson - METAVRSE
Karen Alexander - XR Women
Sophia Moshasha - The World Bank
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall
Gaming Hub
Jun 11
Gaming Stage - Expo Hall

AWE Gaming Hub Comedy Happy Hour with Failed to Render!!

Kyle Render - Rendered Talent
Kirsten Hudson - Rendered Talent
Alex Ansel (Koolaid) - Failed To Render Comedy Club
Chino LaForge - Failed To Render Comedy Club
Clay Newman - Failed To Render Comedy Club
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Room 204
Speed Networking
Jun 11
Room 204

Speed Networking Session #4: Investors <> Builders

04:30 PM - 04:55 PM
Room 102A
AI + XR
Jun 11
Room 102A

Revolutionizing Customer Engagement through AI Experiences

Dan Ferguson - Groove Jones
04:30 PM - 04:55 PM
Room 102B
Retail & Marketing
Jun 11
Room 102B

PANEL: How to Leverage XR as the Next Era of Sports Fan Engagement

Will Misselbrook - LA Galaxy
Andrew Merkin - Cosm
James Giglio - MVP Interactive
04:30 PM - 04:55 PM
Room 101B
Creator
Jun 11
Room 101B

Crafting Immersive Stories on Vision Pro

Victor Agulhon - TARGO
04:30 PM - 05:25 PM
Room 101A
Developer
Jun 11
Room 101A

PANEL: Material Matters: Seeking glTF/USD Interoperability with Procedural Textures, MaterialX, and OpenPBR

Max Bickley - NVIDIA
Amra Tareen - ALL3D
Henrik Edstrom - Autodesk
Leonard Daly - Daly Realism
Daniel Iborra - Bentley Systems
04:30 PM - 05:25 PM
Room 103B/C
Gaming, Entertainment & Media
Jun 11
Room 103B/C

Mission-Driven Gameplay with AAA IP Brings History to Life with Full City-Scale XR LBE

Louisa Spring - T-Mobile
Joe Gabriel - Niantic Spatial, Inc.
Will Humphrey - Sugar Creative
Miro Lima - Mawari
04:30 PM - 05:25 PM
Promenade Room 104A
Enterprise
Jun 11
Promenade Room 104A

PANEL: Cutting Through the Red Tape: Implementing XR as a Tool in Enterprise

Malia Probst - Scout House
Erik Fuentes - Chase Bank
Andrew Lowe - Rolls-Royce
Jeffrey Berthiaume - Southwest Airlines
05:00 PM - 05:25 PM
Room 102B
Retail & Marketing
Jun 11
Room 102B

Immersive Tech That’s Redefining the Fan Experience

Christian Lau - Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC)
Natascha French - MVP Interactive
06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
GRAND BALLROOM
Main Stage
Jun 11
GRAND BALLROOM

16th Annual Auggie Awards and Hall of Fame Ceremony

Ori Inbar - AWE & Super Ventures