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Send a text Evan Sitler-Bates, CEO & Co-Founder @ XpertVR The Co-Founder and CEO of XpertVR, where we focus on building immersive virtual reality training tools for first responders, educators, and industry. Over the past eight years, I’ve led projects that blend simulation, learning science, and data to make training safer, more accessible, and far more realistic than traditional methods. Our...

Send a text Luke De is an award-winning educator, scientist, and innovator who thrives at the intersection of emerging technology, neuroscience, and education. With over 20 years of experience designing transformative learning experiences, Luke leverages cutting-edge AI technologies and mixed reality to create deeply engaging educational content that empowers learners and drives measurable impact....

Send a text Devin specializes in accelerating growth through strategic partnerships, brand leadership, and AI-powered immersive solutions in the XR (VR/MR) education and healthcare SaaS space. His background spans healthcare, research, education, immersive tech, storytelling, and growth marketing—giving him a rare vantage point to build teams, products, and relationships that scale. His career beg...

Send a text 🚀 Bridging the Gap Between XR Innovation & Market Success 🚀 As an XR marketing leader, Ben specializes in launching and scaling immersive technologies that redefine how professionals and consumers interact with the digital world. Currently, as Head of Marketing for Immersive Engineering at Siemens, he led the strategic launch of an industry-first XR solution in partnership with S...

Send a text Jonathan Beals is a Solutions Consultant at Adobe, helping Fortune 500 companies optimize creative workflows through AI, automation, and content scaling.  His expertise helps enterprises streamline digital production, improve efficiency, and unlock new creative possibilities. Previously, as Director of Virtual Materials at Nike, he built and led the Virtual Materials Studio into a glob...

Send a text Dustin is a producer and designer with a decade of experience working in video games. With a passion for project management and team leadership, he drives the design and production for every game DB Creations develops. He is passionate about bringing games to emerging technologies, using novel designs to play to their strengths. Crystal Commenders - https://crystalcommanders.com/ DB Cr...

Send a text RiVR: https://rivr.uk/ Alex: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alextenchrivr/ Ty: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyronne-leon-fernandez-0401b973/ Apple Vision Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@AVisionexperiment _________ Alex Harvey, Creative Director & Co-Founder Before becoming Creative Director and Co-Founder of RiVR, I was making fancy racing games trailers for games with Codemasters...

Send a text Bob Matteson, Founder / CEO - is an experienced entrepreneur working in a variety of sectors. His last business was Mobile Doorman (PropTech) that he sold in 2021 to Vista Equity. He finished his MBA from Kellogg in 2022 before launching Relivable, which is a platform for people to reconnect with personal memories using VR. Nick McEvily, Fractional Product Leader -  expertise lies in l...

Send a text Bob Cooney is a successful serial entrepreneur with 30-years of experience launching emerging technology products into complex markets. An Inc 500 CEO with a successful IPO under his belt before he was 35, Bob has been instrumental in the success of some of the best-known immersive entertainment companies in history. Bob is the author of Real Money from Virtual Reality, the definitive...

Send a text Rory Flynn has gone absolutely viral on LinkedIn for his expertise in MidJourney and other creative AI tools. As the Founder of Systematiq.ai, he’s operationalized common AI tools for businesses and marketing teams. By injecting AI into workflows, he's amplified productivity & impact, streamlined finances, and revolutionized client experience and communication. Rory is the for...

Send a text For the first time ever we’re bringing back a guest for the second time, all the way back from episode 1… Nate Essin! 15+ years of experience driving innovation, leading cross-functional teams, and delivering creative and technical solutions. Expertise in building strategic alliances and advancing business goals with 3D, AI, and immersive technology. Author of N Squared, an XR newslett...

Send a text Joshua Bankston is a partner at MACE Virtual Labs, a Houston-based provider of turnkey enterprise virtual reality solutions. As an evangelist and community leader in the XR industry, Josh empowers business leaders and innovators to use groundbreaking XR hardware and immersive experiences to explore bold new applications in training, education, medicine and beyond. While volunteering in...

Send a text Ivan Pavliuchenko, co-founder and Managing Director of AREYES, with +8 years in digital marketing and product management. AREYES is a mixed reality design studio that help global brands such as Meta, Sony Music, Henkel, L'Oreal, Red Bull, Nissan, Ford Motor Company, and Lego gamify their marketing activities by using mixed reality. Prior of AREYES Ivan had lead the marketing effor...

Send a text Amir is cofounder and CEO at Virtuleap, a VR startup that unlocks neuroscience with virtual reality to help increase attention levels, and address cognitive illnesses, disorders, and learning challenges. Previous to Virtuleap, Amir founded Gameguise, a mobile games studio based in Dubai, and Time Dirham the first social impact startup to introduce time banking to the Middle East. He is...

Send a text About Sune: CTO & Co-Founder at SynergyXR. PhD in Computer Science - modelling and simulation of complex systems. Applied research background in military domain, radar systems, and autonomous surveillance systems. 10+ years experience with XR technologies in an industrial/enterprise setting.  Follow Him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunewolff/  About SynergyXR: no-code X...

Send a text Peter Smulovics, Metaverse and Spatial Computing Development Practices Lead in an Investment Bank  Executive Director of Software Development Experience. Leading Windows, .NET and Microsoft R&D and Development Practices through platform development projects and framework building in a horizontal team. Responsible for the development and technological side for Spatial Computing and...

Send a text Simon Lajboschitz, CEO at Khora VR Exploring the purpose of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality. How will it change our lives and how can we make it into a good thing. BA in Philosophy and Masters in Business. Founded Khora with Peter Fisher. After 8 years of exploring, we have produced +500 VR, AR, 360 productions for B2B partners and facilitated +2500 workshops for businesses seeki...

Send a text Since 2017, Brooks Filippin has been at the forefront of driving innovation in emerging technologies and enterprise solutions. Joining 3D Robotics, Brooks played a pivotal role in developing and implementing enterprise drone programs for the AEC industry. In 2020, he joined ESRI, where they specialized in leveraging cutting-edge imagery and remote sensing technologies. Currently leadin...

Send a text Tony Bevilacqua is the Founder and CEO of Cognitive3D, a spatial analytics platform that gathers data from virtual and augmented reality experiences in new ways, and turns them into actionable insights. Specifically, Cognitive3D helps companies measure human behavior within 3D simulations. Prior to founding Cognitive3D, Tony co-founded and exited another startup that focused on revenue...

Send a text Adam is a Sr. Spatial Computing Prototyping Architect at AWS, focused on AR/VR/Digital Twins and emerging technology. Adam previously lead an applied research team that focused on software development for immersive and adjacent emerging technologies at SHoP Architects, within the AEC/Real Estate space. He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and universities including MIT, Yal...

Send a text Cofounder and CEO of Agora World. No code, student founder. Solving the very problem he faced: the complexity of creating 3D experiences. Building the solution he wishes he had as a student. He's also taught XR at UPenn and NYU. Follow Ethan! On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/agoraworld-io/  On X: https://twitter.com/agoraworld_io  On Instagram: https://www.instagram.c...

Send a text About Jonathan: He has brought creative revenue producing and risk management ideas to clients during his tenure at JP Morgan, Angelo Gordon, 2 hedge funds, an AI firm and Impact Venture Capital. He has a 25-year background analyzing companies and understands what strategies and implementations have worked and where they have gone awry. Follow him on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com...

Send a text CEO and founder of Wonderland Engine -- development platform for VR, AR and 3D on the web. Founded Wonderland Engine after realizing the need for better 3D development tools for the web with the advent of WebXR after helping launch the XR web games portal "Construct Arcade" (now HeyVR.io).  GDC 2024 - German Pavilion Website - https://wonderlandengine.com/ Download for Free +...

Send a text LinkedIn and X SxSw Panel - Designing the Future: How Innovators Create What’s Next Val Vacante is an award-winning, creative catalyst and global innovator. As the VP of Solutions Innovation at Dentsu , she uncovers cultural trends, commerce dynamics, and emerging technologies to shape next-generation product innovations, and solutions impacting the way people connect and experience th...

Send a text Mark Gröb:  Immersive Tech for UPS, Speaker, Dad: Developing Innovations to solve Enterprise problems for UPS and our Partners. Leading XR practices in highly cross-matrix teams to explore and develop IP (patents and business methods) for UPS. XR Subject Matter Expert on SAR Counsel for UPS. Training and developing Federated SMEs in all Global wide Business Groups.  _____________ Follo...