| AWE Asia 2023 Day 1 30/8/2023 |
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| 9:00 - 9:25 AM | Opening Ceremony | Opening Ceremony Ryan Hu AWE Asia, VP Gavin Newton-Tanzer AWE Asia, President Ori Inbar AWE Co-Founder |
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| 9:25 - 9:50 AM | Keynote | Empathic Computing: Capturing the Potential of the Metaverse Dr. Mark Billinghurst University of South Australia, Professor |
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| 9:50 - 10:15 AM | Keynote | From De-globalization to Di- globalization Mr. Alvin Graylin HTC, Global VP of Corp. Dev. |
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| 10:20 - 10:45 AM | Content 1 | Developers, Platforms & AI: AI for Next-Generation XR Ms. Vanessa Ching NVIDIA, Inception Ecosystem and Startups Partnerships, Asia-Pacific South (ASEAN & ANZ) |
Collaboration, Education & Training: Scaling XR Content for the Enterprise with Generative AI Mr. Joe Millward TALESPIN, General Manager APAC Mr. Kyle Jackson TALESPIN, Co-Founder & CEO |
Gaming, Entertainment & Media China XR Tales: Immersing Audiences and Olympic Athletes Mr. Lazius Kaye VR Essentials, Consultant |
| 10:45 - 11:00 AM | Coffee | |||
| 11:00 - 11:25 AM | Content 2 | Developers, Platforms & AI: Niantic is powering "AR, Everywhere,All at Once" Mr. Brian McClendon Niantic, Senior VP of Engineering |
Web3, Creators, & Creator Economy: Dr. Loretta Chen Smobler Studios, Co-Founder |
Gaming, Entertainment & Media: AI + RTE: Opportunities and Challenges Dr. Cynthia Yang Shengwang, Senior Director of Ecosystem Operation Center |
| 11:30 - 11:55 AM | Content 3 | Collaboration, Education & Training: Panel Discussion: How AI Will Enhance the Metaverse and Education Mrs. Leticia Jauregui Meta, Head of Global Education Partnerships Ms. Emilie Joly Zoe Immersive, CEO & Co-Founder Ms. Sarah Toms IMD, Chief Learning Innovation Officer Mr. Jeremy Luisier Unity Technologies, Senior Technical Trainer |
Developers, Platforms & AI: Enter the K-Metaverse: Innovations from South Korean Companies in Immersive Technology (6 mini-presentations) 11:30 AM - 11:35 AM Introduction 11:36 AM - 11:43 AM Museum for ALL - More Inclusive Museums Mr. Jason (Jae-Hyun) Kim Salin Co., Ltd., CEO 11:44 AM -11:51 AM The Future of Creation-to-Earn and Web3.0 Ms. Gyuna Kim Dataking, AD 11:52 AM -11:59 AM Innovation of Music Experience through Metaverse Based on Web3 Mr. Seunghyun Cho Emotionwave Inc, CSO 12:00 PM - 12:07 PM Experiencing Ancient Civilizations in the Metaverse Mr. Seung Hee Jung LITA, CEO 12:08 PM - 12:15 PM Specialized Metaverse Media Service for Virtual Character Content Creation, I-TUBER Mr. Chanwoo Park DOORIBUN, Project Manager 12:16 PM - 12:23 PM South Korea's Vision for XR: Transforming Industries with AR Glasses Mr. Sidney (Heekeun) Choi P&C Solution Co., Ltd., Manager 12:24 PM -12:25 PM Concluding Remarks |
Gaming, Entertainment & Media: Making Objects Talk - Through AR Mr. Anurag Sachdeva Xtendr, Founder & CEO Ms. Neha Agawal Xtendr, Co-Founder & Director CX |
| 12:00 - 12:25 PM | Content 4 | Gaming, Entertainment & Media: Beyond Loudness: Spatial Chat and The Future of Virtual World Communication Ms. Angelik Laboy Dolby Laboratories, Developer Advocate |
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| 12:25 - 1:55 PM | Lunch | |||
| 1:55 - 2:20 PM | Content 5 | Gaming, Entertainment & Media: Revolutionizing Fan Engagement: Augmented Reality in Stadiums Powered by Visual Positioning Systemsand Spatial Computing Ms. Paivi Laakso-Kuivalainen Immersal, Chief Marketing Officer Mr. Declan Dwyer Graviton Interactive, Co-Founder & Managing Director |
Developers, Platforms & AI Web Browsing in Extended Reality Mr. Felipe Erias Igalia, Software Engineer and Interaction Designer |
Collaboration, Education & Training: Panel Discussion: XR and the Future of Work: Implications for Education and the Workforce Mr. Havene Liew XR Associates, President Mr. Joeie Oon FXMedia, Co-Founder / Director Mr. Fariz Hanapiah Experiential Design Team, Creative Technology Director Mr. Justin Wong TrueXR, Chief Product Officer Mr. William Irawan Primeskills, CEO & Co-Founder |
| 2:25 - 2:50 PM | Content 6 | Gaming, Entertainment & Media: Creative Technology is Destroying How We Make Art Mr. Jake Tan SERIAL CO_,Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer |
Developers, Platforms & AI: Why Do We Test All These Optical Components in an XR Headset? Dr. Daniel Winters Tri optics GmbH, Senior Technical Expert |
Collaboration, Education & Training: Panel Discussion: Designing XR for Experiential Education Mr. David Weeks AWE Asia, Content Director Prof. Eric Hawkinson Founder & Learning Futurist Mr. Etienne Chia Kingsmen Exhibits, Director, Narrative experience and creative technology Ms. Yi Yuan Hiverlab, Co-Founder |
| 2:55 - 3:20 PM | Content 7 | Gaming, Entertainment & Media: Performing in the Metaverse: moving from physical gigs to virtual clubs. How, Who and Why? Mr. Martin Sawtell Dell Technologies, XR Director |
XR Enablement: How Can We Create More Vibrant XR Ecosystem in Asia? Ms. Effie Li EnlightXR, CEO Mr. Yi Xu OPPO, Director of XR Technology |
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| 3:20 - 3:35 PM | Break | |||
| 3:35 - 4:00 PM | Content 8 | Web3, Creators, & Creator Economy: Metaverse in Financial Industry Ms. Amrita Mallik HSBC, VP - Global Innovation & Ventures |
XR Enablement: A Practical Workshop Demonstrating How to Develop with Snapdragon Spaces Mr. Lucian Liu EnlightXR, VP Mr. Martand Srivastava Lenovo, Emerging Technologies / ARVR Lead Mr. Bon Teh Lenovo Singapore, XR Solution Architect Mr. T K Ng SFX Corporation Pte Ltd CEO & Founder |
Retail, Advertising & E-Commerce: Metaverse Creative Marketing: The Non-Conventional Way of Marketing in Web 3.0 Mr. Michael Andrian madebyhumans, CEO Mr. Alexander Smith Meta, Software Engineer |
| 4:05 - 4:30 PM | Content 9 | Web3, Creators, & Creator Economy: When AI meets Web3 - Create your own AI to work for you Ms. Kisson Lin Mindverse.AI, Co-Founder and COO |
XR Enablement: Panel: Is Now the Right Time to Build an XR Developer Ecosystem Ms. Effie Li EnlightXR, CEO Mr. Martand Srivastava Lenovo, Emerging Technologies / ARVR Lead Mr. Yi Xu OPPO, Director of XR Technology Mr. Arthur Chen Ameba Capita, General Partner |
Retail, Advertising & E-Commerce: The Future of Brand Engagement with AR, Gamification & Tokenisation Mr. Donavan Ratnasingam CONTENT.T, Account & Web3 Directoron Mr. Brett Hornung Accenture, Web3 Lead Mr. Jason Ang CONTENT.T, Co-Founder |
| 4:35 - 5:00 PM | Content 10 | Web3, Creators, & Creator Economy: Panel Discussion:Unleashing the Potential: Exploring the Journey of India's 1.2 Billion Mobile Users into Web3 and Immersive Technology Mr. Eddie Avil Shemaroo Entertainment & XROM, Metaverse Strategist Mr. Rahul Mishra Shemaroo Entertainment, Head of Web3 Mr. Sanan Goyal SGX Consultancy, XROM, Founder Mr. Arnav Neel Ghosh Blippar- Partnership & Growth, XR Consultant |
Enterprise & Industrial: Leveraging VR Simulation to Unlock User Testing for a Built Environment Ms. Sowmiya Selvakumaraswamy NCS, Metaverse Lead |
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| 7:00 -9:00 PM | Networking Reception Outside the two Sub-stages |
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| 7:00 - 9:00 PM | VIP Dinner Location: Chengal Ballroom, Level 1, Crowne Plaza Changi Airport Shuttle Arrangement: Departure at 6:10 PM & 6:40 PM, August 30th, Coach Bay, Max Atria Singapore Expo |
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| AWE Asia 2023 Day 2 31/8/2023 |
Main Stage | Sub Stage 1 | Sub Stage 2 | |
| 9:00 - 9:20 AM | Keynote | Metaverse as the Next Biggest Thing: Challenges, Roadmaps, and Standardization Dr. Yu Yuan IEEE, President, IEEE Standards Association |
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| 9:20 - 9:45 AM | Keynote | ifland: A Case Study on Telco Collaboration in Building a Global Metaverse Platform Mr. Ikhwan Cho SK Telecom, VP, Head of Metaverse Service Dev. Mr. Terry xR Schussler Deutsche Telekom, Sr. Dir., XR & Metaverse |
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| 9:50 - 10:15 AM | Content 11 | Enterprise & Industrial: Building for the Metaverse Mr. Prashant Microsoft Corporation, Senior Product Manager |
XR Enablement: OQmented LBS-Display Technology as Key for Solving Design Challenges of AR Smart Glasses Mr. Berthold Lange CBO, OQmented GmbH |
Collaboration, Education & Training: Enterprise Metaverse & Blockchain driven evolution Dr. Padmashri Suresh HCLTech, Practice Director Mr. Daksh Srivastava HCLTech, Lead Consultant Mrs. Vidhya Sri Soundararajan HCLTech, Lead Consultant |
| 10:20 - 10:45 AM | Content 12 | Enterprise & Industrial: From Data Source to Extraction of the Full Value of Data: Empowering Enterprises in a Decentralized Way Mr. Darwin Jocson Mercedes-Benz Singapore Pte. Ltd., Manager - IT Business Engagement Lead |
XR Enablement: Design Considerations for HMD AR Ms. Yin Ye Contxtual, Experience Designer/ Researcher Mr. Oliver Weidlich Contxtual, Director of Design and Innovation |
Collaboration, Education & Training: Augmenting Anatomy: Revolutionizing Medical Education with Head-Mounted AR Devices Ms. Siti Hamimah Lecturer, Republic Polytechnic Mr. Terence Loo Serl.Io, Co-Founder and CEO |
| 10:45 - 11:00 AM | Coffee | |||
| 11:00 - 11:25 AM | Content 13 | XR Enablement: PERFECTING COMFORT - Vision behind Dispelix waveguide combiners for near-to-eye XR displays Mr. Andy Lin Dispelix, VP Sales and Partnerships, APAC |
Enterprise & Industrial: Training & Simulation Markets for Airline's and Defence Mr. Andrew Smith Halldale Group, Founder & CEO |
Retail, Advertising & E-Commerce: Architectures for Retail Industry AR/ VR Projects Mr. David Jia Walmart, Senior Manager, Software Engineering Manager |
| 11:30 - 11:55 AM | Content 14 | XR Enablement: How Smart Contact Lense Will Make Transactions As Secure and Comfortable As Ever Mr. Roman Axelrod XPANCEO, Founder |
Enterprise & Industrial: Experience the Digital Twin Built for Connecting Your XR Content with the Real World Mr. Andrew Steele Maxar Technologies, Business Development Manager Mr. Johnny Ngo Maxar Technologles, Customer Success |
Retail, Advertising & E-Commerce: I-commerce and the Future of Retail Ms. Ida Kymmer Journee, Director of Global Affairs |
| 12:00 - 12:25 PM | Content 15 | XR Enablement How AI is Powering a Golden Age in Games Development Mr. Sebastian Hofer Anything World, Co-Founder & Creative Director |
Enterprise & Industrial: Sharing Our Experience in Operationalising Collaborative XR Technology For a Large Oil & Gas Company Mr. Zamir Rashid Innoveam Sdn Bhd, Managing Director |
Retail, Advertising & E-Commerce: Storytelling with Volumetric Video Mr. Yash Bhatia 4Dviews, Marketing Communications |
| 12:25 - 1:55 PM | Lunch | |||
| 1:55 - 2:20 PM | Content 16 | Enterprise & Industrial: Lenovo ThinkReality Solutions and Qualcomm Snapdragon Empowering the Enterprise Metaverse and the XR Ecosystem Mr. Martand Srivastava Lenovo, Emerging Technologies / ARVR Lead Mr. Kai Ping Tee QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies Asia-Pacific Pte. Ltd., Staff Manager, Technical Marketing |
XR Enablement: How VR is Used to Reduce Hospital Acquired Infection Mr. Benny Arbel Inception XR, Founder, and CEO |
Web3, Creators, & Creator Economy: Building the Metaverse Creator Economy: To VR or Not to VR? Mr. George Wong The Sandbox, Head of Singapore |
| 2:25 - 2:50 PM | Content 17 | Start-ups & Investors: How Startups and Investors Team Up to Build XR for Social Impact Mr. Jong-Mun Goh Brinc, China Venture Partner |
XR Enablement: Making Mixed Reality a Success for Enterprises Mr. Jed Fisher 4D Pipeline, Managing Partner |
Web3, Creators, & Creator Economy: Beyond the Hype of the Metaverse - How Enterprises Can Utilize the Metaverse for Growth Mr. Jason Low Virtualtech Frontier, CEO & Founder |
| 2:55 - 3:20 PM | Content 18 | Start-ups & Investors: Panel Discussion: The Future of Immersive Experiences: Navigating the World of XR Ms. Joanne Teh Infocomm Media Development Authority, Assistant Director (Innovation) Ms. Michelle Khoo Deloitte, Center Leader, Deloitte Center for the Edge Southeast Asia Mr. Terence Loo Serl.Io, Co-Founder and CEO Mr. Benjamin Chen SMRT Corporation Ltd, Lead, Learning Technologies |
XR Enablement: Introduction of the Digitally- controlled Electrochromic Materials (DC-EC) and the Usecases in the XR Field Ms. York Chen Suzhou Bearsunny Inc, Founder & CEO |
Healthcare, Wellness & Society: Unlocking AR's Potential: Designing Meaningful Experiences Mr. Rodrigo Dias Takase JIX Reality, Lead XR Developer |
| 3:20 - 3:35 PM | Break | |||
| 3:35 - 4:00 PM | Content 19 | Healthcare, Wellness & Society: Connecting Both Worlds - Google Maps and AR Core Mr. Toshihiro Ohnuma Google, Partnerships, Geo - Google Maps |
XR Enablement: Gesture and XR: Redefining Human Interaction in Immersive Realms Dr. Ajune Wanis Ismail University Teknolodi Malasiya, Head of Mixed/Virtual Reality Reasearch lab, UTM |
Startups & Investors: Investing in XR and the Metaverse: learnings and insights from 8 years as an XR VC Mr. Tipatat Chennavasin Venture Reality Fund, Co-founder and General Partner |
| 4:05 - 4:30 PM | Content 20 | Healthcare, Wellness & Society: Holomedicine -The Next Generation Integrated Medical Platform Dr. Yujia Gao National University Health System, Assistant Group Chief Technology Officer |
Collaboration, Education & Training: Imperative of Inclusion in the new True Green Economy using XR & AI Ms. April Swando Hu VRWorkout, COO & Co-Founder |
Start-ups & Investors: Re-Starting Up, Our Journey to Listing Mr. Yau Boon Lim IMMRSIV Inc, Co-Founder |
| 4:35 - 5:00 PM | Auggie + Closing | Closing Remarks & Auggie Awards Ori Inbar AWE Co-Founder Gavin Newton-Tanzer AWE Asia, President David Weeks AWE Asia, COO and Content Director Shan Liu VP |
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