GatherVerse XREvolve Summit 2025
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June 24-25, 2025 (8:00 AM PST)
Day 1 – 24 June, 2025
| 8:00 AM PST Opening: The Entanglement of Perceptual Sciences in the AI Frontier |
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| 8:05 AM PST Roundtable Panel: The Current and Future State of XR and the AI Powered Metaverse Moderator: Christopher Lafayette Speakers: Quiana Bradshaw, Ioanna Georgia Eskiadi, Alison Morano, Lauren Petrullo, Michael Chaves, Aditya Walia, Mikeldi Rodriguez, Lauren Descher |
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| Fireside Chat: Producing XR Experiences in the AI Frontier Host: Lynn Gitau Guest: Thomas Bedenk |
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| 9:10 AM PST Roundtable Panel: Through Whose Eyes? Global Implications of AI AR Glasses Moderator: Russell Bundy Speakers: Emily Wright, Sumaiya Noor, Ruslan Kapustin, Santosh Kumar, Sanjit Singh, Ian Kang |
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| Fireside Chat: The True Meaning of Extended Reality Host: Russell Bundy Guest: Sean Mann |
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| 10:15 AM PST Roundtable Panel: Emotionally Intelligent Machines: The Rise of Empathic AI in XR Moderator: Casey Jensen Speakers: Ian Harrison, Nico Fara, Athena Demos |
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| 11:15 AM PST Roundtable Panel: Human-Centered Digital Realities: Where Technology Enhances Rather Than Replaces Moderator: Richard Bukowski Speakers: Grigore (Greg) Burdea PhD, Tom Zerega, Orestis Spyrou, Will Gee, Billie Whitehouse |
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| Closing: Day 1: GatherVerse XREvolve Summit 2025 To be more continued on Day 2 – June 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM PST |
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Day 2 – 25 June, 2025
| 8:00 AM PST Opening |
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| 8:05 AM PST Roundtable Panel: Machine Gaze: What Happens When Glasses Begin to Think? Moderator: Russell Bundy Speakers: Trina L. Hill, Jamee Damron-Larsen, Eli Boahen, Vikki Jones, Martha Krejci, Kuldeep Singh, Joshua Johnson, Ailemen Ohiorenoya |
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| Fireside Chat: Learning in All Directions: Immersive Cross-Cultural Education Host: Lynn Gitau Guest: Catherine (Katy) Kavanaugh |
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| 9:10 AM PST Roundtable Panel: Global XR: The Obstacles and Opportunity of XR Deployed Everywhere Moderator: Christopher Lafayette Speakers: Carlos Shields-Davis, William Jackson, Obongofon Udombat, Emeka Onyebuchi, Asantianna Austin, Penta Rao marapatla, Edward Prentice, Chantelle Botha, Meni Teknikio, Thomas Wilson |
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| Fireside Chat: Immersive Intelligence: XR Agents Host: Russell Bundy Guest: Liam Broza |
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| 10:15 AM PST Roundtable Panel: Education at the Edge of Reality: AI, XR, and the Making of New Minds Moderator: Christopher Lafayette Speakers: Dr. Muhsinah Morris, Adeyinka Fakunmoju, Caroline Hill, Venkatesh Kodela, Rui Pereira |
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| 11:05 AM PST Roundtable Panel: XR For Social Good For Social Change Moderator: Teacher Paul Simon Waiyaki Speakers: Dot Cannon, Diana Njeri, Edward Jackowiak, Helen Lundström Erwin, Jerry Price, Thomas Zorbach, Paige Dansinger, Tom Nickel |
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| Closing: GatherVerse XREvolve Summit 2025 | |
