Virtual Events
WXR and Verizon 5G Labs Virtual Events
Since early 2019, the WXR Fund and Verizon 5G Labs partnered to provide content to help strengthen the XR community, educate and inform a broader audience on XR themes, and spotlight women leaders in the XR ecosystem. In 2020, we took our programming virtual and hosted across a variety of immersive platforms and formats. Go ahead and explore the video recaps we have linked below!
October 6, 2020
Building an Effective XR Ecosystem
Platform: Altspace
Featuring: Arjita A. Sethi (Equally), Maryam Sabour (Niantic), Jen McGinnis (Snap Inc.), Kris Soumas (Verizon)
August 26, 2020
Women of Spatial Summit
Platform: Pixel Canvas
Featuring: Darragh Dandurand, Lisa Wong (PopBase), Annie Escalante (BehaviorMe), Vivian Chan (Beast, Inc.), Camilla Olson (Savitude)
July 28, 2020
Exploration: Education & XR
Platform: Rec Room
Featuring: Verizon 5G Labs and Rec Room worldbuilders
July 8, 2020
Creative Collaboration in XR
Platform: Altspace VR
Featuring: Lauren Ruffin (Crux), Inga Petryaevskaya (Tvori Inc.), Jonathan Williams (Award-winning XR producer), Clay Walsh (The Wild), Melissa Chan (The Wild), Andrea Aniceto-Chavez (DigitalFilm Tree)
June 25, 2020
Event Recap: 5G & The Future of Music
Platform: Zoom
Featuring: Amy LaMeyer (WXR Fund), Christina Heller (Metastage), Tom Impallomeni (Tribe XR), Roman Rappak (Overview Ark), David Shiyang Liu (AFVR.CO)
May 6, 2020
Virtual Worlds and Digital Twins
Platform: Altspace VR
Featuring: Ashley Crowder (VNTANA), Maret Thatcher (Argyle), Gaspard Giroud (Garou), Forest Gibson (Pluto VR), Katie Kelly (Altspace VR)
WXR Virtual Events
April 21, 2020
Mental Health Resiliency Roundtable
Platform: Altspace VR
Featuring: Sarah Hill (StoryUp XR), Skip Rizzo (USC Medical VR), Nina Salomons (XR Diversity Initiative), Sarah Ticho, Sharon Mozgai (USC Medical VR)
March 24, 2020
COVID-19 Resiliency Roundtable
Platform: Altspace VR
Featuring: Anita Zaidi (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation), Keith Klugman (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation), Celine Tien (Flowly), Carrie Shaw (Embodied Labs), Nikoosh Carlo (CNC North Consulting), Liv Erickson (Mozilla), Chris Teitzel (Lockr.io), Niko Chauls (Verizon), Levi Sumagaysay (Silicon Valley Reporter)
