WXR at SXSW 2020
SXSW 2020 is less than a month a way - add these WXR related events to your calendars and reach out the WXR Accelerator Founders!
SXSW Pitch: Augmented and Virtual Reality Technology
MARCH 14TH 3:30-4:30pm Hilton Hotel, Salon DE
MARCH 15TH 6:30pm - Hilton Hotel, Salon H
Five companies will dazzle a live audience and panel of judges (including Martina Welkhoff of WXR Fund and Tipatat Chennavasin from the Venture Reality Fund) with their innovative products and/or services using XR. The winner of the Augmented & Virtual Reality Technologies category will be announced at the SXSW Pitch Awards Ceremony.
MARCH 16TH, 9:30-10:30am - JW Marriott Room 402
Martina Welkhoff of the WXR Fund and Laura Ruffin of Crux are hosting women and allies working on the next frontier of computing. This meetup will cultivate connections across sectors and help build a more inclusive, diverse foundation for the future.
Concerts in the Era of Spatial Computing
MARCH 18TH, 12:30-1:30pm - Austin Convention Center Room 12AB
Hear Amy LaMeyer, of the WXR Fund with Sam Schoonever of Goldenvoice/Coachella, Sarah Stevenson from Unseen and Lucas Wilson from SuperSphere as they discuss the opportunities and challenges of concerts in and the emerging technologies of AR, VR, MR.
MARCH 18TH, 3:30-4:30pm - JW Marriott Salon 3-4
Rebecca Barkin from Magic Leap, Tony Parisi from Unity, Ben Max Rubenstein of Instagram and Amy LaMeyer from WXR Fund uncover new opportunities for creativity with music and AR, VR, MR.
MARCH 19TH, 12-30-1:30pm - JW Marriott Salon 3-4
Andy Chavez of BehaviorMe, a WXR Accelerator start-up together with Clorama Devilla and Neila from MindGlow will cover hiring and training for job tasks, workplace safety, and bias training all performed with XR as a vital tool.
The team from StoryUp Studios, a former WXR Accelerator company, will be in Austin, demonstrating Healium, a biometrically-controlled, drugless solution for stress that integrates with wearables like Apple Watch. For a demo, reach out to hello@story-up.com.
Rosario Casas, founder of VRAmericas, also from the WXR Accelerator, is a Pitch Advisory Member. Contact roasrio@vramericas.com to hear more about their solutions using immersive reality & AI for job training and operations in industrial and commercial applications.