VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On November 1 & 2, 2019, in Vancouver, Canada, the VR/AR Global Summit will bring together industry frontrunners from around the world to discuss the present and future of immersive technologies. This world-class conference and expo will welcome 1000+ Executives, 120+ Speakers and 70+ Exhibitors from leading companies like Lenovo, Niantic, HTC, Mastercard, Magic Leap, Forbes, US Navy, Amazon, Viacom, Accenture, Microsoft, and so many more.
Over two full days, attendees can attend the expo, talks, panels, workshops, investor events, networking and demos that will explore topics like enterprise, training, education, healthcare, automotive, energy, 5G, fitness and sports, location-based entertainment, mobile AR, music and sound, and ethics.
With over 230 companies active in VR/AR, Vancouver is the 2nd largest immersive ecosystem in the world. "This is the 4th time the show is happening in Vancouver and this year's Global Summit will have a strong focus on enterprise and AR, as well as on immersive interaction design" says Kris Kolo, Global Executive Director, VRARA.
This year's VR/AR Global Summit is sponsored by Lenovo, Niantic, Viacom, Tourism Vancouver, and the Vancouver Hotel and Destination Association and takes place at the newly launched Parq Vancouver, Vancouver's largest entertainment, casino, and conference destination.
Lenovo will be featuring its recently announced ThinkReality enterprise software and hardware solution, which is designed to help enterprises build, manage and deploy commercial AR/VR solutions at scale. Lenovo is also hosting a developer workshop for enterprise customer developers that will draw a global crowd of Fortune 500 companies and their developers looking to build new innovative solutions.
Niantic, Inc. creates some of today's most popular AR games. But what does the future look like for Niantic and the rest of the AR industry? Ross Finman, Head of AR Strategy at Niantic, will discuss the future of AR; from games to mainstream adoption and beyond.
Viacom's Advanced Advertising Innovation Products team matches and operates emerging tech in support of sales needs. The team helped VR/AR spring to life in Nickelodeon (KCS, KCA, Henry Danger, Loud House), MTV (VMA's Missy Elliot Vanguard), and most recently Comedy Central (Your Brain On Clusterfest). Group lead, Diego J Medina, will be talking about the unique multiplicative quality VR/AR has of voicing IP and audiences through technology.
Tickets are on sale for the Summit. Save 30% on limited discounted tickets by using promo code PR30
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About VR/AR Association
The VR/AR Association (VRARA) is an international organization designed to facilitate collaboration between innovative companies and people in the VR and AR ecosystem that accelerates growth, fosters research and education, helps develop industry standards, connects member organizations and promotes the services of member companies. Over 4000 companies, brands, school and 27,000 professionals are registered with VRARA and 20 committees are working on best practices and guidelines for the industry.
SOURCE VR/AR Association
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