Corporations of tomorrow are tasked not only with attracting industry’s best talent, but equipping their talent with the systems and training to make empowered decisions.

As the workforce rapidly changes, learning tools must adapt to the modern day employee needs. Declining retention, increased use of temporary workers, and veteran employees aging out of the workforce has put institutional knowledge at risk.

Learn how immersive technology is shifting the paradigm of corporate training while having the potential to save the industry $13.5 billion by 2019. By considerably displacing the amount spent on traditional training models and the logistical burden it creates, augmented and virtual reality environments offer both a savings on the bottom line and a highly immersive and engaging environment hands-on training experience for the end user.

As immersive technologies, such as virtual reality, continue to become more prevalent within today’s business environment, come learn from thought leaders of the industry on how best to integrate immersive technologies into how your employees learn, train, and collaborate.

Join to learn how AR/VR technologies:

• can save corporations millions of dollars and thousands of hours.

• have been successfully implemented through real-life case studies.

• will evolve and impact leading industries that drive the Houston economy.

Agenda:

6:00 - 6:30 Check-in & Networking

6:30 - 7:30 Program
Keynote Speaker w/ Q&A
-Eric Liga, HoustonVR

Panel Discussion
- Josh Ruben, Houston VR
-Amanda Jordan, ITI
-Ethan LeSueur, Exxon Mobil
-Jared Bienz, Microsoft

7:50 - 9:00 AR/VR Demonstrations & Networking

About Eric Liga
Eric Liga co-founded HoustonVR and has been a leader and central, catalyzing figure in the formation of Houston’s XR scene. In addition to his work at HoustonVR, Eric co-founded one of the first enterprise-focused XR events, the Immersive Technology Conference. He has given presentations on VR and AR at Rice University, Baylor's Translational Institute for Space Health, the Memorial Hermann Health System, and MD Anderson Cancer Center. His influence extends internationally through articles he has written for RoadToVR and UploadVR, and VR applications he has created.

About the HoustonVR Lab at Station Houston
The HoustonVR Lab at Station Houston is the product of two community leaders coming together to supercharge Enterprise XR - the business applications of AR/VR technology. Through this partnership, VR startups from around the world will have an access point into Houston’s innovation ecosystem and Station Houston’s growing network of corporate partners.