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Welcome to Season 5 of VR FEST® in Las Vegas presented by Planet 13 and Hakkasan Group featuring three days of top rated VR/AR/MR/XR programming from January 8th to 11th on the Las Vegas Strip.

Sponsored by Alienware, Hologate, 3opolis, VR Arcade, XR Magazine, Nevada Film Commission and Extreme Tech Challenge

Watch, Play, Vote and Share! VR FEST ONLINE FILM COMPETITION PUBLIC VOTING RUNS THROUGH JANUARY 4th. Click the link below to access the online competition from PC or Mobile!

VOTING LINK: https://vrlounge.formstack.com/forms/vrfest_public_voting_form_2019

Special Thanks to our Esteemed Judges:

Winnie Wong, Dell
Kate McCallum, PGA
Dulce Baerga, River Studios
Nathan Pettyjohn, VRARA President
Marcie Jastro, Technicolor
Chris Crescitelli, Dreamland
Tricia Costello, Fresh Wata
Pearly Chen, HTC
Marcus Kuehne, XR Strategy Lead at Audi
Lousia Spring, SAM-i
Ted Schilowitz, Paramount Pictures
Nanea Reeves, Tripp

VR FEST PROGRAMS FOR 2019
-THE VR LOUNGE @ OMNIA NIGHTCLUB
-VR FEST E-SPORTS TOURNAMENT featuring the Virtual Soccer Zone by SAM-I/
-THE VR FEST EXPO
-VR ACADEMY PANELS & WORKSHOPS
-EXTREME TECH CHALLENGE SEMI-FINALS
-VR FEST/ XTC CHARITY DINNER
-THE VR ARCADE @ HAKKASAN NIGHTCLUB
-THE SCAN TRUCK (enter to win a FREE 3D Scan)
-PLATFORMAVR Sneak Preview

FULL PROGRAM DETAILS NOW ONLINE at www.VRFEST.org

TUES, JANUARY 8th - @ Caesars Palace
10pm to 4am: VR Lounge @ Omnia Nightclub featuring Zedd

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9th - @ Planet 13*
11am to 8pm: The VR Academy Panels @ Planet 13*
11am to 8pm: The VR Fest Expo @ Planet 13*
7:30pm to 10pm: The XTC / VR FEST VIP Charity Dinner @ 35 Restaurant - Hard Rock Hotel (Dinner Ticket Required)

THURSDAY, JANUARY 10th @ Planet 13* +Venetian + MGM
11am to 2pm: The VR Academy Panels @ Planet 13*
11am to 8pm: The VR Fest Expo @ Planet 13*
3pm to 8pm: Virtual Soccer Zone VR E-Sports Tournament @ Planet 13*
1pm to 3pm: XTC Semi Finals @ The Venetian
5pm to 10pm: PlatformaVR Sneak Preview @ Bally's Casino
10pm to 4am: The VR Arcade @ Hakkasan Nightclub inside MGM Grand

EXHIBIT PARTNERS

THE VR ACADEMY SPEAKER PANELS
VR FEST ’s VR/AR Academy Panels feature top industry speakers from the global immersive entertainment community.

Date: Wednesday, January 9th
Time: 11am to 8pm
Panel Location: Planet 13 Las Vegas*

KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. FOR USE BY ADULTS 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.

Address: 2548 W Desert Inn Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
Description: VR FEST and Planet 13 * are teaming up to host a series of VR/AR speaker panels that will debut at Planet 13 ’s beautiful facility located one mile from the Las Vegas Strip.

PANEL SCHEDULE & LINE UP FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9th (11am to 8pm)

FIRESIDE CHAT: #1: Mixed Reality presented by MixCast
Time: 11:00am - 11:30am
Speakers: Tarrnie Williams, Bob Cooney

PANEL #2: Women in VR/AR - Content is Queen
Time: 11:45am to 12:45pm
Moderator: Sandra Cannon
Speakers: Nikki Roth (Google), Dulce Baerga (Dulce.com), Leila Amirsadeghi (OneDome), Samantha Wolfe (PitchFWD), Jenna Seiden (Beat Games)

FIRESIDE CHAT #3: Nolan Bushnell presented by Modal
Time: 1pm - 1:20pm
Moderator: Jenna Seiden (Beat Games)
Speaker: Nolan Bushnell (Modal)

FIRESIDE CHAT #4: Augmented Reality
Time: 1:30pm to 2pm
Moderator: Dulce Baerga (Dulce.com)
Speakers: Cathy Hackl (Magic Leap), Sahin Boydas (Leo AR), Rene Amador (ARwall), Matt Kulig (Aisle411), Ziggy Kormandel (Augmently), Paul Rock (AWE)

PANEL #5: Experiential Holograms
Time: 2pm to 2:45pm
Moderator: Christina Heller (Metastage)
Speakers: Natascha French (VNTANA), Ronnie Lee (Holocryptics), David Nussbaum (Hologram USA), Eric Hungerford (Mousetrappe)

PANEL #6: Location Based Virtual Reality Entertainment #1
Time: 3pm to 3:45pm
Moderator: Joanna Popper (HP)
Speakers: Leif Petersen (Hologate), Jason Crawford (Modal), Pearly Chen (HTC Vive), Michael Festa (Survios), Sam Wang (SkyLimit Entertainment), Aaron Pulkka (Two Bit Circus), Ilya Kuzyuk (PlatformaVR)

FIRESIDE CHAT #7: XR Med Tech: How Immersive Technology is Impacting the Healthcare Industry
Time: 4pm to 4:30pm
Moderator: Sandra Cannon (New Reality Labs)
Speakers: Shauna Heller (AiSolve), Chris Brickler (MyndVR), Nanea Reeves (Tripp)

PANEL #8: Special Presentation: Virtual Microscopy in Cancer Research presented by PassmoreVR
Time: 4:40pm to 5pm
Speakers: Greg Passmore & Sabine Bredow (PassmoreVR)

PANEL #9: Special Presentation:
Convergence: The Path Forward For Consumer VR
Time: 5pm to 5:20pm
Speaker: Charlie Fink (Author / Columnist)

FIRESIDE CHAT #10: Vive Focus and Viveport Arcade presented HTC Vive
Time: 5:30pm to 6:00pm
Speakers: Pearly Chen (HTC Vive)

PANEL #11: Special Presentation: WebXR
Time: 6:05pm to 6:25pm
Speaker: Dulce Baerga (Dulce.com)

PANEL #12: Special Presentation presented by SVVR
Time: 6:30pm to 7pm
Speaker: Karl Krantz (SVVR)

PANEL #13: Closing Keynote presented by Studio Lightship
Time: 7pm to 7:30pm
Speaker: Brett Leonard (Co-Founder STUDIO LIGHTSHIP Producer/Director/Writer Futurist/VX Expert-Creator)

PANEL SCHEDULE & LINE UP FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 10th (11am to 2pm)

PANEL #14: Location Based Virtual Reality Entertainment #2
Time: 11:00am - 12pm
Moderator: Bob Cooney
Speakers: James Ram (WePlayVR), Tammy Brandt (Dreamscape Immersive), Phillip José Steinfatt (VR Nerds), Baba Uppal (Secret Location), Gregg Katano (Hologate), Doug Griffin (Nomadic), Dorothy Fergusen (Two Bit Circus)

PANEL #15: Virtual Reality Storytelling
Time: 12pm to 1pm
Moderator: Edward Button (Hollywood Rooftop)
Speakers: Brett Leonard (Studio Lightship), Jeff Olm (VFX Artist/Director).

PANEL #16: Virtual Reality E-Sports
Time: 1pm to 2pm
Moderator: Louisa Spring (Sam-i)
Speakers: Tim Shiner (Sam-i), Parzival Ninja (VR League), Dorothy Fergusen (Two Bit Circus)

PANEL #17: XR Marketing & Business Strategies
Time: 2pm - 2:45pm
Moderator: Amy Peck (Endeavor)
Speakers: Brooklyn Earick (CMO/Littlstar), BJ Schwartz (Vanishing Point Media), Julian Sarmiento (Iconic Engine/Digital Domain), Ray Mosco (General Immersive), Mike Swart (Whosay), Finn Staber (Chicken Waffle)

KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. FOR USE BY ADULTS 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.

DATES, TIMES AND LOCATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGES

For more info please visit www.VRFEST.org