We are excited to invite you to the Award Ceremony of the second Global XR Champions League! After 3 days of intense hacking, it’s time to recognize and celebrate the most impressive projects that have won the XRAI Hack Cologne!
What to Expect:
🎉 Award Announcements: Witness the crowning of the champions and the distribution of a prize pool of 10,000 USD to local winners.
🤝 Networking Opportunities: Connect with fellow developers, industry experts, and corporate XR tech decision-makers (and our esteemed judges)
🎤 Guest Speakers: Hear from industry leaders and innovators who will share their insights and experiences in the XR and AI fields.
Join us as we honor the creativity, dedication, and innovation of over 100 XR and AI developers who participated in the hackathon right before diving into Gamescom — and stick around after the ceremony for light finger food and drinks.
Your presence will make this event even more special. We look forward to celebrating with you!
Meet our impressive lineup of juries on-site!
Andrew Eiche
CEO of Owlchemy Labs, a VR game studio acquired by Google in 2017 (Job Simulator, Cosmonious High, Vacation Simulator)
Daniel Sproll
CEO of realities.io, a cognitive scientist and VR developer exploring how spatial computing and 3D scanning can make digital experiences more human and embodied.
Shadi Nayyer
Head of Ecosystem at Meta, Shadi Nayyer is a growth leader with experience at TikTok and Twitch. She’s a TechWomen Mentor and AdColor in Tech Nominee, with expertise in marketing, strategic partnerships, and startup acceleration.
Rita Turkowski
Horizon OS (Meta Quest) Developer Program Manager at Meta Reality Labs
Dilmer Valecillos
Developer Advocate for Mixed Reality at Meta, and XR Developer & Founder of LearnXR
Jake Steinerman
Developer Advocate at Meta Reality Labs, supporting and growing the global Meta Mixed Reality & Horizon developer community.
Leif Oppermann
Head of Mixed and Augmented Reality Solutions at Fraunhofer FIT, leading R&D in AR and MR with a focus on practical applications and innovative projects.
Leonie Bensch
XR Researcher collaborating with ESA’s European Astronaut Centre and MIT, focusing on extended reality for future space missions.
Patrick Wiedemann
Content Creator at Zockstube VR and Founder of XTND.
Susanne Ahmadseresht
Susanne is the Founder & Vice-President of nextReality.Hamburg e.V. and Head of Production & Commercial Manager of Artificial Rome. She is also a board member of Euromersive.
Robin Hasenbach
founder & CEO of Arvur GmbH. Working with Unreal Engine and teaching XR Developers is his daily business. He also won several awards for game development.
Selin Kampa
Product Owner & XR Specialist of Siemens Energy, leading XR development to drive digitalization in the energy sector.
For any questions or additional information, feel free to reach out to us on Discord or through our website, xraihack.com!
You can always reach out to us on Discord or through our website, xrhack.com!
