Sarafina Bonsu-Akoto
Business Development Manager
Futurpreneur
Futurpreneur is nothing less than a backbone to the young Canadian entrepreneur economy. They provide mentoring, business financing, and the necessary expertise to turn amazing ideas into amazing businesses. The best part is…they are going to be speaking at the Students Night Out portion of Immersed! Read More
The world’s leading expert on vision processing will share his thoughts on the Future of Visual Computing
Tiburon, Calif. (October 29, 2018) – Jon Peddie Research (JPR), the industry’s research and consulting firm for graphics and multimedia, today revealed that Dr. Jon Peddie will help kickoff the State of Future Computing sessions at the 5th annual Immersed Conference (http://www.getimmersed.com). Dr. Peddie will share his ideas during a presentation in the Telus Room at 10:45 AM on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto, Canada. Read More
Richard Huddy
Head of Game Ecosystem
Samsung Research Institute (UK)
Running November 8-9 in Toronto, Canada, there are just TEN DAYS left until the Immersed 2018 summit! We are very proud to reveal that Richard Huddy, Head of the Game Ecosystem for the Samsung Research Institute (UK) is going to be the second Immersed keynote. Huddy is going to talk about the blockbuster game Fortnite and the Samsung and industry-backed innovations that were needed to make that title possible on the Android platform. Read More
TIFCA’s Immersed conference and IO’s iVentures are having a 48 hour flash sale beginning NOW! Delegates can buy a full access pass to Immersed for $295 CAD plus fees and taxes; a $200 savings! OR, they can get full access to both Immersed and iVentures for $495 CAD plus fees and taxes which is a huge value.
This sale ends October 25 at 10:00AM EST and the number of available tickets is limited. This discount offer will not be offered again, and existing tickets cannot be exchanged or discounted for this temporary program.
iVentures runs November 6-7, 2018 and Immersed 2018 runs November 8-9, 2018 in Toronto, Canada.
Immersed features over 30 international speakers from companies like AMD, Intel, Survios, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Samsung Research Institute, Microsoft Canada, Deloitte Canada, Lenovo, the Globe and Mail, GINX Esports Television, and many more. Companies speaking at iVentures include Dark Slope Studios, Ubisoft, Skyship Entertainment, World Gaming, and more.
Alex Igelman
Executive Chairman and Founder
Millennial Esports Corp.
Immersed takes esports up a notch with Alex Igelman, Executive Chairman and Founder of Millennial Esports Corp. With over twenty-five years of experience in technology, entertainment and casino gaming, Igelman was the first lawyer to focus on Internet gaming and was instrumental in the early success of PartyGaming and PokerStars.
In 2004, he was involved in the creation of Gaming VC that has become a giant in the space. Igelman has most recently been focused on the Esports sector and was recruited to be a strategic consultant to Pro Gaming League (PGL), the first Esports related company that was later acquired by Millennial Esports Corp. In 2016, Millennial Esports was debuted on the TSX-V under the symbol GAME with Igelman as CEO. Igelman has successfully grown the company and has focused on raising over $27,000,000 and counting. Read More
Mike Domaguing
Vice-President of Marketing
Survios
Put your dukes up! Mike Domaguing, Vice-President of Marketing for Survios, is SPEAKING AT IMMERSED and joining our list of 30+ international speakers!
Survios is a AAA virtual reality content developer and distributor that releases chart-topping titles like “Raw Data,” “Sprint Vector,” and the latest collaboration with investor MGM, “Creed: Rise to Glory”. YES – Rocky in VR! Read More
Marc Saltzman
Technology Journalist and Author
There are still more surprises on the way! Immersed now has over thirty speakers including Marc Saltzman, esteemed technology journalist and author. Marc is one of North America’s most recognizable and trusted tech experts with a strong expertise in consumer electronics, Internet trends, interactive entertainment, and future technology. Read More
Ekaterina Prasolova-Førland, Professor Department of Education and Lifelong Learning Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
One of the core themes of Immersed 2018 is the use of future computing in education. Ekaterina Prasolova-Førland is Professor at the Department of Education and Lifelong Learning Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
Her multiple credits include work with the Norwegian Armed Forces, the Innovative Immersive Technologies for Learning (IMTEL) research group and VR lab, the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration, and more. She is very passionate about educational applications of immersive technologies in medicine, sports, therapy, career guidance, collaborative work, emergency management and other areas. Read More
Pascal Langlois
Assistant Director
Procedural Motion Capture
Ubisoft Toronto
Future computing is far deeper than the potential of processing power, immersive technology, and innovative content and applications. There is also a very human component which is needed for the grandest visions to become reality.
Pascal Langlois is Assistant Director for Procedural Motion Capture at Ubisoft, Toronto. An ex-dancer and RADA trained Graduate, Pascal has over 20 years experience as an actor and performer in all media. The culmination of his work is the realization of a strong bond between technology and acting in the motion capture world. He has worked for companies including the Royal National Theatre, Warner, BBC, Talkback, Kudos, Quantic Dream, CBC, Ubisoft Toronto and Montreal, Dynamixyz, Quantum Capture, Space and SyFy, and numerous other Canadian TV productions. Read More
