Neil Schneider

Ricardo Wagner
Marketing & Operations Product Lead
Microsoft Canada

As exciting as the world of future computing is, it’s even more exciting if everyone has an equal opportunity to be part of it.

TIFCA is very proud to welcome Ricardo Wagner, Marketing & Operations Product Lead at Microsoft Canada, to the Immersed 2018 speakers list.  Among other things, Mr. Wagner leads Microsoft Canada’s Diversity & Inclusion initiatives for people with disabilities.  Covering both internal and external efforts, his work addresses both the hardware and software components needed to enable everyone in day to day computing and future computing lifestyles that are easily taken for granted.  Some of the Microsoft products featured in Mr. Wagners’ work include the Windows 10 operating system, Microsoft Office, XBOX, and more.

Outside of Microsoft, Mr. Wagner is working to support education in Africa and Latin America by co-leading a program called Myskills4Afrika.

Mr. Wagner will be part of the healthcare program at Immersed 2018 and will be our expert on making sure future computing benefits the widest diversity of people possible.

Celebrating its fifth anniversary, the Immersed conference takes place November 8-9, 2018 at the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto, Canada.  Get registered ASAP as space is limited!

Josh O’Kane, Reporter
The Globe and Mail

TIFCA is very proud to announce that Josh O’Kane, award-winning reporter for the Globe and Mail‘s Report on Business will be moderating this year’s Immersed Futurists Panel. The Futurists Panel is one of the summit’s highlights every year and features the market’s top influencers and innovators.

Mr. Okane’s longform journalism has been showcased by Harvard’s Nieman Storyboard and Great Canadian Longform. His breaking-news writing has been shortlisted for a Canadian Online Publishing Award, and in 2018 he was part of the Globe team that won the Society of American Business Editors and Writers’ Best in Business Canada Award for breaking news.

Immersed takes place November 8-9, 2018 at the Ontario Science Centre. It is sponsored in part by Intel (Platinum) and Advanced Mico Devices (Silver). We are still welcoming the right speakers, and we will begin announcing exhibitors shortly. Interested companies are encouraged to contact us as soon as possible.

The International Future Computing Association (TIFCA) and Interactive Ontario (IO) are pleased to announce the availability of a special combined conference ticket offer for both iVentures running November 6-7, 2018 and Immersed 2018 running November 8-9, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. Read More

Ajay Fry, Co-Host of HUD
GINX ESPORTS TV Canada

One of the big trends future computing is looking at is eSports. This year, we are welcoming Ajay Fry, a regular co-host for HUD (Heads up Daily) on GINX ESPORTS TV. GINX ESPORTS TV is Canada’s only 24 hour eSports television channel.

Ajay will be giving a birds eye view of the market, share some of his stories and insights from his work at HUD / GINX ESPORTS TV, and keep a sharp eye out at Immersed for future computing developments he himself is excited about!

The Immersed 2018 conference has begun to publish the presentation synopsis of our speakers, and professionals working in the education field will rejoice with the addition of Avery Rueb, Co-Founder of Affordance Studio.

Avery Rueb, Co-Founder
Affordance Studio

Affordance Studio makes classroom solutions that revolutionize the way we learn. Most worldwide schools don’t have stable WiFi connections making it impossible for teachers to use effective digital solutions to develop 21st century skills and knowledge for their students. Their solution is Dokoma, a learning management system (LMS) which can travel in a modified Rasperry Pi. Mr. Rueb will talk about the future of classroom content creation and delivery throughout the world. Read More

Dr. David Rolston, CEO, Tirocorp

Immersed 2018 is big on the future and tight on the hype, and we are proud to welcome Dr. David Rolston, CEO of Tirocorp to the summit.  Dr. Rolston’s career includes being a best selling author in AI development (“Principles of Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems Development”, published 1988), he led one of the first VR companies, was a General Manager with multiple firms (TRW, Silicon Graphics, ATI), was the Vice-President of Engineering for ATI and the youngest Engineering Fellow ever appointed at Honeywell Inc.  He was also one of the developers behind DARPAnet, the precursor to the Internet! Read More

Founder & Creative Director
Poco Loco Amusements

Immersed 2018 is two months away, and our speakers line-up grew again. One of our latest additions is Rama Krishna Aravind, Founder & Creative Director for Poco Loco Amusements. This new venture aims to create hologram interactive X.R. Cinema and other innovative entertainment forms.

What caught our eye with Rama is he was Assistant Director for “Baahubali -The Beginning”, one of India’s highest grossing films ever made. He was later VFX Project Manager for “Baahubali – The Conclusion” which more than double its predecessors earnings.

Immersed 2018 is a future computing event (i.e. building what’s next with computers and computer media). Important themes include entertainment, healthcare, manufacturing, business, and education.

Learn more and get registered at http://www.getimmersed.com.

Dr. Ofer Shai, Director, Omnia AI, Deloitte Canada

Immersed runs November 8-9, 2018 in Toronto, Canada, and we are very excited about our newest addition to the speakers line-up: Dr. Ofer Shai, Director of Omnia AI, Deloitte Canada. Read More