Augmented Reality Creators Meetup & Magic Leap Independent Creator Program!

Join us for exclusive looks at emerging Israeli Augmented Reality Scene. Meet the Who's and Who's and the Movers and Shakers, Startups and Entrepreneurs in the field. Hear about Magic Leaps New Program for Developers and get inspired by like-minded people.

In the time where Augmented Reality is ever expanding, take advantage of this opportunity to network, collaborate and innovate with our visionaries. Come and build the future with us.

WHAT WE'LL DO

18:30- 18:50 Networking and Refreshments
18:50-19:00 Opening remarks by Avraham Raskin and Nir Kouris
19:00-19:15 Designing the metaverse: A Talk by Avraham Raskin
19:15- 20:00 Independent Creator Program: A Talk by Hanan Lavy, Director of EcoSystems Management, Magic Leap Israel
20:00-20:20 Live talk by Lucas Rizzotto an award-winning VR/AR artist, technologist and immersive designer – Creator of @WhereThoughts Go
20:20- 21:00 Networking, Refreshments and Demos

SPEAKERS

Nir Kouris | Founder of AR.Community

Nir Kouris is a start-up evangelist, innovative strategist and seasoned growth hacker, Nir has the capacity to create partnerships with top partners around the globe. Nir is highly creative with exceptional flexibility of thought.

Avraham Raskin | Creator of #2025 and AR by A.R.

Avraham Raskin is working to seamlessly merge the digital and physical worlds together. Avraham started as the Human Interface Designer at Meta building the next interface. Avraham believes that when we interface with our computers in the future they should not only be delightful but be a powerful and natural extension of our bodies and minds. He now lives in Israel and is working on building the field of Augmented Sound, as an extension of the ear.

Hanan Lavy | Director of EcoSystems​ Management, Magic Leap Israel

Hanan Lavy recently joined Magic Leap Israel as the Director of Eco Systems Management. Hanan joined Magic Leap after 6.5 years in Microsoft, where he leads the first Accelerator program in Tel-Aviv (April 2012), relocating to Microsoft's HQ in Seattle to run the US program and then head the global programs. Earlier in his career, Hanan was an entrepreneur (2 startups), Product Manager, Research & Development manager and a proud programmer (starting at the age of 12!).

Lucas Rizzotto | Founder at Where Thoughts Go

Lucas Rizzotto is a pioneer VR/AR creator and Director of Where Thoughts Go, an award-winning VR piece set in a world where human thoughts exist as sleeping creatures. Lucas comes from an eclectic media and design background and has dedicated his career to uncovering the future of human interaction. His critically acclaimed works include educational apps, new genres of narrative and a number of immersive social projects that connect humans in unpredictable ways. Lucas is optimistic about the future of technology and believes that VR software can be designed to enable us to be better versions of ourselves.

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:
Magic Leap

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We are excited to announce AR.Community and we are thankful to our kind hosts 'Google for Startups' - Tel Aviv's hottest new scene for startups as a home for our community in Tel Aviv.

AR.Community is a global community including all stakeholders and players to advance and improve the AR ecosystem.

We host meetups in top Global cities around the world. We chose Tel Aviv, Israel for our first event, with many more cities to come.

To find out more go to http://ar.community