Exhibition Floor: Experiences/Market/Tech Demos

Networking morning event with speed tech talks.
In partnership with OpenArt and the GMCVB
Opening with Alex Novy (GMCVB), Diliana Alexander (FilmGate), and Chloe Fang (OpenArt).

Sönke Kirchhof (INVR.Space)
- Diliana Alexander, Moderator

The Market Pitches showcase a curated selection of innovative immersive and interactive projects currently in development. Selected creators present their work to an audience of industry professionals, mentors, and potential collaborators, offering a glimpse into the next generation of storytelling across XR, AI, spatial media, and emerging technologies.
Moderated by Joanna Popper

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Moderator Joanna Popper, Miles Perkins (Epic)

The Future of Presence: VIVE Arts and the Multisensory Performance
VIVE Arts’ mission is to transform how we experience global cultural heritage and contemporary expression. As part of a broader push to bring technological innovation to the world’s most storied stages, Florie Zheng presents ""Playing with Fire: An Immersive Odyssey with Yuja Wang"" - a forward-thinking installation that reinvents the classical recital.
By merging 360° volumetric capture of Yuja Wang’s physical movements with the Steinway Spirio’s precise acoustic data, VIVE Arts and their partners have created a ""living, breathing"" record of artistic genius. This project serves as a premier example of how VR/MR technology allows classical music to transcend traditional, passive formats. Discover how VIVE Arts is redefining the boundary between performer and participant, turning a storied heritage into a vibrant, sensory odyssey on display at the Cité de la Musique and beyond into 2026.

Florie Zheng

The Rise of AI Influencers: From Digital Characters to Real Businesses
Presented by OpenArt
As AI tools become more powerful and accessible, creators are no longer limited by traditional production constraints. Individuals and small teams can now design, produce, and scale AI-native personalities that engage millions across social platforms. From storytelling and entertainment to marketing and brand partnerships, AI influencers are reshaping how digital identity, creativity, and monetization intersect.

This panel brings together artists, creators, studio leaders, and platform builders at the forefront of this space. Speakers will share how they design AI influencers, grow audiences, collaborate with brands, and turn digital characters into sustainable ventures. The conversation will also highlight how platforms like OpenArt are enabling creators to build, scale, and manage AI-native personalities and creative workflows.

Rather than debating the future, this session focuses on what’s already working today in the rapidly growing AI influencer ecosystem.


Chloe Fang (Open Art)
David Beiner (We Are Hume)
Savannah Niles (Wide Worlds)
Monica Monique (Moderator)

Sophia Noel, Joanna (Moderator)

From Tool to Medium: Rethinking Technology in Creative Practice
Every new medium starts as a technology — and becomes meaningful when artists begin to shape it. Today, wearable AR, spatial platforms, and AI tools are changing how we create. Technology is no longer just something used to make art; it is becoming part of the artistic material itself. This talk explores how immersive platforms open space for experimentation, new forms of storytelling, and more interactive experiences. As artists move from composing images to shaping environments and behaviors, creative practice expands beyond the screen and into the world. Through creator examples and insights from immersive design systems, these tools can be seen not as technical utilities, but as new creative materials — and as an invitation for artists to actively define what this medium becomes.

Daria Skrypnyk
Spectacles, Snap

Future Icon Award

Watch a preview of RAW-NERVED, Temporal Strata, and New Modern Times.

Watch a preview of RAW-NERVED, Temporal Strata, and New Modern Times.

Panel at MODE

Opening Remarks by District 5 Commissioner Vicki Lopez
David Beiner (Hume)
Jay Stolar (Hume)
Matt Ohashi (MODE)
Aramis Lorie (POPLIFE)

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with DJ WVNG (@djwynggg)