Innovative Technology Series: Engaging the Workforce and Customers Through AR/VR

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Engaging the Workforce and Customers Through AR/VR
Engaging the Workforce and Customers Through AR/VR

Engaging the Workforce and Customers Through AR/VR

Part of the new NWTC Innovative Technology Series

Join us for this virtual event – the third of a four-part series of conferences covering innovative technology in cybersecurity, data analytics, AR/VR, and additive manufacturing (3-D printing).

Employers are embracing the use of augmented and virtual reality like never before. As IoT, digital twin, and AI technologies emerge and grow, augmented reality and virtual reality are being implemented and embraced across multiple industries, throughout many areas and processes including: 

  • Product design
  • Workers' safety
  • Quality control
  • Active training simulation
  • Process analysis and improvement

Learn from industry experts about the growing use of AR/VR and how it is transforming the workplace.

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Featured speaker

Dano DeBroux, Featured Speaker

Dano DeBroux

Director, Envisioning (Mixed Reality)
Microsoft

Dano DeBroux is a Director, Envisioning (Mixed Reality) at Microsoft based in Redmond, Washington. Prior to joining the Microsoft team, Dano initiated and lead pursuit to drive adoption for XR technologies within the US Department of Defense and global Public Safety and Justice markets through envisioning, field research, and customer engagement. His post-graduate work saw Dano leading a multi-disciplinary research and development team for the Office of Naval Research's (ONR) Directorate of Innovation’s Project BlueShark - a showcase for how virtual reality, augmented reality, and next-generation human-system interfaces could shape Navy C4ISR operations. Dano holds a BS in Physics from the United States Military Academy at West Point, an MBA in Executive IT Management from the University of Phoenix, and a Certificate in Game and Interactive Media Design from California Institute of the Arts.

Panelists

Emme Darkowski, Panelist

Emme Darkowski 

Rockwell Automation – Account Manager 

Héctor Jiménez, Panelist

Héctor Jiménez

Rockwell Automation – Technical Consultant

Kacie Hokanson, Panelist

Kacie Hokanson

Miron Construction – Virtual Construction Specialist

Partial support for this work was provided by the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program under Award No. 1800965. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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