Speakers in alphabetical order by family name.
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Huang Cheng, Sr. Engineer, |
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Huang Cheng is currently senior engineer and strategic planner in the Communications Services Department, ZTE Corporation Research and Development Institute. He is responsible for exploring and conducting Augmented Reality pilot projects and feasibility studies to determine the potential impact of Augmented Reality on future ZTE terminal and network products, and services.
Prior to the R&D Institute at ZTE Corporation, Cheng was Pre-research engineer at Huawei, conducting research projects and serving as standards representative on behalf of the Services and Software Product Line to several Standards Development Organizations.
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King Yiu Chu, AR Strategist, Layar |
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As AR Strategist at Layar King is responsible for fostering the expansion of the Layar ecosystem, assisting agencies, brands, developers, data suppliers and media companies to leverage Augmented Reality for maximum impact and value. King builds partnerships and
Prior to Layar, King has 12 years of experience in mobile, Internet and social media companies. He was product manager for Trader.com, Microsoft (Windows Live Hotmail & Messenger) and VP of Monetization at Nimbuzz, a mobile social startup.
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Philippe De Passorio, Head of Asia Pacific, Total Immersion |
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Philippe De Passorio is Head of Asia Pacific for Total Immersion, a provider of Augmented Reality solutions for brands and developers. Philippe manages the regional team, structuring the Total Immersion Augmented Reality product family offering for the local market, and running marketing & sales. He joined Total Immersion in 2006 as VP of Marketing and Sales. In that role he significantly increased the company’s sales turnover by developing a global network of partners to service the entertainment, digital marketing and multimedia markets, among others.
Prior to Total Immersion, Philippe served multiple new technology sales roles for companies in the US and Europe.
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Linda Jiang, Director of Business Development and Marketing, Umeng |
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Linda Jiang is Director of Business Development and Marketing for Umeng, a provider of services for mobile developers. Prior to Umeng she identified emerging trends and managed strategic relationships with global partners for Samsung Electronics in the UK. She negotiated relationships with location-based services providers, Augmented Reality platform providers and content providers for Samsung Bada, Android, Symbian and Windows Mobile platforms.
Linda has more than 10 years commercial and technical experience in the mobile and Internet industries in Europe and Asia, in various business development roles with network operators, handsets manufactures, consultancies and service provides. Her business development and strategic partnerships management experience has been valuable in leading international functional teams to deliver new mobile and Internet services.
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Mei Lan Jiang, COO, |
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Mei Lan Jiang COO of AiSIDe Alliance, an Alliance of Independent Software Developers established by DW Education Group Limited, that supports the use Augmented Reality technology in iOS and Android application development through tools and training. The Alliance effectively leverages experiences from European, the United States and Japanese markets with Chinese mainland experts in product planning, technical support, product packaging, marketing and a series of business activities. At AiSIDe, Mei Lan specializes in iOS and Android development.
Prior to joining AiSIDe Alliance, Mei Lan led mobile development projects in Japan. She has over 13 years experience in outsourcing engineering for maximum results and cost control. DW Education Group Limited is metaio’s Asian distributor of the Unifeye platform and SDK for Augmented Reality development.
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Morikawa Kazumasa, founder and CEO, Qoncept |
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Morikawa Kazumasa is founder and CEO of Qoncept, a Japanese Augmented Reality technology company focusing on media and solutions for broadcasting, Web, iPhone, Android and other mobile and game devices. Qoncept develops its proprietary SDK called "Qoncept AR Engine" and complete applications for clients and is the provider of "scan it," one of the popular AR browsers in Japan.
Prior to founding Qoncept, Morikawa was responsible for strategic planning and business development in several companies, including Dentsu. In his professional career, Morikawa has been an investor and worked on media, content and marketing for brands. He also has extensive experience in the financial services industry. |
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John Sung S. Lee, CEO, MobileBus |
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John Lee is CEO of MobileBus, a game aggregator, publisher, services provider to Samsung Global Application Store and Samsung Android /BADA phones, LGE Global Application Store and LGE Android phones, SKT, KT, and LGuPlus. MobileBus is also a smartphone game provider to Oppo and iDreamSky in China. MobileBus publishes AR games, including AR Defender and Sky Siege, in Korea, and has developed its own AR-based game, Fighters of Three Kingdom. In addition MobileBus is ARToolworks’ Korean ARToolkit distributor.
Prior to MobileBus, John Lee was director of sales and marketing for Fathammer Oy, and General Manager, APAC, for Conversay.
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Allen Lu, co-founder and CEO, Senscape Technologies |
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Allen Lu is co-founder and CEO of Senscape Technologies, provider of mobile Augmented Reality browser and publishing tools for content developers. Senscape Technologies’ platform will be available on iOS and Android, using GPS as well as visual recognition technologies.
Allen brings over 20 years of business experience to Senscape. Prior to co-founding Senscape Technologies, he was General Manager for Akamai China. He was COO at Cernet, the third largest Internet Service Provider in China, and founder of IRG (USA). IRG carried international voice traffic to China through VoIP and was acquired by a Canadian telecommunication company.
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Thomas Meyer, co-founder Mobile Now Group |
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Thomas Meyer is co-founder and executive manager of Mobile Now Group, a mobile software development agency providing technical, creative and value-driven mobile solutions for clients including Standard Chartered Bank, BAT, Lonely Planet, Xinhua, DeVere among others.
Prior to Mobile Now Group, Thomas spent over a decade working in Singapore, London and China on leading edge mobile media, mobile marketing and mobile business initiatives. In previous roles, he worked on accounts and won awards for leading agencies, brands & clients including Ogilvy, Wunderman, Y&R, Saatchi & Saatchi, Grey, iconmobile, Microsoft, Visa, Diageo, Ford, Motorola, Nokia, Vodafone, P&G and Unilever.
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Tsutomu Miyashita, General manager of the Interaction Design Department, DNP Digitalcom |
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As the general manager of the DNP DigitalCom Interaction Design Department for the past 4 years, Tsutomu Miyashita has been using Augmented Reality to enhance the experience and appreciation of art in museums and exploring the different ways AR can increase the value of a variety of printed objects. Past projects include bringing AR to popular playing cards, maps and books. Miyashita is the author of three short journal articles published as part of ISMAR (International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality) in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Prior to DNP Digitalcom, Miyashita worked in metallurgy.
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Jinlong Pang, |
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Jinlong Pang is senior manager at AutoNavi, responsible for ecosystem development and partnerships. AutoNavi is the leading provider of digital maps and points of interest data for China.
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Christine Perey, |
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Christine Perey is a Spime Wrangler and an evangelist with over 20 years experience in new multimedia communications markets and technologies. Her company, PEREY Research & Consulting develops new ecosystems for products and services, and provides companies custom landscapes for opportunity and risk analysis, strategic planning and partnership/ecosystem development in the areas of mobile Augmented Reality, Internet of Things, Embedded Mobile, Anticipatory services and Ubiquitous computing.
She is an active promoter of open and interoperable systems for publishing and viewing content in context. Perey is a frequent speaker and organizes industry events, including conferences, showcases and marketplaces.
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Jung-hee Ryu, founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Olaworks |
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Jung-hee Ryu is founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Olaworks, a provider of Augmented Reality and Visual Search technologies, and he is now heading up the ScanSearch division. ScanSearch is a mobile AR browser for Android, iPhone and Windows Phone 7. Ryu is an expert on mobile augmented reality, context-awareness, facial recognition and ubiquitous computing with 16 years experience in business and academia.
Prior to Olaworks, Ryu was a co-founder of Iconlab, Inc., and invented “InterCode” which is 2D barcode optimized for mobile camera phone scanning and de-facto standard for Korean operators. He founded Olaworks, Inc. in 2006 and worked as CEO until 2009. |
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Yongtian Wang, Professor, School of Optics and Electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology |
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Professor Wang is the founder and director of the Center for Research on Optoelectronic Technology and Information System. His current research interests include optical design, virtual and augmented reality, 3D display system and human computer interaction etc.
Prof.Wang received his Ph.D. degree in Optics in 1986 from Reading University in the United Kingdom. He became a professor in the Department of Optoelectronic Engineering, School of Information Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology in 1992. He has published more than 100 technical papers.
In 2001, he was appointed as the Yangtze River Scholar by the Chinese Ministry of Education, which is the highest recognition to outstanding professors in Chinese universities. He is a member of the national committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.
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this page updated April 20 10 AM CET