Dr. Andras Kemeny is Co-founder & President of the Driving Simulation Association and member of the Board of Directors of ASAM, a germain automotive standardisation organisation involved in the development of autonomous vehicle verification and validation simulation tools. He is Director of the Laboratory of Immersive Visualization ENSAM-Renault from its creation in January 2011 until 2021, Scientific Director of A.V. Simulation, a company specialized in simulation, editor of the Scaner Studio © software and common subsidiary of Oktal, Dassault Systèmes, UTAC and Renault companies, from its creation in July 2017 until March 2019 and the President of its Scientific Board from April 2019 until August 2024. He has also been previously Expert leader in Immersive Simulation and Virtual Reality for Renault and Associate Professor at Arts et métiers. He is one of the main actors in the virtual reality and driving simulation fields in France and in Europe. He is one of the pioneers of driving simulation and inventor of the SCANeR driving simulation software in 1990 today marketed by AV Simulation.

Management of XR-focused technology innovation programs, leveraging my experience as a technical sales specialist with Fortune 500 customers over the past 10 years to test, evaluate and advise on upcoming technology innovations. XR mentoring and teaching for educational institutions (Simplon, Factory5, Tuwaiq …).

Gabs is an award-winning XR director and producer and a key figure in Austria’s XR community.

She is the co-founder of vrisch, a renowned Austrian studio for applied immersive entertainment, and the founder of XRVienna, the country’s largest XR community. With a background in graphic design, transmedia art, and advertising, Gabs merged her passion for storytelling and technology in 2013, leading to her pioneering work in XR.

Her multicultural heritage—from Paraguay to Vienna—shapes her projects, including collaborations with the UNESCO Dürrenstein Reserve and the Red Cross, creating impactful and memorable XR solutions. As Austrian Ambassador for Women in Immersive Tech, Gabs champions female representation in the industry.

Recognized with awards like OMOSIROI, the Laval Virtual Award, and Forbes’ Top 20 Women Founders in Europe (2018), she combines her professional success with her role as a dedicated “momtrepreneur.”

Andrés Burbano is Associate Professor in the Arts and Humanities School at the Open University of Catalunya (Barcelona, Spain) and Visiting Lecturer at Donau-Universität (Krems, Austria). He holds a Ph.D. in Media Arts and Technology from the University of California (California, EEUU) and has developed part of his career at Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia). Burbano works as a researcher, and transdisciplinary artist. His research projects focus on media history and media archaeology in Latin America and the Global South, historical and cultural impact of computational technologies, and 3D modeling of archaeological. Burbano was ACM SIGGRAPH 2024 Chair and is the author of the book “Different Engines: Media Technologies from Latin America” (Routledge, 2023).