Bangalore, 8 October, 2020 — Agora, Inc. , a real-time engagement (RTE) platform-as-a-service provider, today announced the speaker schedule and program for its premier virtual conference RTE2020 on October 13-14, 2020. The lineup for the free conference, themed around Building the Future of Real-Time Engagement – Together, is now available at rte2020.agora.io.
Programming on Oct. 13 will focus on What’s Trending topics, including speeches and panels about opportunities for product and developer teams to bring people closer together worldwide. On Oct. 14, Community Day programs will empower attendees to improve hands-on skills and launch their businesses during Startup 101 sessions and more.
“Our physical and digital worlds are converging in truly unique ways that enable meaningful, global engagement,” says Reggie Yativ, Chief Operations Officer and Chief Revenue Officer at Agora Labs Inc. “For RTE2020, we’ve laid out an ambitious agenda featuring some of the brightest minds reimagining how we live, work and play together. We look forward to collaborating with all our speakers and attendees on the future of virtual, real-time engagement.”
Agora is partnering with Virbela, an immersive technology platform, to host a virtual afterparty and capture the socially engaging conference environment. The afterparty, hosted on Virbela’s platform, will allow guests to create customized avatars and socialize in a dynamic metaverse complete with drinks and dancing.
“In today’s new reality, businesses and event organizers are looking to recreate the human connection and spontaneous social interaction one gets with in-person events,” said Marko Stankovic, VP of marketing at Virbela. “We’re excited to partner with Agora to bring RTE2020 to life as a virtual event and provide attendees with a unique experience to explore, network, and socialize as they would in the real world.”
Ranging from media and entertainment, to education and gaming, hear from business leaders at some of today’s most innovative companies including Scener, The Meet Group, and Talkspace to learn how they are leveraging RTE in their mobile, web and desktop applications. See below for an overview of key sessions
| October 13: What’s Trending | ||
| Real-Time Engagement: The Vision KeynoteTony Zhao, co-founder & CEO of AgoraReggie Yativ, COO & CRO of Agora Labs Inc.Virginia Liu, SVP of Marketing & Ecosystems at AgoraClive Downie, chief marketing officer of UnityGeoff Cook, CEO of The Meet Group | 08:00 AM – 09:00 AM PDT(-07:00) | |
| Future Trends in Technology for Sports, Dating and EntertainmentTony Wang, head of emerging technology & markets for AgoraEugene Wei, product expert at Interactive MediaGeoff Cook, CEO of The Meet GroupAlex Kruglov, co-founder & CEO of Pop.inGeremie Camara, chief creative officer for Live Play Mobile | 09:30 – 10:30AM PDT | |
| Selecting the Best Video Codec to Scale Your Apps for RTEMark Donnigan, head of video market development at VisionularJerome Jang, software engineer at GoogleJosh Barnard, technical dir. at iStreamPlanetPierre Seigneurbieux, VP of media engineering at BlueJeansRui Zhang, distinguished engineer at Cisco Systems | 09:30AM – 11:00AM PDT | |
| Successfully Reinvent How We EducateJabez LeBret, CEO of Applejax; Heather Dorrian, instructional designer at SamsungWyatt Oren, COO of ApplejaxPatrick Leonard, COO of MIDAS EducationDavid Damico, exec. dir. of technology services at Beverly Hills Unified School District | 10:45-11:45am PDT | |
| Getting It Right: How to Synchronize Content During Watch PartiesSid Sharma, director of developers relations & partner engineer at AgoraJoe Braidwood, co-founder & COO of ScenerCarlos Lucas, CEO of NextPlayerMark Ollila, CEO of KastMiheer Walavalkar, CEO of LiveLike | 01:15 – 02:15 PM PDT | |
| Programs and Technologies that Revolutionize Mental Wellness CareSuzanne Nguyen, sr. dir. communications, brand & communities at AgoraMelissa Barker, founder & CEO of Phoenix ProjectRenée Daley, LCSW, sr. clinical product manager at TalkspaceAndromeda Peters, Miss United States 2018, speaker, therapist, actor and model | 01:15 – 02:15PM PDT | |
| October 14: Community Day | ||
| Creating Immersive Experiences Through AR/VR Sam Speaight, CEO of VRJAM | 10:45 – 11:15AM PDT | |
| The Latest on WebRTC Huib Kleinhout, product manager at Google | 11:15 – 11:45AM PDT | |
| Remote Collaboration is Amazing, Terrifying & Wistful Evan McGee, CTO and co-founder of Signalwire | 01:45 – 02:15PM PDT | |
| Build Video Chat into Your Unreal Game (Blueprinting) Joel Thomas, developer evangelist at Agora | 03:45 – 04:45PM PDT |