Welcoming the XR Bootcamp Advisory Board

Rahel Demant
XR Bootcamp
Published in
3 min readFeb 3, 2020

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We are working closely with our advisory board members to define the most important course modules and industry projects. Our advisory board is also looking forward to hire XR Bootcamp graduates!

The XR Bootcamp Advisory Board

XR Bootcamp teaches students and professionals to create VR/AR applications and supports companies to bridge their skills gap in XR development. Through an intensive on-site 3–6 months program, a cutting-edge curriculum, industry-wide known mentors and lecturers and a focus on industry portfolio projects, graduates get the hands-on experience they need to kick off their XR career or get promoted.

Elizabeth Baron (Vice President of Silverdraft Supercomputing)

“Let’s work together to create a paradigm shift in the industry, through the smart and effective use of immersive realities, helping you to fully realize the potential to create, share and understand.”

Florian Couret (Head of Digital Innovation at BNP Paribas)

Juergen Lumera (Director Global TIS at Bosch Automotive)

“AR is the most efficient way of delivering information for trainees, technicians, sales and end-user by superimposing information where needed.”

Nick Rosa (Global Head of Learning, Accenture)

David Moreno (Head of Marketing at Virtualware)

“We are helping to define the immediate required skills of the industry for VR/AR, because we believe the impact will be as big as the internet.”

Jan Pflueger (Founder of AdvisXR)

“I am glad to contribute as an advisor to the board of XR Bootcamp supporting in paving the way for young, talented as well as highly motivated people to the future with XR.”

Marcie Jastrow (President at Arcadium)

“In order to succeed, high-performing organizations must anticipate some monumental shifts caused by development and adapt to the new approaches to solve existing problems. The key will be to ensure that the right talent is on board.”

Terry Schussler (Senior Director Spatial Computing at Deutsche Telekom AG)

Julie Smithson (CoFounder MetaVRse and XR Ignite)

“The VR/AR community is full of passion, and commitment building business in every industry and getting ready to change education systems using XR technologies.”

Olivier Ghezi (General Manager International Business at Atheer)

Asha Easton (Manager ImmerseUK)

Chris Koomen (VR Consultant at KLM and Airfrance Airlines)

“I am 100% behind XRBootcamp’s vision regarding the progression towards the transfer and sharing of our gained knowledge to secure our future”

Daniel Seidl (Founder & CEO at Innoactive)

Serhad Doken (Executive Technology Innovation Verizon)

Kyle Daughtry (Solutions Architect ExxonMobil Immersive Technology Studio)

“Working to disrupt industry training, productivity, and safety through immersive technologies in the XR space. On the destiny of XR for the good of humanity!”

Alan Smithson (CoFounder XR Ignite, CEO MetaVRse)

“To inspire and educate future leaders to think and act in a socially, economically and environmentally sustainable way.”

Mark Sage (Executive Director, Executive Director, AR for Enterprise Alliance)

Amy Peck (Senior Director Ent. Content, HTC VIVE)

“XR technology is coming, whether people believe it or not. It really is. And it’s gonna be ubiquitous in companies.”

Rene Schulte (Director of Global Innovation, Valorem)

Welcome to XR Bootcamp!

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Rahel Demant
XR Bootcamp

Rahel Demant, cofounder at VR First, XR Bootcamp and writer/editor at VR World, VR First and Haptical