About Us
Democratizing VR/AR since 2016
Over the course of the last three years, VR First Consortium members HTC, Intel, LeapMotion and Oculus (as well as several educational software companies) have enabled VR First to built a global network of 900+ universities and 52 VR/AR labs. By donating VR/AR headsets and standardized VR/AR curricula to academic institutions around the globe, VR First has succesfully democratized VR/AR. Located at the intersection of industry and academia, VR First has identified the needs of the industry and decided to move forward with XR Bootcamp, striving to move the whole XR industry forward by equipping it with the talents they need to develop the most immersive VR/AR content.
XR Bootcamp Team
Ferhan Ozkan
Co-Founder, XR Bootcamp, VR First
Rahel Demant
Co-Founder, XR Bootcamp, VR First
Thomas Bedenk
Curriculum Architect, XR Bootcamp
Danna Tania
Marketing Manager, XR Bootcamp
Trainers and Mentors
Dennys Kuhnert
Founder & COO, Holonautic
Roger Küng
Founder & CEO, Holonautic
Shiva Mohßeni
UX Designer, T-Systems
Taru Muhonen
Freelance designer, Lenovo
Tilman Geishauser
Team Lead VR, Chatterbug
Burak Adali
Tech-Entrepreneur (2 exits & 15+ products)
Ata Dogan
AR VR Product Design, Facebook
Aleksandr Menakhin
AR Assisted Maintenance, T-Systems
Alexander Colgan
Founder, Farflung Studio
XR Bootcamp Advisors and Lecturers
Amy Peck
Senior Director Ent. Content, HTC Vive
Asha Easton
KTN Manager ImmerseUK
Daniel Seidl
CEO & Founder, Innoactive
David Moreno
Head of Marketing/BusDev, Virtualware
Elizabeth Baron
Vice Pres., Silverdraft Supercomputing
Florian Couret
Head of Digital Innovation, BNP Paribas
Jennifer Rogers
Head of Learning, Anglo American
Juergen Lumera
Director Global TIS, Bosch Automotive
Julie Smithson
Co-Founder MetaVRse & XR Ignite
Kyle Daughtry
Immersive Technology Studios Solutions Architect, ExxonMobil
Marcie Jastrow
President, Arcadium
Mark Sage
Executive Director, AR for Enterprise Alliance
Nick Rosa
Global Head of Learning, Accenture
Rene Schulte
Director of Global Innovation, Valorem
Serhad Doken
Executive, Technology Innovation Verizon
Sikaar Keita
XR LAB Leader, Oracle
Terry Schussler
Senior Director, Spatial Computing, Deutsche Telekom
Call for Advisory Board Nominations and Mentors
We are currently accepting nominations for our Mentor network and Advisory Board members. You are invited to suggest qualified candidates via the form below. Thank you for your contribution!
