Agenda
For the past two months, startups have submitted their applications to the Startup Battleground competition in hopes of being selected to pitch to venture capitalists (VCs) in Silicon Valley. The eight finalists will pitch live to our panel of judges. Join us for this virtual-only session to see who you’d like to cast your vote for to win a part of the $25,000 cash prize pool and be crowned RTE2022 Startup Battleground Champion!
Join Agora Founder and CEO Tony Zhao for an Out of This World presentation exploring how Agora and RTE are leading a sea change in ways we connect the most innovative technologies, tools, and people in this world – and beyond.
Join Agora’s CXO, CSO, GM of App Builder, and VP of Product to learn about the latest innovations available to you today, which will power Out of This World real-time shared experiences in your app – elevating engagement, adoption, retention, and ensuring you achieve your target business outcomes.
For the past 2 months, startups have been submitting their pitches in hopes of being selected to pitch to VCs in the Startup Battleground competition. On October 3rd, the 8 finalists will pitch live to our panel of 3 Silicon Valley VCs. On October 10th join us in-person or virtually for a panel discussion with these same 3 Venture Capitalists, to discuss future trends in RTE and their individual investing strategies going into 2023, and the announcement of this years’ cash prize winners and find out who will be named RTE 2022 Startup Battleground Champion!
Face and Body AR have become a part of our digital world. The computing power of mobile devices are increasingly used to create amazing effects and applications that engage users. We are seeing smartphones being enabled as inputs for living room-scale experiences such as AR tech into webcams and TVs. These innovations open up new worlds of immersive experiences. This session will cover some of the real-time AR use cases and applications.
Hardware technologies allow the virtual world to flourish. From VR headsets and smart glasses to AR headbands and their applications - many newer devices enable us to render our physical environments in real-time. Our experts will discuss all the latest technologies that provide real-world experiences.
With the recent development of RTC, AI, big data, and VR/AR, deep technology has reshaped the online learning landscape and transformed the online learning experiences. How will the future of online learning unfold? Our industry experts will share their expertise on how to elevate student experiences with synchronous learning offerings, harness the power of AI-based analysis, and drive student engagement with cutting-edge VR/AR technology.
Learn how you can use the Agora App Builder, to embed a fully custom video-calling experience that’s ready to take to production. We’ll discuss the steps to customize the user interface and build custom features on top of App Builder with React.
The working world is continuously changing - disruption is the norm. Work is now portable for many and it continues to evolve. What does the reimagined workforce in a digital world look like? Will this disruption become the norm and affect how employees choose to collaborate? Our panel of experts will address and provide insights on the current state of the enterprise digital transformation and their perspectives on the outlook for future working environments.
The ever-increasing usage of online spaces has created a new wave of delicately balanced social interactions on a global scale. AI technologies are paramount in encouraging and fostering safe inclusive digital ecosystems along with determining who you are and how you want to be perceived.
Voice really matters when making a virtual environment come to life. Humans are social beings, and the metaverse as currently promoted is a social environment where participants create unique personas in both home and workplace settings. Avatars will allow players to express themselves the way they want to be seen as human, alien, animal, vegetable, cartoon or myriad other options. Players can try on new looks temporarily, the way they try new outfits. Gender and species are fluid. A truly complete immersive experience requires a combination of 3D visuals and real-time audio to enable people to express themselves in the way they want to be heard. Participants want a sonic representation of themselves that is just as original and unique as their visual avatar and they want the tools to customize their voice as meticulously as their appearance. There must be a harmonious marriage of both augmented audio and 3D video to keep the player immersed and engaged. Real-time audio defines how people can bring the ultimate individuality to their content, making audio the great equalizer of the metaverse.
Startups do not only drive change; they should be able to adapt to both economic downturns and growth times. What is the inflection point for survival? Should you seek out funding from where and when?
We have already entered a new era of shopping; it is only a matter of time before the physical and digital worlds will be one. What are the latest revenue streams, types of technological engagements, and interactions in this new world?
Experience a live telepresence talk with 3D participants from 3 continents joining by 3D full-body live-stream from Mantis Vision’s Volumetric Capture 3iosk and 3D faces from iPhone depth cameras. The RTE can be viewed through webAR using mobile phone (AR) or PC (Virtual environment). Will cover bandwidth requirements, types of volumetric inputs, integration into existing video calls, and possibilities that go well beyond Avatars.
The modern workplace is constantly evolving. We went from a fully remote work style in the wake of the pandemic to now embarking on a hybrid workplace. These changes in complexity bring about improved forms of interactions and collaboration. In this session, I will discuss how collaboration building blocks, such as Agora's very own Interactive Whiteboard, Chat, and Transcription, can help build a workplace that is more collaborative, engaging, and accessible.
Creator tools have remained the primary domain of social networks; however, direct fan and creator interactions around content are what really drive engagement and the corresponding revenue. Join us as we discuss how the implementation of native creator tools provides access for fans and creators to unleash their full potential, connect with one another and tap into new revenue opportunities for native apps and websites.
We are in a new era where memorable experiences online are more valued. It has created a radical shift allowing web3 companies to empower their communities to interact in a more flexible and meaningful way. Our panelist will discuss how valuable RTE is vs. ASYNC interactions and how it changes the way we view the online community.
There are many different ways people and businesses can communicate today. The various modalities and volume make it challenging to identify actionable moments in their customer conversations. Conversation intelligence enables businesses to truly understand natural human conversations across all channels. From improving customer experience to identifying sales opportunities and enhancing internal workflows, real-time intelligence provides contextual feedback for business to unlock learnings. Join this panel discussion to learn how to apply conversation intelligence learnings to real-time applications.
In the last decades, the experience of real-time interactive audio over the internet has improved substantially. The expectation for real-time interactive audio experience has elevated from effective communication to immersive engagement. This paradigm shift has generated many opportunities in audio and speech technologies and imposed various new challenges. In this talk, I will share my views on the challenges and opportunities of RTE audio and provide some latest progress on Agora's practice in pursuing a more immersive RTE audio experience.
Generally, some of us are better listeners than others, but how does AI paired with machine language help in enhancing sound quality? From creating ideal audio landscapes to conversation intelligence, audio-based technologies have evolved in many ways in rendering improved user experience, usability, safety, and performance.
Corporate training has been essential for companies to strengthen their employees' performance and increase employee retention. A large influx of capital has also stimulated the growth of various vendors aiming to re-skill the workforce and create viable career pathways for them. How should a player navigate in this space? In this panel formed with a diverse group of corporate training providers, we will discuss the trend in the marketplace, best practices to effectively engage workforces via live sessions, and unveil the future of online corporate training.
How do spatial relationships affect online interactions? Games and interactive media have grappled with this question for many years. Now, as visions of the metaverse emerge throughout the industry, experts from across the globe are coming together to learn from these pioneers and evolve their solutions for the internet of tomorrow.
Women are creating new companies that allow them to thrive, self-focus, and stay resilient while also committing to improving society. With the proliferation of the digital world women are more easily able to create environments that embrace inclusivity and positivity that are imperative to a successful founders ecosystem that thrives. How do we together raise the profile of women founders?
Immersive technologies can take many forms and uses in creating fully simulated environments where users can interact and experience at scale. But is the world ready to embrace a future where extended reality (XR) software applications will become commonplace for consumers and enterprises? What are the most promising use cases that will be the biggest drivers of adoption? Let’s discuss the existing gaps and innovative ideas that will help shape future applications.
Join us to learn about Agora's next generation Voice and Video SDK provides the flexibility, simplicity, and power needed to build amazing interactive experiences.
Learn new ways to attract Gen Z, so fan experiences are engaging by fostering gamification, daily fantasy, free-to-play games, and sports betting.
Events always bring people together with a shared purpose. Online events have seen a tremendous uptick since the pandemic and continue to provide impactful value-added immersive experiences. Our experts will share insights on how virtual platforms provide innovative digital interactions for everyone.
Agora's Video UI Kits are built on-top of the core SDKs. Video UI Kits give you high-level control over the inner workings of Agora's engine while maintaining full control and flexibility. Come learn how you can enhance your website or app, have video calls, or enable live streaming experiences using the video UI Kit.
Learn how you can easily add interactive features and tools to your iOS and Android app with the Agora Extensions Marketplace. Explore and integrate fun face filters, image background remover, conversation intelligence tools and much more.
Agora’s metaverse solutions give you the building blocks to create branded virtual worlds at any scale, with a diverse toolset that works reliably across the globe and across any industry vertical such as gaming, enterprise, collaboration, education, and many more.
Virtual reality lets you explore new worlds and share experiences in Metaverse. What are the things you should know when designing your VR experience? How do you design different input modalities like controller, hand-tracking, and voice input? This talk shares the best practices and building blocks for designing your immersive VR app.
Showcase and demos of the new Agora 4.0 SDK, Video UIKits, Extension Marketplace and Metaverse. These are not only huge upgrades to Audio and Video, but also take you way beyond.
The internet has grown exponentially and cultivated a phenomenon for content creators and influencers to pave their path. For a boom to happen, a mix of niche brand identity, audience engagement, timing, algorithm, and great content are needed to go viral. Can it be sustainable without tech platforms, user engagement, and other unseen factors? There’s more than meets the eye to success.
Shoppable videos across all segments, including retailers, D2C companies, brands, and media publishers have been on the rise with the aid of increasing engagement and conversion rates. Join Michael Zung from Coresight Research and Anand Vidyanand, Chief Customer and Commercial Officer, at Fireworks for a fireside chat on what it takes to build and run the world's leading video commerce platform.
Mental health and physical wellness have become increasingly important, especially with the growing challenges we all face. New modes of social, community, and wellness support groups have sprung up to help give people a safe space to belong. Let's bring to light the efforts and solutions companies are providing as we adjust to a new normal.