North AmericaPast event
VRTO 2026
XR and spatial computing conference
About this event
Canada's longest-running XR conference, dedicated to extended reality, spatial computing, and immersive media, with sessions on VR, AR, AI, WebXR, and enterprise applications.
Social media & coverage
“Andre Plante praised VRTO Toronto for another year of inspiring presentations and thought-provoking content.”
Andre Plante's PostOpen on LinkedIn
“Dr. Karen Stevenson spent a day at VRTO 2026 with her Yorkville University and Toronto Film School digital design team exploring the future of VR.”
Dr. Karen Stevenson's Post - vrtoOpen on LinkedIn
“The VRTO 2026 Spatial Media World Conference and Expo site lists its schedule, speakers, exhibition hall, and ticket sales.”
Official site with schedule, speakers and sponsorsOpen on conference.virtualreality.to
Official hashtags
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Account@VRToronto
Speakers
KM
Keram Malicki-Sanchez
Executive Director
Constant Change Media Group
VendorIntroduction to VRTO 2026; Panel: Horror Heads!; AI Day introduction
AM
Alexander Manu
Professor
OCAD University
AcademiaKeynote: Reframing the Future: The Shifting Landscape of the AI era
AF
Adam Fainman
Founder/CEO
Moonlite Labs
VendorThe Creative Technologist
KL
Katrina Lat
Curator
No Proscenium
High Tech, Low Tech, No Tech
VC
Vanessa Costa
Producer
TIFF
Innovation at TIFF: The Market
RM
Ryan McClure
Co-Founder/CEO
ChatBar AI
VendorChatbar, Report on Asian Markets
ML
Michael Lew
Seneca Polytechnic
AcademiaWhere VR Design Breaks
LF
Linda Facchini
Immersive Story Lab, City University
AcademiaWhere VR Design Breaks
CL
Cedar Leithead
Seneca Polytechnic
AcademiaWhere VR Design Breaks
SG
Sean Guadron
Seneca Polytechnic
AcademiaWhere VR Design Breaks
JT
Jeff Thompson
Conestoga College
AcademiaGaussian Splat Pipelines for Industrial XR
SS
Stan Shantz
EverTech XR
VendorGaussian Splat Pipelines for Industrial XR
NC
Neil Chakravarti
Director
EVOQ Ventures
Financing and Scaling Immersive Businesses
EJ
Evan Jones
Founder
Stitch Media
VendorCore Design Pillars of Elsewhere Electric
NS
Nimrod Shanit
Founder/CEO
Blimey
VendorDN
David Neumann
Professor
Humber Polytechnic
AcademiaBeyond Information: Why Place Matters
PG
Priam Givord
Director of Design
Priam Givord Design Studio
VendorVR & AI: The Next Engineering UX
SC
Sonny Cirasuolo
Founder
StorySplat
VendorScans to Stories
AP
Andre Plante
Associate Professor
University of Niagara Falls Canada
AcademiaHF
Harrison Forsyth
Principal Investigator
Seeing Locally
MP
Michael Page
Director PHASE Lab
OCAD University
AcademiaNext Generation Holography
AV
Anna Vichnevetskaia
PhD Researcher
Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
AcademiaSB
Samuel Bischoff
Directors Guild of Canada
Panel: Beyond the Prompt: Rights, Royalties and Recognition
NM
Neal McDougall
Writers Guild of Canada
Panel: Beyond the Prompt: Rights, Royalties and Recognition
LB
Lisa Broadfoot
Canadian Media Producers Association
Panel: Beyond the Prompt: Rights, Royalties and Recognition
AL
Allen Lau
Two Small Fish Ventures
Panel: The Value ChAIn
EY
Elena Yunusov
Human Feedback Foundation
Panel: The Value ChAIn
SW
Sean Wylie
Wise Kids Studios
SC
Shelby Carter
Lixpi
WL
Wilfred Lee
Artist's Journey
Panel: Horror Heads!; AI Day introduction
NM
Noah Miller
Magnific
VendorPanel: Horror Heads!
JL
J. Lee Williams
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Panel: Horror Heads!
AY
Arthur Yeung
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AI Day introduction