WELCOME TO THE ITALY CHAPTER OF THE GLOBAL ASSOCIATION FOR VR AND AR

Being the most active economic epicenter in Italy, Milan suits well as a hotspot for new, disruptive technologies and businesses. The VR/AR scenario in Milan is crowded by some of the most experienced companies and brands in the industry and a multitude of newborn startups. The local presence of big tech companies makes Milan one of the most interesting landscapes for AR and VR. The VR/AR Association poses as a big opportunity to consolidate the community’s ecosystem, encouraging the sharing of visions, knowledge and contacts among members. VR/AR scenario is blooming in Italy, and Milan is on the front line of new technologies.

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THE TEAM

Donato De Ieso: Chapter President italy@thevrara.com

CEO & Co-founder of Dilium an innovative startups based in Milan and focused on develop AR & A.I solution for Enterprise. Tutor of Information Security Systems at University of Study of Milan and  IT Engineer with over 20 years of experience. Digital entrepreneur with previous experience in the Big Data sector.

Lorenzo Montagna: Chapter Advisor

With 30 years of experience in digital business and innovation,  Lorenzo has been Country Manager of Yahoo! (first portal), Altavista (first search engine), ViaMichelin (first geo app), Lycos & Napster (first social and music online website) in Italy. In 2017 he founded “seconda stella" the first Italian consultant firm fully dedicated to a strategic adoption of immersive technologies.  

Author of 4 books about digital innovation and emerging tech, he has been founder and 5 years President of the Italian Chapter of VRARA the first association for Augmented and Virtual Realities present in 50 countries. 

Mentor in several  universities,  is a keynote speaker with more than  50 talks on Tech in events such as TedX, Philip Kotler Marketing Forum, IAB Forum.

He is “Head of Immersive Technologies & WEB 3.0” at The European House - Ambrosetti. See more at  http://secondstarvr.com/