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

Why Join VRARA Montreal?

Montréal is filled with experienced multimedia entrepreneurs, creators and world-renowned corporations. Rated as the best city for students in North America, it has a fresh selection of university students and offers abundant options for talented innovators.

Rated in the top 15 cities in the world to start a new business, Montreal also has more than 30 incubators and accelerators, specializing in everything from XR to artificial intelligence and other deep technologies. Since 2018, startups have received over $2 billion CAD in venture capital.

Why Montreal then? Because it has the business network, the funding, the support, and talent that you need to turn any daring ideas into resounding successes.

UPCOMING EVENTS

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THE TEAM

Chapter President Mariam Brian montreal@thevrara.com

I lead Holo Art, where art, science, technology, space, and consciousness converge. Our global team of renowned artists, scientists, and technologists from quantum physicists to artificial intelligence pioneers to neuroscientists represent 30+ countries from 6 continents. Our vision is to reshape humanity's future. By merging art and science across six continents, we pioneer inclusive solutions for the common good through cultural co-authorship. Our achievements in less than one year of being founded include sending art via SpaceX NASA Mission to the ISS in March 2023, later returning in April 2023. Currently, we're trailblazing brain-computer interfaces and never-before-released neurotech, patented AI and a series of global firsts. We launched with a talk from NASA about the JWST and held 20 global dialogues on topics such as copyright in ai, the standard model for creativity and quantum biology for longevity. Explore Holo-Art.io for more.

I am a "We Work in Space" member and Chapiter President - Montreal for with the VRARA Association, with 55k global members from AWS, Google, Microsoft, Airbus, NASA, and more.

With over 18 years as a Trusted Global Advisor, I navigate large scale change management transformations within education, and Fortune 100s, and more, delivering impactful ROI. Advising executives with 17b portfolios, consulting with remote indigenous communities, developing strategic communication plans for a Centre of Excellence servicing 37k employees, and developing curricula for 33k students. I've propelled Change Management for a city serving 6 million residents in North America and designed training for legislative and constituency offices working with Ministers of Parliament, Leaders of the Opposition and Cabinet Ministers. I have developed strategic partnerships, advised start ups and often invited to speak around the world (Australia, London, Paris, Dubai) as a subject matter expert in learning, culture, and technology.

For insights, visit Levio.ca.

As a recognized speaker and content creator, I engage globally on change, neuroscience, quantum science, future of work/education, and spatial intelligence. My dialogues with senior NASA scientists delve into Quantum Science. I deliver keynotes on "Ethical Generative AI," "Future of Creativity," and more in New York, Montreal, Brazil, Australia, and Italy.

Details at mariamhashemi.xyz.

In essence, "Vita brevis, ars longa... sapere vedere."

Art holds healing and transformative power in a world marked by fleeting moments.

Chapter VP: Rosana Roth

Rosana Roth is a seasoned writer and development executive for film and television. Over the course of her career, Rosana has developed and produced content across multiple platforms for both the US and Canadian markets. Past positions include: VP of Development for Reel World Management, Head of Development for Reflector Entertainment, Creative Consultant for Cirque du Soleil Media, Director of Development for TVA International and Brand Manager, NHL mobile at Airborne Entertainment . In 2018 Rosana was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for best cross-platform fiction for her work onThornwoodHeights.com an interactive digital series and mobile app for Lifetime Networks and Hallmark Channel. A member of the Canadian Media Producers’ Association, voting member of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television and two-time Jury member for the Montreal Black Film Festival, Rosana serves as the Canadian Account Executive for Nashville based start-up Cleanbox Technologies.

Sullivan Huebner, Chapter's Secretary

Sullivan Huebner is a writer, journalist, communicator, and voice artist, with a skill set ranging from interpersonal communications to leadership and project management. His writing has been distributed both locally and nationally, including international syndication by the Associated Press.

Huebner is also a student of Public Relations and English language and writing, specializing in internal and external communications, along with media relations. After finding a passion for XR while writing scripts for VR experiences, he committed to using his capacity as a writer to better the lives of others, using VR as one of the mediums by which to do so.

Now the Head of Communications at XPR Labs, Huebner oversees the external and internal communications of the company, and is responsible for the development of the company’s event division, “XPR Events.” He acts both as a manager and as a direct contributor, directing projects and guiding staff while contributing writing, voice-acting, coordinating with VIPs, and hosting events.

Huebner also acted as the host, on-site organizer, and master of ceremonies for JobCon 2021, which set a world record as the most popular VR conference held to date.

Chapter Advisors

Benjamin Huppé