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Welcome to Day 1

13:30 - 14:00 BST | 22nd Jun

Join Zappar’s Co-Founders (Caspar Thykier, Connell Gauld & Simon Taylor) as they welcome you to Zappar’s AR Pioneers Summit.

During this session, they’ll be talking through:

- The purpose of the AR Pioneers Summit.
- How Zappar has evolved over the last decade.
- How the XR landscape has changed over the years.

Speakers

Caspar Thykier

Caspar Thykier

CEO, Zappar

Caspar Thykier is the Co-Founder and CEO of Zappar, the world’s leading computer vision company, specialising in AR, MR and WebAR technologies. Caspar and the Zappar team have been vanguards in the XR industry for over 12 years, pioneering the tools, technology and hardware used by brands, businesses and XR creators across the world. Prior to founding Zappar, Caspar spent 15 years as a board director and managing director of major advertising agencies.

Caspar Thykier is the Co-Founder and CEO of Zappar, the world’s leading computer vision company, specialising in AR, MR and WebAR technologies. Caspar and the Zappar team have been vanguards in the XR industry for over 12 years, pioneering the tools, technology and hardware used by brands, businesses and XR creators across the world. Prior to founding Zappar, Caspar spent 15 years as a board director and managing director of major advertising agencies.

Simon Taylor

Simon Taylor

Chief Research & Development Officer, Zappar

Simon is the Co-Founder and Chief Research & Development Officer at Zappar. Simon and his team work on Zappar’s proprietary computer vision capabilities and he also leads the development of our revolutionary Zapbox product which is democratising mixed reality for the mass market.

Simon is the Co-Founder and Chief Research & Development Officer at Zappar. Simon and his team work on Zappar’s proprietary computer vision capabilities and he also leads the development of our revolutionary Zapbox product which is democratising mixed reality for the mass market.

Connell Gauld

Connell Gauld

CTO, Zappar

Connell leads the platform team, overseeing many of the technical aspects of the business including app development, server infrastructure, statistics and analytics collection and analysis, and in-house and consumer tooling.

Connell leads the platform team, overseeing many of the technical aspects of the business including app development, server infrastructure, statistics and analytics collection and analysis, and in-house and consumer tooling.