Darryl Wright
2026 Speaker

Darryl Wright

Instructional Designer

Southern Company

About

Darryl currently works at Southern Company where he spearheads initiatives in XR, spatial computing, and real-time, photorealistic geospatial solutions used for planning and economic development. Prior to joining Southern, he served as a Research Engineer at Georgia Tech Research Institute, focusing on projects for the Department of Defense, first responders, and private industry. Darryl is particularly interested in the intersection of XR/spatial computing and user experience design to create intuitive and immersive environments. Off the clock, he is active in the XR community around the Atlanta area and enjoys reading, anime, and, gaming on the PS5.

2026 Sessions

Oct 1311:35 AM12:20 PM
Green BreakoutPanel

(Panel) Empowering the Workforce: AI & XR for Training, Remote Support, and Work Instructions

Atrium Ballroom A

Training, remote support, and augmented work instructions are among the most widely adopted AI/XR use cases, but success requires redesigned workflows and sustained adoption.  As organizations weigh return to office policies, distributed teams continue to rely on AI/XR tools to share knowledge, access information, and learn on demand. In this session, end users share how they address real-world constraints like legacy infrastructure and workforce variability to deliver just-in-time guidance, instant expertise, and standardized training across locations. Topics include: – Remote support : Enabling real-time expert guidance, including video assist, annotation, and session capture – Work instructions : Providing hands-free, contextual guidance via AR overlays, 3D models, and step-by-step instructions – Training & simulation : Delivering immersive, repeatable onboarding, upskilling, and soft skills development with AI-driven personalization; simulating high-risk, rare, or complex scenarios – Workflow integration : Embedding AI/XR into frontline systems (LMS, field service, knowledge bases) – Content development : Building and maintaining scalable 3D, video, and simulation content; capturing institutional knowledge – AI augmentation : Leveraging AI agents for knowledge retrieval, guided troubleshooting, and conversational support – Measurement & ROI : Tracking KPIs like time-to-proficiency, error rates, first-time fix, downtime reduction, and retention – Challenges & limitations : Device management, connectivity, certification/validation, cybersecurity, and organizational change