Mark Sage
2026 Speaker

Mark Sage

Executive Director

AR for Enterprise Alliance (AREA)

About

Mark is the Executive Director of the Augmented Reality for Enterprise Alliance (AREA). The AREA is a membership funded alliance, helping to accelerate the adoption of Augmented Reality (AR) through a comprehensive ecosystem. With a focus on creating value and ROI for its members, his goal is to develop a robust and active ecosystem for AR. His background includes a strong interest in mobile, AR, VR, and IoT and he is excited to work with enterprises, providers and research organizations to the benefit and growth of AR within the enterprise.

2026 Sessions

Oct 1311:35 AM12:20 PM
Blue BreakoutPanel

(Panel) A New Shared Reality: Redefining Design, Viz & Engagement with AI, XR & Digital Twins

Atrium Ballroom B

AI, XR, and digital twins are reinventing the way we design, visualize, and interact with products, data, and the built world; while the spatial age is redefining customer experience as we know it. Explore the next frontier of visualization and commerce as practitioners share how they’re delivering real-world impact: 1) Design & operational visualization: Accelerating design cycles, enhancing collaboration, and optimizing lifecycles. 2) Customer engagement & growth: Reaching new audiences, boosting sales, and unlocking deeper consumer insights.  Topics include: – Workflow integration : Embedding AI/XR into enterprise systems to iterate faster, reduce waste, and shorten time-to-market – Collaborative design : Real-time 3D collaboration to improve decision-making and stakeholder alignment – Reality capture & 3D pipelines : Converting physical spaces and CAD/BIM/scan data into immersive assets with photogrammetry, LiDAR, no-code/generative 3D tools, etc. – Simulation & planning : Using digital twins and real-time data for layout optimization, scenario modeling, and process simulation – Insight-driven decisions : Making complex data intuitive and actionable; VR-based data capture – Next-gen customer experiences : From product visualization and configuration to virtual try-on and immersive commerce – AI-powered personalization : Recommendation engines and AI assistants for tailored discovery, education, and customer support – Business impact & scaling : Tracking engagement, conversion, and other metrics; building sustainable content and governance workflows