Ramondo Robinson
2026 Speaker

Ramondo Robinson

Senior 3d XR Production Artist

CNN

About

Ramondo “Mondo” Robinson is a Senior 3d XR Production Designer who lives at the intersection of creativity and technology. With a career spanning CNN, ESPN, and NBCUniversal, he specializes in building immersive XR environments, motion graphics, and visual experiences that bring complex stories to life. Known for blending strong design instincts with hands-on technical skill, Mondo has helped lead the creation of groundbreaking virtual studios and real time graphics used on national broadcasts. When he is not designing worlds in Unreal Engine, he is mentoring designers, solving creative puzzles, and pushing teams to think bigger. His passion is simple: turn bold ideas into visuals people remember.

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