Panel – 22 September 2023 – Main Stage

Virgile Mangiavillano is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of VR Future. With an academic background in acting and technology integration, Virgile has been involved in international production projects with Netflix, Ridley Scott and Avignon theatre festival, one of his Virtual film being selected within the prestigious Cannes Film festival. He has worked as an adviser, trainer, expert and event organizer about virtual & extended reality, AI and new technology in general for the French Embassy and the educational ecosystem in Turkey as well as for the French Institute, promoting the adoption and integration of emerging technologies. Virgile is also a board member of the Turkish-French Chamber of Commerce in Turkey and a founding member of both the French Tech Istanbul network and the Metaverse Türkiye platform, along with Co-Chair of the advisory group within the Academy of International Extended Reality where he operates as jury for the VR Awards. Virgile is a member of the French and the Turkish Bored Ape Yacht Club. He has also been invited as a speaker within prestigious web3 and XR events such as AWE, VR Days, Immersive Tech Week, Venice Immersive, Metaverse Paris Summit