Oliver Kadel is a multi-award winning, Emmy & Golden Reel nominated supervising sound editor, sound designer, recording and mixing engineer. Since founding 1.618 Digital in 2014 Oliver and his team have worked on over 200 immersive projects delivering spatial and interactive audio for new-generation VR, MR, AR and 360 media for platforms such as Meta, Apple, Google, Dolby and Magic Leap, covering a broad range of sectors such as films and gaming, virtual training, brand content and location-based installations.

Website 1618 Digital 
Website Immersive Audio Podcast

Photo: Tony Rees, 1.618 Digital

Weronika M Lewandowska is the coordinator of DOK Exchange XR, a spoken word poet and performer with a PhD in cultural studies. She experiments with interdisciplinary forms of poetry, and her work has been published internationally and exhibited eg. at The Palais de Tokyo in Paris. She co-directed, wrote, and produced the VR experience “Nightsss”, which premiered at Sundance. She has served as an expert for the Committee for Innovative Film Projects at the National Film Institute Poland (2021) and mentors the Climate Challenge XR project for the European Space Agency. She curates innovative XR showcases, such as the “Embodied Realms” festival focused on XR and performance art in Poland, “XRossspace Showcase” in BFI London (2023). She writes and researches XR climate games for the Guest XR (AI RL Agent) research project.

Photo: Bart Urbański

Aili Niimura is a spatial audio designer and engineer dedicated to pushing the boundaries of spatial audio and AR/VR. Currently working on spatial audio prototyping as a Meta contractor, formerly driving Metaverse voice experiences at Microsoft Mesh, and spatial audio experiences and devices at Bang & Olufsen. Her focus revolves around end-to-end spatial design, aiming to bridge the gap between art and technology in these areas: Voices in the Metaverse, Spatial Audio Prototyping, Immersive Sound Design, Tuning Spatial Audio Algorithms, Audio Tooling for creators and Spatial Audio to enhance human interactions. Beyond the tech world, you might catch her performing with the Seattle Symphony Chorale or jamming at jazz jam.

Ana Monte is a leading expert in spatial audio, co-founder, and sound designer at DELTA Soundworks. Ana specialises in creating immersive audio content that places listeners inside the story across formats like XR, Fulldome, and Themed Attractions. She draws inspiration for authentic soundscapes from her deep interest in different cultures and her experience as a sound recordist and sound designer for documentaries. 

Website DELTA Soundworks

Photo: Aljoscha Haupt