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Ali Hantal

Executive Co-Director Open AR Cloud Association

Ali is a serial entrepreneur and a technology enthusiast who was among the first to start an internet startup in 1999. His appetite for technology never dimmed, and he became one of the first entrepreneurs to start an XR company in 2015. He is the Founder & CEO of XR Masters, a Co-organizer of AWE Nite Istanbul at Augmented World Expo (AWE), a Principal Member of the Metaverse Standards Forum (MSF), and a Executive Co-Director at the Open AR Cloud Association (OARC).

Ali’s startup, XR Masters, is a US-based company and is the visionary force behind the MyGeoVerse platform. This spatial content management solution seamlessly merges the real and digital realms using cutting-edge AR Cloud technology, enabling users to not only experience augmented reality at its finest but also create lifelike, synchronous, and interactive experiences.

Ali received his MBA at the University of Baltimore and his bachelor’s degree in business administration at Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkiye.