Meet The Team
Here are the people who make and have made XR Tokyo possible.
Our incredible team
The people that currently drive forward our XR community, helping to coordinate events and activities.

Leonard Burton
Founder
An original founder of XR Tokyo's first incarnation VR Hub Tokyo, Leonard has been active in running the community since its inception. With experience prototyping and getting hands-on with VR, his early projects received press coverage by both the BBC and Motherboard.

Scott George
Founder
Scott has a strong commitment to emerging technologies and community driven innovation. As an organizer with XR Tokyo, and a regular contributor since 2017, he helps coordinate events and foster collaboration among creators, developers, and industry leaders in the extended reality space.

Yugo Atobe
Team
After co-organising Vision Dev Camp Tokyo, a hackathon for Apple's Vision Pro, Yugo joined the team to help build the XR Tokyo community.

Amanda Parks
Team
An XR developer, and experienced marketeer, Amanda also brings a wealth of community experience from her time as the organizer of Australia's Melbourne Metaverse meetup.
Active Contributors
Some of the excellent people who contribute, sharing their valuable experience, advice and time to help the community grow.

Nima Zeighami
Community Consultant
Having worked professionally in XR for over a decade, and as an organizer for SVVR (the Silicon Valley Virtual Reality community and meetup), Nima has been a consultant, contributor and friend to XR Tokyo - sharing valued guidance to the team.

Juliusz Fedyk
Founder
An experienced engineer, manager and meetup organiser, Juliusz was pivotal in rebooting the event after the pandemic and co-founding the new chapter of XR Tokyo.

Sean Brown
Volunteer
A talented photographer and videographer, as well as a skilled engineer, Sean often helps with capturing moments and ensuring events run smoothly.
Past Contributors
We're grateful to the amazing people who have helped shape XR Tokyo throughout its existence.

Artis Birzins
Founder
One of the co-founders of the original VR Hub Tokyo and XR Nights meetups, Artis is a Digital & AI advisor, and future thinker.

Misaki Iwai
Team
One of the original event co-organizers, Misaki's then work at the Impact HUB in Meguro helped bring together and run the events that laid the foundation of our community.
Interested in volunteering?
We often need volunteers help with events, online content, community outreach, and more. Whether you can offer a lot or a little, every contribution matters. Get in touch and let's chat about how you can get involved.