MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Jan. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Next Galaxy Corp.
(OTC: NXGA), a leading technology and content solutions company
developing dynamic, innovative consumer Virtual Reality experiences
and technology, held the Business Innovation and Growth (BIG)
Summit in Miami Beach, Florida,
bringing together immersive technology pioneers, visionaries,
venture capitalists and members of the media at the New World
Center for a day of presentations, demonstrations and networking on
the mainstream adoption of Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality
(AR) and 3D technologies.
Last week, in addition to keynote speaker Randi Zuckerberg of Zuckerberg Media, other
presenters at the BIG Summit included technology experts
Peter Rubin, Senior Editor of WIRED;
Sanjay Daswani of AvenuePlanet,
Avi Muchnick, founder of Aviary
(Acquired by ADOBE); Danny Cui of
Vuzix Corporation; Elizabeth Baron
of Ford Motor Company; Mary Spio,
President of Next Galaxy Corp; Diane Sanchez, Executive
Director, Americas Council for the Creative Economy (A.C.C.E);
Alan McGlade, Founder and Managing
Director, Digital Entertainment Ventures (DEV); Mats Johansson CEO
of EON Reality, Carlos Arguello,
Studio C, Melissa Saelzer from
Lockheed Martin, Rick Barker, Former
Taylor Swift Manager, Noah Graj of
Graj + Gustavsen, Sherman Wright of CommonGroundMGS, Dr
Narendra Kini of Miami Children's
Hospital, and Daniel
Brusilovsky of the Golden State Warriors.
The BIG Summit was a raving success with coverage by the Miami
Herald, and received praises from technology and community
leaders:
"The BIG Summit is exactly the kind of event we want to
attract to Miami. I consider this one of the most important
events of the year!" – Manny
Medina, one of South
Florida's most successful tech entrepreneurs
"We're so happy to have the BIG Summit here in Miami
Beach! How apropos because Miami
Beach is becoming a real center for innovation and
technology." - Mayor Philip
Levine, Miami Beach
"We need more conversations like the BIG Summit to keep us
moving in the right direction." - Alberto Carvalho, Superintendent, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
"I'm extremely pleased and proud that the BIG Summit, which is a
virtual and augmented reality industry building event, met its
goal of attracting leaders in a wide array of fields, to help
move VR and AR closer to mainstream adoption," commented
Mary Spio, President of Next Galaxy
Corp. "The BIG Summit has led to many opportunities for Next
Galaxy as well as many of the companies that participated in the
event. Coupled with the high level of interest that we received at
the Consumer Electronics Show in Las
Vegas earlier this month, we are more excited than ever and
expect 2015 to be an exceptional year for the Company and the VR
industry in general."
About Next Galaxy Corp:
Next Galaxy Corporation is a leading developer of innovative
content solutions and fully Immersive Consumer Virtual Reality
technology. The Company's flagship consumer product in development
is CEEK, a next-generation fully immersive entertainment and
educational social virtual reality platform featuring a combination
of live action and 3D experiences. Next Galaxy's CEEK simulates the
communal experience of attending events, such as concerts, sporting
events, movies or conferences through Virtual Reality. Next Galaxy
is developing entertainment and educational experiences for VR
Cinema, VR Concerts, VR Sports, VR Business, VR Tourism and more.
In short, Next Galaxy is building the meeting places of the future.
For further information, visit www.nextgalaxycorp.com.
Forward-looking statement:
This press release contains forward-looking statements made
pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are only
predictions and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that
could cause Next Galaxy's actual results to differ materially from
anticipated results and expectations expressed in these forward
looking statements. Any forward-looking statements are subject to
risks and uncertainties such as those described in Next Galaxy's
periodic reports on file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Contact:
Tina Brown
Next Galaxy Corp.
+1-(877)407-9797
Tina@ceek.com
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