René Schulte is a globally recognized expert in emerging technologies, with a focus on Spatial Computing (XR/AR/VR/MR), Embodied AI, and Generative AI. He is the Head of 3D Communities of Practice at Reply, advising clients and leading teams across the globe.

He is a creative developer, thought leader and digital content creator with a passion for UX and 20 years of deep technical knowledge in fields like Spatial Computing, Real-Time 3D, VR/AR/MR/XR, Industrial Metaverse, Reality Capture, Embodied AI with Digital Humans and Robotics, Quantum Computing, Generative AI, Deep Learning and more.

He was featured on Forbes and is invited as expert to global TV stations and a frequent keynote speaker and panelist at conferences like Siggraph, //build, Ignite, Global XR, Univ. Heidelberg, Unite, Vision VR/AR Summit, VRDC (GDC), AWE, ESA, RTC, VRARA, MR Dev Days and more. Writes articles and is the creator of the (video) podcasts QuBites, Meta Minutes and Digital Dialogs. He also created open-source libraries like WriteableBitmapEx.

He was honored 15 years in a row for his dev community work with a double Microsoft MVP award in Mixed Reality and Azure AI, recognized as Microsoft Regional Director and Advisory Board member for the VR/AR Association and XR Bootcamp.

He is an avid cyclist and lives in Dresden, Germany with his wife and their 5 children.