Ricardo Laganaro, considered one of the most innovative Brazilian filmmakers, is also partner and Chief Storytelling Officer at ARVORE Immersive Experiences. His directing debut was with an independent music video that won a Brazilian MTV’s VMA. Thereafter, he became VFX supervisor and head of the CGI department at O2 Filmes (the biggest production company in Latin America – that produced of “City of God”) and entered the immersive media world in 2014, directing a full dome experience for Museum of Tomorrow in Rio, designed by Santiago Calatrava. During 2016, he directed 360º music videos and advertising projects that together have over 60 million views on the web. In 2016, Ricardo was selected by Oculus to be part of the program “VR For Good”, where he directed the VR doc “Step to the Line”, that premiered at the Tribeca Festival 2017, then was selected for the Sheffield Doc/Fest, FoST amongst many others totaling over 30 festivals. FastCompany considered the experience a groundbreaking example of how VR’s horizons can be expanded to change peoples’ lives; Time Magazine declared this piece as one of the five best contents in mobile VR in 2017 and Mark Zuckerberg posted the film in his Facebook page. In 2018, he was XR Creative Director of the installation "objects in mirror AR closer than they appear," one of five experiences nominated at Storyscapes Award for immersive storytelling, at the Tribeca Film Festival. Besides being a speaker in events like SXSW, CCXP and many others; due to his innovation and commitment to act for social change, Ricardo was invited to be one of the opening speakers for the Global People’s Summit during the UN General Assembly on September 2017.