Barry Silverstein is Senior Director and CTO of Optics and Display in Meta’s Reality Labs, leading technology development in cutting-edge displays for Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Reality. Barry has been both an organizational leader and individual contributor with a focus on creating the world’s smallest and most efficient visual imaging systems, he is pushing the boundaries of what’s technologically and commercially viable. Before joining Meta, Barry was Senior Research Director at IMAX, where he won an Academy Award in Research and Technology for inventing and commercializing IMAX with Laser technology, bringing the iconic IMAX experience to the world’s largest screens. With 28 years of experience at Kodak’s research laboratory, and 100 issued US patents, Barry is a seasoned expert in laser projection, imaging/printing, space imaging, and optical recording. A graduate of the Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester, Barry is a true visionary in the field.