Angus Stevens
Angus Stevens
Start Beyond CEO and Co-Founder
Angus Stevens is the CEO and co-founder of Start Beyond, Australia’s leading award-winning virtual (VR) and augmented (AR) reality studio. Working with Fortune Global 500 companies Accenture and Meta, as well as US-based VR company Strivr, Start Beyond is at the forefront of the metaverse for learning, having delivered more than 900,000 AR and VR experiences since 2016.
Angus has over 15 years experience across film, television, and theatre. He is an expert storyteller who believes the more nuanced and authentic the story telling is - the deeper the learning will be. His collaborative and pragmatic approach to content creation and intuitive spatial design gives Start Beyond its edge.
He began his career as a director and producer, directing films and theatre at the University of Sydney as an undergraduate. After heading overseas and working for Bob Geldof’s Planet 24 television production company, he returned to Sydney as the in-house director / producer at various production agencies before transitioning into digital, pioneering Southern Cross Austereo’s online video strategy, working with talent such as Foo Fighters, Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Katy Perry, and Paul Kelly. He then went on to establish Nova Entertainment as one of Australia’s most popular entertainment sites.
Angus has over 15 years experience across film, television, and theatre. He is an expert storyteller who believes the more nuanced and authentic the story telling is - the deeper the learning will be. His collaborative and pragmatic approach to content creation and intuitive spatial design gives Start Beyond its edge.
He began his career as a director and producer, directing films and theatre at the University of Sydney as an undergraduate. After heading overseas and working for Bob Geldof’s Planet 24 television production company, he returned to Sydney as the in-house director / producer at various production agencies before transitioning into digital, pioneering Southern Cross Austereo’s online video strategy, working with talent such as Foo Fighters, Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Katy Perry, and Paul Kelly. He then went on to establish Nova Entertainment as one of Australia’s most popular entertainment sites.
Related Sessions
Metaverse Meet Up
THU, OCT 19, 3:30 PM
Conference
How Australian enterprises can build a pathway to the metaverse and overhaul the workplace experience. Join Angus Stevens along with fellow members of the newly formed Australian Metaverse Advisory Council; Simone Clow, Trent Clews-de Castella, and Oliver Weidlich at they cut through the tech hype-cycles with real-world examples and challenge the audience with a heady mix of here-and-now opportunities, hands-on VR & AR demonstrations and future thinking debate.
