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SUPPORT COMMUNITIES IN XR
HOW IMMERSIVE SPACES FOSTER CONNECTION, HEALING AND PEER SUPPORT

Wed November 11, 2026 03:00 pm CET

As the global demand for mental healthcare surges, traditional digital solutions fall short. 2D video platforms trigger “mirror anxiety” and cognitive fatigue, while geographical distances and acute therapist shortages leave millions on multi-month waitlists without accessible care.

In this interactive experiential session hosted directly inside Neao’s immersive VR environment, Lyron Bentovim (President & CEO, Glimpse Learning Inc.) and Neao Co-founders Eti Neaman and Bar Kin demonstrate why clinicians view spatial computing as a fundamental breakthrough in remote care delivery. Drawing from real-world programs supporting people in high-stress and crisis situations, the session explores how immersive social environments can create psychological safety, enable meaningful human connection across geographical distances, and support active emotional regulation.

To join this session, you’ll need a VR headset with the Neao Group Therapy app installed.

Format

Talk + Experience

App

Neao Group Therapy

Duration

45 min

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Presenter

Eti Neaman
CEO & Co-Founder at Neao

 

Eti Neaman is the CEO & Co-Founder of Neao, an AI-augmented VR group therapy platform. With 20+ years of tech leadership and 8+ years specializing in VR across education and workplace sectors, Eti pioneers spatial mental healthcare. Neao combines anonymous 3D avatars and immersive environments to eliminate geographical barriers, 2D “mirror anxiety” and social stigma for students with anxiety, homebound young adults with social anxiety, and families under acute stress. Validated with strategic governmental partners and healthcare institutions, Neao effectively reduces anxiety and trauma symptoms, delivering remote care to those who otherwise would never seek help.

Bar Kin
Co-founder, COO & CPO at Neao

Bar Kin is the Co-Founder, COO & CPO of Neao, an AI-augmented VR group therapy platform. With 6 years of experience in XR product design and management, Bar seamlessly bridges two distinct worlds: clinical therapy and immersive VR. By building a product that fluently speaks both therapeutic language and gaming design, he creates a unifying bridge between complex clinical frameworks and engaging, human-centric user experiences. Driving both product architecture and daily operations, Bar ensures a cohesive, safe space that supports Neao’s clinical validation and delivers non-stigmatizing remote therapy to vulnerable populations.

Moderator

Lyron L. Bentovim
President & CEO at Glimpse Learning

Mr. Bentovim is a serial entrepreneur with over 30 years of leadership, operational, and investment experience, having led multiple public and private technology companies.

He currently serves as President & CEO of Glimpse Learning, an immersive technology company. Previously, he was President and CEO of The Glimpse Group, a NASDAQ-listed immersive technology platform company he co-founded and led from concept to public company. Prior to that, Mr. Bentovim held senior executive roles at multiple public and private software, hardware, and services technology companies.

He holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management and a law degree from Hebrew University.

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