Agenda

Description

With new technologies come new opportunities & challenges. This is no different for emerging technologies, 5G is one of the basic requirements to make the most of its many applications. Without a stable and solid data connection, 5G preferably, we are lost. Unlike other continents, Europe is not as connected as one might think. In large parts of Europe, people do not even have a stable Internet connection, let alone 5G technology.

What does this mean for the European market, for overall accessibility, its workforce, education, the XR ecosystem, hardware and software development? All domains that work with these emerging technologies, or even depend on them today and going forward.
Does Europe, its population, the European XR ecosystem really experience the difference with other continents/places where 5G is embedded and not only in the industry, in companies but even among the general public as well?

What are the consequences from the lack of accessibility? How are industries, businesses dealing with this lack daily? Unknown is unloved by the public, but how much are we falling behind in Europe because of that? Do we still have the ability to compete on a global scale?

A topic that - in today's world - is more relevant than ever, or at least should be!? Our panel members share their insights, each from their own experience and expertise. We're opening the discussion in the hope to inspire the people needed to defend Europe's position, to defend its interests on the world stage.

Speakers

Daria Fedko

CEO , WeAR Studio

Elisabetta Rotolo

CEO & Founder , MIAT

Isabel De Peuter-Rutten

Director | President , Euromersive | Federation of EU XR Professionals

Olivier Zitvogel

CTO , MACKNeXT

Description

With new technologies come new opportunities & challenges. This is no different for emerging technologies, 5G is one of the basic requirements to make the most of its many applications. Without a stable and solid data connection, 5G preferably, we are lost. Unlike other continents, Europe is not as connected as one might think. In large parts of Europe, people do not even have a stable Internet connection, let alone 5G technology.

What does this mean for the European market, for overall accessibility, its workforce, education, the XR ecosystem, hardware and software development? All domains that work with these emerging technologies, or even depend on them today and going forward.
Does Europe, its population, the European XR ecosystem really experience the difference with other continents/places where 5G is embedded and not only in the industry, in companies but even among the general public as well?

What are the consequences from the lack of accessibility? How are industries, businesses dealing with this lack daily? Unknown is unloved by the public, but how much are we falling behind in Europe because of that? Do we still have the ability to compete on a global scale?

A topic that - in today's world - is more relevant than ever, or at least should be!? Our panel members share their insights, each from their own experience and expertise. We're opening the discussion in the hope to inspire the people needed to defend Europe's position, to defend its interests on the world stage.

Speakers

Daria Fedko

CEO , WeAR Studio

Elisabetta Rotolo

CEO & Founder , MIAT

Isabel De Peuter-Rutten

Director | President , Euromersive | Federation of EU XR Professionals

Olivier Zitvogel

CTO , MACKNeXT

Description

A panel discussion featuring leading VR, AR, Web3 and Metaverse investors on the trends in funding the future. What makes companies stand out, what are investors looking for, what are they avoiding, and what are some of the biggest mistakes startups make when pitching VCs. All this and more.

Speakers

Faye Maidment

Angel Investor , Angel Investor

Cansu Cinar

Start-Up Consultant , Investor

Marco DeMiroz

Co-founder & General Partner , The Venture Reality Fund

Description

A panel discussion featuring leading VR, AR, Web3 and Metaverse investors on the trends in funding the future. What makes companies stand out, what are investors looking for, what are they avoiding, and what are some of the biggest mistakes startups make when pitching VCs. All this and more.

Speakers

Faye Maidment

Angel Investor , Angel Investor

Cansu Cinar

Start-Up Consultant , Investor

Marco DeMiroz

Co-founder & General Partner , The Venture Reality Fund

Description

Hear how the values of security, openness, education as well as the success of gaming impact XR design from a Nordic perspective.

Speakers

Teemu Ollilainen

Managing Director, Prime Minister , Spatial8 LLC

Jyrki Saarinen

Professor , Open AR Cloud Europe

Maria Nova

XR Designer , Creator

Kristine Kvam

CTO , Fynd Reality

Description

Hear how the values of security, openness, education as well as the success of gaming impact XR design from a Nordic perspective.

Speakers

Teemu Ollilainen

Managing Director, Prime Minister , Spatial8 LLC

Jyrki Saarinen

Professor , Open AR Cloud Europe

Maria Nova

XR Designer , Creator

Kristine Kvam

CTO , Fynd Reality

Description

Whether you want to see the latest tech in our Expo hall or daring, first-of-its-kind, immersive AR & VR demos, join us in the AWE Expo Hall or the Playground to enjoy the best the XR industry has to offer!

Description

Whether you want to see the latest tech in our Expo hall or daring, first-of-its-kind, immersive AR & VR demos, join us in the AWE Expo Hall or the Playground to enjoy the best the XR industry has to offer!

Description

Shopping is the killer feature in any reality. The Spatial Commerce team at Shopify aims to prepare merchants for a wild future where real and virtual worlds merge, delivering the best of IRL and URL shopping. Russ Maschmeyer, Team Lead, and Eric Florenzano, Staff Engineer, are exploring what's possible and useful for merchants in this new landscape. They'll share cutting-edge prototypes as well as tools and capabilities merchants can leverage today.

Speakers

Eric Florenzano

Senior Developer , Shopify

Russ Maschmeyer

Product Lead , Shopify

Description

Shopping is the killer feature in any reality. The Spatial Commerce team at Shopify aims to prepare merchants for a wild future where real and virtual worlds merge, delivering the best of IRL and URL shopping. Russ Maschmeyer, Team Lead, and Eric Florenzano, Staff Engineer, are exploring what's possible and useful for merchants in this new landscape. They'll share cutting-edge prototypes as well as tools and capabilities merchants can leverage today.

Speakers

Eric Florenzano

Senior Developer , Shopify

Russ Maschmeyer

Product Lead , Shopify

Description

VR is not an empathy machine, it’s a conversation engine.
When it comes to issues of race, VR is not about trying to fix a problem or relive trauma, it’s about creating a safe space for everyone to practise self-discovery and talking about challenging subjects with others.
“Let’s Talk About Race” is a series of three VR training modules on microaggressions, bias and privilege developed by George Brown College (Toronto, Canada) in collaboration with London-based soft skills VR provider Bodyswaps.
In this talk, GBC’s Project Leader Michael Avis is joined by Bodyswaps’ CEO Christophe Mallet to discuss what they’ve learned about educator/technologist collaboration, the do’s and don’ts of trying to scale VR deployment in large education institutions, and dig into some of the results they gathered from 2000+ learners.

Speakers

Michael Avis

Founder and President , Tapvigo Solutions

Christophe Mallet

Co-founder , Bodyswaps

Description

VR is not an empathy machine, it’s a conversation engine.
When it comes to issues of race, VR is not about trying to fix a problem or relive trauma, it’s about creating a safe space for everyone to practise self-discovery and talking about challenging subjects with others.
“Let’s Talk About Race” is a series of three VR training modules on microaggressions, bias and privilege developed by George Brown College (Toronto, Canada) in collaboration with London-based soft skills VR provider Bodyswaps.
In this talk, GBC’s Project Leader Michael Avis is joined by Bodyswaps’ CEO Christophe Mallet to discuss what they’ve learned about educator/technologist collaboration, the do’s and don’ts of trying to scale VR deployment in large education institutions, and dig into some of the results they gathered from 2000+ learners.

Speakers

Michael Avis

Founder and President , Tapvigo Solutions

Christophe Mallet

Co-founder , Bodyswaps

Description

Join us as start-ups pitch to our panel of judges for a chance to be named AWE's "Start-Up to Watch" for 2022. The winner will be announced during the Event Wrap-Up on the Main Stage.

Speakers

Cam Mullen

Growth , Nevermet

Faye Maidment

Angel Investor , Angel Investor

Cansu Cinar

Start-Up Consultant , Investor

Mariia Tintul

Head of Business Development, XR Batch Managing Director , Startup Wise Guys

Eugene Ntota

CTO , Uhula ICT (Pty) Ltd

Ivan Isakov

CTO , Valkyrie Industries

Marie Tors

CEO , Graffiti

Melodie Mousset

Co-founder & Creative director , Patch XR

Adam Hutchinson

Founder , oVRcome

Amber French

Co-Founder , Catalyst Entertainment Technology

Ani Manjavidze

CEO , CrossCreators

Lili Eva Bartha

Founder and CEO , GN3RA

Marco DeMiroz

Co-founder & General Partner , The Venture Reality Fund

Description

Join us as start-ups pitch to our panel of judges for a chance to be named AWE's "Start-Up to Watch" for 2022. The winner will be announced during the Event Wrap-Up on the Main Stage.

Speakers

Cam Mullen

Growth , Nevermet

Faye Maidment

Angel Investor , Angel Investor

Cansu Cinar

Start-Up Consultant , Investor

Mariia Tintul

Head of Business Development, XR Batch Managing Director , Startup Wise Guys

Eugene Ntota

CTO , Uhula ICT (Pty) Ltd

Ivan Isakov

CTO , Valkyrie Industries

Marie Tors

CEO , Graffiti

Melodie Mousset

Co-founder & Creative director , Patch XR

Adam Hutchinson

Founder , oVRcome

Amber French

Co-Founder , Catalyst Entertainment Technology

Ani Manjavidze

CEO , CrossCreators

Lili Eva Bartha

Founder and CEO , GN3RA

Marco DeMiroz

Co-founder & General Partner , The Venture Reality Fund

Description

This talk will help you to understand the key benefits of using VR for training, and the main factors you need to be aware of when considering implementing VR training.

Overview:
- Learn how companies use VR gamification to drive engagement with employees
- Understand how VR training can address the issue of equipment scarcity
- And how companies use VR to take the risk out of Health & Safety training.

We will share our learnings across the following topics:
- How do you identify the right use case and business case for VR training?
- Understanding the 3 key uses of VR for training: 1. Knowledge 2. Skills and 3. Behaviour
- What are the key steps you need to take to effectively (and profitably) use VR in your enterprise?
- How can you best scale the integration across a large enterprise safely and securely?
- What makes for a successful implementation, including metrics and ROI?

Speakers

Sophie Thompson

CEO & Co Founder , VirtualSpeech

James Watson

Chief Marketing Officer , The Glimpse Group

Description

This talk will help you to understand the key benefits of using VR for training, and the main factors you need to be aware of when considering implementing VR training.

Overview:
- Learn how companies use VR gamification to drive engagement with employees
- Understand how VR training can address the issue of equipment scarcity
- And how companies use VR to take the risk out of Health & Safety training.

We will share our learnings across the following topics:
- How do you identify the right use case and business case for VR training?
- Understanding the 3 key uses of VR for training: 1. Knowledge 2. Skills and 3. Behaviour
- What are the key steps you need to take to effectively (and profitably) use VR in your enterprise?
- How can you best scale the integration across a large enterprise safely and securely?
- What makes for a successful implementation, including metrics and ROI?

Speakers

Sophie Thompson

CEO & Co Founder , VirtualSpeech

James Watson

Chief Marketing Officer , The Glimpse Group

Description

Jussi will be speaking about the Dispelix DPX Selva product line and how defractive waveguide technology has answers to the needs of world wide leaders looking to launch amazing solutions leveraging our AR single layer , full color lightweight waveguide. There will be an update on customer requirements to a discussion on mass manufacturing. Jussi will discuss both LED and LBS AR waveguide solutions and the benefits of each technology.

Speakers

Jussi Rahomaki

Chief Product Officer , Dispelix

Description

Jussi will be speaking about the Dispelix DPX Selva product line and how defractive waveguide technology has answers to the needs of world wide leaders looking to launch amazing solutions leveraging our AR single layer , full color lightweight waveguide. There will be an update on customer requirements to a discussion on mass manufacturing. Jussi will discuss both LED and LBS AR waveguide solutions and the benefits of each technology.

Speakers

Jussi Rahomaki

Chief Product Officer , Dispelix

Description

The demand for immersive, 3D, augmented solutions from brands and retailers has never been stronger. Use cases span from advertising, connected packaging, e-commerce, learning, loyalty, storytelling, etc.

Against all odds, Covid has been the rocket-fuel that has propelled both the enterprise and customer demand for mobile-first immersive solutions in a way that was un-thinkable in 2019.

Panelists will try to unlock the truths, myths and short vs long term opportunities and strategies for brands and retailers that are selling goods over the internet to incorporate AR VTO into their customer experience journey with a clear focus at maximizing ROI and benefits.

Speakers

Zehra Naz Hacısüleyman

Marketing Lead , artlabs

Dave Randle

Principal GTM Specialist | Spatial Computing , AWS

Filipa Neto

Head of Open Innovation , Farfetch UK Limited

Marco Delvai

XR Strategy and Partnerships Consultant , MDXR Strategy Consulting

Description

The demand for immersive, 3D, augmented solutions from brands and retailers has never been stronger. Use cases span from advertising, connected packaging, e-commerce, learning, loyalty, storytelling, etc.

Against all odds, Covid has been the rocket-fuel that has propelled both the enterprise and customer demand for mobile-first immersive solutions in a way that was un-thinkable in 2019.

Panelists will try to unlock the truths, myths and short vs long term opportunities and strategies for brands and retailers that are selling goods over the internet to incorporate AR VTO into their customer experience journey with a clear focus at maximizing ROI and benefits.

Speakers

Zehra Naz Hacısüleyman

Marketing Lead , artlabs

Dave Randle

Principal GTM Specialist | Spatial Computing , AWS

Filipa Neto

Head of Open Innovation , Farfetch UK Limited

Marco Delvai

XR Strategy and Partnerships Consultant , MDXR Strategy Consulting