United XR Europe | The Premier AR/VR Conference & Expo

Susannah MONTGOMERY - EIT Culture & Creativity

Ashray PAI - immersive insiders

Jake STEINERMAN - Meta

Dilmer VALECILLOS - Meta

13:50 - 14:00

Shed 1: Pitch Stage

European Perspectives

Dec 8

Shed 1: Pitch Stage

PRESENTATION BY EIT

14:00 - 14:25

Shed 1: Pitch Stage

European Perspectives

Dec 8

Shed 1: Pitch Stage

EMIC: Meet the EU Funded Projects

14:30 - 14:55

MDLP: Main Stage

Main Stage

Dec 8

MDLP: Main Stage

Welcome Global Keynote: The State of XR with Ori Inbar

Ori INBAR - UnitedXR & AWE

15:00 - 15:25

MDLP: Main Stage

Main Stage

Dec 8

MDLP: Main Stage

Unlock the Full Potential of Meta Quest and Meta Horizon OS: Build with Unity, Unreal, WebXR, Native, and More

Jake STEINERMAN - Meta

15:15 - 16:00

MDLP: Track Room 4 | Coffee Lounge

European Perspectives

Dec 8

MDLP: Track Room 4 | Coffee Lounge

PANEL: Responsible Data Governance Standards: A Primer

Valentino MEGALE - XRSI Europe | Softcare Studios

Luis BRAVO MARTINS - XRSI Europe

Alina KADLUBSKY - University of Applied Sciences of Mittweida

15:30 - 15:55

MDLP: Main Stage

Main Stage

Dec 8

MDLP: Main Stage

Overview and Results of the XR4ED EU Project

Fotis LIAROKAPIS - CYENS - Centre of Excellence

15:30 - 16:00

Shed 1: Pitch Stage

European Perspectives

Dec 8

Shed 1: Pitch Stage

EMIC: Meet the Spanish

15:30 - 16:25

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

European Policy

Dec 8

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

PANEL: Impact of European National Public Policy

Keith MELLINGEN - VRINN

Silke SCHMIDT - XR HUB Bavaria | Medien.Bayern GmbH

François DE CHARETTE - General Directorate for Enterprises

Camille DONEGAN - Eirmersive

Nigel MCALPINE - Digital Catapult

15:30 - 17:30

MDLP: Workshop Room 2 | Orangerie

European Perspectives

Dec 8

MDLP: Workshop Room 2 | Orangerie

European Projects on the Future of the Virtual Worlds Partnership (Speed Networking Session)

Alexandros VIGKOS - European Commission

Adelina DINU - European Commission

16:00 - 16:25

MDLP: Track Room 2

Healthcare, Pharma & Wellbeing

Dec 8

MDLP: Track Room 2

Fitness in Mixed Realities: From Headsets to Everyday Eyewear

Ana MOLINA - Odders Lab

16:00 - 16:45

Shed 1: EMIC B2B SPEED NETWORKING

Networking

Dec 8

Shed 1: EMIC B2B SPEED NETWORKING

EMIC: B2B Meet the Spanish

16:15 - 17:00

MDLP: Workshop Room 1 | Library

European Perspectives

Dec 8

MDLP: Workshop Room 1 | Library

EU Research Meets OpenXR

Neil TREVETT - Metaverse Standards Forum

Emily STEARNS - Khronos Group

Michael BARNGROVER - XR4Europe

16:15 - 17:15

MDLP: Main Stage

Main Stage

Dec 8

MDLP: Main Stage

PANEL: Between Hype and Reality: 2025's XR Surprises and 2026's Promises

Pieter SIEKERMAN - DNA.inc

Gabriele ROMAGNOLI - XR AI Spotlight

Antony VITILLO - The Ghost Howls

Casandra VUONG - Cas and Chary XR

David HEANEY - UploadVR

16:15 - 17:15

MDLP: Track Room 4 | Coffee Lounge

European Perspectives

Dec 8

MDLP: Track Room 4 | Coffee Lounge

PANEL: How Invisible Architects Build the Foundation of the Immersive Industry

Nick ROSA - Accenture

Ben ERWIN - Academy of Immersive Arts and Sciences

Maria RICE - Reality Hack @ MIT

Christine HILL HOBBI - ServiceAlliances International, Inc.

Damon HERNANDEZ - Mixx Reality

16:30 - 16:55

MDLP: Track Room 1

Enterprise | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.

Dec 8

MDLP: Track Room 1

Workplace Ready: How IE Business School Empowers Students with VR Training

Gema MOLERO GONZÁLEZ - IE Business School

Sophie THOMPSON - VirtualSpeech

16:30 - 16:55

MDLP: Track Room 2

Healthcare, Pharma & Wellbeing

Dec 8

MDLP: Track Room 2

Enter the Space Between: Unifying XR and Neurobiological Realities

Johnnie MASTROPIERI - Maestro Immersions Ltd

16:30 - 17:30

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

European Policy

Dec 8

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

PANEL: Choose-Your-Own-Reality: Ethics, Identity and XR + AI

Alina KADLUBSKY - University of Applied Sciences of Mittweida

Rob MORGAN - Playlines | Wake The Tiger

Linda RICCI JACOBS - Bixie Studios

Anastasia SERGEEVA - University of Luxembourg

17:00 - 17:30

MDLP: Track Room 1

Enterprise | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.

Dec 8

MDLP: Track Room 1

XR Application Mesh at Mercedes-Benz Engineering

Daniel POHLANDT - Mercedes-Benz AG

Christian STEIN - Threedy

17:20 - 17:30

Shed 1: Pitch Stage

European Perspectives

Dec 8

Shed 1: Pitch Stage

WIIT Announcement

Ioana MATEI - Louis Dreyfus Company

17:30 - 19:00

Shed 1: BIS Lounge

Networking

Dec 8

Shed 1: BIS Lounge

Welcome Party Sponsored by Lenovo | AMD

09:00 - 09:25

MDLP: Main Stage

Main Stage

Dec 9

MDLP: Main Stage

Through a New Lens: The Future of Reality with Spectacles

Daniel WAGNER - Snap

09:00 - 13:00

MDLP: Workshop Room 2 | Orangerie

Academic Track

Dec 9

MDLP: Workshop Room 2 | Orangerie

Scientific Conference

Oliver SCHREER - Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institut HHI

Jelle DEMANET - ENT.A - Entertainment Associatie

Pablo CESAR - CWI

Niall Murray - Technological University of the Shannon

Dr. Frank STEINICKE - Universität Hamburg

Gilles OBOURDIN - University of Antwerp

Leon Pietschmann - THW

Krupasagar SRIDHARAN - CustomTechnologies Design Lab

Jeffrey HARRIS - Utrecht University / Response Reality

Sergio CABRERO BARROS - Vicomtech

Tanja BRODBECK - Stuttgart Media University

09:30 - 09:55

MDLP: Main Stage

Main Stage

Dec 9

MDLP: Main Stage

Building the Living Map: Where AI Meets the Real World

Thomas GEWECKE - Niantic Spatial, Inc.

10:00 - 10:25

MDLP: Main Stage

Main Stage

Dec 9

MDLP: Main Stage

The Next Big Thing Isn’t on Your Phone: It’s AI-Powered XR, and It’s Already Taking Over

Roman AXELROD - XPANCEO

Valentyn VOLKOV - XPANCEO

10:30 - 10:55

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

Developer & Creator

Dec 9

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

How Outsiders See XR: The Psychology of Perception and Adoption

Pia BEHMUARAS - Pia Behmuaras

Alice MCCUTCHEON - Cambridge Consultants Ltd

10:30 - 10:55

MDLP: Track Room 4 | Coffee Lounge

Retail & Marketing

Dec 9

MDLP: Track Room 4 | Coffee Lounge

Spatial Branding in Gen Z Consumer Culture

Kathrine FREMMING - Khora Virtual Reality

10:30 - 11:25

MDLP: Main Stage

XR for Industry | Organised by XR Wallonia HITT

Dec 9

MDLP: Main Stage

PANEL: Inspiring XR Use Cases in Industry

Mathieu DEMARÉ - XR Wallonia HITT

Thomas KUBSKI - Deloitte Digital

Aakash MAKHIJA - Airbus

Mohamed MAROUENE - SoWhen?

10:30 - 11:30

Shed 1: Pitch Stage

Start-Ups & Investors

Dec 9

Shed 1: Pitch Stage

Builders Lightning Round 1

Leland HEDGES - PICO XR US/EMEA (ByteDance)

Anna PUNNI - immersive insiders

10:30 - 11:30

Shed 1: EMIC Social Space

Networking

Dec 9

Shed 1: EMIC Social Space

Québec Networking Event

11:00 - 11:25

MDLP: Track Room 1

Enterprise | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.

Dec 9

MDLP: Track Room 1

XR in Practice: Real Use Cases for Business Integration

Charlotte HUBAULT - Daiichi Sankyo Europe GmbH

Saleh MUSSTAFA - Bosch

Lionel DUCLAY - SNCF

11:00 - 11:25

MDLP: Track Room 4 | Coffee Lounge

Retail & Marketing

Dec 9

MDLP: Track Room 4 | Coffee Lounge

A Playbook for Measurable ROI in XR Campaigns

Johan WALTERS -

11:00 - 11:25

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

Developer & Creator

Dec 9

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

Discover Meta Horizon Worlds: Building Social Mobile & VR Games and Why UGC Games Attract More Players

Deepak NAIR - Meta

11:00 - 19:00

Shed 1: Expo Hall

Networking

Dec 9

Shed 1: Expo Hall

Expo & Playground Hours

11:30 - 11:55

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

Developer & Creator

Dec 9

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

From Spotify to Spatial: An Unconventional Journey into Vision Pro

Miguel GARCIA GONZALEZ - Augmenos

11:30 - 11:55

MDLP: Main Stage

Main Stage

Dec 9

MDLP: Main Stage

AI + XR: The Loaded Future

Jay LATTA - The Fusionists

11:30 - 11:55

MDLP: Track Room 2

XR Enablement

Dec 9

MDLP: Track Room 2

Honour Fifty Years of Computer Animation Heritage: Now Volumetric, No Motion Sickness

Aimone BODINI - V-Nova Studios

Gianluca MEARDI - V-Nova Studios

11:30 - 12:00

MDLP: Track Room 4 | Coffee Lounge

Gaming & Entertainment

Dec 9

MDLP: Track Room 4 | Coffee Lounge

Shoestring Budget Indie Development - The Latest Developments in AI + XR

Oded SHARON - Corbomite Games

11:30 - 12:30

MDLP: Track Room 1

Enterprise | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.

Dec 9

MDLP: Track Room 1

PANEL: Aerospace Enterprise Use Cases

Moritz ENGLER - Inflight VR

Michele ZILLI - TUI

Nina JENEWEIN - Austrian Airlines

Agnes RENZ - Austrian Airlines

Olaf SCHLIEPER - German National Tourist Board

12:00 - 12:25

MDLP: Track Room 2

XR Enablement

Dec 9

MDLP: Track Room 2

From Prototyping to Simulation: How XR Drives Innovation at NMBS-SNCB

Thierry JOURQUIN - XRintelligence

Cédric STAUMONT - NMBS-SNCB

12:00 - 12:25

MDLP: Main Stage

Main Stage

Dec 9

MDLP: Main Stage

From Vision to Reality: How AI Is Transforming XR Development Today

Jake STEINERMAN - Meta

Dilmer VALECILLOS - Meta

Deepak NAIR - Meta

12:00 - 12:30

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

Developer & Creator

Dec 9

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

XR Redefines Live Events with Real-Time Interactive Visuals

Hervé VERLOES - Poolpio - The Immersive Content Studio

12:00 - 13:00

Shed 1: Pitch Stage

Start-Ups & Investors

Dec 9

Shed 1: Pitch Stage

Builders Lightning Round 2

Stephanie LEEMPOELS - Creative Europe Desk Belgium

Anna PUNNI - immersive insiders

12:30 - 14:30

Networking

Dec 9

LUNCH

14:00 - 15:00

MDLP: Workshop Room 2 | Orangerie

Start-Ups & Investors

Dec 9

MDLP: Workshop Room 2 | Orangerie

Your Guide to EU Funding Opportunities: Infosession

Mélina DI MATTEO - NCP Wallonie

Susannah MONTGOMERY - EIT Culture & Creativity

14:00 - 15:30

Shed 1: Pitch Stage

Start-Ups & Investors

Dec 9

Shed 1: Pitch Stage

EMIC: The Booster Pitches

14:30 - 14:55

MDLP: Track Room 2

XR Enablement

Dec 9

MDLP: Track Room 2

Reflective Polymer 2D Waveguide Technology

Kayvan MIRZA - Optinvent

14:30 - 15:10

MDLP: Track Room 1

XR for Industry | Organised by XR Wallonia HITT

Dec 9

MDLP: Track Room 1

PANEL: Industry & Research Collaborations

Mathieu DEMARÉ - XR Wallonia HITT

Anne BARRÉ - GSK

Mathilde TOUSSAINT - Deloitte Digital

Bérengère FALLY - CrossTechXperience

14:30 - 15:15

Shed 1: EMIC B2B SPEED NETWORKING

European Perspectives

Dec 9

Shed 1: EMIC B2B SPEED NETWORKING

EMIC: B2B Meet the Museums, Cultural Venues, and City Councils

14:30 - 15:25

MDLP: Main Stage

Main Stage

Dec 9

MDLP: Main Stage

XR in Space: Virtual in Sanity, to Infinity and Beyond!

Dr. Alice BUNN - UKSpace

Muki KULHAN - MUKI-INTERNATIONAL, LTD

Thomas DEXMIER - HTC VIVE

14:30 - 15:30

Shed 1: BIS Lounge

Start-Ups & Investors

Dec 9

Shed 1: BIS Lounge

Builders Demo Hour

Orange SEE - Hong Kong Digital Entertainment Association

14:45 - 15:20

MDLP: Track Room 4 | Coffee Lounge

Gaming & Entertainment

Dec 9

MDLP: Track Room 4 | Coffee Lounge

Hong Kong Digital Entertainment Association

Desmond MOK - 3 Circles VR Learning Solutions Limited

John MAK - KellyJohn Studio Limited

Frantz LASORNE - Visionaries 777 Ltd.

Alessandro MONETA - Visionaries 777 Ltd.

Samuel LAM - X Social Group Limited

14:55 - 15:20

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

Developer & Creator

Dec 9

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

Navigating the Fast-Changing Realm of Volumetric Video

Martin DEMMER - Martin Demmer Volumetric Video

15:00 - 15:25

MDLP: Track Room 2

XR Enablement

Dec 9

MDLP: Track Room 2

Unlocking True Holographic Displays for the AI + AR Computing Era

Mike NOONEN - Swave Photonics

15:15 - 15:55

MDLP: Track Room 1

XR for Industry | Organised by XR Wallonia HITT

Dec 9

MDLP: Track Room 1

PANEL: Inspiring Use Cases in XR Training

Mathieu DEMARÉ - XR Wallonia HITT

Camille LOJOU - Ellion Belgium

Richard FINCH - UK Defence Solutions Centre

Fabrice BARBIN - Synergiz

15:25 - 15:55

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

Developer & Creator

Dec 9

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

Reimagining History Through Spatial Intelligence

Joe GABRIEL - Niantic Spatial, Inc.

Will HUMPHREY - Sugar Creative

Amy JENKINS-LE GUERROUÉ - UBISOFT

15:30 - 15:55

MDLP: Main Stage

Main Stage

Dec 9

MDLP: Main Stage

Lens Studio - Building the Future for Spectacles and Snapchat

Qi PAN - Snap

15:30 - 16:30

Shed 1: EMIC B2B SPEED NETWORKING

Networking

Dec 9

Shed 1: EMIC B2B SPEED NETWORKING

EMIC: The Booster B2B - Meet the Producers, Distributors, and Funds

15:30 - 17:00

MDLP: Workshop Room 2 | Orangerie

Developer & Creator

Dec 9

MDLP: Workshop Room 2 | Orangerie

Beyond Imagination: Empowering Creators at the Intersection of Culture and XR

Thomas DEXMIER - HTC VIVE

Nathan GAYDHANI - HTC - VIVERSE

15:30 - 17:30

MDLP: Track Room 4 | Coffee Lounge

Academic Track

Dec 9

MDLP: Track Room 4 | Coffee Lounge

XR Research Programmes: Wallonia Meets UK and Morocco

Luka RUKONIĆ - University of Louvain

Thierry DUTOIT - ISIA Lab - UMONS

Kevin EL HADDAD - ISIA Lab - UMONS

Yassine BOUNOUADER - EMSI Morocco

Soufiane AMEUR - EMSI Morocco

Raihana ALLANI - Faculté des Sciences Appliquées - ULiège

Ali ASADIPOUR - Computer Science Research Centre - Royal College of Art

Cyriel DIELS - Royal College of Art

Daniele BONATTO - Université Libre de Bruxelles

16:00 - 16:25

MDLP: Track Room 2

XR Enablement

Dec 9

MDLP: Track Room 2

Immersive Speculative Enactments: Bringing Future Scenarios and Technology to Life Using VR

Augusto ESTEVES - University of Lisbon

16:00 - 16:25

MDLP: Track Room 1

Enterprise | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.

Dec 9

MDLP: Track Room 1

How Spatial Computing is Powering the Next Wave of Immersive Experiences

Ebona EASTMOND-HENRY - Niantic Spatial, Inc.

16:00 - 16:25

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

Developer & Creator

Dec 9

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

A Deep Dive on Snap Cloud, Powered by Supabase

Raj ADVANI - Snap

Atley LOUGHRIDGE - Snap

16:00 - 16:30

MDLP: Main Stage

Main Stage

Dec 9

MDLP: Main Stage

Dual Reality: Vibe Coding Native XR for visionOS and Android XR

Terry SCHUSSLER - Deutsche Telekom AG

16:30 - 16:55

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

Developer & Creator

Dec 9

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

The Forbidden Question - The Journey of an XR Performance

Peter VANDER AUWERA - Petervan Studios

Andreea ION COJOCARU - NUMENA

16:30 - 16:55

MDLP: Track Room 2

XR Enablement

Dec 9

MDLP: Track Room 2

The Industrial AR Dilemma: Why Placing Spatial Graphics is Not Solving the Pain – And How to Fix It

Harald WUEST - Visometry

16:30 - 17:15

Shed 1: EMIC Social Space

Networking

Dec 9

Shed 1: EMIC Social Space

Happy Hour Sponsored by EDFVR + XR4Europe

16:30 - 17:30

MDLP: Track Room 1

Enterprise | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.

Dec 9

MDLP: Track Room 1

PANEL: Automotive Enterprise Use Cases

Camillo STARK - MSM.digital

Tim WALTHER - Volkswagen AG

Emilie DE JONGH - Volkswagen AG

Martin HERDINA - Hololight

17:00 - 17:25

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

Developer & Creator

Dec 9

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

There Are No Borders in The Metaverse: Virtual Reality Cultural Exchange

Helen LUNDSTRÖM ERWIN - The Foremothers Café

17:00 - 17:30

Shed 1: Pitch Stage

Start-Ups & Investors

Dec 9

Shed 1: Pitch Stage

The Booster Awards

17:00 - 17:30

MDLP: Track Room 2

XR Enablement

Dec 9

MDLP: Track Room 2

Racing in a Phygital Experience

Gabriel KAPELLMANN-ZAFRA - Breach VR

17:30 - 19:00

Shed 1: BIS Lounge

Networking

Dec 9

Shed 1: BIS Lounge

Happy Hour Sponsored by Meta

19:00 - 23:30

MDLP: Main Stage

Main Stage

Dec 9

MDLP: Main Stage

XR Awards Gala

Muki KULHAN - MUKI-INTERNATIONAL, LTD

09:00 - 09:55

MDLP: Main Stage

Main Stage

Dec 10

MDLP: Main Stage

PANEL: 6DOF (6 Degrees of Female): Rewriting Rules for Industries of Tomorrow

Muki KULHAN - MUKI-INTERNATIONAL, LTD

Svitlana KOLESNICHENKO - Blind Pig

Nadia EL HARRADI - HTC VIVE

Kerry HEAD - Igloo Vision

Stacy SHADE - TRICK 3D

09:30 - 09:55

MDLP: Track Room 4 | Coffee Lounge

AI + XR

Dec 10

MDLP: Track Room 4 | Coffee Lounge

AI-driven Challenges and Opportunities in the Future of Human Communication

Pablo PÉREZ - Nokia

09:30 - 09:55

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

Culture & Creative Industries

Dec 10

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

Immersive Journalism and the Future of News

10:00 - 10:25

MDLP: Main Stage

Main Stage

Dec 10

MDLP: Main Stage

The Rise and Challenges of AI Glasses

Valerie RIFFAUD CANGELOSI - Reapse Consulting

10:00 - 10:25

MDLP: Track Room 4 | Coffee Lounge

AI + XR

Dec 10

MDLP: Track Room 4 | Coffee Lounge

From Immersive Touch to Embodied AI: How Haptics Bridges XR and Robotics

Vasilapostolos OURANIS - Haptikos Inc.

10:00 - 10:25

MDLP: Track Room 1

Enterprise | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.

Dec 10

MDLP: Track Room 1

Demystifying the Industrial Metaverse: Unlocking Value for Industry 5.0

Xinyi TU - Aalto University

10:00 - 10:30

Shed 1: Pitch Stage

European Perspectives

Dec 10

Shed 1: Pitch Stage

EMIC: MOIN - Meet the Northern German Creators

10:00 - 10:55

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

Culture & Creative Industries

Dec 10

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

PANEL: Broadcasters, AI, and the Future of Audience Engagement with XR

Nicky GOLDBERG - Nicky Goldberg Media

Tim DEUSSEN - Studio Deussen (Berlin) — AI × XR

Gregg YOUNG - VRT

Paola SUNNA - European Broadcasting Union (EBU)

Roberto IACOVIELLO - Rai - Radiotelevisione Italiana

Eleni SHARP - BBC

10:00 - 15:00

Shed 1: Expo Hall

Networking

Dec 10

Shed 1: Expo Hall

Expo & Playground Hours

10:30 - 10:55

MDLP: Track Room 1

Enterprise | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.

Dec 10

MDLP: Track Room 1

The Future of Training is (Extended) Reality

Olivia WILLEMS - imec

Niko VERHAEGEN - WIKomIQ BV | imec

10:30 - 10:55

MDLP: Track Room 4 | Coffee Lounge

AI + XR

Dec 10

MDLP: Track Room 4 | Coffee Lounge

Open Source, Open Future: Community Delivered LLM Model for Poland & Europe

Maciej Krystian SZYMANSKI - SpeakLeash⎜Bielik.ai

Marcin DABROWSKI - SpeakLeash⎜Bielik.ai

10:30 - 11:00

MDLP: Main Stage

Main Stage

Dec 10

MDLP: Main Stage

PANEL: Reimagining Workflows to Create XR Experiences in the Creative and Cultural Sector

Niall Murray - Technological University of the Shannon

Pablo CESAR - CWI

Trevor Ó CLOCHARTAIGH - TG4

Philine KREUZER - The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision

Marie HOSPITAL - Agence France-Presse

Tupac MARTIR - SATORE STUDIO

10:30 - 11:30

MDLP: Workshop Room 2 | Orangerie

Culture & Heritage

Dec 10

MDLP: Workshop Room 2 | Orangerie

Au-delà des frontières : bâtir des passerelles de talents XR entre le Québec, l’Europe et l’Afrique

Mehdi BENBOUBAKEUR - Printemps numérique

Tibor MÉREY - Boston Consulting Group

Karen BOERS - FARI

Yassine BOUNOUADER - EMSI Morocco

11:00 - 11:25

MDLP: Track Room 1

Enterprise | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.

Dec 10

MDLP: Track Room 1

The Augmented Technician: How XR Adds Superpowers to Any Task

Hans-Martin VETTER - SBB

11:00 - 11:25

MDLP: Track Room 4 | Coffee Lounge

AI + XR

Dec 10

MDLP: Track Room 4 | Coffee Lounge

Navigating a Living Map with AI and AR

Alicia BERRY - Niantic Spatial, Inc.

11:00 - 11:40

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

Culture & Creative Industries

Dec 10

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

Between Technology, Sound and Sensitivity: New Immersive Narratives

Christophe SALOMON - {CORRESPONDANCES DIGITALES]

Vali FUGULIN - Vali Fugulin - Independent XR Creator

Alexandra MARIN - Société des Arts Technologiques [SAT]

Loïc DUBOIS - Demute

11:00 - 11:45

Shed 1: Pitch Stage

European Perspectives

Dec 10

Shed 1: Pitch Stage

EMIC: Meet the Gaming Industry Ecosystem

11:00 - 11:55

MDLP: Track Room 2

Start-Ups & Investors

Dec 10

MDLP: Track Room 2

Investors Q/A

Petri RAJAHALME - FOV Ventures

Kristina ALMONTE - International Committee of the Red Cross

11:05 - 12:00

MDLP: Main Stage

Main Stage

Dec 10

MDLP: Main Stage

PANEL: Immersive Gaming and Conflict

Ann BECKER - Video Games Europe

Elena MILCENCO - International Committee of the Red Cross

Jérémie OBERSON - International Committee of the Red Cross

11:30 - 11:55

MDLP: Track Room 1

Enterprise | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.

Dec 10

MDLP: Track Room 1

XR in Construction: Lessons Learnt from Large-scale Implementation

Thomas SMITS - Heijmans

Bert WEEDA - Heijmans

11:30 - 11:55

MDLP: Track Room 4 | Coffee Lounge

AI + XR

Dec 10

MDLP: Track Room 4 | Coffee Lounge

Using XR & AI to Personalize Immersive Education & Enterprise Training at Scale

Isabela MOISE - Aequilibrium

Adrian MOISE - Aequilibrium

11:45 - 12:25

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

Culture & Creative Industries

Dec 10

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

PANEL: Building the Global Stage for LBE: Platforms, Open Tools & New Markets

Fabien BARATI - Excurio

Raphael Haddad - Univrse - XRoam

Kevin WILLIAMS - KWP

Virgile MANGIAVILLANO - Müzeverse | VR Future

11:45 - 12:45

Shed 1: EMIC B2B SPEED NETWORKING

Networking

Dec 10

Shed 1: EMIC B2B SPEED NETWORKING

EMIC: B2B Meet the Gaming Industry

12:00 - 12:30

MDLP: Track Room 4 | Coffee Lounge

AI + XR

Dec 10

MDLP: Track Room 4 | Coffee Lounge

Language Learning in the Age of XR: Voice, AI, and Human Connection

Zoé MALLAMACI - Beyond Words

Maria LE MURA - Beyond Words

12:00 - 12:30

Shed 1: Pitch Stage

European Perspectives

Dec 10

Shed 1: Pitch Stage

EMIC: Meet the Dutch Creators

12:00 - 14:00

Networking

Dec 10

LUNCH

12:15 - 13:40

MDLP: Track Room 2

Start-Ups & Investors

Dec 10

MDLP: Track Room 2

Start-up Pitch Competition

Petri RAJAHALME - FOV Ventures

Alessandro NAPOLI - Lemons in the Room

Anne-Sophie PANZER - ZAUBAR

Ashley FOXCROFT - Freeaim Technologies

Clothilde DUBERNET - OLFY

Selasie AWITY - DOBIISON VR

Claudiu BARSAN-PIPU - MetaNeural

Dr. Emma WILLIAMSON - aneemo

Chris VAN DE STADT - LeydenJar

13:00 - 14:00

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

Culture & Creative Industries

Dec 10

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

PANEL: Augmented Live Performances: Trends Shaping Art Creators and Cultural Institutions

Myriam ACHARD - PHI

Hannu JÄRVENSIVU - Finnish National Opera and Ballet

Sönke KIRCHHOF - INVR.SPACE

Marie DU CHASTEL - KIKK Galaxy

13:30 - 14:00

Shed 1: Pitch Stage

European Perspectives

Dec 10

Shed 1: Pitch Stage

EMIC: Meet the UK-BE Ecosystems

13:45 - 14:25

MDLP: Track Room 4 | Coffee Lounge

Culture & Heritage

Dec 10

MDLP: Track Room 4 | Coffee Lounge

PANEL: Memorial Edutainment in the Age of AI

Sacha BAUDET - European Commission

Eva NIETO MCAVOY - King's College London

Dr. Jenny KIDD - Cardiff University

14:00 - 14:25

MDLP: Track Room 1

Enterprise | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.

Dec 10

MDLP: Track Room 1

Bayer: Intelligent Immersion for Next-Generation Soft Skills Training

Sophie THOMPSON - VirtualSpeech

Michael RING - Bayer AG

14:00 - 14:25

MDLP: Main Stage

Main Stage

Dec 10

MDLP: Main Stage

What the Top Trends in Immersive Storytelling Can Teach the XR Industry

Kent BYE - Voices of VR Podcast

14:00 - 14:30

Shed 1: Pitch Stage

European Perspectives

Dec 10

Shed 1: Pitch Stage

EMIC: UK-BE Start-up Pitch

14:15 - 14:40

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

Culture & Creative Industries

Dec 10

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

EU XR Market Data

Bastien REMY - European Commission

14:30 - 14:55

MDLP: Track Room 4 | Coffee Lounge

Culture & Heritage

Dec 10

MDLP: Track Room 4 | Coffee Lounge

PANEL: Resurrecting the Past

Fabien BARATI - Excurio

Foteini VENIERI - Heterotopia

Mark SAGE - AR for Enterprise Alliance (AREA)

Justyna STAROSTKA - XTREME

14:30 - 15:00

MDLP: Track Room 1

Enterprise | Sponsored by Niantic Spatial, Inc.

Dec 10

MDLP: Track Room 1

Status of the Enterprise Augmented Reality (AR) Ecosystem and What Can We do to Improve it!

14:35 - 15:30

MDLP: Main Stage

Main Stage

Dec 10

MDLP: Main Stage

PANEL: Cultural Institution Reimagined: Designing Museums & Art Institutions of the Future

Urszula GLEISNER - Gleisner Consulting

Charlotte BENEDETTI - KIKK

Myriam ACHARD - PHI

Amandine JEANSON - Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille

14:45 - 15:15

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

Culture & Creative Industries

Dec 10

MDLP: Track Room 3 | Maritime Room

Let's Talk About S*Xtech - How XR/AI are Rewiring Desire, Empathy & Human Connection

Regina VAN TONGEREN - Unapologetic Impact

Emma AHLERT - Elsie

15:00 - 15:30

MDLP: Track Room 4 | Coffee Lounge

Culture & Heritage

Dec 10

MDLP: Track Room 4 | Coffee Lounge

PANEL: Archives Told in the First Person Through AI

Maged FARRAG - 5dVR

Sam VERSELE - Flanders Convention Bureau