Dec 8 Dec 9 Dec 10
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 -
Alina MOENIG - Institute for Democratic Culture, Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences
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
Gengasvari FONSEKA - Alstom
Mohamed MAROUENE - SoWhen?
10:30 - 11:30
Shed 1: Pitch Stage
Start-Ups & Investors
Dec 9
Shed 1: Pitch Stage

Builders Lightning Round 1

Dinesh PUNNI - immersive insiders
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

Leland HEDGES - PICO XR US/EMEA (ByteDance)
Charlotte HUBAULT - Daiichi Sankyo Europe GmbH
Saleh MUSSTAFA - Bosch
Biju CHUDASAMA - Wilson James
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 - MSM.digital
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

Dinesh PUNNI - immersive insiders
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

Stephanie LEEMPOELS - Creative Europe Desk Belgium
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

Dinesh PUNNI - immersive insiders
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

Orange SEE - 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 - UCLouvain
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
Pierre LECLERCQ - 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