Dec 8 Dec 9 Dec 10
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
Leen SEGERS - WIIT Europe
Nadia EL HARRADI - HTC VIVE
Kerry HEAD - Igloo Vision
Stacy SHADE - TRICK 3D
Svitlana KOLESNICHENKO - Blind Pig
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

Ioanna Georgia ESKIADI - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
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
Géraldine BUEKEN - XR4Heritage
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

Tibor MÉREY - Boston Consulting Group
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
Leen SEGERS - WIIT Europe
11:05 - 12:00
MDLP: Main Stage
Main Stage
Dec 10
MDLP: Main Stage

PANEL: Immersive Gaming and Conflict

Kristina ALMONTE - International Committee of the Red Cross
Ann BECKER - Video Games Europe
Hendrik LESSER - remote control productions
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
Mirela MOLDOVEANU - University of Ottawa
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
Leen SEGERS - WIIT Europe
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

Géraldine BUEKEN - XR4Heritage
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
Abla BENMILOUD-FAUCHER - Centre des Monuments Nationaux
Foteini VENIERI - Heterotopia
Géraldine BUEKEN - XR4Heritage
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!

Mark SAGE - AR for Enterprise Alliance (AREA)
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
Géraldine BUEKEN - XR4Heritage
15:45 - 16:30
MDLP: Main Stage
Main Stage
Dec 10
MDLP: Main Stage

UnitedXR Europe Wrap-up and Best in Show Awards

Ori INBAR - UnitedXR & AWE
Alexandra GÉRARD - UnitedXR & Stereopsia