AGENDA

AWE EU 2024

Oct 29 Oct 30
09:00 - 09:25
Hall E
Main Stage
Oct 29
Hall E

AWE EU 2024 Welcome Keynote: Learn Our History to Create the Future

Ori Inbar - AWE and Super Ventures
09:30 - 09:55
Hall E
Main Stage
Oct 29
Hall E

Meta Keynote

10:00 - 10:25
Hall E
Main Stage
Oct 29
Hall E

Making the Real World a Canvas for XR Experiences

Kit Gilbert - Niantic
11:00 - 13:00
Networking
Oct 29

LUNCH

11:00 - 17:30
Networking
Oct 29

Expo & Playground Hours

13:05 - 13:30
Hall F2
Developer, Creator & Gaming
Oct 29
Hall F2

Play to Learn: Gamified Education in Action

Wolfgang Bergmann - Belvedere Museum Vienna
13:05 - 13:30
Rooms 11-12
XR Enablement
Oct 29
Rooms 11-12

Augmenting a Clearer Reality: Understanding the Impact of Lens Material in AR Experiences

Zachary White - PPG
13:30 - 13:55
Hall E
Main Stage
Oct 29
Hall E

The Future of Mobile AR: Engaging Content, Real Solutions

13:35 - 14:00
Hall F2
Developer, Creator & Gaming
Oct 29
Hall F2

Beyond the Screen: Transformative Uses of AR

Matthew Brown - Cambridge Consultants
Alice McCutcheon - Cambridge Consultants
13:35 - 14:00
Hall F1
Enterprise
Oct 29
Hall F1

The Implementation of Mixed Reality in Automotive Production: A Practical Insight

Martin Rademacher - AUDI AG
13:35 - 14:00
Rooms 11-12
XR Enablement
Oct 29
Rooms 11-12

Wearable Sensors & AR: Paving the Way to Mass Adoption

Dr. Michel Wälti - Datwyler
14:00 - 14:25
Hall E
Main Stage
Oct 29
Hall E

Harnessing Immersive Marketing for Maximum ROI in Retail Media

Johan Walters -
14:05 - 14:30
Hall F1
Enterprise
Oct 29
Hall F1

Shifting Gears with VR: A Deep Dive into Volvo Group’s Technological Transformations

David Burch - ArborXR
Matthew Connors - Volvo
14:30 - 14:55
Hall E
Main Stage
Oct 29
Hall E

Scaling XR Using the Appropriate Solutions for the Use-Case

Leland Hedges - PICO XR US/EMEA (ByteDance)
14:35 - 15:00
Hall F2
Developer, Creator & Gaming
Oct 29
Hall F2

The Future of Media is Spatial, Like Never Before

Andy Fidel - Spatial Networks
14:35 - 15:00
Rooms 11-12
XR Enablement
Oct 29
Rooms 11-12

How to Make True Mixed Reality that Merges the Virtual with the Real

Antony Vitillo - The Ghost Howls
15:00 - 15:30
Networking
Oct 29

Afternoon Break

15:30 - 15:55
Rooms 11-12
XR Enablement
Oct 29
Rooms 11-12

Green Realities: XR Applications in Environmental Tech Made in Austria

Bastian Fibi - Austrian Institute of Technology
Gersa Tome - Austrian Institute of Technology
15:30 - 15:55
Hall F2
Developer, Creator & Gaming
Oct 29
Hall F2

Spatial Collaboration at the Speed of Light

Ian Biscoe - Design Academy Eindhoven
15:30 - 16:25
Hall E
Main Stage
Oct 29
Hall E

PANEL: XR in Europe: Corporate Client Stories from Austria

16:00 - 16:25
Hall F2
Developer, Creator & Gaming
Oct 29
Hall F2

Crafting Impactful XR Experiences with Competitive Analysis

Gabriele Romagnoli - ShapesXR
Fmr. Prof. Binh Minh Herbst - A.MUSE - Interactive Design Studio
16:30 - 16:55
Hall F2
Developer, Creator & Gaming
Oct 29
Hall F2

What Predicts Users' Sense of Presence ('Being There') in Virtual Reality Experiences?

Isabelle Verhulst - Royal Holloway University of London, UK
16:30 - 16:55
Hall E
Main Stage
Oct 29
Hall E

How XR will Enable the Future of Design and Manufacturing through Immersive Engineering

Ben Widdowson - Siemens
16:30 - 16:55
Rooms 11-12
XR Enablement
Oct 29
Rooms 11-12

How Can the Dental Sector Benefit from XR and AI Technologies?

Lana Zaim - Meindentist Berlin GmbH
Zaid Zaim - ignore gravity
17:00 - 17:25
Hall F2
Developer, Creator & Gaming
Oct 29
Hall F2

Who is VR For, Anyway? Embracing a User-Centered Design Approach

David Gochfeld - Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Lisa Lokshina - L3A UX Studio
17:00 - 17:25
Hall F1
Enterprise
Oct 29
Hall F1

NEcOLEAP: Meyer Avatar in the Metaverse

Liina Vahala - Meyer Turku
17:00 - 18:00
Rooms 11-12
XR Enablement
Oct 29
Rooms 11-12

PANEL: XR Ecosystems Punching Above Their Weight

Cederik Haverbeke - XR Valley
Madara Kalniņa-Kalnmale - VRARA - Baltics Chapter
Luis Martins - XR Safety Intelligence - Europe
Santeri Saarinen - Helsinki XR Center
17:30 - 17:55
Hall F2
Developer, Creator & Gaming
Oct 29
Hall F2

Community Platform to Promote AR Patterns

Philipp Ackermann - ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Alessandro Holler - Scientific Illustrator and Lecturer
17:30 - 17:55
Hall F1
Enterprise
Oct 29
Hall F1

Engineering-grade Augmented Reality - Case Studies

Mark Ransley - XYZ Reality
09:00 - 09:55
Hall E
Main Stage
Oct 30
Hall E

The Future of XR under the AI Act

Andrea Bravo - Metaverse Data & Ethics
Cai Felip - Union Avatars
10:00 - 10:25
Hall E
Main Stage
Oct 30
Hall E

Keynote - Coming Soon!

10:00 - 15:00
Networking
Oct 30

Expo & Playground Hours

10:30 - 10:55
Hall E
Main Stage
Oct 30
Hall E

Bringing Scale to AR with Google Maps

Sam Field - Rock Paper Reality
11:00 - 12:30
Networking
Oct 30

LUNCH

12:30 - 12:55
Hall E
Main Stage
Oct 30
Hall E

How World Leaders in Government and Businesses are Leveraging XR

Iris Jumbe - World Economic Forum
12:30 - 13:25
Hall F2
Start-Ups & Investors
Oct 30
Hall F2

Investor Panel

Petri Rajahalme - FOV Ventures
Gina King - Supernode Global
12:35 - 13:00
Hall F1
Enterprise
Oct 30
Hall F1

Unlocking Scalable XR: From Custom Builds to Scalable Enterprise Solutions

Kasper Hansen - VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
Mads Troelsgaard - SynergyXR
Sune Wolff - SynergyXR
12:35 - 13:00
Rooms 11-12
Retail, Marketing & Training
Oct 30
Rooms 11-12

Astronaut Zero G Training in XR

Lionel Ferra - European Space Agency
Felix Gorbatsevich - PaleBlue
13:00 - 13:25
Hall E
Main Stage
Oct 30
Hall E

Unlocking Curiosity and Innovation: Building Intelligent Human-Centered AI/XR Learning Ecosystems

Monica Arés - Imperial IDEA Lab
13:05 - 13:30
Hall F1
Enterprise
Oct 30
Hall F1

Flexible System using VR Techniques to Increase Competence of Technical Services Employees

Artur Andrzejewski - Enea Operator
Mateusz Lewiński - Enea Operator
Przemyslaw Starzyński - Enea Operator
13:05 - 13:30
Rooms 11-12
Retail, Marketing & Training
Oct 30
Rooms 11-12

Bridging the Gap Between the Next Generation and the Industry through Intelligent Immersive Learning

Laurent Da Dalto - MIMBUS
Catherine Gervaise - AFPA
Philippe Murat - AFPA
13:30 - 13:55
Hall E
Main Stage
Oct 30
Hall E

Designing for the Play Economy

Michael Ronen - Wonderland Immersive Design
13:35 - 14:00
Hall F1
Enterprise
Oct 30
Hall F1

The Augmented Worker - How XR Adds Superpowers to Any Task

Tibor Mérey - The Boston Consulting Group
13:35 - 14:00
Rooms 11-12
Retail, Marketing & Training
Oct 30
Rooms 11-12

Transforming Education: How RTC Antwerp Deployed VR to 150,000 Students Across 700 Schools

Louise Paepe - RTC Antwerpen
David Burch - ArborXR
13:35 - 15:00
Hall F2
Start-Ups & Investors
Oct 30
Hall F2

Start-up Pitch Competition

Cansu Cinar -
Petri Rajahalme - FOV Ventures
14:05 - 14:30
Hall F1
Enterprise
Oct 30
Hall F1

Use Cases for AR/VR within Financial Services

Barbara Widholm - State Street
14:30 - 15:00
Networking
Oct 30

Afternoon Break

15:00 - 15:20
Hall F1
Enterprise
Oct 30
Hall F1

VR at KLM Ground Services: From Future Aircraft Flying V to Airbus 321 Neo

Yvo Klare - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
15:00 - 15:55
Hall E
Main Stage
Oct 30
Hall E

PANEL: Mars Immersion XR Program: Empowering Future Innovators

Ioana Matei - Procter & Gamble
Amelia Stys - Innovation Girls
Natalia Stys - Innovation Girls
Richard Zreik - IVG.World
15:00 - 16:00
Rooms 11-12
Retail, Marketing & Training
Oct 30
Rooms 11-12

PANEL: Technology at Work: How VR Can Fight Unconscious Bias

Samuel Aluko - PwC
Jeremy Dalton - PwC
Louise Liu - PwC
Alex Ruhl - PwC
15:10 - 15:30
Hall F2
AI
Oct 30
Hall F2

Real-Time Inspiration: The Human/AI Feedback Loop in VR Sculpting

Christian Venables - Radical Realities
15:35 - 15:55
Hall F2
AI
Oct 30
Hall F2

Creative Futures: Navigating the New Landscape of AI and Virtual Worlds

Ricard Gras - Captic GmbH
16:00 - 16:15
Hall F2
AI
Oct 30
Hall F2

Creating a GPT-3 Driven Chatbot for Social Virtual Reality

Christina "XaosPrincess" Kinne - quantumbar.ai
16:00 - 16:25
Rooms 11-12
Retail, Marketing & Training
Oct 30
Rooms 11-12

From Local to Global: How to Secure News Coverage & Drive Growth

Amanda Proscia - Lightspeed PR
Ethan Rasiel - Lightspeed PR
16:00 - 16:25
Hall F1
Enterprise
Oct 30
Hall F1

Protect your Employee: Transforming Workplace Safety with XR

Helmut Schrom Feiertag - AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH
16:25 - 16:45
Hall E
Main Stage
Oct 30
Hall E

AWE EU 2024 Wrap-up and Best in Show Awards

Ori Inbar - AWE and Super Ventures