MAIN Stage CONCERT HALL
( timings subject to amendment )
9.00 am Welcome Address: Alex Gibson, Founder, ARVR INNOVATE
9.05 am- Pat O’Connor, VRAI, ‘Simulation and Training Developments’ + PANEL DISCUSSION
9.45 am – Andrew Jenkinson, vStream, ‘Beyond the hype – The practical use of AR & VR innovation in industry’
10.00am – Pete Woodbridge, , R&D Innovation Manager at MediaCity Immersive Technologies Innovation Hub in Manchester.
10.15 am – Monica Ares – ex Meta, Imperial College London. ‘The interface between Immersive Tech and AI‘.
10.35 am – Panel Discussion AREA, chaired by Mark Sage, ‘Using Immersive Technology in Manufacturing for Productivity Enhancement’
11.00am – Coffee Break
11.30am – Ian Robertson, Senior Manager. Technical Principal 5G Solutions, BT, Immersive technologies (including AR, VR, XR, MR, SR, Holograms, Digital Twins) and looking at ways to add more value to customers by layering these solutions together.
11.40 am – Gerard Hanratty, Head of Health, Browne Jacobson, ‘The Matrix (Part 1) – Health Tech and AI Regulation’.
12.00 pm – Barry Downes, Sure Valley Ventures. Presentation and Panel Discussion: ‘Role of AI within the Commercialisation of Spatial Computing’.
12.20 pm – Invest Wales Speaker
12.45 pm – Lunch
1.45 pm – Ann Mc Namara, Texas A+M University, ‘Leveraging AI and Virtual Production in Creative Spaces, Education’
2.00 pm – Sarah Jones, Immersive Storyteller. ‘Lessons from LaLaLand: the untapped potential we can unleash if we listen to Hollywood’
2.20 pm – Alex Gibson and Jay Latta, ‘Fireside Chat: Immersive Tech – where to now?’
3.00 pm – Coffee Break
3.20 pm – Transmixr ( TUS ) / d-Real (Trinity College), ‘Case studies from Irish Universities’.
3.30 pm – INVEST NE England Speaker, Digital Catapult North East &Tees Valley, ‘Building an ecosystem for innovation’
3.45 pm – INVEST WALES Speaker
4.00 pm – Ciara Sheahan, Orb Media, ‘How immersive tech will power the retail sector’
4.15 pm – Danny Cohen, Weald Spatial, Working with Microsoft Mesh to create the Industry Metaverse
4.30 pm-6.30pm – ‘Networking Event Sponsored by Browne Jacobson and powered by Eirmersive’.
30+ Speakers
300+ Attendees
