Event

EU XR Forum

The EU XR Forum will gather the members of the European XR4ALL Community, at the Square Convention Center of Brussels (Belgium).

12 December 2019 – Brussels (Belgium)

The “EU XR Forum” is part of Stereopsia, the World Immersion Forum, which is an event dedicated to all forms of immersion (VR, AR, MR, XR, 5G, AI, IOT, …).

EU XR Forum – Program

AM
09:00 – 10:30  (90 min)  Introduction (at SQUARE, Room 314-316)

Chairs:  Ralf Schäfer (Fraunhofer Institute, HHI & XR4ALL, Germany) & Jacques G. Verly (University of Liège & XR4ALL, Belgium)

  • Opening words, Youssef Sabbah (Europe Unlimited & XR4ALL, Belgium)
  • European Commission’s perspective about the future of XR technologies, Thomas Carlu (European Commission, Luxembourg),
  • Current state of XR technologies & applications, and ethical aspects, Oliver Schreer (Fraunhofer Institute, HHI & XR4ALL, Germany)
  • Current funding landscape in XR technologies in Europe, Leen Segers (Lucidweb & XR4ALL, Belgium)

Panel discussion: State of XR tech in Europe,

Moderators:  Oliver Schreer (Fraunhofer Institute, HHI & XR4ALL, Germany) & Leen Segers (Lucidweb & XR4ALL, Belgium),
Panelists:
Philippe Bornstein (netineo, France) – Ambassador
Richard Broadbridge (4DViews, France) – Ambassador
François Klein (Digital Rise, France)
Ana Revilla Hernando (The Modern C.P., Spain)

  • Introduction to the 4 ideations sessions, and presentation of their 2 coaches, Jacques G. Verly (University of Liège & XR4ALL, Belgium)
  • Ideation teams… please, get ready to create the next big things in European XR!, Benoît Degrange (MINKE, Belgium) & Barbara Larcin (MINKE, Belgium)

10:30 – 11:00  Coffee break (at SQUARE, Exhibition area)

11:00 – 11:30  Background for ideation sessions 1 & 2 (at SQUARE, Room 314-316)

Chair: Oliver Schreer (Fraunhofer Institute, HHI & XR4ALL, Germany)

  • State & outlook of XR technologies for “Manufacturing & assembly”, Fabian Schmid (Seele, Germany) – Ambassador
  • State & outlook of XR technologies for “Health & medicine”,  Jerôme Royan (B<>COM & XR4ALL, France)

Event breaks into 2 parallel ideation sessions, until lunch break.

11:30 – 13:00  Ideation session 1: Manufacturing & assembly (at SQUARE, Room 314-316)

This session is exclusively reserved for participants who are registered and received a written confirmation of participation in it.

Coaching team 1

Coach:  Benoît Degrange (MINKE, Belgium)
Theme expert: Fabian Schmid (Seele, Germany) – Ambassador
XR4ALL observer & rapporteur: Violeta Vasileva (Tech Tour & XR4ALL, Bulgaria)          

Ideation team 1

Introductions, dreams, and projects
Votes for favorite projects
Work by subgroups of 2-3 persons on selected projects
Preparation of pitch according to given canvas (for later presentation)

11:30 – 13:00  Ideation session 2: Health & medicine (at SQUARE, Room 314-316)

This session is exclusively reserved for participants who are registered and received a written confirmation of participation in it.

Coaching team 2

Coach:  Barbara Larcin (MINKE, Belgium)
Theme expert: Arnaud Bosteels (Saint-Jean Hospital, Belgium)
XR4ALL observer & rapporteur: Jérôme Royan (B<>COM & XR4ALL, France)

Ideation team 2

Introductions, dreams, and projects
Votes for favorite projects
Work by subgroups of 2-3 persons on selected projects
Preparation of pitch according to given canvas (for later presentation)

NOON
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break (at SQUARE, Exhibition area)

PM
14:00 – 14:30  Background for ideation sessions 3 & 4 (at SQUARE, Room 314-316)

Chair: Leen Segers (Lucidweb & XR4ALL, Belgium)

  • State & outlook of XR technologies for “Education & training”, Géraldine Fauville (Stanford University, USA) – Ambassador & Selma Rizvić (University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) – Ambassador
  • State & outlook of XR technologies for “Social & interaction”, Pablo Cesar (Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), The Netherlands) – Ambassador

Event breaks into 2 parallel ideation sessions, until coffee break.

14:30 – 16:00  Ideation session 3: Education & training (at SQUARE, Room 314-316

This session is exclusively reserved for participants who are registered and received a written confirmation of participation in it.

Coaching team 3

Coach:  Benoît Degrange (MINKE, Belgium)
Theme expert 1: Dimitri Pirnay (One Bonsai, Belgium)
Theme expert 2: Géraldine Fauville (Stanford University, USA) – Ambassador
Theme expert 3: Selma Rizvić (University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) – Ambassador
XR4ALL observer & rapporteur: Ivanka Pelivan (Fraunhofer Institute, HHI & XR4ALL, Germany)                  

Ideation team 3

Introductions, dreams, and projects
Votes for favorite projects
Work by subgroups of 2-3 persons on selected projects
Preparation of pitch according to given canvas (for later presentation)

14:30 – 16:00  Ideation session 4: Interaction & social (at SQUARE, Room 314-316)

This session is exclusively reserved for participants who are registered and received a written confirmation of participation in it.

Coaching team 4

Coach:  Barbara Larcin (MINKE, Belgium)
Theme expert: Pablo Cesar (Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), The Netherlands) – Ambassador
XR4ALL observer & rapporteur: Diana del Olmo (Luciweb & XR4ALL, Belgium)                      

Ideation team 4

Introductions, dreams, and projects
Votes for favorite projects
Work by subgroups of 2-3 persons on selected projects
Preparation of pitch according to given canvas (for later presentation)

16:00 – 16:30  Coffee break (at SQUARE, Exhibition area)

16:30 – 17:45  Reports & conclusions (at SQUARE)

Chairs: Oliver Schreer (Fraunhofer Institute, HHI & XR4ALL, Germany), Leen Segers (Lucidweb & XR4ALL, Belgium) & Jacques G. Verly (University of Liège & XR4ALL, Belgium)

Part A: Reports from each of the 4 ideation teams

  • Report by ideation Team 1: Manufacturing & assembly,  XR4ALL observer & rapporteur: Violeta Vasileva (Tech Tour & XR4ALL, Bulgaria)
  • Report by ideation Team 2: Health & medicine, XR4ALL observer & rapporteur: Jérôme Royan (B<>COM & XR4ALL, France)
  • Report by ideation Team 3: Education & training, XR4ALL observer & rapporteur: Ivanka Pelivan (Fraunhofer Institute, HHI & XR4ALL, Germany)
  • Report by ideation Team 4: Interaction & social, XR4ALL observer & rapporteur: Diana del Olmo (Luciweb & XR4ALL, Belgium)          

Part B: Panel discussion on 4 reports above, with Q&As from audience

Chairs: Oliver Schreer (Fraunhofer Institute, HHI & XR4ALL, Germany) & Leen Segers (Lucidweb & XR4ALL, Belgium)
Panelists:
Coach 1 :  Benoît Degrange (MINKE, Belgium)
Coach 2 :  Barbara Larcin (MINKE, Belgium)
XR4ALL observers & rapporteur,s Team 1: Violeta Vasileva (Tech Tour & XR4ALL, Bulgaria)                     
XR4ALL observers & rapporteurs, Team 2: Jérôme Royan (B<>COM & XR4ALL, France)
XR4ALL observers & rapporteurs, Team 3: Ivanka Pelivan (Fraunhofer Institute, HHI & XR4ALL, Germany)
XR4ALL observers & rapporteurs, Team 4: Diana del Olmo (Luciweb & XR4ALL,, Belgium       

Part C: Conclusions

Oliver Schreer (Fraunhofer Institute, HHI & XR4ALL, Germany)
Leen Segers (Lucidweb & XR4ALL, Belgium)
Jacques G. Verly (University of Liège & XR4ALL, Belgium)

17:45               End of “EU XR Forum”

EVENING
19:00 – Stereopsia’s Networking reception (at Cinéma Palace, with prior registration)

  • Networking with drinks & light food
  • XR4ALL awards ceremony: XR Star, Best solution provider, Best user, and Best investor

*Ideation is the process where you generate ideas and solutions through sessions. XR4ALL organise it here as a main step in the definition of the future EU research agenda for XR.

Interested parties can register to the EU XR Forum via the link below:

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All EU XR Forum registered participants get a 50€ discount for the Stereopsia conferences and activities with the Promotional Code “XR4ALLmembers” (to be entered in the Eventbrite system).

For more information, please contact Alexandra Gérard.