WHAT YOU WILL HEAR

Our AVR360 conference track features keynotes from industry luminaries. There will also be tutorials, product and start-up demos, as well as detailed real-life use cases from businesses both large and small.


WHICH PASS?

This is a paid track and is available to holders of the following pass types – One and Two Day Conference Pass, Expo Gold Pass.

Academic and charitable discounts are available – please email info@edpltd.co.uk for further information

09:30

Welcome Address

09:35

Augmented Reality as a Communications Tool

Beyond the gimmick- how will AR truly become the next computing platform? The key
10:05

Industry 4.0 – AR/VR in business over consumer

Is the role of AR/VR becoming more apparent within the enterprise world rather than the assumed consumer? Thoughts from ...

Alex Harvey
Co Founder, RiVR
Kevin Joyce
Lead Evangelist, Admix

10:45

Looking at AR through a Social Lens

Ivan Puzyrev
Head of AR/VR department, Strelka
Elise Xu
Product Manager, Facebook
George Jijiashvili
Senior Analyst, AR/VR & Gaming

11:15

Networking break

11:30

Reality in Virtual Reality – Training of the Future

A look at VR, mixed reality, augmented reality and the use of artificial intelligence and how they will influence and c ...

Paul Speight
Watch Manage, Fire & Rescue Service

12:00

AR & The Water Industry

Turning Innovation ideas into reality After winning a IOW Innovation Award the IMS and Asset Information Team have turn ...

Cerys Middle
Manager, Welsh Water

12:30

The top 5 things you need to know about enterprise VR training

This talk will help you to understand the key benefits of using VR for training, and the main factors you need to be aw ...

James Watson
CMO, Immerse

13:00
14:00

Why GeoAR needs permissions to thrive, just like all other media

Brands and companies are increasingly displaying virtual content on the physical world, from GeoAR adverts on iconic bu ...

Caspar Thykier
CEO, Zappar
Dominic Collins
CEO, Darabase

14:25

The Value of Appropriate User Interface and User Experience Design in AR/VR devices.

Fundamental overview of AR/VR market : Gain a comprehensive understanding of the current state of AR/VR market and how ...

Eleftheria Kouri
Analyst, ABI Research

14:55

Consumer VR is dead, long live Enterprise VR

Mark Hester
CEO, The Imagination Factory
Peter Graham
Senior Staff writer, VR Focus
Tom Szirtes
Founder, Mbryonic

15:20

5G - will it revolutionise the consumer experience?

Muki Kulhan
Digital Producer, Muki International

15:50

Virtual inner world

Stephen Morris
Studio Director, Immotion

16:15

Are we on the brink of the next revolution in mixed reality?

Muki Kulhan
Digital Producer, Muki International

16:35

Closing Remarks

WHAT YOU WILL HEAR

Some of the world’s leading companies and disruptive start-ups deliver their insight and opinions and will debate on our Main Stage. Be clued-in to the evolution of wearable technology, the benefits of ‘getting connected’, and hear from industry leaders about how devices are being used to increase productivity on an individual and enterprise level.


WHICH PASS?

This track is available to all ticket holders

09:30

Welcome Address and Thanks

09:35

The Future of Commerce

The goal of this presentation is to show the evolution and future of commerce and payments where wearables are playing ...

Ivana Petkovic
VP, Mastercard

10:00

Wearable payments panel discussion

Phil Campbell
Founder, K Wearables
Agnes Davies
Director, Tovi Sorga

10:40

Enhancing the user experience of your products

Usability is all about increasing the quality of interaction between people and products. That’s it. Anticipating the s ...

Nick Chubb
Lead Industrial Designer, IDC

11:00

Networking break

11:30

How to bring an emerging wearable technology to the market

Learn from an established business and leading startups how they have tackled the challenges of launching a wearable te ...

Colleen Wong
Founder, Techsixtyfour

12:15

Product development and commercialization. Wearables, design in the real world.

Rob's talk focuses on the process of designing, developing and commercializing a wearable. especially when your product ...

Stephen Mears
Analyst, Futuresource

12:40

Military Grade Wearables

The winner of a Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition to develop innovative methods of preventing injurie ...

David Morgan
Director, Black Space Technology

13:00
14:00

The impact of AI on wearable technology

Forecasting the impacts of AI for the future of wearable technology" The data revolution started when we were able to c ...

Laura Da Silva
Founder, IWDS

15:00

The connected worker of the future

15:50

Wearables in the enterprise panel discussion

16:20

Closing Remarks

Coming soon
The Health 4.0 theatre is designed to inspire new ways of thinking about and solving the problems facing health today. Featuring global innovators and thought leaders, our aim is to cover the most advanced digital innovations, business models and health strategies fit for the future.


WHICH PASS?

This is a paid track and is available to holders of the following pass types – One and Two Day Conference Pass, Expo Gold Pass.

09:30

Welcome Address and Thanks

09:35

Shaping the future of UK healthcare would meet your requirements

A look at the current challenges and opportunities in the UK – which are based on a survey of 1500 front line staff and ...

Karen Taylor
Director, Deloitte Centre for Health Solutions

10:00

The oBPM™ revolution: measuring blood pressure continuously and without cuff

CSEM has been the first actor of monitoring HR at wrist and has further optimized its wearable technology portfolio dur ...

Jens Krauss
vp, CSEM

10:30

Disseminate instructions & gather deep insights during emergencies.

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been rapidly spreading across Japan, causing fear and anxiety amon ...

Akemi Tsunagawa
Director, Bespoke

11:00

The practical uses of AI in wearable applications

AI and Machine learning (AI/ML) can may a significant impact on a business effectively. This talk describes some of the ...

Dr. Jay Perrett
CTO & DPO, Physigo

11:30

Networking Break

12:00

What can health data teach us ?

Ari Peralta
CEO, Arigami LTD
George Winfield
CEO & Founder, Spyras

12:40

A new approach to personalizing treatment in chronic neurodisability

The convergence of health care and technology has categorically transformed the diagnosis and management of chronic con ...

13:00
14:00

Technology transforming healthcare

Virtual hospitals, remote caregiving, self-monitoring, machine learning — which technologies are radically redefining t ...

Michael Morgan-Curran
Clinical Development, MyCognition
Dr. Daniel Bunstone
CMO, PushDoctor

14:25

The future of personalised healthcare

Liz Ashall-Payne
CEO and Co- Founder, ORCHA
Professor Ian Craddock
FIEEE FIET, Institutional Lead for Digital Health University of Bristol
Deepti Atrish
CEO, Poonyah

15:10

Networking Break

15:30

Aged Technology – the next frontier

Andrew Cowen
Founder & CEO, The Future Care (UK) Ltd
Lucy Jung
CEO, The Moment

16:15

Whats the right strategy for digital health companies ?

John Grumitt
Founder, Changing Health
Ralph Fernando
Senior Managing Director, Kin + Carta

16:45

Closing remarks

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WHAT YOU WILL HEAR

Some of the world’s leading companies and disruptive start-ups deliver their insight and opinions and will debate on our Main Stage. Be clued-in to the evolution of wearable technology, the benefits of ‘getting connected’, and hear from industry leaders about how devices are being used to increase productivity on an individual and enterprise level.


WHICH PASS?

This track is available to all ticket holders

09:30

Welcome address

09:35

Smart Dust for wearables and implants

Wearables and medical implants become safer and smarter when equipped with an artificial “brain”, integrated sensing an ...

Wolf Richter
President, EPIC Semiconductor

10:00

Finding the successful formula for wearable products

Finding the successful formula for wearable products Wearables are a tough market and the design and delivery of produc ...

Dr. Jacob Skinner
CEO, Thrive Wearables

10:30

The Insecurity of Things

Why iOT devices are a contact threat for cybersecurity hackers
Dr Chris Mobley
Founder, Blueskytec

11:10

Networking break

11:30

AI Controlled Wearable Adaptive Robotics

Ugur Tanreverdi
Bioengineering Scientist, Unhindr

11:55

Health Applications of Sports Wearables

The presentation will discuss how wearable technology, originally developed for sports, can also be used to promote hea ...

Terho Lahtinen
Senior Manager, Future Concepts, Suunto Oy

12:35

Challenges and opportunities wearables will bring in the future

Igor Ikink
Technology Director, Xsens

13:00
14:00

How to make wearables truly compelling (Panel discussion)

14:45

Getting the credit you deserve

A guide to maximising tax credits for your business
Paul Grabham
Associate, Randd

15:10

The future of AR with microLED displays

How is Augmented Reality (AR) going to revolutionise how we see and interact with the world? The ambition is to build A ...

Guillaume Chansin
Senior Product Line Manager, Plessey Semiconductor

WHAT YOU WILL HEAR

This track will feature some of the world’s leaders in textile innovation, from manufacturers, to fashion figureheads. Hear exclusive inside information from the developers of wearable electronics and e-textiles who are using next-generation technology in their manufacturing process, and even in the clothing produced. We are also proud to feature the latest news in sustainable innovation within the textiles industry, and a focus on recyclable textiles.


WHICH PASS?

This is a paid track and is available to holders of the following pass types – One and Two Day Conference Pass, Expo Gold Pass

09:30

Welcome Address and Thanks

09:35

The Making of Smart Textiles

10:05

Integrating clothing and robotics

10:45

Textiles masterclass

11:15

Networking break

11:30

Will e-textiles bring about a new era in healthcare?

12:00

Advances in materials and fabrics

12:30

New advances in materials

13:00
14:00

Interwoven Technology

The simple fact that a piece of fabric can work as a computer is amazing and with the advancement of technologies, smar ...

Sara Urasini
Wearables Designer, Design Partners

14:30

How E textiles could engineer a new era of smart materials

15:15

Prototyping Interactive Textile Systems

15:45

Case study

16:15

Closing Remarks

The Health 4.0 theatre is designed to inspire new ways of thinking about and solving the problems facing health today. Featuring global innovators and thought leaders, our aim is to cover the most advanced digital innovations, business models and health strategies fit for the future.


WHICH PASS?

This is a paid track and is available to holders of the following pass types – One and Two Day Conference Pass, Expo Gold Pass.

09:30

Welcome address

09:35

The impact of AI on healthcare

10:00

How apps are changing the face of healthcare

Liz Ashall-Payne
CEO and Co- Founder, ORCHA
George Taktak
Founder, Feeliom

10:45

Why It’s Important For Digital Health Tech Businesses, Whatever Their Size, To Have A China Strategy

It’s never been more important for businesses to have a China strategy. If you think you need to wait until your busine ...

Ting Zhang
Founder, Crayfish.io

11:05

Networking Break

11:30

Starting a healthcare business

Lydia Yarlott
Co Founder, Forward Health
Muhammad Salman Anjum
Managing Director, Avantas Technology Accelerator
John Grumitt
Founder, Changing Health
Ahmed Abdulla
CEO, Digipharm

12:15

The world’s first AI driven physiotherapist

Jason Ward
CEO, EQL
Peter Grinbergs
Founder, EQL

12:35

Recovery in Digital

Since our company was founded we have been constantly looking into ways how VR can be used other than in gaming or mili ...

Alexander Padhaiski
COO, The Parallel

13:00
14:00

Wearable Technology which Keeps People Healthy

How the data collated from wearable products can be utilised to make tangible, measurable benefits to people's lives.
Anmol Sood
CEO, Equivital

14:25

The future of personalised healthcare

Dr. Pamela Walker
Global Head of Health, Kin + Carta
Dr. Dilraj Kalsi
Founder, Hippocrates Lounge

15:10

Harnessing Social Media for Clinical Discussion

We will present results of our digital case-series, NHS work and private sector work to showcase how MedShr has been us ...

Dr. Asif Qasim
Consultant Cardiologist, Kings College

15:55

Closing remarks

WHAT YOU WILL HEAR

In this track you’ll hear from key innovators in the sports and fitness industry, and experts in the latest sports tech. Hear how wearable technology and IOT is optimising performance, and how the world’s top professional teams harness wearables, effectively using the data collected.


WHICH PASS?

This is a paid track and is available to holders of the following pass types – One and Two Day Conference Pass, Expo Gold Pass.

09:30

Welcome address

09:35

Measure, Adapt, Improve: The Evolution of Wearable Technology in Sport

10:05

Pushing performance to the limit

From training to measuring performance, what is the ultimate goal in sports performance? How can we go further than eve ...

10:45

3 Ways Computer Vision is Pushing Performance to the Next Level

See how computer vision applied to video is helping teams in ice hockey, tennis and squash boost performance.
11:15

Networking break

12:35

Do customised performance programmes work?

Innovative wearables are helping athletes at all levels improve and break records. Learn how Gait Up precision motion a ...

13:00
14:00

The Gym of the Future

14:30

Wearable Technology, Population Health and the Mass Market

15:00

Getting sports fans closer to the athletes

15:30

Injury performance and recovery using technology

16:15

Closing Remarks