Are wearables technologies a must for everyday life, or do businesses and consumers use these technologies because it’s a new 'trend' This panel will look at the perils and potentials of wearables within our lifestyle and how much or little we have actually adapted to them in 2019

Quick intro to the field of wearable sleep given by wearable pioneer and inventor Hannu Kinnunen. Sleep and circadian rhythms affect our daily performance, but how do you know what to pay attention to in order to improve your sleep? The vision behind this talk a world where people become aware of how their behaviors and habits affect their personal health and well-being, and change their behavior accordingly

Where do 3D Scanning, Virtual Garments and Mixed Reality meet? Walk into any retail fashion store and you can see yourself in a mirror that is unlikely to show your true shape, even with 'Magic Mirror' Augmented Reality video screens. New approaches are now being developed to 3D scan your body, match it to a digitised virtual garment that is sized with standardised international body measurements and finally project it holographically on your body for fit and style using modern Mixed Reality technology such as Microsoft's Hololens or Google's Magic Leap. The process has now begun its initial development and won first prize for disruption in Fashion Technology competing against over 50 other ideas from around the world. In the near future it could very well be that we may be trying on wearable holographic garments as seen in the movie 'The Hunger Games' and worn by its main character, Katniss Everdeen.

A 'must' for any business. This session looks at how wearable technology is intergrating within bussinesses seamlessly, from improving business performance to keeping staff safe within situations. New developments will increase the need for wearable technologies in the enterprise. This panel of experts share experiences and thoughts on the matter.

With various 5G trials taking place across the UK in recent months, it is anticipated that the next-gen cellular network will be commercially available later this year, bringing with it better connectivity, increased capacity, and faster speeds. This in turn will pave the way for a host of emerging technologies to gain prominence in the enterprise space, most notably mobile edge computing. What does this mean for UK businesses and their workforce?
By processing data at the edge of the network, edge computing has the potential to revolutionise the operational efficiency of remote and field-based workers. Mobile edge computing devices will act as the gateway to bringing IoT solutions and wearables (for instance Assisted Reality (AR) smart glasses) into the enterprise IT infrastructure – providing businesses with new methods of gathering and processing data in a more secure and efficient manner.
Companies such as Ubimax and Vuzix are already innovating in this space, creating the hardware and software applications to make wearable technology accessible to professional users. The possibilities for such technology are ripening, to give one example workers in remote manufacturing operations, for example, could use AR technology to access detailed specifications or instructions in real-time, reducing any errors, and increasing efficiency overall. Such use cases span sectors such as engineering, manufacturing, logistics and healthcare.
2019 certainly looks to be the year wearables reach the mainstream in business, but how will the wearable landscape evolve in the longer-term, and what are the opportunities for the workforce?

The wearable owner and prospective market – what features do they use, want, and aspire to using. YouGov has tracked the market since 2014 and will be presenting insight in to the features that has revolutionised the market and has what it believed been the gateway to the smart home and connected device usage

What creates a truly compelling wearable technology? Are the future market opportunities along with current trends influencing the market? This panel will discuss a successful business model along with keeping in line with new innovations and competitors

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service have been named the lead Fire Service for VR in the UK, using new emerging technologies they are going to influence the biggest change in fire fighter training not only in the UK but possibly across the world.

The destiny of mobile augmented reality has been inextricably linked to the success of Smart Glasses. Although Smart Glasses and AR have good traction so far in the enterprise space, consumer adoption has remained elusive. Many have tried and failed including Google, Microsoft, and Magic Leap. Will Smart Glasses ever succeed in bringing AR to the masses or is something else needed?