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REMIO | Area X
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REMIO | AREA X
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REMIO | AREA X
André Henke
Program Lead Digital Management at Ministry of Internal Affairs, Lower Saxony
André Henke is the Head of digitalization public administration at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Sports of Lower Saxony and Head of Testbed Extended Reality (Metaverse) Germany at the GovTech Campus Germany. He is a specialist in scaled agile program management and led the agile events within this research project.
Nilusha Aliman
Research Executive at XRLab@MCM
Panel Discussion
VR Chat | MCM
Prof. Dr. Paolo Granata
Associate Professor in Book and Media Studies at the University of Toronto
Prof. Dr. Min Ding
Bard Professor of Marketing & Affiliate Professor of Info Sciences and Technology, Penn State
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Hohenberg
Full Professor and Chair of Digital Transformation at the University of Münster
Nilusha Aliman
Research Executive at XRLab@MCM
Prof. Dr. Thorsten Hennig-Thurau | Moderator
Professor of Marketing & Media at University of Münster and Academic Director of the XRLab@MCM
Prof. Dr. Thorsten Hennig-Thurau alias “ProfTHT” serves as Academic Director of the XRLab@MCM. He holds the Chair for Marketing & Media Research at the Marketing Center Münster and oversees the university’s M.B.A. in Marketing program. He is consistently ranked as one of Germany’s leading business scholar; the Stanford study in PLOS lists him among the Top 100 most impactful marketing scholars globally. Thorsten’s work studies the digital economy and has been honored with a number of awards, including a Lifetime Award for Published Scholarly Contributions from the UCLA and the JAMS Sheth Foundation Best Paper Award in both 2015 and 2018.
Experience
VR Chat | MCM
Prof. Dr. Thorsten Hennig-Thurau
Professor of Marketing & Media at University of Münster and Academic Director of the XRLab@MCM
Prof. Dr. Thorsten Hennig-Thurau alias “ProfTHT” serves as Academic Director of the XRLab@MCM. He holds the Chair for Marketing & Media Research at the Marketing Center Münster and oversees the university’s M.B.A. in Marketing program. He is consistently ranked as one of Germany’s leading business scholar; the Stanford study in PLOS lists him among the Top 100 most impactful marketing scholars globally. Thorsten’s work studies the digital economy and has been honored with a number of awards, including a Lifetime Award for Published Scholarly Contributions from the UCLA and the JAMS Sheth Foundation Best Paper Award in both 2015 and 2018.
Nilusha Aliman
Research Executive at XRLab@MCM
Presentation
REMIO | AREA X
Paul Simon Waiyaki
CEO and Founder at Africa VR Campus and Center
Paul Simon Waiyaki’s journey began with VOFCIN in 2012, addressing challenges for African children. In 2014, he entered real estate to boost African growth. In 2016 he became the first African in VR and pioneered the technology by founding the The Africa VR Campus and Center. In 2019, he hosted mainstream MetaVerse event hosted live from Africa. In 2022, he launched VR & Space programs customized for the African Learner.
Conversation
REMIO | AREA X
Thomas Riedel
Journalist & Podcaster at Spatial Realities
Thomas Riedel is a freelance tech journalist, podcast producer, father and moderator based in Cologne, Germany. He has worked for deutsche-startups.de, Digitale Leute and Mediencluster NRW as communications officer and event manager for Gamescom and DMEXCO. He currently produces and hosts Germany’s largest Metaverse and XR podcast “Spatial Realities”, the Apple Vision Pro podcast “Beyond Reality” and the largest XR meetup in North Rhine-Westphalia. In the podcast “FutureFuture” he discusses future stories with experts from all fields. As a speaker on the topics of Metaverse, startups and digitalization, Riedel appears regularly on podcasts, meetups, conferences and as a tech expert on live TV.
Anne Seubert
Managing Director at Brands & Places
The MedTriX Group is a media company that is specializing in medical information for healthcare professionals and patients. MedTriX believes that immersive technologies are not only changing medicine, but also medical journalism. That’s why the company recently opened the Future World, a virtual space the invites their stakeholders into the Metaverse.
What opportunity does the Healthcare Metaverse hold for media companies? Will immersive experiences soon replace traditional methods of medical education and training? And what potential solutions arise from the use of headsets beyond the traditional print business? In this session, we not only look at the future of healthcare, but also take a journey into the human body and experience the phenomenon of hypoglycemia.
Conversation
REMIO | Future World
Ines Heitkamp
Junior Marketing Manager and Project Manager „Healthcare Metaverse Solutions by MTX“ at MedTriX Group
Stephanie Bagehorn
Brand Manager at vm-people
Panel Discussion
REMIO | Future World
Theda Ockenga
Co-Founder and CEO at StellDirVor
Theda Ockenga is the Co-Founder and CEO of StellDirVor, a Munich-based startup shaping tomorrows healthcare system through innovative xReality solutions for training and assistance. With over 15 years of consulting experience in digital transformation and HR, Theda brings a wealth of expertise to her role, guiding companies in the successful implementation of immersive technologies in the healthcare sector. Her visionary leadership is paving the way for a new era of enhanced healthcare experiences, revolutionizing how we learn and provide assistance in the medical field.
Barbara Stegmann
CEO and Co-Founder at living brain
Conversation
REMIO | Future World
Sean Caroll
Business Development Manager at Anagram
Sean is an experienced business manager with a track record of delivering customer focused, commercially driven programs across the public and creative sectors. At Anagram, Sean’s developing a new business model taking existing entertainment IP to create an immersive, empathetic training tool for healthcare workers. Prior to Anagram, Sean worked on R&D XR projects for Factory 42, in public engagement at the Natural History Museum and in commercial and operational roles in the public sector.
Liam Mckill
3D Artist, Virtual Reality Creativity Consultant and Co-Fonder at Anomie
Globally poor mental health leads to approximately 8 million deaths per year. Adoption of 2D online therapy tools have accelerated during the pandemic. However, 2D online therapy is not fully engaging clients. New innovative solutions are urgently required to tackle the mental health storm that will be coming. Anomie is a VR solution that was born during the pandemic out of need. It was co-designed with creative art therapists in lockdown and has been piloting with coaches and therapists worldwide.
Presentation
REMIO | Future World
Liam Mckill
3D Artist, Virtual Reality Creativity Consultant and Co-Fonder at Anomie
The Solar System is one of the most amazing places to see in the sphere in Social VR. It shows the full potential of experiential learning in virtual reality as a supplement to the lessons in presence or on the screen and is a great inspiration not only for educators. Meet Niko Lang, the creator, and learn firsthand how this project came to life. Let him take you on a personal tour that will show you our planets in a way you’ve never seen them before.
Experience
VR Chat | Niko‘s Solar System
Niko Lang
IT-Consultant & 3D-Artist
Niko Lang is an IT consultant, 3D artist and a long-time wanderer between different realities. The worlds he creates shape our understanding of the sphere that may one day make the metaverse a reality.
Experience
REMIO | Future World, Rooftop Terrace
Christopher Werth
Chief Creative Officer at VOK DAMS
Christopher Werth is an internationally awarded expert in experiential marketing. He studied theatre directing and staged at the Schauspielhaus Bochum. After working as a copywriter at Jung von Matt and Scholz & Friends, among others, he is now Chief Creative and Metaverse Officer at the agency for events and live-marketing VOK DAMS worldwide. He researches metaverse and VR, writes a gaming column, and gives lectures at universities and international conferences.
In the era of New Work, the workplace is transitioning from the corporate office to the home office. While video conferencing streamlines work processes, in may not foster team cohesion. This is where social VR apps like REMIO come into play. Explore how VR games, such as Tow Defense and Team Puzzle Race, can be harnessed by companies to enhance team building and bolster their employer brand.
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REMIO | AREA X
Lance Powell
Product Manager at Remio
Guided Gallery Tour
REMIO | Art Gallery