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Program 2026

Get a first look at the topics, sessions, and presenters that will shape IMMERSIVE X 2026. Select your time zone to see when sessions start in your location. More details about the sessions, platforms, access options, and booking opportunities will be revealed at the end of September. Be part of IMMERSIVE X 2026!

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Festival Year: IX2026
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Training Session

Alterland Getting Ready for IMMERSIVE X 2026

Dorota Sedek

Guided Onboarding

Platform: Alterland

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Training Session

Arrival.Space Getting Ready for IMMERSIVE X 2026

Lisa Maria Egger

Guided Onboarding

Platform: Arrival.Space

18:00 CET
18:0045 min

Training Session

RAUM Getting Ready for IMMERSIVE X 2026

Rolf Meßmer

Guided Onboarding

Platform: RAUM

19:00 CET
19:0045 min

Training Session

Foretell Reality Getting Ready for IMMERSIVE X 2026

D.J. Smith

Guided Onboarding

Platform: Foretell Reality

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Training Session

Resonite Getting Ready for IMMERSIVE X 2026

Guided Onboarding

Platform: Resonite

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22:0045 min

Training Session

Second Life Getting Ready for IMMERSIVE X 2026

Guided Onboarding

Platform: Second Life

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Training Session

BurnerSphere Getting Ready for IMMERSIVE X 2026

Athena Demos, Doug Jacobson

Guided Onboarding

Platform: BurnerSphere

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14:3045 min

Get-together

IMMERSIVE X 2026 WARM-UP An Experiential Opening to “Reclaim the Future”

SHUSHU VR, Niko Lang, Thomas Zorbach, Anne Seubert

Talk + Experience

Platform: VRChat

Location: AREA X

15:30 CET
15:3030 min

Get-together

IMMERSIVE X 2026 Red Carpet Grand Opening at the Polys Theater

Ben Erwin

Networking

Platform: ENGAGE

Location: The Polys Theater

16:00 CET
16:0045 min

Corporate

THE STATE OF THE METAVERSE IN 2027 OPENING NOTE

Cortney Harding

Keynote

Platform: ENGAGE

Location: The Polys Theater

17:00 CET
17:0045 min

Governance

Who is European XR and where do they fit in the world of virtual worlds? Mapping Europe’s Place in the Global Immersive Ecosystem

Lukasz Porwol, Alexandra Gerard, Santeri Saarinen, Camille Donegan, Keith Mellingen

Panel Discussion

Platform: RAUM

17:0045 min

Arts

Creator & Worldbuilder Meetup AREA X Exhibition Opening

Teresa Balestrieri, SHUSHU VR, Niko Lang, Liam McKIll

Vernissage and Networking

Platform: VRChat

Location: AREA X

18:00 CET
18:0045 min

Governance

What Makes a Virtual World European? Exploring the Values Behind “Made in Europe” for the Metaverse

Sébastien Nahon, Alina Mikhaleva, Helen Lundström Erwin, Atilla Arda Beşen, Ciara Del Grosso

Panel Discussion

Platform: Resonite

18:0045 min

Arts

Galaxy of Suffering Composing Immersive Worlds at the Intersection of Music, Art and XR

Anna Shvets

Presentation

Platform: VRChat

Location: BRIGHT VR Hub

19:00 CET
19:0045 min

Governance

How Can We Protect Immersive Experiences? Codes of Conduct and Ethical Design

Mariachiara Tirinzoni, Pilar Orero, Daniela de Angeli, Sonya Seddarasan

Panel Discussion

Platform: ENGAGE

Location: Karls Virtual Retreat

19:0045 min

Arts

Inside SYMBIOSIS/DYSBIOSIS Creating Immersive Art with Biodata, Nature and Technology

Tosca Terán, Sven Steffens, Brendan Lehman, John Harvey, Mandy Canales, Christopher Coles, Andrei Gravelle

Talk

Platform: VRChat

Location: AREA X

20:00 CET
20:0045 min

Governance

Building Europe’s Open XR Future Digital Sovereignty, Open Standards and Sustainable Immersive Ecosystems

David Lähner, Christoph Runde, Thierry Jourquin, Luis Martins

Panel Discussion

Platform: Arrival.Space

Location: IMMERSIVE X Hub 2026

20:0045 min

Arts

Building Sustainable Ecosystems How Platforms Can Become Safe Harbors for XR Creators

Mélodie Mousset, Charlene Nichols, Jay Pilipovich, Yewnyx, Evo Heyning

Panel

Platform: VRChat

Location: BRIGHT VR Hub

21:00 CET
21:0045 min

Governance

Global Immersive Public Infrastructure Why the Metaverse Needs a Public Commons

Ben Erwin

Talk + Experience

Platform: ENGAGE

Location: The Polys Theater

21:0045 min

Culture

Reclaiming the Narrative XR Journalism, Criticism and the Future of Immersive Culture

Kent Bye, Luke Buckmaster, Karen Cirillo, Agnese Pietrobon

Panel

Platform: VRChat

Location: BRIGHT VR Hub

22:00 CET
22:0090 min

Society

The Next Stage Salon Where Do Tomorow‘s Art Weirdos Come From?

Noah Nelson

Workshop

22:0045 min

Society

The Future Human How Embodiment and Remote Presence Are Shaping the Next Generation of Virtual Worlds

Dr. Amir Jahanian Najafabadi, Anastasiia Skryzhadlovska

Presentation

Platform: VRChat

Location: AREA X

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23:0060 min

Get-together

CLUB VIOLET Dress to Impress: Official IMMERSIVE X 2026 Opening Party

VenusSX

Fashion Show + Live DJ Party

Platform: VRChat

Location: Violet in Empire of Love

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00:0060 min

Technology

The BurnerSphere Build-a-Thon Building Virtual Camps with No-Code Worldbuilding

Athena Demos, Doug Jacobson

Talk + Workshop

Platform: BurnerSphere

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01:0045 min

Entertainment

Enter the Village A Live Immersive Experience Inspired by the Classic TV Series The Prisoner

Love Letters to Sci Fi

Talk + Experience

Platform: VRChat

Location: The Prisoner

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02:0045 min

Entertainment

From VR to Location-Based Experiences How Immersive Storytelling Is Finding Its Next Stage

Paul Raphaél

Fireside Chat

Platform: VRChat

Location: AREA X

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03:0090 min

Get-together

Infinity Island Exploring the Art and Technology Behind a Massive Virtual World

Ambrose Cavalier, Kurt Jackson

Walk & Talk + Party

Platform: ENGAGE

Location: Infinity Island

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10:0045 min

Academia

The Future of Academic Meetings Lessons Learned from Applying Immersive Experiences to Science

The Future of Meetings

Presentation + World Hop

Meta QuestPC VRPC StandaloneAndroid DeviceiOS DeviceWeb XRLivestream

Platform: VRChat

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11:0045 min

Academia

Walking Together Across Planetary Landscapes A Guided Journey Through Earth, Mars and Beyond with VRExplorer

François Civet

Talk + Live Demo

Platform: VRExplorer

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12:0045 min

Technology

The Invisible Dimension of XR How Immersive Audio Creates Presence, Emotion and Believable Worlds

Larry Chang, Daniel Deboy, Markus Auer, Stephanie Bagehorn

Panel Discussion + World Hop

Platform: VRChat

Location: AREA X

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13:0045 min

Corporate

Leading Beyond the Screen How to Teach Leadership in VR

Dorota Sedek

Talk + Workshop

Platform: Alterland

13:0045 min

Health

Who Wants To Be A Healthenair? The Interactive Quiz Show on How XR and AI Are Transforming Healthcare

Ines Heitkamp, D.J. Smith, Anne Seubert

Experience

Platform: Foretell Reality

Location: MTX Future World

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14:0045 min

Health

The Future of Medical Learning How XR Is Transforming Medical Education, Communication and Patient Care Panel Discussion

Jane Harrington, Alex Kals, Burkhardt Röper, Ines Heitkamp

Panel

Platform: Foretell Reality

Location: Future World

14:0045 min

Corporate

The Metalocal Mindset Future Skills for a Hybrid World

Dr. Helena Pleinert, Sean Keogh

Workshop + World Hop

Platform: VRChat

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15:0045 min

Health

Support Communities in XR How Immersive Spaces Foster Connection, Healing and Peer Support

Eti Neaman, Bar Kin, Lyron L. Bentovim

Talk + Experience

Platform: Neao Group Therapy

15:0045 min

Corporate

When Stories Become Places How XR Can Transform Stories Into Living Worlds

Bernice Loman, Stephanie Bagehorn

Fireside Chat + Experience

Platform: Horizon Worlds

Location: The I Create Book

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16:0045 min

Health

XR for Autism Support Empowering Communication, Learning and Independence Through Immersive Technology

Jackie Raphael, D.J. Smith

Fireside Chat

Platform: Foretell Reality

16:0045 min

Corporate

Quo Vadis, Metaverse? Mapping the Future of Consumer, Enterprise and Industrial XR

Sebastian Klöß

Platform: RAUM

17:00 CET
17:0060 min

Corporate

Heroes of CYBERLÄND How Valeo and TriCAT Are Pushing the Boundaries of Immersive Technology

Platform: Arrival.Space

Location: CYBERLÄND

17:0045 min

Arts

YUM! When Opera Meets Immersion Creating New Artistic Languages with XR, AI and Mixed Reality

Wen Liu, Flavia Mazzanti

Fireside Chat

Platform: VRChat

Location: BRIGHT VR Hub

18:00 CET
18:0045 min

Corporate

BayernLB

Dr. Jürgen Michels, Gerald Kottmann

Fireside Chat

Platform: RAUM

18:0060 min

Arts

SYMBIOSIS/DYSBIOSIS An Immersive Exploration of Human, Nature, and Machine

Tosca Terán, Sven Steffens, Brendan Lehman, Mandy Canales, Christopher Coles, Marinda Botha

Experience

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19:0090 min

Society

Designing The Future Within Wonder, Agency, and Human Connection in Immersive Worlds

Caitlin Krause

Keynote + Workshop

Platform: ENGAGE

Location: Karls Virtual Retreat

19:0045 min

Corporate

Spatial Storytelling A Case Study from the Financial World

Christian Spiekermann, Christian Salow

Platform: RAUM

20:00 CET
20:0045 min

Arts

Voices of Africa A Metaverse Exhibition of Contemporary Kenyan Art

Ndua Ndonyo, Diana Njeri, Tom Nickel, Paul Simon Waiyaki

Exhibition

Platform: ENGAGE

21:00 CET
21:0045 min

Get-together

VR-Family – We Are Together Come Meet A Metaverse Community From Germany

Pierre Kretschmer

Talk + World Hop

Platform: VRChat

Location: VR Familie Community Space

21:0045 min

Arts

The Metaverse Music Scene How Live Music Is Creating New Communities in Social VR

Shadola, Breno Valli, Olga Kai

Talk + Life Performance + Workshop

Platform: VRChat

Location: AREA X

22:00 CET
22:0090 min

Society

The Choices We Think We Make Gathering at the Foremothers Café to Explore What Really Shapes Us

Helen Lundström Erwin, Anne Seubert

Fireside Chat + Workshop

Platform: ENGAGE

Location: The Foremother's Café

23:00 CET
23:0045 min

Society

The Bodies We Choose Exploring Identity, Intimacy and Sexuality in Social XR

VenusSX, Akimbo

Panel Discussion + Experience

Platform: VRChat

Location: Elysium in Empire of Love

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00:0045 min

Arts

Dancing into the Future A Midnight Performance by The VR Dance Company

DustBunny

Live Performance

Platform: VRChat

Location: VRDA Performance Stage

01:00 CET
01:0045 min

Arts

Positive Future Worlds How XR Can Help Us Experience the Futures We Want to Build

Fins

World Hop

Platform: VRChat

02:00 CET
02:0045 min

Academia

The Overview Effect for a New Generation Empowering Youth to Reimagine Our Future

SHUSHU VR

Talk + Experience

Platform: VRChat

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10:0045 min

Technology

Engineering The Impossible Pushing the Boundaries of Location-Based Mixed Reality

Thomas Giegerich

11:00 CET
11:0045 min

Entertainment

Immersing Future Audiences Insights from the Innovation Hub of Germany’s Public Broadcaster WDR Presentation & Workshop

Lukas Höh

Platform: RAUM

12:00 CET
12:0045 min

Governance

Co-Creating the Future of XR Governance Connecting Research, Policy and Practice Through Interactive Dialogue

Rául Ruiz Rodriguez, Yannick Prié, Marco Gillies

Talk + Workshop

Platform: ENGAGE

Location: Karls Virtual Retreat

13:00 CET
13:0045 min

Culture

Rabbit Holes, Red Pills, and Headsets A Pop History of Virtual Worlds

Christopher Werth

Talk

Platform: VRChat

Location: AREA X

14:00 CET
14:0045 min

Culture

Living Heritage Reclaiming Cultural Memory Through Immersive Experiences

Marta Minguell Colomé, Danelson Maldonado, Paul Simon Waiyaki, Anne Seubert

Panel Discussion + Workshop

Platform: VRChat

Location: AREA X

14:0045 min

Entertainment

Beyond Watching The Future of Social and Interactive Immersive Video

Ivan Varko

Talk + Experience

Platform: DEOVR

15:00 CET
15:0045 min

Technology

Reclaim the Future How to Stay at the Forefront of XR Without Sacrificing Digital Sovereignty

Thomas Bedenk, Thomas Riedel

Live Podcast

Platform: VRChat

Location: AREA X

16:00 CET
16:0045 min

Governance

Building the XR Commons Creating Shared Spaces for Knowledge, Ethics and Community

Evo Heyning

Presentation + Workshop

Platform: Viverse

Location: XR Guild Hall

17:00 CET
17:0045 min

Academia

Academia Meet-up Connecting Researchers, Educators and Academic Innovators

Rachel Darden

Networking

Platform: ENGAGE

Location: Karls Virtual Retreat

17:0045 min

Technology

The Great Build Tour Exploring the Burnersphere Build-a-Thon Creations

Athena Demos, Doug Jacobson

World Hop

Platform: BurnerSphere

18:00 CET
18:0045 min

Culture

From Sunset to Second Life What Virtual Worlds Teach Us About the Future

Wagner James Au, Julian Reyes

Talk

Platform: Second Life

Location: Virtual Worlds Museum Hub

18:0045 min

Academia

How Do You Study a Virtual World? Social VR as an Emerging Qualitative Research Space

Marlene May, Prof. Dr. Dr. Björn Bohnenkamp

Presentation

Platform: ENGAGE

Location: Karls Virtual Retreat

19:00 CET
19:0045 min

Technology

The Teleportal Vision Creating A Gateway to the Metaverse

Julian Reyes, Chris Madsen

Talk

Platform: ENGAGE

Location: Virtual Worlds Museum Hub

19:0045 min

Arts

The Creation of Pearl Hyacinth uilding an Artistic Identity Across Virtual Worlds

Pearl Hyacinth, Lisa Maria Egger

Artist Showcase

Platform: Arrival.Space

Location: IMMERSIVE X Hub 2026

20:00 CET
20:0090 min

Entertainment

The Next Act The Future of Live Immersive Theatre in Virtual Worlds and Beyond

Ferryman Collective

Talk + Experience

Platform: VRChat

20:0045 min

Health

MedXR for Africa Building the Future of Healthcare Through Immersive Technologies

Dr. Nick Were, Belynder Adhiambo, Kabura Waimiri, Paul Simon Waiyaki

Panel

Platform: ENGAGE

21:00 CET
21:0045 min

Technology

Back to the Future? The Sunrise of a New Altspace

Shane Harris

Fireside Chat & Demo

Platform: Altspace

22:00 CET
22:0045 min

Arts

From Frankfurt to Mexico City in One Hour How AI Became a Rocket Booster for My VR Art

Niko Lang

Talk + Experience

Platform: VRChat

23:00 CET
23:0045 min

Get-together

Hop’Til You Drop The Legendary World-Tour By Mel and Klaus

Klaus Lemm, Mel

World Hop

Platform: VRChat

Location: AREA X

00:00 CET
00:0060 min

Get-together

Bratwurst Wonderland The Official Immersive X 2026 Closing Party

Klaus Lemm, Mel

Networking + Party

Platform: VRChat

Location: Bratwurst Wonderland

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The sixth edition of IMMERSIVE X will take place from November 10–12, 2026 and is guided by this year’s theme: Reclaim the Future.

We collaborate with organizations, platforms, and initiatives that actively shape the future of immersive technologies. As a partner, you can contribute to the festival through platforms, content, experiences, community initiatives, or other forms of collaboration.

We warmly invite you to share your ideas and explore how your organization could become part of our global XR community.

Please describe your partnership proposal in more detail below.

The deadline for partnership agreements is October 31, 2026.

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I want to participate as a presenter

The sixth edition of IMMERSIVE X will take place from November 10–12, 2026 and is guided by this year’s theme: Reclaim the Future.

We warmly invite you to contribute to our program and actively shape the conversation around immersive futures. Share your ideas, experiences, research, or bold visions with our global XR community.

Please describe your proposal in more detail below.

The submission deadline is August 31, 2026.

Make It Experiential
We believe in “Experience, don’t tell.” Your session should go beyond traditional presentations and actively engage participants. Whether through interaction, collaboration, or hands-on exploration, we ask you to create an immersive and participatory format that allows the audience to meaningfully engage with your content.

Commit to quality
We maintain high standards in both content and execution. After reviewing your submission, we will schedule a video call to discuss your proposal in detail. If accepted, you will be required to participate in an in-world rehearsal to ensure a smooth experience – both in terms of content and technical delivery.

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By presenting at IMMERSIVE X, you become part of a global network of innovators shaping immersive futures. We ask all speakers to uphold our community standards and contribute to an inclusive, respectful, and forward-thinking environment.

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