Virtual & Augmented Reality Showcase

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Imagine climbing Mount Everest, or visiting the Pyramids – all in your living room..!

Virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) have the potential to become the next big technology platform, and to reshape the way we live, learn and play. With the arrival of affordable headsets, virtual reality will transform how we do many things such as buying a car, visiting a doctor or watching a football game. As the technology advances and new applications are created, VR/AR is tipped to become a new multibillion dollar industry of the future.

To truly appreciate this amazing technology, you need to experience the magic for your self. Come and join us for a fun and informative evening and try the latest virtual reality headsets.

The format will be a series of Codex Talks. A Codex Talk is a concise presentation from a speaker with the aim of answering a set question related to their industry or technology area. After answering the question, the speaker will be asked to make a bold prediction about their industry.

A Codex Talk will give the audience something they can walk away with: valuable insights, actionable information, fresh perspectives, and renewed optimism.

Ambassador’s Residence, Embassy of Portugal, 12 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PP

23 March 2017

6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Schedule

6:30 pm 7:00 pm Registration and Drinks

7:00 pm 8:15 pm Codex Talks and Q & A

HE Mr Manuel Lobo Antunes, Ambassador of Portugal to the UK

Greg Ivanov, Google Daydream and Android

What’s good VR content?

Ivo Vieira, CEO, LusoVU

What will be the key factor for AR to become mainstream?

Jonathan Chippindale, CEO, Holition

How does Mixed Reality relate to the Fourth Industrial Revolution?

Luis Agrellos, Managing Partner, GEMA

What kind of influence will VR have on audience behaviour?

Richard Nockles, CEO, Surround Vision

Where is VR going next?

William McMaster, Head of VR, Visualise

Will 2017 be the year VR finally goes mainstream?

8:15 pm 9:30 pm Drinks Reception

Speakers

Greg Ivanov
Google Daydream and Android

Greg Ivanov leads rollout of Daydream across EMEA. Prior to this, Greg was a Strategic Partner Lead for Mobile Partnerships EMEA at Google. Before joining Google, Greg was the Head of Digital for Project Syndicate where he worked on international content partnerships and proprietary digital products.

Twitter: @gregivanov
Ivo Vieira
CEO, LusoVU

Ivo Yves Vieira, son of Portuguese immigrants in France, was born in 1971 in Paris. He studied Physics Engineering (1994). Afterwards, he got a Post-graduation in Aerospace Technology (1995), a PhD in Physics Engineer (2006) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA), The LisbonMBA (2010). As an entrepreneur, he founded LusoSpace (2002), LusoVU (2013) and LusoMusic (2013). Ivo Yves Vieira is an active member of the academic community regarding Augmented Reality and Space related technology, participating in academic talks and events and tutoring in master degree courses.

Twiter handle: @IvoVieiraAR
Jonathan Chippindale
CEO, Holition
Luis Agrellos
Managing Partner, GEMA

Attending the Doctoral degree in Digital Media at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto, Luis postgraduated in Business Management by the Católica Business School of Porto. First degree in Electronic and Computer Engineering from University of Porto. His first job was as at Accenture, as an IT Analyst. After 3 years of corporate experience, and a general management course at Católica Porto University, in 2006, he founded GEMA.

GEMA [http://gemadigital.com/] is a creative technology company, mainly focused on creating interactive and immersive experiences for Events and Museums. We combine technology, audiovisual and creativity to come up with solutions such as video mapping, 4D rooms, immersive environments, holograms, virtual reality, augmented reality, videoguides, games, interactive installations and multitouch applications.

GEMA is now an international company, that operates in Portugal, Brazil, Spain, Angola and UK.

Luis is also a founding partner at Hey Digital and a partner at GMK (TV production company) and Board member of NEM Portugal (New European Media).

Twitter: @luisagrellos

Richard Nockles
CEO, Surround Vision

Richard Nockles has been at the cutting edge of 360º & VR innovation for the last six years. He founded the UK’s first specialist 360 production company in 2011 and was instrumental in reinventing the 360º genre across the UK broadcasting and Advertising industry.

His company Surround Vision, based in London, produces award winning VR content for the wide range of devices and platforms across documentary and drama formats. Currently seconded as VR Creative Director at Sky VR studios, Richard has helped shape and accelerate the output from Sky’s newly created in-house production unit.

A creative technologist at heart, after working in Architecture for ten years, Richard made the move to filmmaking in 2003 producing a slate of Drama and Documentaries that have been distributed globally. Now focussed exclusively in 360º/VR, Richard sees the blend of gaming and entertainment industries as the perfect opportunity to craft a new style of storytelling.

His company Surround Vision are one of the original specialist production companies and have a number of home grown Directors and producers who have shaped a house style which integrates motion techniques to elevate audience engagement in VR. The company have produced documentary films for the UN, SKY, BBC, Channel 4 and developed VR apps for a number of platforms and devices.
William McMaster
Head of VR, Visualise

Will McMaster is a Cannes award-winning documentary filmmaker and Head of VR at Visualise. Since joining Visualise, he has directed over 25 VR experiences, and oversaw the creation of dozens more. William became heavily involved in the VR scene in 2012, and began building software and hardware to facilitate 360 video creation and viewing in VR. In 2013, His experimental 360 film, Experience Japan, was the first 360 film available on the Oculus Rift. Since then, William has gone on to direct narrative VR experiences for The Economist, Doctors Without Borders (MSF), the BBC, and has worked with brands such as HSBC, Ford, and Samsung.

William is a world renowned thought leader in VR and narrative. He is regularly invited to speak at international events and has contributed to, and been interviewed by: The Guardian, Wired, the Evening Standard, and TechRadar.

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