Digital and Virtual Events

AWE Nite Florence presents "Digital and Virtual Events" to be held within the VRE Fest - Virtual Reality Experience (VRE) the first and only Festival in Italy dedicated entirely to XR.

On October 15th, at 6pm (CEST) join us as we unite Florence, Rome, Torino, in Italy, with New York in the USA and Paris in France, to engage speakers of the highest level such as ORI INBAR and LOUIS CACCIUTTOLO.
ANTONY VITILLO and CECILIA LASCIALFARI will talk about their experience in organizing AWE Nite Florence and other VR events in which they have collaborated or participated.
MARIANGELA MATAROZZO, organizer of the VRE Fest, will host this special edition of AWE Nite Florence within the festival talks.

The VRE FEST will take place in real life, in Rome, with connections all over the world.
AWE Nite Florence will focus on the use of digital and virtual platforms, and will be a “hybrid” event with some speakers in attendance in Rome and others participating online.

VRE Fest is a step toward the return to events in person, such as AWE USA 2021 taking place in Santa Clara, California USA November 9-11 primarily as an in person conference and also with an online element.

VRE - Virtual Reality Experience (VRE) is an international festival created to explore Extended Reality (XR) and its impact on different disciplines: from Arts to Medicine, from Business to Cultural Heritage, from Sustainable Economy, social coexistence, International Cooperation and more.
VRE presents a selection of XR works, virtual experiences, XR live performances, talks lead by expect XR field.
VRE21 will focus its content on the Next Generation Eu, with the commitment to help raise awareness on the issues of economic, social and environmental sustainability and to spread the culture of sustainability to promote cultural change.

What are the differences and difficulties in organizing a digital event and a virtual event?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of a virtual event and a digital event?
On what occasion should we use digital platforms and on which virtual ones?
What have past experiences of virtual and digital events taught us?
What is the future of digital and virtual events with the trend of the covid-19 pandemic?
How have digital and virtual environments evolved over the past two years?
What is the advantage / disadvantage of an online event compared to an event in the real world?
What are the tips for organizing a successful online event?

Expect a lively meeting, full of ideas, during which you can ask questions in the chat that the speakers will address live.

PANEL CONVERSATION
Start: October 15th from 6pm CEST / 4pm GMT/ 12am EST / 9am PST
Duration: 1 hour
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AGENDA
18:00 - 19:00pm CEST

1. Welcome & Introduction by CECILIA LASCIALFARI | Co-Founder ARea6DoF | Creative Technologist | Event Organizer AWE Nite Florence

2. MARIANGELA MATAROZZO | Founder and Artistic Director of VRE - Virtual Reality Experience, entirely dedicated to XR (VRE 2019 - ongoing) - Speech title: “Welcome to VRE-FEST”

3. ORI INBAR | Co-Founder AWE | Co-Founder Super Ventures | Co-Founder & CEO of AugmentedReality.org | Organizer AWE Nite in the world - Speech title: “Do we need really to choose between reality and virtuality?”

4. CECILIA LASCIALFARI | Co-Founder ARea6DoF | Creative Technologist | Event Organizer AWE Nite Florence - Speech title: “Summary of the experience in the organization of AWE Nite Florence”

5. ANTONY VITILLO | Co-Founder The Ghost Howls | Co-Founder New Technology Walker Co-Organizers AWE Nite Florence - Speech title: “How to organize your VR event at its best”

6. LOUIS CACCIUTTOLO |Founder and CEO VRrOOm, responsible for its sales and strategic partnerships - Speech title: “Democratizing social VR events: from organizers to users, overcoming the barriers to adoption”

7. Closing and final Q & A with ANTONY VITILLO & CECILIA LASCIALFARI
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RSVP now! This is truly an event not to be missed!

Cecilia Lascialfari & Antony Vitillo
AWE Nite Florence