Hackvention Meetup: European vs United States VR/AR market

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The only constant in life is CHANGE. We live in extremely exciting days, where disruptive technologies and digital business models transform the world we live in every day.

The hackvention event series is a leading european event series in the fields of AR, VR and immersive technologies, originally based in Hanover (Germany). Our mission is to help using immersive technologies to solve real business issues: rethink, disrupt, innovate is the slogan of the hackvention event series. Driven by this vision, we connect "german mittelstand", european and international industry professionals, passionate innovators, technology experts as well as soft- and hardware providers to network and swap ideas on immersive technologies in a relaxed environment at the hackvention event series as well as the meetups in the world’s leading startup and innovation hotspots.

PROGRAM FORMATS

• Keynotes & Firesides

• Company Demos

• Networking, fun & amazing BBQ

KEY TOPICS OF THE MEETUP
• European vs. US VR/AR market
• Developments and challenges in the european VR/AR communities
• Presentations of aspiring VR/AR... startups in the fields of sustainability presented by the german startup Saving Planet A and facial tracking presented by BinaryVR
• Immersive technologies for sustainability education

PROGRAM FORMATS
• Keynotes, Conference Calls & Firesides
• Company Demos
• Networking, fun & amazing BBQ

AGENDA:
4:00 - 4:30 PM Doors open

4:30 - 5:00 PM Barbecue starts

5:00 - 5:15 PM Short introduction

5:15 - 5:45 PM Developments in the European VR/AR communities (by Susanne Ahmadseresht, Hamburg, Germany)

5:50 - 6:20 PM Presentation "BinaryVR" (Kenneth Ryu, BinaryVR.com)

6:25 - 6:55 PM Presentation "VR Saving Planet A" (Carina Mentrup, savingplaneta.com)

7:00 - 7:45 PM Presentation Ami Lebendiker (Google)

7:55 - 8:10 PM Open Annoucements

8:10 - 10:00 PM BBQ & Networking

LOCATION
Startup Embassy
431 Kipling St
Palo Alto
CA

ENTRANCE FEEs:
None, but we will charge at least 10 USD for all visitors (pay as you want). 100% will be given as a donation to a foundation supporting a good cause in the Bay Area.

We are looking forward to meet YOU! Join us!

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ABOUT THE HACKVENTION EVENT SERIES:

The hackvention event series is a leading european event series in the fields of AR, VR and immersive technologies, originally based in Hanover (Germany). Our mission is to help using immersive technologies to solve real business issues: rethink, disrupt, innovate is the slogan of the hackvention event series. Driven by this vision, we connect "german mittelstand", european and international industry professionals, passionate innovators, technology experts as well as soft- and hardware providers to network and swap ideas on immersive technologies in a relaxed environment at the hackvention meetups in the world’s leading startup and innovation hotspots.

The "hackvention experience tours": RETHINK at the point of the future’s origin

Date: August 2-5, Palo Alto (next: will be announced soon); Final Meetup on August 5

Experience the vibe of the world’s leading technology & innovation hotspots and rethink the changes of the digital age within a guided tour to aspiring startups, fast growing companies and leading innovators in hotspots like Tel Aviv, Berlin, Shenzen, Silicon Valley and many more. Discover the latest technologies and radical innovation strategies and get access to international game changers in a relaxed environment at the final local meetup.

The "hackvention Creative Lab": Innovate - Concept Design & Team Building

Date: November 3 2017, Hanover (Germany)

Guided by leading innovation experts, startup mentors and product development strategists, you will transform real business needs into future conceptsbased on immersive technologies. Hand in hand with multidisciplinary development departments of leading industry professionals, creative minds and digital talents like coders, developers, designers and business strategists systematically developgame-changing product ideas that serve real business needs of our corporate partners and create disruptive business concepts on the cutting edge of technology.

After the creative lab is before the summit: The creative lab is just the starting Point for the disruptive idea and the executing team. Constantly challenged and mentored between the creative lab and the summit by our product development mentors, we prepare the teams with rapid prototyping essentials and product development knowledge for the final prototyping within the hackathon at the hackvention summit.

The "hackvention summit": Exhibition, Conference & Hackathon

Date: November 24-26 2017, Hanover (Germany)

Experience new technologies that have the potential to dramatically change yourindustry and learn more about the use of innovative technology like AR, VR mixedreality, 360 content and immersive technology in the most importantecomony sectors at the exhibition and conference.Transform the disruptive ideas generated at the creative lab into prototypes within thehackathon. Driven by the burning desire to innovate, diversely skilled teamsconsisting of the corporate partner’s development departments, coders, developers,designers, soft- and hardware providers as well as technology and productdevelopment experts create prototypes for game-changing applications.