Keynotes
Event Timeslots (4)
Friday
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VR at the Point of Care
David Parker, IoT Consultant
David will be presenting the findings of a recently finished virtual reality feasibility pilot at Mount Sinai Hospital where palliative patients were able to experience their last wish via virtual reality. Also covered is how this unique idea came about, the struggles of getting it into a strict and heavily process driven industry like health care, and also some of the key learnings from infection control to patient best practices.
Finally, David will discuss the ethical concerns of sustaining this service at all ends of the ecosystem, and some ideas on how the market can overcome them.
Thursday
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Proving VR’s Viability by Example
Frank Soqui, General Manager of VR, Intel Corporation
VR gaming and entertainment is in the midst of evolution and adoption. In addition, Commercial and Enterprise applications are quickly emerging, driven by TCO and ROI needs by the business.
Intel will be discussing the value proposition of Intel Architecture as well as using examples in recent partnerships to show the business value of VR.
Thursday
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My Path to Modern Immersion
Buzz Hays, Head of Product, Lytro
From his first job in the entertainment business at the local drive-in movie theatre at the age of 15 to 3D Hollywood pioneer to his current position as Head of Product at Light Field tech company Lytro, Buzz’s career has always centered around transformative technologies married with creative storytelling​. Mr Hays will share the story of his exciting relationship to immersive technology, what he learned along the way, and where he hopes his creative path will ultimately lead.
Thursday
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Futurists Panel
Ajay Fry, InnerSpace (Space Channel)
Frank Soqui, General Manager of VR, Intel
Buzz Hays, Head of Product, Lytro
Habib Zargarpour, Visual Effects Supervisor
Tricia Dugan, VP of Go To Market, Immersive, HP