XR EXPO 2025

Exhibition from 9:00 to 17:00 on the 8th of May

Virtual Worlds - May 8th

Porsche Arena & Schleyer Convention Center

XR EXPO - May 8th

Schleyer Convention Center Saal 5 and Press Room

XR EXPO - May 9th

Maritim Hotel Convention Center

May 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM — May 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM

Keynotes & Metaverse Strategy

Porsche Arena - Main Stage

10:00	Keynote Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut \| Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labor and Tourism Baden-Württemberg
10:30	Metaverse demonstration Dr. Kistner, Dr. Vettermann \| Nvidia, Ascon
10:50	Virtual worlds and law [in German] Prof. Dr. Martin Eifert \| German Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht)
11:15	Metaverse economic potentials Prof. Dr. Katharina Hölzle \| Baden-Württemberg Technology Advisor
11:40	Keynote "Metaverse and Change" Sol Rogers \| Magnopus
12:00	Lunch

	Metaverse & Innovation
13:30	Industry pitch Timo Gessmann \| Schunk
	Panel discussion Innovation Michael Mack \| Europa-Park Timo Gessmann \| Schunk N.N. \| VDMA
	Metaverse & Startups
14:25	StartUp Pitch Naureen Mahmood \| meshcapade
	Panel discussion Startups Naureen Mahmood \| meshcapade Dr. Sebastian Klöss \| bitkom Fabian Weiss \| Immersight
	European Perspectives
15:15	EU strategy in Virtual Worlds and Web4.0: achievements and next steps Anne Bajart \| European Commission
15:30	Panel discussion "Metaverse as a European opportunity: How the EU is shaping the digital transformation" Anne Bajart \| European Commission Matthieu Worm \| Siemens / Virtual Worlds Partnership Association Marco Sacco \| EuroXR Michael Barngrover \| XR4Europe
	KI-Champions Baden-Württemberg
16:15	Awarding KI-Champions BW
17:30	Networking

May 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM — May 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM

XR & Metaverse Technology

Schleyer Convention Center - exhibition area - XR EXPO Stage

13:30	[tba.] Siemens Mobility Visometry
13:50	[tba.] Stefan Domdey, Julia Kornfeld \| Threedy
14:10	Sony XR & Metaverse Tech Scouting [tbc.] Nabil Sven Loghin \| Sony [tbc.]
14:30	AR in quality assurance Robert Menger \| BMW Kemal Gider \| CDM Tech
14:50	XR as central communication system for mechanical engineering customers Max Hirlinger, Julian Hermle \| CMC
15:10	How traditionally run SME make real use of XR Dr. Thomas Schüler \| Halocline
15:30	[tba.] HoloLight
15:50	machineering Cloud Beate Freyer \| machineering
16:10	Technical Deep Dive 3D Displays Dr. Matthias Hohenstein \| 3D Global
16:30	RealWear product portfolio for every area of application - AI voice assistance and controls Paul Uhl \| RealWear
16:50	Digital work instructions for assembly and maintenance, service and training with Gaia-X data space conformity Udo Corleis \| Radiusmedia

May 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM — May 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM

Get Together

Schleyer Convention Center - Restaurant or Foyer or Business Lounge [tbc.]

18:00 - 19:30

meet & greet

May 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM — May 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM

Industrial Metaverse

Schleyer Convention Center - XR EXPO Congress - Saal 5

13:30	Metaverse @ AZO Simon Balles \| AZO
13:50	Multi-user VR environment in development and on sale N.N. \| Matthews Engineering Simon Walk \| SolidWhite
14:10	Metaverse @ Bosch Christian Hergt \| Bosch
14:30	Metaverse @ Deutsche Bahn Julia Lotzow \| Deutsche Bahn
14:50	Quality Assurance in Metaverse N.N. \| Siemens Energy Kemal Gider \| CDM Tech
15:10	Digital twins - from machines and systems to buildings, cities and regions Dr. Uwe Wössner \| High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS
15:30	coffee break
16:00	workshop: Demystifing the industrial Metaverse - Value creation through advanced systems engineering and visual interaction in the industrial metaverse Miriam Koch \| Allianz I4.0 Benjamin Wingert, Benjamin Schneide, Peter Schrader, Franz Falkenau \| Fraunhofer IPA

May 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM — May 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM

Immersive Training

Schleyer Convention Center - XR EXPO Congress - Saal 5

13:30	Potentials of XR-based learning Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dieter Uckelmann \| Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart (HfT)
13:50	XR- & AI-based product training using the example of Viessmann Markus Herkersdorf \| TriCAT
14:10	Training for Herrenknecht tunnel boring machines Tim Deussen \| Studio Tim Deussen
14:30	Risk analysis for construction work: browser-based interactive experience Mauricio Martínez \| Tecnológico de Monterrey
14:50	Platform for VR training in additive manufacturing N.N. \| toolcraft AG Simon Walk \| SolidWhite
15:10	Use of augmented reality in inter-company training Emily Schultka \| Stuttgart Region Chamber of Skilled Crafts
15:30	coffee break
16:00	Virtual Interactive Learning Anastasia Stojanovic \| VIL GmbH
16:20	XR training Petra Dahm \| StellDirVor Theda Ockenga \| TheSafeZone e.V.
16:40	Workshop "Training in the Metaverse" Silke Schmidt \| XR Hub Bavaria Rolf Kruse \| HS Erfurt / Netzwerk uniVERSEty

May 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM — May 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM

Creative & Social Metaverse

Schleyer Convention Center - XR EXPO Congress - Saal 5

13:30	Combing hardware with VR for sport applications Lennard Riemann \| Merkas Technologies
13:50	Changes in UI/UX design in the age of XR and spatial computing Philip Trautmann \| Shaped Agency
14:10	Immersive gaming for behavioral change, cultural understanding Mahder Mulusew Getaneh, Beza Tezera \| CoXist Plus
14:30	Humanoid Robot Digital Twin Balazs Barta, Renáta Csabai \| Pannon Business Network Association
14:50	[tba.]
15:10	[tba.]
15:30	coffee break
16:00	Workshop Finn Kortenbrede \| XRBB

May 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM — May 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM

Automotive SIG MeetUp

Schleyer Convention Center - XR EXPO Congress - Press Room

16:30	Intro Keynote
16:45	Discussion round 1: Data Processes
17:00	Discussion round 2: Collaboration/Data generation
17:15	Discussion round 3: Visualisation / Marketing & GenAI
17:30	Panel discussion moderation: Jan Pflueger \| advisXR

May 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM — May 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM

Get Together

Schleyer Convention Center - Restaurant or Foyer or Business Lounge [tbc.]

18:00 - 19:30

meet & greet

May 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM — May 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM

Industrial Metaverse

Maritim Hotel Convention Center - room Hamburg

08:00	Operations Digital Twin / Industrial Metaverse in CVS manufacturing Tobias Ott \| ZF
08:25	OLYMPUS Metaverse Oliver Schuler \| TriCAT
08:50	Smart Manufacturing and Social XR Richard Stegmann \| ruhlamat GmbH Dr. Alexander Kulik \| Consensive GmbH
09:15	[tba.] Voith [tbc.]
09:40	[tba.]
10:05	coffee break
10:30	Industrial XR networked collaboration Dr. Ian Biscoe \| Design Academy Eindhoven
10:55	Industrial metaverse in cognitive robotics - market potential and development gaps Gesche Held \| Fraunhofer IPA
11:20	Panel discussion "Industrial Metaverse" Wolfgang Schäfer \| XROpen Forum
12:30	lunch

May 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM — May 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM

Healthcare Metaverse

Maritim Hotel Convention Center- room Bonn

08:00	Surgical precision in the virtual world: how haptics, precise tracking and digital twins will shape tomorrow's training Prof. Dr. Björn Krüger, Dr. med. Kristian Welle \| Uniklinikum Bonn David Lähner, Gründer und CEO \| MindPort
08:25	VR/AR applications for neurosurgery, medical training tools Olga Krivchenko \| Qualium Systems
08:50	The Healthcare Metaverse Petra Dahm \| StellDirVor Theda Ockenga \| TheSafeZone e.V.
09:15	Med Tech 3D Dr. Matthias Hohenstein \| 3D Global
09:40	Navigation in VR Patrik Künzler \| LimbicLife
10:05	coffee break
10:30	Virtual worlds in medical education and training Dominik Wichmann \| TriCAT
10:55	Workshop "Healthcare Metaverse" Caroline Friedmann \| Forum Gesundheitsstandort Baden-Württemberg [tbc.]
12:30	lunch

May 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM — May 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM

Public Data Spaces & GovTec Metaverse

Maritim Hotel Convention Center - room Köln

	GovTec Metaverse
08:00	Urban digital twin for Cities and Municipalities Volker Coors \| Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart
	Berlin Hardenberg Square digital twin Tim Deussen \| StudioDeussen
	Public participation for Infrastructure Projects [tbc.] Chris Göpfert \| TransnetBW
	Police in Metaverse Jochen Lauxmann \| Police University Baden-Württemberg [tbc.]
	Workshop GovTec-Metaverse Martin Reisinger \| InnoLab Staatsministerium Baden-Württemberg
10:05	coffee break
	Public Data Spaces
10:30	Connecting the Metaverse with Gaia-X and AI: Concepts and Applications Dr. Denise Kahl \| German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)
11:00	VR4more data, people, and interactive behavior in social XR Dr. Alexander Kulik \| Consensive
11:30	Open AR Cloud Workshop Alina Kadlubsky \| Open AR Cloud Europe Christine Perey \| Perey Research & Consulting
12:30	lunch

May 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM — May 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM

Artificial Intelligence for Metaverse

Maritim Hotel Convention Center - room Hamburg

13:30	Empathic AI agents in virtual worlds Markus Herkersdorf \| TriCAT
14:00	HammerHAI - AI in Metaverse Dr. Andreas Wierse \| SICOS-BW
14:30	Connecting the Metaverse with Gaia-X and AI: Concepts and Applications (short) Dr. Denise Kahl \| DFKI
14:45	XR and AI agent-based product training using Viessmann as an example (short) Markus Herkersdorf \| TriCAT
15:00	coffee break
15:30	Workshop "Artificial Intelligence for the Metaverse" Tobias Kenner, Samira Djidjeh \| KI-Allianz Baden-Württemberg

May 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM — May 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM

Metaverse Strategy

Maritim Hotel Convention Center - room Bonn

	Metaverse Strategy Development
13:30	The EU AI Act and Its Impact on XR Technologies Moritz Stilz \| GleissLutz
13:50	Metaverse Checks – Current state of development of companies on their way into the metaverse Peter Schrader, Franz Falkenau \| Fraunhofer IPA
14:10	Hackathon "Positioning the Metaverse" Valentino Megale, Luis Martins Bravo \| XRSI
15:00	coffee break
	Metaverse Standardization
15:30	OpenXR Alex Crabb, Lisie Aartsen \| Khronos Group
16:00	5G Media Action Group (5G-MAG): Driving Standards for Immersive Media Experience Dr. Louay Bassbouss \| Fraunhofer FOKUS & Metaverse Standards Forum (MSF)
16:30	OpenUSD & Apple Gerhard Schröder \| viSales

May 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM — May 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM

Metaverse Content Creation & Delivery

Maritim Hotel Convention Center - room Köln

13:30	How we protect your 3D models with Gaussian Splatting technology Arnold Pötsch, Moritz Becher \| UX3D
14:00	Dynamic visualization of digital twins based on STEP Natalja Kleiner \| Forschungszentrum Informatik (FZI)
14:30	Using OKRs for managing virtual reality projects Simon Arndt \| Merkas Technologies
15:00	coffee break
15:30	Alternative game/3D engines in an industrial context: An open look at the most common 3D engines using practical examples Julian Hermle \| CMC Engineers

Program

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