Day 1 – 26 July 2017

The total revenue for Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) is projected to increase from $5.2 billion in 2016 to over $162 billion in 2020, according to the IDC. According to Telsyte Australian VR & AR Market Study 2017, nearly 25% of all households in Australia, or 2.5 million households, are expected to have virtual reality headsets by 2020.

In the space of marketing and customer experience, AR / VR is gaining ground as the technology offers great enhancement to conventional experience that intuitively engages customers. AR / VR can be applied to a range of consumer experiences in the purchasing journey, from how people search and evaluate new products. When AR / VR app is integrated in a familiar retail setting as a part of the shopping experience, people not only thought highly of the technology, but they also positively related to the products. They were more likely to purchase products, and view the app as a useful tool for shopping.

• What is driving AR / VR adoption and why this year will be the tipping point for AR / VR
• AR / VR as a part of the omni-channel marketing mix: What does it take to make it work?
• Brand hits and misses on bringing AR / VR to life: Successful commercialization of AR / VR across industries

Rupert is also the founder of One Fat Sheep, a platform specialising in creating innovative digital solutions, Augmented Reality, mobile applications, website development and online marketing.

• The dawn of Mixed Reality: Blurring of lines between place, customer experience and Mixed Reality
• Keeping up with the fundamental shift in how customers experience and engage with brands, products, and services
• Enhancing brand experience with Mixed Reality and cutting away distractions
• Global insights from the omni-channel efforts of renowned brands

Equipped with 15 years of experience under his belt in architecture, interior design , the wider film and video industry, his core focus is primarily large on Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality Works. Through these works Kid Neon took on a game studio and continually builds leading VR tools that allow groups of people to experience VR and AR together.

Prior to joining Deloitte’s team, Michael was the founder and lead at Kid Neon Images, a leading visualisation and Virtual Reality house for retail designers and centres. Some major clients Michael has worked with in this space are New Balance, Melbourne Central and Casuarina, Jurlique & Kate Spade New York.

With 20 years of global experience working in the UK, USA, South East Asia and now Australia, Robbie aspires to assist with omni-channel solutions for his clients, which include, Priceline, NAB, ANZ, Siam Bank, Federal Government and Telstra. He is also an industry commentator and speaker for Good Design Australia, The Digital Industry Association of Australia (AIMIA), Worktech, The Association for Data-Driven Marketing and Advertising (ADMA) and the Customer Experience Australia.

2017 is the year in which AR and VR become mainstream technologies to transform companies and the way customers experience brands. Oculus, Samsung, Sony, Google, HTC and Microsoft are all exploring new frontiers and commercial applications for the technologies, with Apple rumoured to be launching an AR-enabled device in 2017.Experience how Australian companies are utilizing VR and AR for social media, tourism, sales, store design, category platforms, training, and unique customer experiences. This unique session will include live demonstration of Microsoft HoloLens and Oculus Rift platforms, followed by a 15 min Q&A on the future of the technology, commercial impact and transformational case studies.

• Introduction and industry overview on the future of AR / VR
• VR: Global and local innovations, omni-channel case studies featuring Alibaba live stream (live demonstration of Oculus Rift)
• AR: Microsoft HoloLens, custom architecture and design, potential for AR enhancing traditional media (live stream on screens)
• Samsung Gear VR and B2B applications that enhance and transform the customer experience
• Facebook 360 VR: Social sharing and Oculus Connect featuring Tourism NZ and Nikon case study

He pursues his passion by working with the creative industries such as 360 Film, Virtual & Augmented Reality and new immersive technologies that illuminate the human experience and create deep emotional connections for companies and brands.  

• Why is AR & VR important to Commercial Real Estate?
  
• Why has the commercial real estate industry been slow in adopting AR & VR, and what needs to change?
  
• How do we create tangible, exceptional business outcomes for our clients with these technologies?
  
• What is CBRE doing in this space?
  

• Case studies of global brands who are investing in and succeeding-with B2C AR / VR (Woolworths, Carrefour, Dreamworks, Boeing, Airbus)
• How interspatial storytelling measurably and significantly increases information ingestion and retention and brand loyalty
• ROI of the categories and verticals that are first-movers

A pioneer of the Augmented and Virtual Reality industry, he originally worked with DAQRI (Los Angeles) back in 2010, conceiving and produces scores of complex, commercial, award-winning Augmented and Virtual Reality campaigns with leading Australian and international brands such as including Toys R Us, Netapp, Cisco, Target, Singtel Optus, 20th Century Fox, Woolworths and Toyota. Later on in 2013, he created the first Augmented Reality dedicated division in one of Australia’s largest communications groups, IVE.

David is also the founder of Virtual Method, an AR/VR Consultancy that works with enterprise and brands to create strategies around advanced AR + VR Head-Mounted-Displays. 

• Leverage on technology to drive innovations in CX and improve each interaction in end-to-end customer journey
• Customisable / configurable products on the website front end powered by VR product development
• Pioneer custom in-store quoting app for closer collaboration with customers to drive customer acquisition, sales conversion and communication
• Design new CRM for enhanced marketing automation, product delivery visibility and customer communication

A marketing technologist, Dominic excels in driving corporate change through the creative use of cutting-edge technology solutions in real-world applications. He is a nationally recognized digital expert with a passion for commercially aware, analytics-led decision making that results in technology and media savvy outcomes.

• Understanding and managing privacy and information security issues: Filling the gaps and loopholes within your AR / VR technology infrastructure
• Who has the intellectual property rights?
• Do you have any liability for real world events?
• Do you know how to navigate contracts terms and consumer rights?

Alec’s expertise has been harnessed with a diverse cross-border Asia Pacific practice with the emphasis on blockchain, smart contracts, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality, Data privacy/ Cyber security, Information (including Big Data analytics and IoT), E-commerce (including online marketing), Cloud computing, Sourcing, Open Source Software and Commercial IT and Intellectual Property.

Alex has been described by the Chambers Global – The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business Guide as ‘superb…. a genuine regional expert’; by Asia Pacific Legal 500 as ‘probably one of the best lawyers in his field’ and ‘a Cloud computing and data privacy expert’ and ’is brilliant on software licensing … has a wide knowledge of IT/IP issues both in Australia and globally’; and by Leading Lawyers as ‘a sought after IT lawyer in Australia, highly pragmatic professional assisting to commercial results’, Alec has been selected as one of the Leading Information Technology lawyers in Australia and globally since 2013 by Who’s Who Legal.

Since 2015 Alec has been recognised by his peers in Best Lawyers as one of Australia’s best outsourcing lawyers. Alec has also been appointed as the only Australian on the editorial boards of Data Guidance’s online ‘Global platform for data protection and privacy compliance’ and the global journal e-Health Law & Policy published by Cecile Park Publishing. Alec is also the country expert/editor for Bloomberg BNA’s Australian chapter for its online global data privacy and security offering.

• Virtual holograms in the physical space
• Developing real-time connectivity and virtual space
• How will mixed reality disrupt customer experience and product development?
• What are customers looking for in AR/VR solutions?
• What are customers’ expectations and concerns?

Enjoy a glass of champagne whilst networking with other like-minded individuals on topics that are of most interest to you and fellow delegates.

Day 2 Morning – 27 July 2017

AR / VR has arrived, with the world’s largest companies including Google, Microsoft and Facebook investing billions of dollars into the technology. Industry experts are of the opinion that Australia needs to invest more in the sector or risk missing out.

The following sessions covers insights on keeping up with AR / VR as the new reality for brands, personalizing AR / VR mobile content, pursuing collaboration that nurture effective AR / VR strategies and potential innovative uses of AR / VR in retail, tourism, advocacy and education.

• How to inform and educate the business to the opportunities of AR & VR
• Utility Vs Marketing: Developing strategies to ensure longevity and ongoing value from investments in the new medium
• Building the business case: How to identify and develop a structured business case supporting key initiatives of your business
• Effective Budgeting: What elements you need to consider to effectively budget for Augmented and Virtual Reality
• Governance and process: How to integrate AR /VR with existing business processes and build effective technology governance

With extensive experience working in the media, technology and animation industry for over 15 years, Joe currently places his focus on identifying new trends in digital media, from mobile to social media, and the rise of Augmented and Virtual Reality.

Joe has been spearheading the strategic direction for Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality scene with a global working team as 3M begins to explore this new medium.

• Overcoming neuropsychological and spatial issues to build trust, loyalty, and bonding with customers
• Using holographic telepresence to transform the finite nature of personal space and imagine the greatest shift in CX
• Achieving great UI / UX to boost CX

• AR / VR: The new touchpoint in modern omni-channel experience
• VR as an excellent tool to give a taste of product / service (top education case study and showcase apps)
• VR as a visualization tool (property, spatial designs and ideas)
• VR to create visceral emotive experiences for advertising and sales (car and bike dealerships)
• AR for dynamic contextual information and customer experience (museum and Innovation Pool at Barangaroo)

On a personal note, Ming had recently won the challenge in Australia’s first and biggest VR hackathon, ImmersiveHack, bringing home the champion’s prize. His passions include addressing and analysing new applications of VR gamifications and prototyping ideas on Tiltbrush.

Day 2 Morning – 27 July 2017

Uniquely Australian brands have tapped into the AR / VR technology – Australia Zoo’s VR project aims to ‘revolutionise zoo visits’, Alzheimer’s Australia Vic launched a VR app to transform dementia care and National Museum Australia is presenting David Attenborough’s First Life and Great Barrier Reef Dive in VR format.

Qantas Airways and Tourism Australia have launched their own VR offerings to great success. These sessions showcase how to achieve success and returns with AR / VR technology.

• Exclusive insights into the first ever VR experience offered by a zoo
• Embracing VR to deliver engaging zoo visits to memorable and relatable
• Leveraging on VR technology to break down language barriers, perceptions of zoos from around the world, and truly excite with immersive animal experiences

Currently the Director of Sales at the renowned Australia Zoo founded by Steve Irwin, Erina works extensively with the organisation’s marketing team and is responsible for the representation of the zoo’s brand globally for the awareness on the conservation efforts.

Tasked with the formation of partnerships within the Australian tourism industry, Erina possesses a strong outlook on conservation and wildlife tourism, with the belief that Australia Zoo and its conservation properties are at the forefront of providing the authentic experience for international visitors during their Australian journey.

Erina serves as a director on the Tourism Noosa Board, and the Asia Pacific Travel & Tourism Research Board. She also served as the Chairperson of the Sunshine Coast Business Women’s Network Board from 2012 – 2015.

Pradeep Khanna, is Founder CEO of consulting company Global Mindset (GM) focused on leveraging globalization, digitization & virtualisation for Living, Learning & Working. He has over 30 years of executive & management experience across a number of industries.

Pradeep has been a leader for IBM GBS Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ) leveraging India, China, Philippines, Vietnam, Egypt, Romania, Brazil. He has worked on assignments for IBM, Australian Trade Commission, Optus, Westpac, Qantas, ING, Crompton Greaves and many more organizations.

He is an Adjunct Professor/Visiting Faculty at a number of institutions in Australia, Singapore & India. Pradeep is a speaker at many international conferences. In 2016, Pradeep has presented in Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai, Toronto, Sydney & Singapore.

Pradeep is Sydney Chapter President of the Global VR AR Association (VRARA). He is also Global Co-Chair, Education of VRARA.

Pradeep is a member of Executive Panel of Global Consulting Companies and Open Colleges Industry Advisory Panel. He has studied MBA from AGSM (UNSW), M.Sc, Computer Science from UTS, & B Tech from IIT Delhi.

• Understand essential requirements for patents in Australia
• Case Studies of AR and VR patenting and IP strategies
• Data intrusion and intimate data surveillance regarding hyper reality

His experience covers the likes of PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal, ResMed Ltd, Ventracor Ltd, Bioxyne Ltd, and Calix Ltd. Anthony has a range of qualifications from the NSW Supreme Court Solicitor, Patent and Trade Mark Attorney, and Domain Name Arbitrator in Australia.

Anthony is also a Fellow of Institute of Patent Attorneys in Australia and a board member of the Professional Standards Board for Trade Mark and Intellectual Patent Attorneys. He also lectured in Validity and Interpretation of Patents at UTS in 2014.

Anthony was mentioned in IAM’s 2013 list of Top 1000 Patent Attorneys and Intellectual Property Specialists in the world. His law firm was featured in the Top 1000 IP Laws Book published by IAM in 2014 and 2016. Also, Alder IP is the proud winner of a Client Choice Award 2015 for the best patent firm in Australia and recently won the Australian Patent Law as awarded by Corporate Intl (UK) in 2016.

• Prepping your business to capitalise on the Internet of Things (IoT)
• Is your business AR / VR / MR ready?
• Managing IP issues and lawsuits

Grainger VR has been working on some unique projects around the globe, capturing the first ever VR around Uluru, and have been taking VR content to new heights with their progressive film making techniques.

Maxim has been working with on major campaigns with Tourism Australia, Qantas and producing many educational pieces that are being seen on a global scale.

Post-Forum Workshop B: Incorporating AR / VR within Marketing Campaigns with Measurable Success

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