Agenda

Time	Agenda
MORNING
09:00 – 12:00	ARVR SAFETY, TRAINING, MAINTENANCE EXPERIENTIAL SITE TOUR @ University of Auckland, Laboratory for Industry 4.0 Smart Manufacturing Systems (LISMS)
	Industry 4.0 holds the promise of increased flexibility in manufacturing, better quality and improved productivity, which enables New Zealand companies to take on the challenges of producing more individualized products with a short lead-time to market. The resultant higher quality products and services ultimately enhance companies’ competitiveness. The LISMS is established to showcase some key technologies of Industry 4.0, as well as to demonstrate how New Zealand businesses benefit from implementing these technologies. The laboratory also facilitates interactions and collaborations between industry partners and researchers.


AFTERNOON
13:30 – 17:00	AR/VR CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENTIAL SITE TOUR @ M Theory
	M Theory is a specialist arm of creative innovations agency Method and focuses on delivering interactive, immersive and awe-inspiring experiences through a range of augmented and virtual reality services. This includes 360 video, post-production, 3D modelling and digital storytelling, along with computer-generated imagery, app and game development. A leader in the AR/VR space in Australasia, M Theory has worked with Ngati Whatua Orakei, Warner Brothers, NZ Post, Mercury, Salvation Army, and WSP-Opus (amongst others) to bring AR and VR experiences to life as well as creating their own games and experiences. Since 2003 Method has worked with clients to create unique and compelling experiences for marketing, communications, and entertainment through web, mobile, games, and emerging technology.

Time	Agenda
09:00	Opening Address and Day 1 Highlights by Chairperson
	AMBER TAYLOR Co-Founder Augmented Reality Applications

AR/VR FOR CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, MARKETING AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
09:10	Multi-sensory Immersive Experience – ARVR’s Next Big Move
	Immersive, Experiential, and Multisensory: How Future Marketing looks like Involving all senses in the immersive virtual reality environment to create truly memorable customer experiences Total sensory immersion to greatly attributing to the overall real-time feel by ARVR
	PRADEEP KHANNA Executive Director, APAC VR/AR Association

09:50	Augmented and Virtual Reality Education – The Future of Classrooms
	How immersive experiences in education environment can help students to truly enjoy the learning process Helping teachers to not only improve, but also democratize education Transforming your teaching models for the digital age
	TARA FAGAN Executive Council Member EdTechNZ

10:30	Morning Refreshments & Networking Session

HOW AR/VR WILL REVOLUTIONIZE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING INDUSTRY
10:45	Heritage VR: Back to the Past
	DR MIRIAM ROSS Senior Lecturer, Film Programme Victoria University of Wellington

11:30	Designing Learning Making Use of ARVR
	Using educational taxonomies to Identify where ARVR adds value Designing Intended Learning Outcomes for ARVR Assessing skills and capabilities acquired through ARVR
	SIMON PAUL ATKINSON Head of Learning Design, International Educator Open Polytechnic

12:15	Networking Luncheon

HOW AR/VR TRANSFORMS CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE WITH IMMERSIVE AND EXPERIENTIAL ENGAGEMENT

13:15	Roundtable Discussions: How ARVR is Transforming Different Industry Verticals
	ARVR in eCommerce: The future of eCommerce with ARVR
	S.REZA HAMZEH Manufacturing Systems University of Auckland
	ARVR in Retail: Boosting retail sales with immersive technologies ARVR in eCommerce: The future of eCommerce with ARVR ARVR in Education: How ARVR technology is changing the way students learn
	PRADEEP KHANNA Executive Director, APAC VR/AR Association
	How ARVR is Poised to Transform Marketing & Customer Experience
	TRENT STONE Digital Design, Marketing & VR Context Architects

AR/VR IN RE-SHAPING IMMERSIVE TRAINING AND SAFETY
14:30	VR Business Wide: How Melbourne Water Is Using VR To Train Staff and Build Better Plants
	Taking training into the field, rather than bringing people to training Designing our hazards in new buildings before they’ve been built Just In Time Training: Training when you need it, not when it’s scheduled
	SCOTT MCMILLAN Safety, Technology and Innovation Melbourne Water

15:15	Afternoon Refreshments & Networking Session

15:30	Virtual Disaster Preparedness: How AR/VR Improves Hazardous Safety & Emergency Response
	ARVR realistically and safely stimulating major accident events in individual or group training scenarios for rapid learning VR for site and task familiarisation training prior to mobilising personnel to sites Better prepare officers and citizens for various emergency scenarios while in a safe environment
	RUGGIERO LOVREGLIO Senior Lecturer Massey University

16:15	Panel Discussion: What It Takes to Create the Perfect ARVR Experience?
	Why VR is the “ultimate empathy machine” How to use VR to add value and sensations to your marketing content Best practices to create unique experiences that help you establish a strong emotional connection with your valued customers
	TARA FAGAN Executive Council Member EdTechNZ
	SIMON PAUL ATKINSON Head of Learning Design, International Educator Open Polytechnic
	RUGGIERO LOVREGLIO Senior Lecturer Massey University

17:00	Q&A Session & Closing Remark by Conference Chairperson

17:10	Champagne Networking
	Enjoy a glass of champagne whilst networking with other like-minded individuals on topics that are of most interest to you and fellow delegates.

Time	Agenda
09:00	Highlights on Conference Day 2 Key Sessions by Chairperson
	AMBER TAYLOR Co – Founder Augmented Reality Applications

09:10	Virtual Reality and Perspective Taking in Policing
	DR ANN CRONIN Senior Teaching & Learning Advisor NZ Police
	ARCHER YANG Multimedia Designer NZ Police

INDUSTRIAL ARVR IN TRANSFORMING MANUFACTURING, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
09:50	Transforming Field Workers in a Connected Plant” with Focus on Safety, Competency and Productivity
	DION DAVIDSON Pacific Sales Leader, Connected People, Plant & Personal Safety and Performance Programs Honeywell

10:30	Morning Refreshments & Networking Session

10:45	ARVR for Rich Customer Experiences – Democratising Design
	Bringing customers on a journey like never before Ensuring transparency and clarity with a 1:1 scale experience from the start Interacting with the design – creating a retail store Using AR to share the experience beyond our VR lab Adding the 3rd and 4th dimensions – space and time – to architectural drawings
	JONNY BREEN Digital Principal Context Architects

ARVR FOR HOSPITALS
11:20	Virtual Reality in Healthcare
	Overview or VR technologies for rehabilitation and health interventions Benefits and limitations of VR technologies in healthcare Research challenges
	BURKHARD WUENSCHE Director of Graphics Group and Division for Biomedical Imaging and Visualization University of Auckland

11:55	Next-generation Care Delivery: How Healthcare Teams can Gain an Edge by using VR & AR for Surgery and Training
	AR, with 3D mapping and imagery, enhancing doctors’ understanding of complex anatomy for more precise surgical procedures VR providing physicians and other healthcare professionals with case-based learning and complex immersive clinical and emergency training exercises Delivering high quality, safe, effective and patientcentered care through hands-on experiential learning
	PLEAYO TOVARANONTE Executive Director Rev3 Technology

12:30	Networking Luncheon

USING AR/VR’S IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE TO TRANSFORM ENTERTAINMENT, TOURISM AND GAMING
13:30	Virtual Reality – The Ultimate Future of Gaming Entertainment
	Revitalizing the gaming plateau – how VR gaming embraces the mainstream VR – the new frontier in gaming, offering immersion and experiences completely different to what gamers have been used to Advanced innovations to offer gamers novel and engaging gaming experiences
	JESSICA MANINS CEO of Mixt Managing Director of HolXR

14:10	Creating Perfect Story Telling and Emotional Experiences with Virtual Reality
	Sharing the Movie – The Green Fairy, how to tell stories with VR Learn the golden rules of immersive storytelling through lesson learned from New Zealand’s first VR movie
	ALEJANDRO DAVILA Virtual Reality Producer Conical – Interactive Studio

14:40	How Virtual Reality is Changing Customer Experiences
	Achieving strong emotional connection with customers, unobtainable in traditional passive marketing strategies AR/VR to prompt higher reaction in customers and longer engagement with less distractions Successfully conveying your unique value proposition and message to effectively differentiate yourself
	SAM RAMLU Storyteller, Innovator, Creative Strategist and International Speaker, Managing Director Method New Zealand

15:15	Afternoon Refreshments & Networking Session

15:30	The Virtual and the Real – Digital Convergence for Interactive, Immersive Cinematic VR/AR
	Emergence of digital media, VR/AR How film and game production techniques combine to create interactive, immersive experiences New platforms and tools becoming accessible across industries
	MEREDITH MEYER-NICHOLS Guest Lecturer, Master of Design Technology Victoria University of Wellington – Miramar Creative Centre

16:10	Case Study: Designing Powerful ARVR Experiences with Smart User Interface
	Volumetric interfaces Object placement Scene understanding Designing for all users Good AR experiences
	DR MAZHARUDDIN SYED AHMED Instructor Royal Business College (RBC)

17:00	Q&A Session & Closing Remarks by Conference Chairperson