Nordic VR Forum | 14th of October
Main Day
October 14 – Main Conference Day. A full-day program bringing together the public sector, researchers, EU initiatives, and industry. Key themes include AI, education, healthcare, simulation, training, storytelling, crisis readiness, enterprise, and the technical industry. The day features inspiring keynotes, interactive roundtables, exhibition area, and concludes with the 5th VRINN Awards Show.
Location: Hamar Kulturhus, Torggata 100, 2317 Hamar
08:30 - 09:30
Registration
08:50 - 09:25
Nick Van Breda, Avans University of Applied Sciences
Introduction to VR&AR
Multisal
09:00
Exhibition Area Open
Exhibition Area
09:30 - 09:40
Embodied Storytelling at the Intersection of Dance and XR, by Scarlett Perdereau. A hybrid performance combining dance, animated digital art and sound design, Echoes Of Time is a reflection on transformation and evolution, on our place in the universe - both impossibly small and deeply connected to the whole.
Opening Show
Main stage
09:40 - 09:45
Welcome
Main stage
09:50 - 09:55
Andrew Perkis, NTNU
The future of EU with XR (Virtual Worlds)
Main stage
09:55 - 10:15
Michael Barngrover, XR4europe
The State of XR & Virtual Worlds 2025: How AI, Hardware Shifts, and Europe’s Strategy Are Redefining This Field
Immersive Environments
Main stage
10:15 - 10:35
Rob Pereira, PICO XR
Success cases in LBE, Healthcare & Education
Keynote
Main stage
10:35 - 10:50
BREAK (15min)
Main stage
10:50 - 11:10
Oliver Kadel, 1.618 DIGITAL
Spatial Audio in Immersive Storytelling
Keynote
Main stage
11:10 - 11:30
Joakim Vindenes, Equinor
XR in Equinor: Increasing Safety, Reducing Costs
Industry
Main stage
11:30 - 12:30
Lunch & visit exhibitions (60min)
12:00 - 12:30
5 minutes per person
PITCHING SESSION
Multisal
12:30 - 12:40
Kurt Nedenes, Sørlandet Sykehus HF
Virtual Reality as a Tool for MAP (Meeting Aggression Problems) Training in Psychiatry acute ward
Research
Multisal
12:30 - 12:45
Helge Bjordal, Nagelld AS
The power of VR in design and training when planning future shipdesigns
Industry
Main stage
12:40 - 12:50
Sathiya Kumar Renganayagalu, Institute for Energy technology (IFE)
Transforming Safety-Critical Training with XR
Multisal
12:45 - 13:00
Linnea Kårstad, Fornix
VR and AI as a gateway to work inclusion
Public Sector
Teatersal H. Garborg
12:45 - 13:00
Arve Aasmundseth, Real Training
Industrial Safety
Industry
Main stage
12:50 - 13:00
Ieva Krastina, University of South-Eastern Norway
The Role of Human Vision in Virtual Reality
Multisal
13:00 - 13:10
Kyungbinn Noh, University of South-Eastern Norway
Where Virtual Meets Real: Comparing Physical and Virtual Spaces for Lighting Design
Multisal
13:00 - 13:15
Scott Leaman / Sopra Steria
Industrial Collaboration Through Digital Twins and AI
Industry
Main stage
13:00 - 13:15
Camilla Jakobsen, NAV Sandefjord
Empowering Job Seekers Through Virtual Reality: Building Confidence in Real-World Scenarios
Public Sector
Teatersal H. Garborg
13:15 - 13:30
BREAK (15min)
13:30 - 13:40
Michael Bangrover, XR4 Europe
Europe's Commitment to Virtual Worlds: Quantifying Horizon Europe's Investment into XR
Innovation & EU
Multisal
13:30 - 13:45
Marie Edin Solheim, Innlandet fylkeskommune
AI and VR – Chaos Theory & Fibonacci in Vocational Learning
Learning and education
Teatersal H. Garborg
13:30 - 13:45
Bjørn Tallak Bakken , Associate Professor in Preparedness, Crisis Management & Societal Safety/Security, INN (Rena) &
Head of PROTECT - Center for Preparedness and Crisis Management at Rena
Too little too late – or just in time? A brutal awakening for Nordic preparedness & crisis management
Crises and Preparedness
Main stage
13:40 - 13:50
Katja Reinikka, EIT Culture & Creativity
Introduction about EIT CC activities and opportunities
Innovation & EU
Multisal
13:45 - 14:00
Erlend Bekkestad, Fynd Reality
The Future of Distributed Decision-Making for Armed Forces
Crises and Preparedness
Main stage
13:45 - 14:00
Sashidharan Komandur & Sanu Mana Vamanchery, INN University
Adapting ancient pedagogy for modern VR classrooms
Learning and education
Teatersal H. Garborg
13:50 - 14:00
Vikash Katta, Event Wood
From Data to Impact: The DIPS Project for Cultural Tourism and Regional Growth
Innovation & EU
Multisal
14.30 - 15.15
Connecting private, public, academia and civil society. With EIT Culture & Creativity and XR4Europe.
Speed Dating / Quadruple Helix Networking
Multisal
14:00 - 14:10
Andrew Perkis, NTNU
Virtual Worlds Partnership
Innovation & EU
Multisal
14:00 - 14:15
Eirik Wahl, Weave Reality
Burn your maps: 3D maps in Mixed Reality are the future
Crises and Preparedness
Main stage
14:00 - 14:15
Nick Van Breda, Avans University of Applied Sciences
EU–Africa partnership model for XR course co-creation
Learning and education
Teatersal H. Garborg
14:15 - 14:30
BREAK (15min)
14:30 - 14:45
Siti Azreena Binti Mubin, Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU)
Seeing the Unseen: XR-Based Early Detection of Autism and Alzheimer’s Severity
Healthcare
Main stage
14:45 - 15:00
Stig Ekeberg, Making View AS
Experiences VR dementia
Healthcare
Main stage
15:00 - 15:15
Jo Adrian Haavind, InPresence
Cultural Treatment in VR: The Art of Future Healthcare
Healthcare
Main stage
15:15 - 15:30
BREAK (15min)
15:30 - 15:45
Stine Wold & Kari Lillemoen‑Johansen , SimOslo (Oslo University Hospital)
Using VR film to prepare for full‑scale simulations
Main stage
15:30 - 16:10
Martin Högenberg & Albert Bengtson, Lindholmen Science Park - Visual Arena & Epicenter
Wow, a Gap - Visual Intelligence Sweden
Immersive Environments
Multisalen
15:45 - 16:00
Håvard Snarby, CTD AS
VR and AI in Healthcare – from Vision to Reality
Main stage
16:00 - 16:15
Aisha Chaudhry, Norsk Folkehjelp & Mathias Tangen Leganger, Snow XR
VR in Rescue Services – New and Innovative Training in Personal Safety
Main stage
16:15: 18:00
Mingling and Openspace
16:30 - 17:30
ROUND TABLE Offentlig og privat hvordan løse flokene, inklusive helse (NO)
Multisal
18:00 - 18:45
VRINN Awards
Main stage
19:00
Prebooked dinner
DINNER
Hopen servering, Torggata 91
Program for Day 2 - Main Day
