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 Please note that some parallel sessions take place at Hamar Kino.
08:30 - 09:30
Registration
09:00
Exhibition Area Open
Exhibition Area
09:30 - 09:40
Opening Show
Main stage
09:40 - 09:45
Welcome
Main stage
09:45 - 09:50
Main stage
09:50 - 09:55
Andrew Perkis, NTNU
The future of EU with XR (Virtual Worlds)
Main stage
09:55 - 10:15
Mo Sayyar, Design leader in XR, AI, and product innovation
Spatial Ideation: An Immersive Way to Think Deeply and Creatively
Main stage
10:15 - 10:35
Rob Pereira, PICO XR
Success cases in LBE, Healthcare & Education
Main stage
10:35 - 10:50
BREAK (15min)
Main stage
10:50 - 11:10
Oliver Kadel, 1.618 DIGITAL
Why sound is important in immersive expereinces
Main stage
11:10 - 11:30
Joakim Vindenes, Equinor
TBA
Main stage
11:30 - 12:30
Lunch & visit exhibitions (60min)
12:30 - 12:40
Kurt Nedenes, Sørlandet Sykehus HF
Use of VR as a competence-enhancing measure in health and social studies
Research & EU
Multisal
12:30 - 12:45
Helge Bjodal, Spawv VR
The power of VR in design and training when planning future shipdesigns
Industry
Main stage
12:30 - 12:45
Jesper Roy, Takeawalk VR
VR and AI – Making Change in the Public Sector
Public Sector
Hamar Kino
12:40 - 12:50
Sathiya Kumar Renganayagalu, Institute for Energy technology (IFE)
Transforming Safety-Critical Training with XR
Research & EU
Multisal
12:45 - 13:00
TBA, Fornix
TBA
Public Sector
Hamar Kino
12:45 - 13:00
TB, Cloudberrie
Use of VR for Manufacturing
Industry
Main stage
12:50 - 13:00
Ieva Krastina, University of South-Eastern Norway
The Role of Human Vision in Virtual Reality
Research & EU
Multisal
13:00 - 13:10
Kyungbinn Noh, University of South-Eastern Norway
Where Virtual Meets Real: Comparing Physical and Virtual Spaces for Lighting Design
Research & EU
Multisal
13:00 - 13:15
TBA
Industry
Main stage
13:00 - 13:15
Camilla Jakobsen, NAV
TBA
Public Sector
Hamar Kino
13:15 - 13:30
BREAK (15min)
13:30 - 13:40
TBA
Innovation & EU
Multisal
13:30 - 13:45
Marie Edin Solheim, Innlandet fylkeskommune
AI and VR – Chaos Theory & Fibonacci in Vocational Learning
Learning and education
Hamar Kino
13:30 - 13:45
TBA
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
Fynd Reality
TBA
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
Hamar Kino
13:50 - 14:00
Event Wood, EIT
TBA
Innovation & EU
Multisal
14:00 - 14:10
Marius Thoresen, Agder fylkeskommune
Demos for EU
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
TBA
Learning and education
Hamar Kino
14:15 - 14:30
BREAK (15min)
14:30 - 14:45
Martin Högenberg & Albert Bengtson, Lindholmen Science Park - Visual Arena & Epicenter
In the Gap: Building Sweden’s Immersive Intelligence for a Complex World
Immersive Environments
Hamar Kino
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
Moud Emmanuel, CleverXR
Smart Adaptive Learning Environments
Immersive Environments
Hamar Kino
14:45 - 15:00
Stig Ekeberg, Making View AS
Experiences VR dementia
Healthcare
Main stage
15:00 - 15:15
TBA
Healthcare
Main stage
15:00 - 15:15
TBA
Immersive Environments
Hamar Kino
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
15:45 - 16:00
Håvard Snarby, CTD AS
VR og KI i helsetjenesten – fra visjon til virkelighet
Main stage
16:00 - 16:15
Aisha Chaudhry, Norsk Folkehjelp & Mathias Tangen Leganger, Snow XR
VR i redningstjenesten – ny og innovativ trening
Main stage
16:15: 18:00
Mingling and Openspace
16:30 - 17:30
Roundtable for Public Sector
Multisal
18:00 - 18:45
VRINN award
Main stage
19:00
Prebooked dinner
DINNER
Program for Day 2 - Main Day
