The world’s most profound event for wearables can once again gather all vital players of the wearable tech ecosystem at the 14th Wearable Technologies Conference in Munich on February 2 and 3 2015.
Impressions from last year’s event in Munich:
Agenda 14th Wearable Technologies Conference 2015 In Europe
| Monday, 27th January 2015 | |
| 09:00 | Welcome and Introduction |
| IntroductionChristian Stammel, CEO,Wearable Technologies | |
| Keynote: To Ubiquity and Beyond – the Growth of AppcessoriesNick Hunn, Wireless Evangelist,Wifore Consulting Ltd | |
| 9:50 | Enabling Tech: New Materials |
| From Memory to Processing Power: Mobile Components for Your Wearable DeviceDr. Stylianos Mamagkakis, Manager Strategic Business Development,Samsung Semiconductor Europe GmbH | |
| Integrating Printed Graphene Inks with Traditional ElectronicsRichard C.T. Howe, Scientist,Cambridge Graphene Centre, University of Cambridge | |
| Rainbow Warriors – Wearable & Sustainable Technologies for ChildrenEsther Zahn, Designer,Kunsthochschule Berlin Weißensee | |
| 10:55 | Break |
| 11:25 | Enabling Tech: Communication |
| Connecting Life WirelesslyVolker Prüller, Marketing Director,Texas Instruments | |
| GestIC – Touchless Gesture InterfaceDr. Roland Aubauer, Technical Director,Microchip Technology | |
| Mobile: the Largest Health and Wellness PlatformThomas J. Olesen, Commercial Director,Qualcomm Life | |
| 12:25 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 | Enabling Tech: Sensors |
| Emerging MEMS Sensor Technologies and ApplicationsDr. Wolfgang Schmitt, Senior Manager Strategic Marketing,Bosch Sensortec GmbH | |
| Flexible Sensor Materials for Improved Product DevelopmentDr. Mark Melnykowycz, Scientist,Empa – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology | |
| 14:40 | Enabling Tech: Energy moderated by Simon Jones, OnPR |
| The power in you: Energy-Harvesting Sensors for Body Area NetworksMatthias Kassner, Product Marketing Director,EnOcean GmbH | |
| Solid State Thin Film Battery: Future Energy Storage Source for Wearable DevicesB. Leo Kwak, DMTS,Applied Materials, Inc. | |
| 15:20 | Break |
| 15:50 | Enabling Tech: User Interface & Prototyping |
| Design & Prototyping of User Experiences for Google GlassThomas Fickert, Founder and CEO,DEXPERIO | |
| 16:10 | WT Innovation World Cup Award Ceremony |
| IntroductionAndrea Onetti, General Manager of Analog and Audio Systems Division,STMicroelectronics | |
| Elevator Pitches of the Finalists | |
| Contact lens displayProf. Zeev Zalevsky, Vice Dean,Bar-Ilan University Faculty of engineering | |
| InstabeatHind Hobeika, Founder,Instabeat | |
| Mbody Shorts with Sensors Measuring Muscular ActivityAntti Pihlakoski, Chairman of the Board,Myontec | |
| Revolutionary Human Performance Monitoring ToolsAlexandros Giannakis, CEO,SenseCore | |
| A Wearable Continuous Remote Monitoring and Emergency DeviceBhairav Shankar, CEO,Avantari | |
| VSM – Next Generation Wearable Vital Sign MonitoringDr. Andreas Caduff, CEO,Biovotion | |
| Eyes-On Glasses: Medical Imaging & Informatics Heads Mounted Display/Camera SystemFriedrich Raith, Managing Director,Evena Medical | |
| OpenGo TherapistDr. Maximilian Müller, CEO,Moticon | |
| UVA+B SunFriendKarin Edgett, CEO & Owner,Sensor Sensor | |
| GuideMeBadreddine Zebbiche, Founder,GuideMe | |
| Limmex Emergency WatchMartin Reber, CEO,Limmex | |
| Healthcare Safety through Advanced Real-Time LocatingMichael Szücs, Director Marketing & Business Development,9Solutions | |
| Headway – the New Generation of Loudspeaker for Motorcycle HelmetsSophie Willborn, CEO,Headway | |
| Mood PlayerAnts Patrik Maran, Owner,Ulocs | |
| ViviTouch EAP Headphone – 4D SoundKarin Clauberg, EAP Research LEV Bayer Material Science,ViviTouch | A Bayer Brand | |
| Certified Telemonitoring System Helps to Improve Chronic Disease ManagementStefan Schraps, Managing Director,BodyTel | |
| HzO WaterBlockChris Bryant, Vice President,HzO | |
| Portable Monitor with the “Cloud”Lining Peng,KeLiWei | |
| A Smart Button – Wearable Sensor and Sleep AnalyserDr. Arturas Vaitaitis, Managing Director,Artur Technologies LLC | |
| Announcement of the Winner | |
| 18:00 | Get-Together |
| Tuesday, 28th January 2015 | |
| 09:00 | Welcome and Introduction |
| Keynote: From Carryables to Wearables to Implantables and BeyondDr. Isabel Pedersen, Research Chair and Associate Professor,University of Ontario Institute of Technology Canada | |
| Keynote: Make it WearableNeil Cox, Marketing Director,Intel Corporation | |
| 10:00 | Panel Discussion: Wearable Technologies – Growth Potential |
| Harry Strasser, Managing Partner,Wearable Technologies AG | |
| Josh Flood, Senior Analyst,ABI Research | |
| Special guest | |
| 10:45 | Break |
| 11:15 | Smart Watches & Wristbands moderated by Simon Jones, OnPR |
| Smart Wearables – A New Ecosystem of Wearable Devices and PartnersJonas Olsson, Head of Experience Planning and Senior Specialist,Sony Mobile Companion Products | |
| Bond Touch – a modular system of high tech jewelleryChristoph Dressel, COO,Kwamecorp, Ltd. | |
| Investing in Wearables – What are the Prospects for the New Entrants?Bo Ilsoe, Partner,Nokia Growth Partners | |
| Smartwatch. Reinvented.Simon Tian, Founder & CEO,Neptune | |
| 12:35 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 | Smart Glasses & AR moderated by Thomas Alt, CEO, metaio |
| From Vanity to Vogue: The Evolution of Smart GlassesTim Moore, Director of Technology,Rochester Optical | |
| Google Glass: From Head Mounted Displays to Microinteractions Based ComputingGernot Bahle, Senior Researcher,DFKI | |
| 14:40 | Safety & Security |
| Wearable Technology the Reality behind the HypeAnmol Sood, CEO,Equivital | |
| Diabetes: Connected for Better OutcomeHorst Merkle, Director Information Management Systems,Roche Diagnostics | |
| Certification and InteroperabilityRichelieu Quoi, Product Manager,UL | |
| 15:40 | Break |
| 16:10 | Health & Fitness |
| Grassroots in digital healthEugene Jorov, Co-founder,Seraphim Sense | |
| Push your Fitness Further with Stats Right on Your WristGareth Jones, General Manager EMEA,Fitbit | |
| Designing an Experience not a TechnologyDhananja Jayalath, CEO,Athos | |
| 17:10 | Beyond the Body |
| The Connected BodyPatrice Slupowski, Vice-President Digital Innovation,Orange | |
| Welcome To the Clickable WorldMuhammad Abdurrahman, CEO,Playtabase | |
| 17:50 | Wrap-Up Session |
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