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Bob van Luijt

Bob van Luijt

Bob van Luijt is a creator. He designs, coins and invents ideas that have not yet been realized. Sitting still is not an option; opportunities for innovation and improvement are waiting around every corner, whether it’s about technology, music, sound, art, games, strategy or aesthetics. This demonstrates Bob’s courage to think big. His curiosity is immense. Breaking through existing frameworks is an important motive for all his projects. He prefers to think outside conventional boxes that obstruct talent development. Bob is an innovative gourmand, who learned throughout the years that being a creator, in whatever kind of way, is a life vision and life goal. Knowing that means a lot to him and enriches his personal and professional endeavors. He gives inspiring lectures at big multinationals. Develops future ideas for written media. Designs strategies and technology solutions for corporations. Makes plants interact. As a bass guitarist, he jams with world famous jazz musicians. And pays them in bitcoins. Challenge is the key word. Climbing yet another, unexplored step each time. Bob is highly interested in open source. Interaction and transparency are key in developing a project, invention or concept. This asynchronous dynamic leads to revealing designs and ways of thinking. Every step between A and B provides a potentially new path. Improvising is what Bob does as a musician- at the same time, his spontaneity and creativity are fundamental to all of his ideas. With this forward way of thinking, and his futuristic ideas, he is constantly alert to new developments (if he doesn’t come up with it himself). Or, in his own words: “I want to be an inventor of principles.” Company: Kubrickology http://kubrickolo.gy Related Products:...

Dr. Helen Papagiannis

Dr. Helen Papagiannis

Dr. Helen Papagiannis is recognized as a world leading expert in the field of Augmented Reality (AR). She has been working with AR for a decade as a researcher, designer, and technology evangelist with a focus on storytelling and creating compelling experiences in AR. Dr. Papagiannis was named among the NEXT 100 Top Influencers (#16) of the Digital Media Industry in 2013, and is featured as an innovator in the book, “Augmented Reality: An Emerging Technologies Guide to AR”, published in 2013. Her work and research in the field include her past roles as Chief Innovation Officer at Infinity Augmented Reality Inc. (New York City and Tel Aviv), and Senior Research Associate at York University’s Augmented Reality Lab in the Department of Film, Faculty of Fine Art (Toronto). Dr. Papagiannis has presented her interactive work and Ph.D. research at global conferences and invited events including TEDx (Technology, Entertainment, Design), ISMAR (International Society for Mixed and Augmented Reality) and ISEA (International Symposium for Electronic Art). Her TEDx 2011 talk was featured among the Top 10 Talks on Augmented Reality and Gamified Life. Prior to her augmented life, Dr. Papagiannis was a member of the internationally renowned Bruce Mau Design studio where she was project lead on “Massive Change: The Future of Global Design”, an internationally touring exhibition and best-selling book examining the new inventions, technologies, and events changing the world. Company: Augmented Stories http://www.augmentedstories.com Related Products:...

Sally Applin

Sally Applin

Sally A. Applin is a Doctoral Candidate at the University of Kent at Canterbury, UK, in the Centre for Social Anthropology and Computing (CSAC). She researches and models the impact of technology on culture. Sally holds a Masters degree from the Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYU (ITP) and a BA in Conceptual Design from SFSU. Sally has had a 20+ year career in the computer, technology, telecommunications and design industries working as a Senior Consultant, Sr. Researcher, Senior UX Designer, and Ethnographer. Sally is a member of IoT Council, a think tank for the Internet of Things (IoT), a board member of the Edward H. and Rosamond B. Spicer Foundation and a founding member of AnthroPunk, a movement that considers how humans make and remake their world. Company: UKC, UK- Centre for Social Anthropology and Computing http://www.sally.com Related Products:...

Vitaliy Goncharuk

Vitaliy Goncharuk

Vitaliy started to work in a sphere of mobile technologies in 2001 as a software developer and project manager. Before starting Augmented Pixels he worked on many projects, one of which was for the game platform Nokia N-Gage etc.  Augmented Pixels is one of the leading developers of Augmented Reality solutions for retail, real estate and event marketing. Clients include National Geographic, KOHLS, Jayman, etc. In 2014 Augmented Pixels was nominated by the Financial Times for Boldness in Business Awards and became a winner @ Plug and Play Retail EXPO (USA). Company: Augmented Pixels http://augmentedpixels.com Related Products:...

Mark Billinghurst

Mark Billinghurst

Professor Mark Billinghurst is a researcher developing innovative computer interfaces that explore how virtual and real worlds can be merged. Director of the HIT Lab New Zealand (HIT Lab NZ) at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, he has produced over 250 technical publications and presented demonstrations and courses at a wide variety of conferences. He has a PhD from the University of Washington and conducts research in Augmented and Virtual Reality, multimodal interaction and mobile interfaces. He has previously worked at ATR Research Labs, British Telecom, Nokia and the MIT Media Laboratory. One of his research projects, the MagicBook, was winner of the 2001 Discover award for best Entertainment application, and his AR Tennis project won the 2005 IMG award for best independent mobile game. He was awarded the 2013 IEEE VR Technical Achievement Award for contributions to research and commercialization in Augmented Reality. In 2001 he co-founded ARToolworks, one of the oldest commercial AR companies. Company: HIT Lab NZ, University of Canterbury http://www.hitlabnz.org/ Related Products:...

Peter Verstraeten

Peter Verstraeten

Business experience : – CEO Augnition : company active in research and development of solutions to mobilize business processes with mobile and wearable technology – former CEO and founder of S&V Management Consultants and Equazion. Equazion was awarded as a top innovative company in supply chain management by AMR. Both companies were active in business strategy and business process improvement in industry. Companies were sold to Mahindra Satyam and subsequently to PWC. – former researcher operations management at the Vlerick Business School (University Ghent – Belgium) Education : master in engineering, MBA, master in corporate finance, CPIM, 6 Sigma Black Belt More info Linkedin Company: Augnition http://augnition.com Related Products:...

Motti Kushnir

Motti Kushnir

Motti Kushnir is the CEO of InfinityAR. He has years of marketing, product development and business experience in the high-tech sector. He studied and received his MBA from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Kushnir has managerial professional experience from his years serving as Chief Marketing & Product Officer at Telmap Ltd., VP, GM at Amdocs Ltd., and AVP Marketing for the Mobile Internet Solutions Division at Comverse and as a Director at Motorola. Company: InfinityAR http://www.infinityar.com/ Related Products:...

Gina Chung

Gina Chung

Gina is Project Manager, DHL Trend Research at Deutsche Post DHL. DHL Trend Research is a dedicated unit that focuses on delivering insights and driving innovation projects on social, business and technology trends that will impact the logistics industry. She has been with DHL’s innovation division since 2012 and prior to her current role she worked on a variety of research projects focusing specifically on last-mile delivery in cities and the effects of urbanization. In her current role, Gina is leading the Augmented Reality initiative at DHL Trend Research. The initiative aims to identify and evaluate potential applications for Augmented Reality across the supply chain. She collaborates closely together with DHL’s largest customers, industry partners and leading research institutes in order to drive such innovation topics within DHL. As a digital native, she also scouts new trends and start-ups and supports the Trend Research partner network. Gina studied at the University of Auckland in New Zealand and holds two bachelor’s degrees in commerce and arts. Deutsche Post DHL is the world’s leading postal and logistics services group. Its integrated DHL and Deutsche Post brands offer comprehensive services in international express, air and ocean freight, road and rail transportation and contract logistics. The Group generates more than 55 billion euros in revenue with about 480,000 employees in more than 220 countries and territories. Company: Deutsche Post DHL http://www.dhl.com/trendresearch Related Products:...