26 - 27 November, 2017
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Conference Day Two: Monday, 27 November 2017
8:30 am - 8:45 am Registration, refreshments and networking
8:45 am - 9:00 am Chairperson’s opening remarks
IMPACT OF AR-VR ON ENTERPRISE
9:00 am - 9:30 am Experiences of Managing Virtual Reality Center in Oman
Get to know the challenges that you might face when operating a specialized center in VR/AR worlds. Covering how did Information Technology Authority manage to balance between profit and nonprofit objectives and exploring the center approach to enrich the capabilities and skills of the specialized and non-specialized people in VR/AR. What could be the impact of VR/AR on organizations and individuals? How can VR/AR affect industry performance and make a change on economy.
Muna Al Shidhani
Project SpecialistInformation Technology Authority Oman
9:30 am - 10:00 am CASE-STUDY PRESENTATION: Immersive technology for construction projects
Experience VR in the construction industry by establishing workflow from BIM to virtual reality.
10:00 am - 10:30 am The future of healthcare: Artificial Intelligence - a reality or dream!
Explore how AR and VR is incorporated as part of the artificial intelligence initiative at DHA. Technological innovations transforming the patient experience in the health care sector.
Dr. Mazin A. Gadir
Senior Specialist, The Executive Office for Organizational TransformationDubai Health Authority
10:30 am - 11:00 am The Advantages of AR & VR for Off-Site Manufacturing
11:00 am - 11:30 am Morning networking break
11:30 am - 12:00 pm Imagining future cities: Discover how augmented reality is making smart cities more liveable
Creating smart cities by combining mixed reality to improve the quality of life. Sharing real-world virtual workspaces to understand how AR and VR brings imagination to life by creating life experiences to improve decision making.
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm CASE-STUDY PRESENTATION: Spatial computing and healthcare
What does a future in which spatial computing plays an important role in healthcare look like?
How AR and VR are impacting healthcare?
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm AR and VR creating next generation learning spaces
Discussing the role of digital reality in education and training and how it can create real learning.
Discover how AR and VR can help create virtual environments for improving training and hence ensuring workforce safety.
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm PANEL DISCUSSION: The role of stimulated environments for industrial companies
Discussing the future of AR and VR in the region.
How new businesses can embrace this next generation computing? What can they learn from the early adopters to avoid mistakes and overcome any challenges.
Panellists:
1:45 pm - 2:00 pm Chairperson’s closing remarks
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Networking lunch
3:00 pm - 3:00 pm End of conference day two
The published programme is correct at time of printing. However, given the seniority of our speakers and the nature of their roles, speakers may subsequently substitute or remove themselves from the programme. This is always regrettable, and we will always try to replace the speaker with a speaker with equivalent insight.