XR EXPO Stage
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Live. Practical. Right in the thick of things.
Experience XR up close – on our open stage, the XR EXPO Stage, right in the exhibition hall. Here, knowledge is shared, technology becomes tangible, and innovation becomes visible. In compact 15-minute slots, exhibiting companies, partners, and XR professionals present their latest developments, share practical experiences, and provide insights into groundbreaking projects.
Whether technology demos, success stories from industry, or insights into current trends – the stage brings the entire spectrum of extended reality to the fore. Short, crisp, and directly applicable.
Best of all, access is already included in your trade fair ticket. Come by, be inspired, and take fresh ideas back to your company. Your knowledge advantage – included.
The XR EXPO Stage Program:
28 April 2026
| Time | Title | Speaker & Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00–10:20 | Redefining how brands and audiences engage with immersive experiences | Steph Molyneux | Dime.Company |
| 10:20–10:40 | Beyond the Single Session - Nine years of lowering adoption barriers in industrial XR | Christian Völler | halocline |
| 10:40–11:00 | Agentic AI in the corporate metaverse promises a productive future | Markus Herkersdorf | TriCAT GmbH |
| 11:00–11:20 | XR for Everyone: Creating Immersive Experiences Without the Complexity | Jeremy Seiner | Abstract Group GmbH & Co. KG |
| 11:45–12:05 | Welcome Note Prof. Peter Schäfer, Head of the Department of Industry, Innovation, Business-Oriented Research and Digitalisation at the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Tourism OB Gabriele Zull, Lord Mayor of Fellbach, Chariman of the Board Virtual Dimension Center Roland Bleinroth, CEO Messe Stuttgart | Messe Stuttgart / VDC |
| 12:25–12:45 | Keynote 1: Frictionless XR at scale for the industrial metaverse | Christian Hergt | Robert Bosch GmbH Mads Troelsgaard | SynergyXR |
| 12:45–13:05 | Keynote 2: XR streaming use case with complex simulation data from NVIDIA Omniverse | Jörg Dietrich | MHP |
| 14:30–14:50 | How do you put VR glasses on 1.5 million people? The truth from the engine room | Jochen Langenbach | TIMERIDE |
| 14:50–15:10 | Beyond VR Headsets: Why Glasses-Free 3D Is Winning the Workplace | Dr. Johannes Tröger | AMERIA |
| 15:10–15:30 | BMW EVE (Emotional Virtual Experience) - Making a difference in retail with scalable real-time 3D | Loris Deinken; Daniel Irmler | BMW Group; MaibornWolff |
| 15:30–15:50 | Monado: From Linux to Android XR | Frederic Plourde | Collabora |
| 15:50–16:00 | Startup Pitch: UNWARE GmbH | Frank Egle | UNWARE GmbH |
| 16:00–16:10 | Startup Pitch: AugmentedCampus UG | Angela Warnecke | AugmentedCampus UG |
| 16:10–16:20 | Startup Pitch: StellDirVor GmbH | Petra Dahm | StellDirVor GmbH |
| 16:20–16:30 | Startup Pitch: geminiware GmbH | Marc Schnierle | geminiware GmbH |
| 16:30–16:40 | Startup Pitch: luftschloss RAM GmbH & Co. KG | Alexandra Rode | luftschloss RAM GmbH & Co. KG |
| 16:40–16:50 | Startup Pitch: VUSE XR GmbH | Niclas Matthias | VUSE XR GmbH |
| 16:50–17:00 | Startup Pitch: HYBEAM GbR i.G. | Lily Kruse | HYBEAM GbR i.G. |
| 17:00–17:10 | Startup Pitch: MindPort GmbH | David Lähner | MindPort GmbH |
29 April 2026
| Time | Title | Speaker & Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00–10:20 | Gaussian Splatting – Applications and Outlook | Clarence Dadson | Design4real |
| 10:20–10:40 | XR fails in everyday work – focus on immersive collaboration in the digital workplace | Holger Dümpelmann | immersify4u |
| 10:40–10:50 | Startup Pitch: Haptive GmbH | Dr. Alexander Achberger | Haptive GmbH |
| 10:50–11:00 | Startup Pitch: Threedy GmbH | Julia Kornfeld | Threedy GmbH |
| 11:00–11:10 | Startup Pitch: Studio Merkas e.U | Nikola Merkas | Studio Merkas e.U |
| 11:10–11:20 | Startup Pitch: CHENEXT Technologies | Jürgen Moors | CHENEXT Technologies |
| 11:20–11:30 | Startup Pitch: 2Sync GmbH | Moritz Loos | 2Sync GmbH |
| 11:30–11:40 | Startup Pitch: QM Interactive GmbH | Quirin Münch | QM Interactive GmbH |
| 11:40–11:50 | Startup Pitch: XR Solution for Executive Training | Annette Ulmer | Bildungswerk der Baden-Württembergischen Wirtschaft e. V. |
| 11:50–12:00 | Christian Braun | Christian Braun | Depix Technologies, Inc. |
| 13:30–13:50 | Industrial coating training simulation in a CAVE environment | Vitek Goyel / Adrian Drewes | kompetek / Smart Cave |
| 13:50–14:10 | Virtual career exploration – immersive experience of apprenticeship professions | Julian Leupold; Antonio Esposito; Sabrina Donner | Bechtle; Landkreis Lüchow-Dannenberg |
| 14:10–14:30 | Inspiring and Empowering the Next Generation for Refrigeration, HVAC and Heat Pump Technology through XR-Driven Training and Gamification | Volker Stamer | BITZER Kühlmaschinenbau GmbH / SCHAUFLER Academy |
| 14:30–16:30 | Avatar Challenge | – |
| 16:30–17:00 | Get Together | – |