That was our nextReality.festival 2024
Experience the future of immersive technologies and media at the nextReality.festival - a two-day event full of innovation and inspiration!
That was our nextReality.festival 2024
Highlights from nextReality.festival 2024
The nextReality.festival 2024 was a two-day event celebrating the most exciting and innovative developments in immersive technologies and media. With a successful mix of conference sessions, exhibition, award ceremony, and networking events, the festival offered a unique platform for professionals, creatives, enthusiasts, and everyone interested in the XR world.
On November 13 and 14, the festival took place for the very first time in Hamburg’s historic Speicherstadt; and with around 50 speakers, more than 20 exhibitors, and over 300 attendees, it not only exceeded expectations but also marked a significant and celebratory milestone for the XR community in the city. The vibrant atmosphere, shaped by the blend of cutting-edge technologies, passionate creators, and curious minds, turned the event into a resounding success; it served not only as a professional gathering but also as a powerful catalyst for dialogue, collaboration, and the shaping of shared visions for the immersive future.
The conference featured thematic tracks that offered exciting insights into various application fields of extended reality. Renowned keynote speakers, interactive workshops, and inspiring panel discussions brought participants up to speed with the latest technologies and trends.
The exhibition not only showcased the nominated projects of the nextReality.Contest 2024 but also featured startups, companies, and initiatives from Hamburg and beyond. Visitors had the chance to experience immersive technologies up close – and best of all, the exhibition was free and open to everyone.
A special highlight was the XRC24 Award Ceremony on November 13 at the Astor Film Lounge, where outstanding projects were honored across various categories.
The perfect way to wrap up the day was the After-Show ComeTogether at VRHQ – with music, drinks, and plenty of inspiring conversations in a relaxed atmosphere.
nextReality.festival 2024 was the perfect place to learn about the latest developments in the XR industry, make valuable connections, and collaboratively shape the future of immersive media.
Here you will have the opportunity to experience immersive technologies up close and exchange ideas with experts.
OUR
SPEAKER 2024
Alexander Kulik
CEO, Consensive GmbH
André Hennen
CCO & Partner Curious Company
Anna Liedtke
Digital Fashion Designer
Annika Schultz
AR Creator
Bastian Schütz
Global Lead, Content Sourcing & Strategic Deals @Meta
Camillo Stark
Deputy Managing Director @ MSM.digital AR/VR Labs GmbH
Chantal Pisarzowski
New Media Designer
Christian Lutz-Weicken
Creative Technologist
Christoph Spinger
XR Engineer @Axel Springer + ideas engineering
Christoph Steinhard
Creative Generalist
Daniel Schaefer
Partner @headroom
Daniel Zeitler
Software Engineer
Davina Cochrane
Geschäftsführerin @Jan & Dave Studios UG
Dipl.-Inf. Richard Hoffmann
Founder & CEO of Area 1, XR Training & Games
Dr. Björn Becker
Head of Program Future Intercont Experience bei Deutsche Lufthansa AG
Dr. Laura Karim
Founder and CEO of XIVR
Dr. Leon Pietschmann
XR-Expert and Researcher @THW & @BCG
Fabian Jäger
CEO @Patient Zero Gemes
Fmr. Prof. Binh Minh Herbst
XR Creative Director & Co-Founder | A.MUSE – Interactive Design Studio
Frithjof Meinke
Co-Founder and CEO @ Immerzed GmbH
Helen Krüger
Project Manager @Gamecity Hamburg
Helge Berlitz-Olle
Teacher + Community Manager
Jan Gutkuhn
Director Emerging Technologies @DEPT
Jan Jessen
AR Development Engineer @ Apprisify
Jan-Keno_Janssen
Director c't 3003
Kadine James
Global Head of Innovation and Web3 @Artificial Rome GmbH
Katja Rempel
XR Designer @Prefrontal Cortex
Konstantin Schraps
Creative Strategist @headraft
Lasse Gruner-Lüders
Founder & CEO SHAPE DACH GmbH (ehem. appmotion GmbH)
Marko Stojkovic
Creative Technologist
Martin Schlösser
Innovation & Motion Designer, Dozent
Marvin Fachtner
Founder & CEO @ XelerateVR
Michael Schmück
Innovation Director @Demodern
Nikolai Bockholt
Creative Technologist @Google
Norwin Kandera
CEO @onliveline
Paulina Porten
Creative Technologist & Design Researcher
Pedro Harres
XR Director
Prof. Dr. Alexander Kutter
Professor for Immersive Technologies
Prof. Dr. Eike Langbehn
Professor für Medieninformatik
Prof. Philip Hausmeier
Professor for Experience Design in XR
Robert Alexander Heinrich
Product Manager Metaverse @ERGO
Sam Zand Yazdani
Content Creator (music and film) und Journalist
Sarah Leonie Freiin von Froenau
Creative Technologist
Sean Keogh
Partner @headroom
Sebastian Kühne
Co-Founder + Head of Product BLANX + RAUM
Simon_Graff
nextReality.Hamburg e.V.
Sven Bliedung von der Heide
CEO of Volucap
TASEK
Urban Artist and Curator, Creative
Thorsten Hennig-Thurau
Professor of Marketing & Media at Univ of Münster
Tim Heitmann
Gründer & Serious Games Experte @Business Escape Games
Tobias Nientiedt
Senior Consultant CGI & GenAI
XR Pitch Battle
MOIN Filmförderung
OUR
SPEAKER 2024
XR Pitch Battle
MOIN Filmförderung
Tobias Nientiedt
Senior Consultant CGI & GenAI
Tim Heitmann
Gründer & Serious Games Experte @Business Escape Games
Thorsten Hennig-Thurau
Professor of Marketing & Media at Univ of Münster
TASEK
Urban Artist and Curator, Creative
Sven Bliedung von der Heide
CEO of Volucap
Simon_Graff
nextReality.Hamburg e.V.
Sebastian Kühne
Co-Founder + Head of Product BLANX + RAUM
Sean Keogh
Partner @headroom
Sarah Leonie Freiin von Froenau
Creative Technologist
Sam Zand Yazdani
Content Creator (music and film) und Journalist
Robert Alexander Heinrich
Product Manager Metaverse @ERGO
Prof. Philip Hausmeier
Professor for Experience Design in XR
Prof. Dr. Eike Langbehn
Professor für Medieninformatik
Prof. Dr. Alexander Kutter
Professor for Immersive Technologies
Pedro Harres
XR Director
Paulina Porten
Creative Technologist & Design Researcher
Norwin Kandera
CEO @onliveline
Nikolai Bockholt
Creative Technologist @Google
Michael Schmück
Innovation Director @Demodern
Marvin Fachtner
Founder & CEO @ XelerateVR
Martin Schlösser
Innovation & Motion Designer, Dozent
Marko Stojkovic
Creative Technologist
Lasse Gruner-Lüders
Founder & CEO SHAPE DACH GmbH (ehem. appmotion GmbH)
Konstantin Schraps
Creative Strategist @headraft
Katja Rempel
XR Designer @Prefrontal Cortex
Kadine James
Global Head of Innovation and Web3 @Artificial Rome GmbH
Jan-Keno_Janssen
Director c't 3003
Jan Jessen
AR Development Engineer @ Apprisify
Jan Gutkuhn
Director Emerging Technologies @DEPT
Helge Berlitz-Olle
Teacher + Community Manager
Helen Krüger
Project Manager @Gamecity Hamburg
Frithjof Meinke
Co-Founder and CEO @ Immerzed GmbH
Fmr. Prof. Binh Minh Herbst
XR Creative Director & Co-Founder | A.MUSE – Interactive Design Studio
Fabian Jäger
CEO @Patient Zero Gemes
Dr. Leon Pietschmann
XR-Expert and Researcher @THW & @BCG
Dr. Laura Karim
Founder and CEO of XIVR
Dr. Björn Becker
Head of Program Future Intercont Experience bei Deutsche Lufthansa AG
Dipl.-Inf. Richard Hoffmann
Founder & CEO of Area 1, XR Training & Games
Davina Cochrane
Geschäftsführerin @Jan & Dave Studios UG
Daniel Zeitler
Software Engineer
Daniel Schaefer
Partner @headroom
Christoph Steinhard
Creative Generalist
Christoph Spinger
XR Engineer @Axel Springer + ideas engineering
Christian Lutz-Weicken
Creative Technologist
Chantal Pisarzowski
New Media Designer
Camillo Stark
Deputy Managing Director @ MSM.digital AR/VR Labs GmbH
Bastian Schütz
Global Lead, Content Sourcing & Strategic Deals @Meta
Annika Schultz
AR Creator
Anna Liedtke
Digital Fashion Designer
André Hennen
CCO & Partner Curious Company
Alexander Kulik
CEO, Consensive GmbH
Mark your calendars – see you in 2025!
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SPACE by nextMedia, VRHQ and FTZ
Am Sandtorkai 27/28, 20457 Hamburg
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