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Thomas Riedel

Journalist

Thomas is a freelance tech-journalist and host and producer of Spatial Realities, an XR, Metaverse, and Spatial Computing industry podcast. The podcast hosts a quarterly meetup, summoning nearly 100 XR industry professionals to exchange ideas on the most important topics and industry shifts.

In all things XR, Thomas is also a keynote speaker and guest on other podcasts, often debunking myths about the Metaverse, or lately generative AI. He regularly appears on the German TV news station n-tv as an XR expert.

Before focusing on XR, Thomas reported on digital product development for Digitale Leute, was an editor at deutsche-startups.de and founded his own startup, Nerdhub, which he later gave up at a FuckUp Night in Düsseldorf.

Appearances of this speaker

AI Glasses: Hype, Hardware, and the Smartphone-Killer Myth
15:00 - 15:30 o'clock
Yellow Stage | 7th Floor

Look Behind the Goggles: XR Journalism in the Crossfire of Hype and Reality
10:00 - 10:45 o'clock
Yellow Stage | 7th Floor

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A special highlight will be the nextReality.Contest 2025 awards ceremony on the evening of November 5 in the Astor Film Lounge, where outstanding projects in various categories will be honored.