Immersive Wonders: The Sphere & Beyond | hosted by CreativeNL, New Dutch Wave, Innovation Bridge & german.innovation

Date: March 9, 2024
Time: 3:00 pm - 5:15 pm
Location: Innovation Bridge Europe House Thompson Hotel, 4th floor 506 San Jacinto, East 5th St entrance
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From Vegas' Sphere to Dubai's COP28, join us on a journey through groundbreaking experiences and meet the visionaries behind them!

Immersive Wonders: The Sphere & Beyond
From Vegas' Sphere to Dubai's COP28, join us on a journey through groundbreaking experiences. Witness AI-powered physical encounters, live interactive orchestras, and the merging of storytelling, neuroscience, and play. Find out how artists, technologists, and entrepreneurs are exploring a new immersive future.

With
-Nathalie van Sasse van Ysselt, Vice President of the Sphere (Las Vegas)
-Tristan Hupe-Guimarães, Creative Business Development at Tellart (Amsterdam)
-Geoff Renaud, Co-Founder at Invisible North
-Alexandre Teodoresco, Vice President of Strategic Development and Innovation at 7Fingers (Canada) and co-chair of Entertain AI,
-Arnold van de Water, co-founder of Concrete Culture
-Doreen Lorenzo, Assistant Dean at the University of Texas, School of Design and Creative Technology.
-Barbera Wolfensberger, Director-General of Culture and Media, Ministry of Education, Culture and Science

As well as a showcase of creativity with
-Mary Matheson, Professor of Practice, Narrative & Immersive Media, Arizona State University LA Campus: WALK TO WESTERBORK
-Niki Smit, Co-founder & designer of play at Monobanda: SOULPAINT
-Steye Hallema, founder of Smartphone Orchestra: THE IMAGINARY FRIEND
-Céline Daemen - Winner of the Venice Immersive Grand Prize 2023: SONGS FOR A PASSERBY

CreativeNL and New Dutch Wave are joining forces for SXSW 2024
This session takes place in the IBE house, initiated by german.innovation, New Dutch Wave, and Advantage Austria with close partnerships and cross-collaboration with delegations from Denmark, Canada, Finland, Poland, France, Belgium, Norway, the UK, and many partners from other parts of the world.

PROGRAM
15:00 | Welcome
Monique van Dusseldorp (curator/moderator)
15:15 | Immersive experiences and why they matter
16:00 | Crossing Boundaries: Creators in Action

WHEN? Saturday, March 9 · 3 - 5:15pm CST
WHERE? Innovation Bridge Europe House, Thompson Hotel, 4th floor event space | 506 San Jacinto Boulevard Innovation Bridge Europe House, Thompson Hotel, 4th floor event space Austin, TX 78701 United States

Hosted by:

Speakers:

Monique van Dusseldorp

curator/moderator

Nathalie van Sasse van Ysselt

Vice President of the Sphere (Las Vegas), the next-generation entertainment medium that allows artists, creators, and technologists to create extraordinary experiences. Leading Sphere's in-house creative studio and curating the public-facing art program on the exo-sphere - which features 580,000 sq feet of LEDs — a creative canvas so bright you can see it from space.

Tristan Hupe-Guimarães

Creative Business Development at Tellart (Amsterdam), which combines future foresight, design craft and emerging technology to create new ways for people to explore, understand and enjoy our world. As an example, In 'Dinner in 2050', presented at COP28 in Dubai, future versions of favourite dishes were generated in an AI-powered physical experience, giving world leaders food for thought.

Geoff Renaud

Co-Founder at Invisible North, a global experiential agency. He's built his career at the intersection of progressive culture and live experiences, developing the Coachella Festival and touring with music artists including Prince. His team works with clients including Adidas, Ledger, Netflix and Hermes exploring immersive experiences. How to foster a culture of creative collaboration?