Andreas Erben
Andreas spent most of his professional life and a career of over 25 years integrating "backend" applications. First inside or between Enterprises and Startups directly, then - "in the cloud".
Before that, Andreas dabbled with Virtual Reality in the 90s. In 2013, he started to work with Kinect for Windows V2 and something wonderful happened - Andreas had new fun with new toys and he was all set to work on new paradigms to interact with computers.
Then Microsoft HoloLens was announced and he expanded his focus on Mixed Reality applications and concepts.
He cannot stop talking about technology, which apparently some people like so Microsoft gave him the MVP award. Because he has shown leadership can advise C-levels and business, he also got accepted into the ranks of the Microsoft Regional Directors .
Andreas helps customers as a trusted advisor, external CTO and innovation consultant, he also produces exciting applications and solutions with a great team of skilled individuals.
He acts as CTO for MR and Applied AI for daenet.
Hackathons - Unleashing Hidden Potential in Organizations and Empower Individuals
Hackathons are a hot topic to drive innovation. Organizations across the globe have discovered that it enables them to help their digital transformation endeavors through unleashing hidden potential within the organization or across an industry. For individuals, hackathons can help to dive into a new subject matter, empowering to work on subjects they always wanted to work on, and in some cases hackathons have changed career paths. This session will discuss topics around hackathons: What different types of hackathons exist? What value do hackathons have for organizations and for participants? How does one best prepare for a hackathon?
Most importantly, hackathons are about culture and in some cases helping to change culture in a positive way. The best hackathons are inclusive and empower people to succeed.
Attendees will learn about the value of hackathons for organizations and individuals, and tips will be shared how to run or participate in a successful hackathon. This session is for everyone who cares about innovation, digital transformation, and how to disrupt and reinvent themselves.
Foundations of the MetaVerse: Azure Spatial Anchors and Understanding 3D Space
The MetaVerse is one of the big buzzwords that has been adopted by large tech companies in 2021 to the extend that Facebook's parent company even changed their name to Meta.
A core component of the MetaVerse is ability to precisely locate oneself, real objects and virtual objects in a real environment and to be able to understand that environment.
This session looks at relevant Azure, software, and hardware technologies that help with this task such as Azure Spatial Anchors to enable the MetaVerse.
Microsoft HoloLens 2 will serve as a demonstration device for those technologies.
After this session attendees will have a better understanding of what can enable a MetaVerse that integrates with the real world.
Andreas spent most of his professional life and a career of over 25 years integrating "backend" applications. First inside or between Enterprises and Startups directly, then - "in the cloud".
Before that, Andreas dabbled with Virtual Reality in the 90s. In 2013, he started to work with Kinect for Windows V2 and something wonderful happened - Andreas had new fun with new toys and he was all set to work on new paradigms to interact with computers.
Then Microsoft HoloLens was announced and he expanded his focus on Mixed Reality applications and concepts.
He cannot stop talking about technology, which apparently some people like so Microsoft gave him the MVP award. Because he has shown leadership can advise C-levels and business, he also got accepted into the ranks of the Microsoft Regional Directors .
Andreas helps customers as a trusted advisor, external CTO and innovation consultant, he also produces exciting applications and solutions with a great team of skilled individuals.
He acts as CTO for MR and Applied AI for daenet.
Hackathons - Unleashing Hidden Potential in Organizations and Empower Individuals
Hackathons are a hot topic to drive innovation. Organizations across the globe have discovered that it enables them to help their digital transformation endeavors through unleashing hidden potential within the organization or across an industry. For individuals, hackathons can help to dive into a new subject matter, empowering to work on subjects they always wanted to work on, and in some cases hackathons have changed career paths. This session will discuss topics around hackathons: What different types of hackathons exist? What value do hackathons have for organizations and for participants? How does one best prepare for a hackathon?
Most importantly, hackathons are about culture and in some cases helping to change culture in a positive way. The best hackathons are inclusive and empower people to succeed.
Attendees will learn about the value of hackathons for organizations and individuals, and tips will be shared how to run or participate in a successful hackathon. This session is for everyone who cares about innovation, digital transformation, and how to disrupt and reinvent themselves.
Foundations of the MetaVerse: Azure Spatial Anchors and Understanding 3D Space
The MetaVerse is one of the big buzzwords that has been adopted by large tech companies in 2021 to the extend that Facebook's parent company even changed their name to Meta.
A core component of the MetaVerse is ability to precisely locate oneself, real objects and virtual objects in a real environment and to be able to understand that environment.
This session looks at relevant Azure, software, and hardware technologies that help with this task such as Azure Spatial Anchors to enable the MetaVerse.
Microsoft HoloLens 2 will serve as a demonstration device for those technologies.
After this session attendees will have a better understanding of what can enable a MetaVerse that integrates with the real world.