Kirsty is Head of Production for VR Days Europe and also on the International Film Festival Rotterdam team as a producer for the narrative content programme (IFFR Pro x VR Days) that connects the two festivals . 

A graduate of Middlesex University London where she specialised in directing VR content, Emma worked with VR filmmaker Mathieu Pradat on The Roaming (VRHAM! / Venice 75) before joining DVgroup in 2018. As a producer of original content, Emma works directly with DV’s most ambitious narrative XR pieces, with the aim of developing the emerging medium of Immersive XR Theatre into a sustainable LBE format.

Since joining Twinkl Educational Publishing last year – one of the biggest education e-commerce platforms in the world – Robin has steered its Digital team into becoming a world-class educational App and Platform development team, establishing a 40+ strong internal agency structure.

As the global property industry continues to value buildings only as tradable asset commodities to be bought and sold on the open bond markets,  it continues to have scant regard for the end of line people who actually rent and use them. The wider benefit that could be delivered if buildings were actually provided to more purposefully deliver increased user delight and productivity outcomes is rarely entertained. 

Ivan Phelan works at Sheffield Hallam University and will be speaking about his work in rehabilitation and reduction of pain in patients

Emma is an interactive producer, she’s spent well over 15 years giving audiences agency to explore stories in exciting new ways.

Laura Smith is CEO and head of interactive visualisations at Slanted Theory, an innovative data visualisation and analytics company that utilises Virtual, Augmented and Mixed reality to disrupt the way data is analysed.