XR at Michigan Summit 2023
Join us for our third annual XR at Michigan Summit! This event will be fully in-person for the first time ever, taking place on April 18 and 19 at the Michigan Union in the Rogel Ballroom and Pendleton Room.
Sponsors: Microsoft, Accenture, Ann Arbor SPARK, and Oxford Medical Simulation
Date & Time
April 18, 2023, 9:00 AM - April 19, 2023, 5:00 PMLocation
Michigan Union
Join us for our third annual XR at Michigan Summit! This event will be fully in-person for the first time ever, taking place on April 18 and 19 at the Michigan Union in the Rogel Ballroom and Pendleton Room.
Day 1 will feature industry professionals sharing their knowledge and insight around XR.
Day 2 will feature a vendor exhibit hall, student showcase presentations, and lightning talks on relevant topics in the application of XR.
Sponsors: Microsoft, Accenture, Ann Arbor SPARK, and Oxford Medical Simulation
XR at Michigan Summit 2023 Program:
Day One
Tuesday, April 18 9 a.m – 5 p.m. ET Pendleton Room 9:30-9:45 a.m. Welcome & Introduction Jeremy Nelson University of Michigan KEYNOTE SPEAKER 9:50-10:45 a.m. Creating Inclusive and Diverse Learning Spaces with XR Technology April Speight Microsoft 10:45-11:45 a.m. Building and Maintaining Successful XR Programs Daniel Salcedo Case Western Reserve University 12:30-1:20 p.m. Building the Educational XR Center of the Future Pippa Bostock University of Portsmouth 1:20-2:15 p.m. XR Design: Empowering the Next Generation of Creators Justin Berry and Maya Georgieva Yale University and The New School 2:30-3:15 p.m. Healthcare Innovation in Extended Reality Michelle Aebersold, Deb Lee, Rishindra Reddy University of Michigan 3:15-4 p.m. Exploring & Deploying XR in Higher Education Rob Theriault Georgian College 4-4:45 p.m. How Far Have We Come with XR? Jeremy Nelson and Michael Nebeling University of MichiganDay Two
Wednesday, April 19 10 a.m – 4 p.m. ET Pendleton Room, Michigan Union 10-11:30 a.m. Student Showcase 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. What the Heck is a MetaHuman? Ray Majewski University of Michigan 12:15-12:45 p.m. How Human is that Avatar? Generative AI and the Metaverse Cortney Harding Friends with Holograms 1:30-2 p.m. How Does Virtual Production Work? Michael Al-Far MalfMedia 2-2:30 p.m. From Headsets to Haptics: Advancing the Approach to Metaverse Learning Bill Myers Accenture 2:30-4 p.m. Student ShowcaseExhibit Hall
Wednesday, April 19 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. ET Rogel Ballroom, Michigan UnionGet the chance to try out XR experiences from our sponsors and exhibitors in the Rogel Ballroom from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
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