Technology

IMMERSIVE TECH WEEK 2026

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mmersive Tech Week (ITW) is Europe’s premier festival dedicated to the exploration and advancement of immersive technologies. It serves as a global convergence point where creators, researchers, startups, and industry leaders unite to push the boundaries of Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality (XR) alongside Artificial Intelligence.

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60Voices
2Underwriters
7Exhibitors
17On the bill · sessions
39Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at IMMERSIVE, in alphabetical order.
Adam Nasralla
Co-Founder · Visibyl
Alejandra del Valle
Secretary General · Virtual Worlds Association
Alex Falk
Asha Easton
Immersive Tech Network Lead · Innovate UK
Asim Evren Yantaç
Co-director · KARMA Lab
Astrid Manden-Benneker
Benjamin de Wit
Bertrik Berfelo
Binna Lee
Carine De Potter
Carl Boel
Carlos J. Ochoa
Metaverse & XR Pioneer. Senior Advisor - Strategist. Founder ONE Digital Consulting. President VR/AR Association Madrid Chapter, Global Co_Chair VR/ARA Education Committee. · ONE Digital Consulting / VR/AR Association
Carly Sheridan
Charlotte Mikkelborg
Clemens Amon
Spatial Audio for Games and XR - Bringing the Magic of Human Hearing to the Digital World.
Deniz Atal Demirbacak
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow · Oslo Metropolitan University
Diandra de Lima
Innovation & Partnerships Manager · FEDORA
Elpida Tzika
EU Project Manager for Horizon EU, Digital Europe and Erasmus+
Ely Santos
Founder · VibeGlass
Erilda Goga
Associate Project Manager · ViLabs
Haoran Yun
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellow · Inria
Heleen Rouw

— and 38 more, by name unsung —

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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
A Greener Future
VirbePartner
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The Programme

Selected from 17 sessions on the bill.
  • 09:00 - 09:15

    Vision & Impact Opening Ceremony

  • 09:30 - 09:45

    IMPULSE - The European XR Accelerator - Opening

  • 09:45 - 10:30

    IMPULSE Pitches - Round One Content Creation

  • 11:00 - 12:00

    IMPULSE Pitches - Round Two Entrepreneurship

  • 13:00 - 13:20

    Tech Goes Faster Than Conversation

  • 13:20 - 13:30

    Church of VR in Focus

  • 13:30 - 13:40

    State of the Union: Education

  • 13:40 - 13:55

    Coded Black at the Crossroads

  • 13:55 - 14:05

    State of the Union: Healthcare & Well-being

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 39 companies show up — and 1 bet on three roles at once?

39 companies. one are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
1All threespeak · spons · exh
2Sponsoringsponsor only
6Exhibitingexhibitor only
30Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Sopra Steria

02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

30% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite23%
  • Founder / Owner915%
  • VP-level12%
  • Director / Head of610%
  • Manager / Lead915%
  • Engineer · IC12%
  • Other roles3253%

Of 60 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01A Greener FutureSp
  2. 02Sopra SteriaEx1V
  3. 03VirbeSp·P
  4. 04HTC ViveEx
  5. 05MetaEx
  6. 06NianticEx
  7. 07PICOEx
  8. 08Rotterdam PartnersEx
  9. 09TNOEx
  10. 10XR Health Alliance2V
  11. 11AstraZeneca1V
  12. 12atmoky1V
  13. 13BadVR, Inc.1V
  14. 14Beyond Words VR1V
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
partner1
50% of 2
unspecified1
50% of 2