January Events Roundup - Sundance Film Festival & More

Meet up with Blippar this month at these upcoming events in London, Munich and Utah!

Leaders Meet: Innovation
Thursday, January 12th
London, United Kingdom

Danny Lopez, COO of Blippar, will be giving a talk titled “Unlocking the Unexpected: How Blippar are Shaping the Way People Connect with the World”. He will be joining several speakers who will be exploring topics related to upcoming technology, consumer trends, content and connectivity in 2017. The event is the place where futurologists, strategists and innovation leaders come together to stimulate the thinking of a hand selected 250 person audience of senior executives from sport, entertainment, technology and business. More Info

DLD Munich
Sunday - Tuesday, January 15th - 17th
Munich, Germany

Ambarish Mitra, Blippar’s CEO, will be speaking at this year’s DLD event in Munich, titled “Media & AR: New Business Ahead”. This year’s theme is “...What’s The Plan?”, and will include crucial input from scientists, business leaders, politicians, artists, game changers, startup entrepreneurs, and friends addressing questions surrounding the future and the impact of entering the cognitive era. More Info

Sundance Film Festival
Thursday - Sunday, January 19th - 29th
Utah, United States

Blippar will be at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, so tweet us @Blippar if you want to meet the team! Founded by Robert Redford, Sundance Film Festival is part of the Sundance Institute - a nonprofit organization that actively advances the work of independent storytellers in film and theatre. It is the largest film festival in the United States. More Info

Training & EdTech Augmented Reality Conference
Thursday, January 19th
London, United Kingdom

Colum Elliott-Kelly, Head of Blippar Education, will be speaking and participating in a panel discussion at this month’s Training and EdTech AR conference. The conference will be filled with all things AR and education, including exciting demos of the latest tech. More Info

EdTech Augmented Reality Hackathon
Saturday, January 21st
London, United Kingdom

Organised by the Realities Centre and co-hosted by Blippar Education, hackers will be using the Blippar AR API, as well as, Blippbuilder to create educational AR experiences. The EdTech AR Hackathon is an event in which small teams of developers, designers and AR enthusiasts will gather to challenge their skill against others as they develop an Augmented Reality (AR) experience in just over 24 hours. More Info

Education Innovation Conference 2017
Tuesday, 24th January
London, United Kingdom

Colum Elliott-Kelly, Head of Blippar Education, will be participating in the Showcase Innovation Panel. The third annual Education Innovation Conference focuses on facilitating innovative partnerships which build sustainable and impactful relationships between Europe and emerging markets. More Info