September Events Roundup -- Tech Retail Week & more!

Tech Retail Week
12th - 13th September
London, UK

Tech Retail Week gathers retailers, tech suppliers and startups to discuss the future of retail and how tech will impact it. Mikela Druckman, Blippar’s Chief Commercial Officer, will be speaking during the VR and AR session. She’ll be speaking with Ed Mitchell, Director of Realisation at Design Bridge, on what retailers can learn from FMCG brands’ use of augmented reality. Blippar and Design Bridge partnered last year to create an AR-enabled advent calendar for Cadbury. Keep your eyes peeled for a surprise at the event, created by us! More Info

Packaging Innovation Summit
12th - 13th September
London, UK

The Packaging Innovation Summit brings together players from across the packaging industry -- from suppliers to retailers -- to discuss innovation within product packaging. Natalie Matlak, Senior Brand Partner at Blippar, will be speaking during The Tech Forum on how augmented reality can transform product packaging into a media channel. Don’t miss her talk at 14:40 on 13th September. More Info

MIT EmTech MENA
23rd - 24th September
Dubai, UAE

Hosted by MIT Technology, this conference in Dubai explores future trends and technologies that will drive the new global economy. Ambarish Mitra, Blippar CEO, will be giving a keynote on the first day of the event about how real-time cognition can be added to every camera and the impact of this technology on the future of smart cities, education, retail, health, and the challenges that lie ahead. More Info