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Merged Futures 6

  • Learning Hub, Waterside Campus University of Northampton (map)

Our 6th annual innovation showcase event, Merged Futures 6, returned to the Learning Hub at the University of Northampton’s Waterside Campus on Friday 14th June 2024.

Keynote (10:10 – 10:45), Main Space  

Virtual Reality for good!

Our keynote speakers will be talking about how technology is being used to support independent travel for children with special educational needs and to improve people’s wellbeing in care homes.

VR Therapies founder Rebecca Gill will introduce two of her pilot projects with West Northamptonshire Council and talk about the power of VR to improve and transform people's lives. 

Nicola Holland, assistant head teacher of Billing Brook School, will talk about their use of VR to support students with independent travel. She will also share how VR can help reduce anxiety in different settings as well as her ambitions to turn Billing Brook into an innovation hub, trialling new technologies to help inspire the whole county to start using XR technology. 

West Northamptonshire Council's assistive technology lead Pedro Santos will then present how VR is being used in a care home to help improve people's wellbeing and general health.

Room 1: Digital Northants Stories

Room 2: Health

Room 3: Education

Room 4: Digital Marketing

Hosted by The Marketing Meetup: Penni Pickering, Jo Pickering and Elisha Dignam

Exhibitors

  • Amazon AWS

  • Builders Brew

  • Dr Mu Mu

  • Emotional support dogs

  • Hublet

  • Iris IoT

  • Metaverse Learning

  • Microsoft

  • Northampton Film Festival

  • One to One Development Trust

  • Performing Room

  • RiVR

  • RoboPets (Local Area Partnerships)

  • S-SA Digital

  • Toru

  • University of Northampton - AI in Fashion

  • University of Northampton Games Design

  • University of Northampton Marketing - VR

  • West Northamptonshire Council - Business

  • West Northamptonshire Council - Library Service