Top reasons why you should attend the Global Summit:

1. Learn how to grow your business more efficiently through the use of AR and VR.

2. Experience a world-class event bringing together the best knowledge and networking for enterprise, hardware, software and content providers. The event attracts a broad, international cross-section of thought leaders, enterprise executives, entertainment companies, and developers for an intense two days of panels, demos and networking

3. Learn practical and proven methodologies to test, evaluate and scale your AR and VR solutions for your business.  Global leaders will share case studies about what they've learned, pitfalls to avoud, and how they are deploying scalable solutions in their enterprise.

4. Learn where to find the ROI for your business. Enterprises are realizing that AR and VR technologies can improve employee training and knowledge retention, reduce on-the job errors, and improve problem resolution times with equipment, thereby creating ROI for the business, and improving the customer experience.

5. Get inspired at a content-driven VR / AR show, featuring important conversations, talks, exhibits, and events led by global leading companies and organizations, who are sharing practical and valuable real-use cases from the immersive industry 

6. Cross-vertical learning and collaboration. The VR/AR Global Summit intentionally mixes enterprise, with media and entertainment because each vertical has proven to learn from each other. For example, some platforms, streaming and rendering technologies that gave rise to the gaming and entertainment industry are proving to be pillars of technology now being used in enterprise AR and VR solutions, and vice versa.  

7. Discover new innovative technologies ranging from software, hardware, and systems being used in AR and VR.  

8. Win the Pitchfest! Or attend the Pitchfest to discover some of the hottest start-ups from Europe and around the world.

9. Enjoy all this in a world-class city and topped off with an amazing networking party!

Why Lisbon is a great place for innovation and enjoyment:

1. Lisbon is one of the most competitive, innovative and creative cities in Europe. 

2. Lisbon has over 70 companies working in VR/AR/MR and is one of the fastest growing cities in this market. 

3. Major companies like Google, Microsoft have offices in Lisbon, and Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Uber and BMW have recently opened Centres for Excellence and chosen Lisbon as their home. It is poised to become a leading centre for technology, not only in Europe, but in the world.

4. The start up scene in Lisbon is thriving with record number of companies registering in the last few years, and there is a large number of foreign entrepreneurs who have taken root in the city.  The wide availability of support, low taxes and affordable resources make Lisbon an ideal launching pad for the ambitious!

5. Lisbon an easy sell when attracting talent. Quality of living combined with high safety records make Lisbon an easy sell when attracting talent. 

6. Sunny weather, great food, stunning architecture, world class surfing and golf and a dynamic cultural life add to the retention of human capital in the city. 

7. We are excited to bring the VR/AR Global Summit To Lisbon.