Techshare Europe 2016: Smart Accessible Technology for Work, Rest and Play15-16 September 2016Glasgow Science Centre, Glasgow

Conference Programme

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Day 1: Thursday 15 September

12.30 Registration and coffee

Exhibition and Marketplace FringeDetails at end of programme – open throughout all conference breaks

14.00 Session 1: Smart Technology for EducationIMAX AuditoriumChair: Campbell Chalmers, Director, RNIB Scotland

14.10 Key note address – O2Maximising access to content through connectivity for education and leisure

TBC, O2 and Emma House, Director for Publisher Relations, The Publishers Association and Charlie Redmayne, CEO Harper Collins Publishing

14.40 Accessibility and multi touch: the 4th Generation Apple TVSarah Herrlinger, Senior Product Manager Accessibility, Apple Inc.

15:00 Transforming Braille: The Affordable Electronic Braille DisplayNeil Heslop and Steve Tyler, RNIB and Orbit Technologies

15.20 CoffeeThe Atrium / Clyde Suite

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15:40 Seminars

Technology and Mental Health: Staying Happy and Healthy with Smart DevicesAmanda Hawkins and Robin Spinks RNIB

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Online Today: Enabling Persons with Visual Impairment to get started with Smart Technology Sheila Sneddon, Online Today

16.20 Session 2: Accessibility in EntertainmentIMAX AuditoriumChair: Eleanor Southwood, Vice Chair, RNIB

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Orcam: An Intuitive Wearable Assistive Device with a Smart Camera Eliav Rodman, Director of Marketing, OrCam

Accessible Televisions in the Shops in 2016 Kit Lam, Chief Innovation Officer, Samsung Electronics

Accessibility and The Netflix StoryTracy Wright, Director Global Content Operations, Netflix

17.20 Accessibility: Baking it in as Part of the Fabric of ProductsGareth Ford Williams, Head of Accessibility, BBC

17.40 Creating an Immersive Experience for ViewersJohn Melville, VP Programming and Production, Accessible Media Inc

18.00 Google Fireside Chat: Android Accessibility Today Google Inc team

18:45 Session close

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Civic Reception, hosted by Glasgow City Council 18.45 – 19.25 in the Atrium

Networking Dinner19.30 – 22.00 in the Atrium

Reflecting Back and Looking Forward Lesley Anne Alexander, CEO RNIB Group

Key note address: Susan Hauser - Corporate Vice President for Business and Corporate Responsibility at Microsoft

Logo RNIB ScotlandLogo GoogleLogo Microsoft Logo O2

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Day 2: Friday 16 September

09.30 Registration and coffee

Exhibition and Marketplace FringeDetails at end of programme – open throughout all conference breaks

10.00 Session 3: Augmented reality in work, rest and playIMAX AuditoriumRobin Spinks, Senior Strategy Manager RNIB, Vice Chair Vision 2020 Technology for Life Group

10.10 Keynote Address – GoogleSelf Driving Cars - A New Dawn in Personal Mobility?

10.40 Dr Stephen Hicks, Oxsight – Augmented Reality and RNIB Smartglasses

11.00 Peekaboo VisionIain Livingstone, Opthamologist

11.20 CoffeeThe Atrium / Clyde Suite

11.40 Session 4: Intelligent MobilityChair: Aaron McHale, Haggeye

Virtual Reality as an Enabler for Understanding Jamie Chan-Pensley, and Martin Pett, Transport Systems Catapult and John Worsfold, RNIB

12.00 Audazzle and the Role of Accessible GamingSelwyn Lloyd, Co-founder of Audazzle

12.20 A Zero Tolerance Mode of Mobility Alan Clarke, Uber

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12.45 Lunch The Atrium / Clyde Suite

13.45 Session 5: Technology and the Family IMAX AuditoriumChair: Sandra Wilson Chair, RNIB Scotland

Using Technology as a Blind Journalist and as a MotherEmma Tracey, Broadcast Journalist, BBC Ouch

14.05 Accessible Smart Meters: Universal Design in Action Energy UK and Geo

14.25 Accessible Technology at the Heart of the FamilyDaniel Hubble, Senior Program Manager - Accessibility, Microsoft

14.45 Key note address - Peter Korn, Chief Accessibility Architect, Amazon

Coffee Break at 1505

15.20 Tomorrow's World for the 21st CenturyAnn Davidson, Scottish Institute for Enterprise

15.40 A Smart Way to Cross the Road using NeateboxGavin Neate, Neatebox

16.00 RNIB Connect Radio Showcase followed by close of conference proceedings around 1630

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