Techshare Europe 2015

Techshare Europe 2015: A Connected World 10-11 September 2015 Glasgow Science Centre, Glasgow Techshare Europe 2015 returns to the Glasgow Science Centre for the 4th consecutive year on 10-11 September 2015 in association with our lead technology partner, Google! Building on the success of previous years the conference expects to attract around 400 delegates to hear from a wide range of international speakers and influential experts. Featuring the latest developments and innovations, the conference will promote discussion and debate and focus on wearable technology, mainstream meets specialist provision and digital access and engagement in our increasingly connected world. For full details, including Early Bird rates available until 10 July, and booking go to www.rnib.org.uk/techshare-europe Scottish Institute for Enterprise University Ideas Lab!

We are delighted to announce that this year, in partnership with the Scottish Institute for Enterprise we will be welcoming teams of student innovators from a number of universities to take part in an innovation and entrepreneurial learning experience. The teams will be presented with a range of challenges facing blind and partially sighted people and tasked with pitching their solutions at the end of the conference – let the competition begin!

www.rnib.org.uk/Techshare-Europe #Techsh are15 Conference Programme – subject to change

Insight Radio, the radio station of RNIB, will record all conference sessions and make them available to download at www.insightradio.co.uk

Day 1: Thursday 10 September

12.30 Registration

Fringe activities Please see the end of the programme for details – open throughout conference breaks

14.15 Session 1: Wearable Technology IMAX Auditorium Chair: John Legg, Director, RNIB Scotland

14.15 Introduction John Legg, Director, RNIB Scotland

14.20 Welcome and keynote address

14.35 Smart Glasses - a users perspective Dr Stephen Hicks, Research Fellow, Oxford University Stacy Rowe, Accessibility Development Executive, RNIB Solutions

14.50 Smart Shoes Krispian C. Lawrence, Co-Founder and CEO, Ducere Technologies

15.05 ABBI: Audio Bracelet Prof Stephen Brewster, Professor of Human-Computer Interactions (Computing Science), University of Glasgow

15.20 Smart lens technology Alcon

15.35 Apple Watch accessibility Sarah Herrlinger, Senior Product Manager, Apple Inc.

www.rnib.org.uk/Techshare-Europe #Techsh are15 15.50 Coffee The Atrium / Clyde Suite

16.30 Session 2: Mainstreaming accessibility IMAX Auditorium Chair: Ellie Southwood, Vice Chair RNIB

16.35 Accessibility at Amazon Amazon

16.50 Developing an accessible Talking TV Samsung

17.05 Netflix

17.20 Presentation TBC

17.35 Google Fireside Chat: Mainstream meets Specialist Provision Convenor: Ellie Southwood, Vice Chair RNIB Participants TBC

18.15 Session close

18.30 Evening Reception The Atrium

19.15 Networking Dinner The Atrium

After dinner speaker: Mike May, athlete, entrepreneur, and pioneer in the development of way-finding technology.

www.rnib.org.uk/Techshare-Europe #Techsh are15 Day 2: Friday 11 September

09.30 Registration

Coffee

Fringe activities Please see the end of the programme for details.

10.00 Session 3: Accessing a connected world IMAX Auditorium Chair: Kevin Carey, Chair RNIB

10.00 Welcome and introduction Kevin Carey, Chair RNIB

10.10 Keynote Address: Accessing a connected world Eve Andersson, Manager, Accessibility Engineering, Google

10.30 Accessibility in Europe Catherine Stihler MEP, Vice Chair of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee.

10.50 Connecting Global Solutions Neil Heslop, Managing Director, RNIB Solutions

11.10 Big Lottery – Getting the UK Online Today Jackie Killeen, Scotland Director, Big Lottery Fund

11.30 Coffee The Atrium / Clyde Suite

12.00 Session 4: Connected communities IMAX Auditorium Chair: Lesley-Anne Alexander, Chief Executive RNIB

12.00 Connecting Digital Health Initiatives Justene Ewing, CEO, DHI Scotland

www.rnib.org.uk/Techshare-Europe #Techsh are15 12.20 Cities Unlocked – Realising the Potential of People and Places Jenny Cook, Head of Strategy and Research, Guide Dogs

12.40 Presentation TBC

13.00 Lunch The Atrium / Clyde Suite

Fringe activities Please see end of programme for details

14.00 Session 5: Living in a Connected World IMAX Auditorium Chair: TBC

14.05 Tomorrow's Connected World Rob Sinclair, Chief Accessibility Officer, Microsoft Petteri Alinikula, Director Accessibility, Microsoft

14.25 Apps for living in a connected world: showcasing a range of apps

15.15 Scottish Institute for Enterprise Ideas Lab: Feedback session Ann Davidson, Enterprise Programme Director, Scottish Institute for Enterprise Student participants

15.40 Closing Remarks

15.45 Session close

www.rnib.org.uk/Techshare-Europe #Techsh are15 Fringe Activities

All Fringe Activities will run throughout all conference breaks, concluding at the end of lunch on Friday 11 September, unless otherwise specified.

1. Marketplace Science Walk  Visit our exhibitors and find out what they have to offer.

2. Tech Try The Atrium  Experience the gadgets featured at the conference for yourself.

3. Online Today The Clyde Suite  Online Today aims to give you the information and knowledge to realise and enjoy the benefits of being online, understand how it can assist your everyday living and importantly, how to stay safe online.  The project can advise on how being online can help you, whether it's using Skype to talk to family far away or getting regular sports or weather updates. You will find how easy it is to gain the basic skills and confidence to use technology.  Online group sessions will run during the conference and the team will also be available to chat to anyone interested in learning more.

4. Haggeye’s simulation booth The Science Walk  Open to delegates and members of the public throughout the conference.

5. SIE Ideas Lab - student competition The Egg and The Boardroom  Running from 09.30 on 10 September teams of students will hear from a programme of assistive technology experts and focus groups of blind and partially sighted people. The students will circulate during conference breaks and delegates are welcome to ‘drop in’ and act as a sounding board for the students’ ideas which will be developed over the course of the conference. The student teams will culminate with a short pitch to delegates at the final conference session and a winner will be selected.

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