Smart Haptics 2019 • A Conference For the Haptics Industry

Taking place December 3-5, at the Pan Pacific Hotel Seattle, Smart Haptics 2019 will feature presentations designed to engage and inform the haptics industry, through case studies, panel discussions, and hands-on demonstrations that will provide the opportunity for attendees to both experience and explore the latest technologies and emerging applications.

As an event that brings together multiple end-use industries - including medical, automotive, mobile, gaming, AR/VR, and more - this technical conference is designed to take a closer look at the shared challenges, new opportunities, and innovative solutions that are redefining the future of tactual perception and touch feedback technology.

View The 2019 Agenda Here

Smithers Apex conferences provide very informative talks with a good balance of top line views and detailed trends and technology.

Sony

2019 Smart Haptics Speakers Include:

Dr. Nikhil Bajaj Engineering Consultant General Vibration Corporation
Laura Bücheler CEO and Co-Founder GHOST – feel it
Daniel Büttner CEO Lofelt
Stella Clarke Research Engineer, Future User Interaction Concepts BMW Group
Dr. Mar Gonzalez-Franco Senior Researcher Microsoft Research
Joe Michaels Chief Revenue Officer HaptX
Alex Russomanno Co-Founder and CEO NewHaptics

Well balanced information from academia, start-ups and large companies.

Panasonic Boston Laboratory ULT

Advisory Board

Alicia Berry Social VR Technical Program Manager Facebook
David Birnbaum Head of Design Strategy and Outreach Immersion Corp.
Stella Clarke Research Engineer, Future User Interaction Concepts BMW Group
J. Edward Colgate Breed University Design Professor at Northwestern University Tanvas
Nick Colonnese Research Scientist Facebook Reality Labs
Hong Z. Tan Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University tangerineX

A good mix of presentations from different fields, and good networking opportunities.

Texas Instruments