16 January, 2020, Zurich

Walking on Mars

Student community joined Worldwebforum On Tour at ETH Hönggerberg

Virtual and augmented reality promise to transport us to places that we can only imagine. When joined with spacecraft and robots, these technologies will extend humanity’s presence to real destinations that are equally fantastic.

Victor Luo, the former director of virtual and augmented projects at NASA Operations Laboratory at JPL shared their progress so far, the challenges that lie ahead, and their vision for the future of VR and AR in space exploration.

Right after the session students joined the main Worldwebforum conference at Stage One, Zurich.

They listened to keynote presentations and fireside chats from special guests including Metallica’s Lars Ulrich. After that, they stayed on for a night of celebration, with free-flowing drinks, delicious food and awesome music.

Speakers

Worldwebforum Speaker Victor Luo

Victor Luo

Principal Product Manager, Amazon Smart Home, Seattle, USA
Worldwebforum speaker Chris Luebkeman

Chris Luebkeman

Advisor to the President and Board, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Impressions

On Tour Host

Jürg Brunnschweiler

Head ETH Global, ETH Zürich, Switzerland

ETH Global is the international office of ETH Zurich. It fosters international relations and partnerships in research and education and enhances the institution’s visibility abroad.

Since 2012 Jürg Brunnschweiler is Head of ETH Global.

On Tour host

About Worldwebforum

Worldwebforum on Tour ETH Hönggerberg is part of a series of global meet-ups that would lead to Worldwebforum 2020, Wanted: Leader on January 16-17 , 2020 in Zurich, Switzerland. The 8th annual meeting of 1,500 C-level executives who are incessantly finding answers to the question, “What should I do today to build value for the next generation?”