Event agenda
Tuesday, 14 April 2026
08:30 - 09:15
Welcoming - Check in - Tea & coffee - Networking
- Innovation Square (Frontier Building)
Meeting duration:10 minutes time slots
09:15 - 09:35
Carlos Pereira Santos - Opening Keynote
Opening keynote speech of VPG 26 by Carlos Pereira Santos, the founder of the Virtual Production Gathering.
1 speaker
09:35 - 10:15
VP in Practice and Education: Skill Profiles Across Industry and the Classroom (AVENUE COVE)
2 speakers
10:15 - 10:40
Networking break
- Innovation Square (Frontier Building)
Meeting duration:10 minutes time slots
10:40 - 11:20
From Classroom to Control Room: Mentorship in Entertainment Technology
1 speaker
11:20 - 12:00
Education for an Expanding VP Ecosystem: Preparing Talent for Real-Time Industries
1 speaker
12:00 - 13:10
Networking lunch
- Innovation Square (Frontier Building)
Meeting duration:10 minutes time slots
13:10 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:40
From Classroom to Virtual Sets, Navigating Early Careers in Virtual Production
5 speakers
14:40 - 15:00
Networking break
- Innovation Square (Frontier Building)
Meeting duration:10 minutes time slots
15:00 - 15:40
Free Your Imagination: Welcoming the next generation of cinematographers
1 speaker
15:40 - 16:20
Virtual Production Strategy in Post-Secondary Education
1 speaker
16:20 - 16:40
Networking break
- Innovation Square (Frontier Building)
Meeting duration:10 minutes time slots
16:40 - 17:20
Animated Gaussian Splatting for Virtual Production
1 speaker
17:20 - 17:50
Portals/Traces - Potentialities of Transnational and Transcultural VP collaboration in real-time
1 speaker
17:50 - 18:00
From Virtual Production Curricula to VP Stage Pedagogy: Framing a 2026 Implementation
Current VP education prioritizes technical pipeline skills over creative and critical thinking, and a new pedagogical framework aims to redesign VP learning spaces around spatial theory to better integrate practice, curriculum, and student experience.
1 speaker
20:00 - 23:00
EPIC Games Education Mixer Party (entry only with Education Day ticket)
EPIC Games is a proud sponsor of the Education Mixer Party at end of the Education day! Entry only with Education Day ticket holders.
3 speakers
Hosted by
Wednesday, 15 April 2026
08:30 - 09:15
Welcoming - Check in - Tea & coffee - Networking
- Atrium (Horizon Building)
Meeting duration:10 minutes time slots
09:15 - 09:35
Zoltan Batho G - Opening Speech
Opening keynote speech of VPG 26 by Zoltan Batho G, the main organiser of the Virtual Production Gathering.
1 speaker
09:35 - 10:15
10:15 - 10:40
Networking break
- Atrium (Horizon Building)
Meeting duration:10 minutes time slots
10:40 - 11:20
11:20 - 12:00
Panel discussion: The future of Virtual Production - What's next?
An industry panel discussion about the future of Virtual Production.
5 speakers
12:00 - 13:30
Live VP demo by Creative Business students (BUas)
Live Virtual Production demo by the Creative Business students of BUas
1 speaker
12:00 - 13:30
Networking Lunch
- Atrium (Horizon Building)
Meeting duration:10 minutes time slots
13:30 - 14:10
Virtual Production: Where the Real Risk Lives
1 speaker
14:10 - 14:50
Iterative Virtual Production: A DCC-First Workflow from Concept to LED
2 speakers
14:50 - 15:10
Networking break
- Atrium (Horizon Building)
Meeting duration:10 minutes time slots
15:10 - 15:50
Stage Tech Foundations: Camera Tracking, Lens Data, and Hybrid Systems in VP
1 speaker
15:50 - 16:30
16:30 - 16:50
Networking break
- Atrium (Horizon Building)
Meeting duration:10 minutes time slots
16:50 - 17:10
Next-Generation Broadcast Volumes - Innovation Driving Live Multi-Camera Production
1 speaker
17:10 - 17:30
High-end image fidelity with workflow efficiency without post production
1 speaker
17:30 - 18:00
Sustainability in Virtual Production: Myth or Reality?
1 speaker
20:00 - 23:55
CHAOS Mixer Party (entry only with Industry Day ticket)
The One and Only CHAOS Mixer Party - after the Industry Day, have a quick dinner and head to MADDOX Breda and enjoy 2 complimentary drinks and finger foods while meeting your fellow professionals! Entry only with Industry Day ticket!
3 speakers
Hosted by
Thursday, 16 April 2026
08:30 - 09:00
Welcoming - Check in - Tea & coffee - Networking
- Innovation Square (Frontier Building)
Meeting duration:10 minutes time slots
09:00 - 10:45
Metahuman Digital Characters for Previsualization
IMPORTANT PREREQUISITE: You need to have a laptop for this Masterclass with UE 5.6 or 5.7 installed (make sure to enable MetaHuman Creator Core Data) + each attendee will need to have an Epic Games Account before attending the masterclass!
1 speaker
The Problem with Perfect - Why Cinematography Needs Imperfection in the Age of VP
1 speaker
10:45 - 11:05
Networking break
- Innovation Square (Frontier Building)
Meeting duration:10 minutes time slots
11:05 - 12:50
Writing characterful dynamic scenes (that are still easy to film)
Do you want to experiment with your own scripted content in VP but need a hands-on approach to generating interesting scenes?
1 speaker
12:50 - 13:30
Networking Lunch
- Innovation Square (Frontier Building)
Meeting duration:10 minutes time slots
13:30 - 15:15
Cinematic Lighting with Unreal Engine: Real-Time Techniques for Virtual Production
IMPORTANT PREREQUISITE: Laptop with Unreal Engine installed. Basic knowledge Unreal or rendering (optional, but recommended for practice). Notebook and mouse.
1 speaker
Reinventing Tabletop Cinematography with Virtual Production
This masterclass explores virtual production through the lens of tabletop cinematography, where control, timing, and detail drive storytelling in a unique way.
1 speaker
15:15 - 15:35
Networking break
- Innovation Square (Frontier Building)
Meeting duration:10 minutes time slots
15:35 - 17:20
Beyond the Silos: Building Talent for Convergent Technologies
1 speaker
Deploying 3D Gaussian Splatting in Professional VP
1 speaker