Tuesday, July 15, 2025 | Admission 17:30 | Program 18:00-20:00
Media Innovation Center Babelsberg, Stahnsdorfer Str. 107, 14482 Potsdam
Artificial intelligence, augmented reality and immersive media are changing the way we experience and pass on history. Under the motto “Technology-supported new culture of remembrance”, experts from research, the creative industries and the media will discuss how these technologies can have a lasting impact on remembrance and education – in a critical, participatory and historically sensitive way.
Program schedule
17:30 Admission
18:00 Welcome & Introduction
– medianet BerlinBrandenburg & MIZ Babelsberg
18:10-18:50 Panel discussion
Technology-supported new culture of remembrance: AI, XR & the future of remembrance
- Prof. Dr. Björn Stockleben (Film University Babelsberg)
Project presentation “Immersive contemporary testimonies of the Holocaust” - Lilli Berger (Vyvyt)
Use of XR in mourning work & remembrance culture - Stefan Marx (Zaubar, requested)
AR solutions for museums & city tours - Video message Christian Zipfel (VR-Experience “Die wenige Zeit”)
Insights into volumetric contemporary witness recording
Moderator: Lisa Nawrocki (UNESCO City of Film Potsdam)
18:50 Open Q&A session
19:00 Get-Together & Networking
Target Group
This event is aimed at:
- Representatives from the media, politics and cultural institutions
- Filmmakers & producers
- MediaTech and XR companies
- Universities, foundations & memorial sites
- Professionals from public history, digitization & remembrance culture
Cooperation partner
In cooperation with
Medieninnovationszentrum Babelsberg
UNESCO City of Film Potsdam
In partnership with
Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg (ILB)
MTH MediaTech Hub Potsdam