The annual gathering of Europe’s Virtual Worlds community

VWP Annual
Forum 2026

Shaping the Future of Europe’s Virtual Worlds

2–3 November 2026Valencia, Spain
A participant wearing a mixed-reality headset at Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences

From strategy
to real-world impact

Two days of keynotes, discussions and collaboration across industry, academia and policy.

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Day 01

Monday 2 November

VWA General AssemblyA dedicated members-only meeting for the Virtual Worlds Association.

Annual Forum openingAnne Bajart and Matthieu Worm open the Forum.

Virtual Worlds Partnership panelShaping the future of the partnership.

Strategic Research Agenda (SRIA) Round TableThe future of Virtual Worlds technologies.

Day 02

Tuesday 3 November

EuroXR 2026 openingThe co-located scientific and application programme begins.

Twelve breakout sessionsFocused discussions across three parallel rooms.

Looking aheadA European vision and next steps for the partnership.

Connect. Collaborate.
Create what’s next.

The VWP Annual Forum brings together Europe’s Virtual Worlds community to discuss strategic priorities, emerging technologies, European policy and new collaboration opportunities.

Valencia, Spain

A global city for a more human future.

Join us at the Universitat Politècnica de València, where innovation, culture and people come together.

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Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences reflected in water at blue hour

A reference meeting point for Europe’s immersive technologies ecosystem.

The VWP Annual Forum is where strategic priorities are discussed, cross-sector alliances are formed and Europe’s Virtual Worlds agenda takes shape. Virtual Worlds create value by helping solve real-world problems and delivering meaningful benefits for people, industry and society. In 2026, we bring together industry, research, academia and innovators to turn that ambition into practical progress towards a more open, secure, trustworthy, fair and inclusive digital future for Europe.