Silke SCHMIDT

Silke SCHMIDT leads the XR HUB Bavaria at its location in Munich at Medien Bayern GmbH. Her primary goal is to foster the growth of the XR Ecosystem within Bavaria. This entails creating connections among individuals, to catalyze the emergence of novel projects as well as supporting the visibility of Bavarian stakeholders on both national and international scales. To that end the XR HUB Bavaria organizes own events and participates in partner events. The XR HUB works across all sectors with a focus on education and training, industry and culture & arts. Prior to her current role, Silke held positions at the Bavarian State Ministry for Digital Affairs, specifically overseeing “Audiovisual Media-Film, Games, and XR”, and before she worked in the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs in the Foreign Trade Department, in industry and as a seconded national expert in the European Commission.