The 2016 EMVA conference joined 120 attendees and guests for top noche speeches and excellent networking opportunities in Edinburgh. With his opening keynote 'In or Out of Europe: An Economic Perspective' Martin Vander-Weyer, Financial Journalist and Columnist for The Spectator, got the audience into the Brexit scenario just days before the British referendum. Very seldom a conference keynote hits an international industry relevant topic with such high currentness. During 100+ pre-scheduled face-to-face meetings attendees could meet their peers and built new business relationships or simply exchange ideas with colleagues.

The work of Mr. Tolga Birdal, TU Munich, on 'Reconstruction via Detection: Efficient and Automatic Reconstruction from Unorganized 3D Scans' was honored with the 2016 Young Professional Award. In his conference wrap-up EMVA General Secretary Thomas Lübkemeier could look back on three days full of information but also very enjoyable networking hours during the evening events. Finally he announced the 2017 EMVA Business Conference to take place in Prague, Czech Republic, from 22 - 24 June 2017.