Metaverse Summit Agenda

26 October: 19:00 -21:30 VIP Jury Dinner

27 October: Summit & Awards

8:55 - 9:05am Welcome Comments by Organiser: Thom Barnhardt

9:05 - 9:30am Opening Keynote

"World-builders - How the ecosystem of developers and creators is building the very foundation of the metaverse", Robert Guenther, Head of Reality Labs Developer Partnerships, Meta, Inc.

9:30 - 9:55am "How web3 is a game-changer for sports, clubs and fans."

Panelists:

Jon Fatelevich, ceo and co-founder, StadioPlus: this Spanish company provides technology and guidance to the sports industry in connecting it to the Web3 world. Jon will tell us about their new licensing deal with LaLiga (Spanish football) to commercialize their presence in Decentraland.
Vladan Falcic, Cosmic Factions

10:00 - 10:25am B2B, Industrial, and Enterprise Applications

Panelists:

Carolin Rubner, Head of Research Group, Siemens
Hamidreza Hosseini, Founder, Ecodynamics

10:30 - 11:00am Coffees and Conversations

11:00 - 11:25am "Blockchain Gaming: Predictions for 2023 (and the impact of digital asset ownership)

Panelists:

Flavien Defraire, Community Manager, Blockchain Game Alliance (moderator)
On Yavin, Founder and Managing Partner, Cointelligence
Max Vysochanskiy, Founder, Moon Strike
Enric Pedro, VP of Growth, Tilting Point

11:30 - 11:55am Nominations Showcases:

Deeper insights into 3 Companies "Short-Listed" for the Awards (8 min overview of top companies)

Hadean
Cosmic Factions
NeXR Technologies

12:00 - 12:25

Keynote:
Sebastien Borget, Co-Founder and COO, The Sandbox

Learn first-hand from metaverse pioneer, The Sandbox, why and when your brand should develop a metaverse presence, and how you can drive reputational and commercial success.

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch and Conversations

13:30 - 13:55 Partnerships and CVC's:

Advantages and Disadvantages of Scaling with Large Corporates. "How young companies are being creative in their deals with entrenched global Brands."

Panelists:

Thomas Johann Lorenz, Co-Founder and CEO, Journee - The Metaverse Company (Berlin and Seoul)
Michelle Taycher Nishry, Investor, Qualcomm Ventures (Israel)

14:00 - 14:25 Raising Capital from Investors:

How Metaverse/Web3 Scaleups and Startups should pitch successfully to VCs"

Fabio La Franca, Blueverse Ventures
Marcin Hejka, Co-Founder and GP, OTB Ventures

14:30 - 14:55 Nominations Showcases:

Deeper insights into 3 Companies "Short-Listed" for the Awards (8 min overview of top companies)

Decentworld, Liucija Lenkauskaite-Stankevice, GM
SoftServe
Anymate Me

15:00 - 15:25 Interoperability: In Search of the Holy Grail.

Empowering the Creator economy through User-generated content (UGC).
Moderator: Mihai Vicol, Metaverse Lead, Newzoo

Panelists:

Jayant Uppal, Game Development & Publishing Consultant, Newzoo
Shahriar Shahrabi, Art Director & Technical Artist, Realities.IO

15:30 - 15:55 Pitches for Partners and Nominations Showcases:

Deeper insights into 3 Companies "Short-Listed" for the Awards (8 min overview of top companies)