Agenda
Day 1 Main Sessions
Day 1 Main Sessions
Wednesday
28 September
2022
08:00 AM
–
02:00 PM
Museum
of the Future
Auditorium
08:00 AM – 09:00 AM [60 mins]
Welcome, Registration & Networking
09:00 AM – 09:10 AM [10 mins]
Keynote
Embracing
the Metaverse
Speaker
H.E. Khalfan Belhoul
Chief Executive Officer,
Dubai Future Foundation
09:15 AM – 09:50 AM [35 mins]
Panel
Metaverse and the Economy:
What is the size of the Opportunity?
The Web 3.0 market size has exceeded $3 billion and is expected to reach highs of $80 billion by 2030. Activity is booming with the UAE poised to capitalize on a massive opportunity to drive future growth in the knowledge-driven economy and become the global hub for the fast-growing metaverse.
Speaker
HE Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri
Minister of Economy,
Ministry of Economy of the UAE
Speaker
Bashar Kilani
Managing Director,
Accenture
Speaker
Mark Zaleski
Managing Director and Partner,
BCG Digital Ventures
Moderator
Karl Tlais
Founder and Chief Executive
Officer, iAdvisory
09:55 AM – 10:25 AM [30 mins]
Keynote
Metaverse 101: Unraveling the Metaverse and Its Future
The metaverse has sparked hope and optimism for a new form of reality. The amalgamation of physical, digital, virtual, and mixed reality worlds can already be observed, yet questions remain. Many do not understand how it will progress or the myriad ways it can irrevocably change life as we know it. What opportunities lie in the metaverse for governments, corporates and societies? And are we ready to seize them? The session answers the pressing questions on the metaverse and aims to explain why the biggest global companies are placing big bets on its future potential.
Speaker
Ihab Foudeh
Microsoft
10:30 AM – 11:10 AM [40 mins]
Panel
Sector Deep-Dive: Opportunities in Virtual Real Estate
The metaverse has become the new home for digital twins – iconic global landmarks and skyrocketing land prices. Entities driving opportunities and use cases in the metaverse such as real estate. The session explores the opportunities in virtual real estate, specifically how to engage new customers and the types of activity we can expect to see.
Speaker
Guy Parsonage
PwC
Speaker
Samuel Hamilton
The Decentraland Foundation
Speaker
Joe Abi Akl
Majid Al Futtaim
Speaker
Ali Sajwani
DAMAC Properties
Moderator
Sarah Forster
The National
11:10 AM – 11:20 AM [10 mins]
Coffee Break
11:20 AM – 11:30 AM [10 mins]
Fireside Chat
Making Trade Flow: How the Metaverse
Will Enable People and Operations
The Metaverse has arrived at a pivotal time for global trade. Global supply chains and logistics operations have undergone turbulent moments over the last two years. The pandemic and recent geopolitical tensions have shone a light on systemic issues that existed long before, and must be urgently addressed. Now more than ever before, businesses and governments are ready to embrace technologies that will boost the resiliency and sustainability of our supply chains. This session takes a dive into how Metaverse technology can enable people and operations to do just that.
Speaker
Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem
Group Chairman and CEO,
DP World
Moderator
Brandy Scott
Arabian Radio Network
11:35 AM – 12:15 PM [40 mins]
Panel
Maximizing the Potential of Ecosystems on the Metaverse
The metaverse ecosystem is more than the sum of its parts; it’s a complex system of building blocks that include decentralized technologies, platforms and applications. They work to diversify and maximize the potential of the metaverse – showcasing new perspectives, identify representation, payments and transactions solutions. But how are these enabling building blocks growing and multiplying to expand the potential of the metaverse?
Speaker
Cathy Li
World Economic Forum
Speaker
James Hairston
Meta
Speaker
Marwan Al Zarouni
Digital Dubai
Speaker
Balsam Danhach
FTX
Moderator
Laura Buckwell
Euronews
12:20 PM – 12:40 PM [20 mins]
Keynote
The Dubai Metaverse Strategy: Unlocking Dubai’s Potential
The Dubai Metaverse Strategy, launched by HH the Crown Prince of Dubai, envisions the futuristic city of Dubai to become the global hub for Web 3.0 technologies like blockchain and NFTs. Dubai is already setting strong foundations for the metaverse to thrive, by exploring opportunities around infrastructure, education, technology, etc. As well as examining use cases, this session questions where the opportunities lie for Dubai, how to capture them, and what avenues of cooperation governments and the private sector need to explore.
Speaker
HE Omar bin Sultan Al Olama
Chairman of Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy and Vice Chairman of the Higher Committee for Future Technology and Digital Economy in Dubai
12:45 PM – 01:00 PM [15 mins]
Keynote (Hybrid)
Building the Responsible Metaverse
Businesses are racing toward a future very different from the one they were designed to operate in. Soon, every company will find themselves at the intersection of many new worlds, from building new physical and virtual realities to providing services in environments created by others. Trust will prevail; existing concerns around privacy, bias, fairness and human impact are sharpening as the line between peoples’ physical and digital lives blurs. Leading enterprises will shoulder the charge for building a responsible metaverse and are setting the standards now. Discover Anne Groeppelin as she gives you insights into how to shape a more Responsible Metaverse.
Speaker
Asma Shabab
Accenture
Virtual Speaker
Anne Groeppelin
Accenture
01:05 PM – 01:20 PM [15 mins]
Keynote
Augmented Reality: Revolutionizing the Conventional
Traditional methods of work within enterprises in key sectors are rapidly transforming, as businesses successfully adopt new, innovative and unconventional methods of practice. Healthcare, manufacturing, automotive and more are dynamically evolving with the acceleration by Magic Leap to adopt technologies in the Metaverse of enterprises such as AR and wearables to drive efficiency, sales and success.
Speaker
Jade Meskill
Magic Leap
01:00 PM – 02:00 PM [60 mins]
Lunch & Activations
