Dubai To Host Metaverse Assembly This Week
The event will take place on September 28-29 and will see the participation of over 300 global experts and more than 40 organisations specialised in the metaverse and virtual worlds applications. The Dubai Metaverse Assembly, slated for September 28-29, is expected to see the participation of over 300 global experts and more than 40 organisations […]
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The event will take place on September 28-29 and will see the participation of over 300 global experts and more than 40 organisations specialised in the metaverse and virtual worlds applications.
The Dubai Metaverse Assembly, slated for September 28-29, is expected to see the participation of over 300 global experts and more than 40 organisations specialised in the metaverse and virtual worlds applications. The event is organised by Dubai Future Foundation (DFF).
The event will discuss what major technology and private sector companies would do to develop the metaverse industry to tackle challenges to reach the $30 trillion mark in 15 years.
Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Teleworking Applications, and deputy managing director of DFF, said that the flagship event would explore the digital economy. He said the event would identify how governments, businesses and communities can unlock the unlimited potential of the metaverse to create a bolder future.
More than 30 local and international leaders, including international metaverse academics, designers, builders and specialists in virtual education, ecommerce, medicine, art, gaming, events, NFTs and other digital assets, will speak at the two-day event.
Additionally, the event will host speakers from renowned global organisations such as Meta, Binance, Mastercard, The Sandbox, Bedu, PwC, Accenture and BCG Digital Ventures.
“The ‘Dubai Metaverse Assembly‘ will serve as a global platform for the metaverse community from around the world to map out opportunities and harness the potential of this promising virtual world,” Al Olama said.
More than 25 sessions, meetings, and workshops will take place across the Museum of the Future and AREA 2071 at Emirates Towers during the event.
They will cover a broad gamut of topics – from building robust and scalable metaverse infrastructure to creating robust, business-friendly regulation and providing government services in the digital world.
Ziad Traboulsi, director – of business engineering at Reality Labs at Meta, said the company was excited to participate in the Dubai event and looks forward to discussing the metaverse amongst a highly engaged and tech-savvy audience.
Keith Jordan, vice president of innovation at Mastercard Labs, said they look forward to welcoming leaders and futurists from across the globe to explore the countless ways our realities will change in entering the metaverse.
The Dubai Metaverse Assembly is the first event of its kind since Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum approved the Dubai metaverse strategy in July.
The strategy aims to add $4 billion to Dubai’s GDP, support 40,000 virtual jobs by 2030 and attract 1,000 companies specialising in blockchain and metaverse technologies. It also aims to turn Dubai into one of the world’s top 10 metaverse economies.
