Agenda

Nicole Cacal

Professor at Parsons School of Design & Founder & CEO

United States of America

Forbes Ignite

Driving initiatives for Purposeful AI and key advisor Global 2000 corporations and venture-backed start-ups on communicating to C-level executives about digital technologies and transformation

William Thompson

Chief Strategy Officer

United States of America

Forbes Ignite

Ziad Traboulsi

Sr. Director - Engineering, Reality Labs Partnerships

United Arab Emirates

Meta

Works at the intersection of AR/VR, Mobile and Connectivity that enable Meta's partners and community to thrive across all its platforms

Joseph Bradley

CEO

Saudi Arabia

Tonomus

On a mission to become the world’s leading cognitive technology enterprise

Avery Akkineni

President

Vayner3

An ex-Googler, was awarded SEA Independent Agency of the Year at VaynerMedia, created Budweiser's first NFT

Dr. Giovanna Graziosi Casimiro

Metaverse and XR producer

United Kingdom

Decentraland

Giovanna is a Metaverse Producer at Decentraland Foundation and Head of Metaverse Fashion Week. She has more than a decade of experience in digital design and the XR industry. She’s traveled and lived all around the world including Asia, North and South America, and Europe. Her global exposure and comprehensive experience have led her to serve as a mentor at MIT during their Hacking Arts 2016-2018, and as a Senior Professor at SENAC University Centre, a renowned public federal University in Brazil.

Nick Pringle

SVP & Executive Creative Director

R/GA

Winner of 16 Cannes Lions, 8 OneShow pencils, 7 D&AD pencils for Samsung’s Fornite Galaxy Skin, Volvo’s Highway Robbery, McDonald’s AR app: TrackmyMaccas and Volkswagen’s Nightmare Parks campaign; Working with some of the agency’s biggest clients including Samsung, Amex, and Shopify

Koo Ping Shung

President

AI Professionals Association

Co-founder of DataScience.Sg, a 10,000 strong AI and data scientists community in Singapore, building general AI to continue developing a smart nation

Xi Chen

Associate Professor - Stern School of Business

United States of America

New York University

Tareq Fouad

Head of Growth

United Arab Emirates

Shorooq Partners

Invested and launched Shift Build, a metaverse gaming platform, attracted already 3 million users in Saudi Arabia

Naim Yazbeck

GM

United Arab Emirates

Microsoft

Drives efforts to accelerate digital transformation across industries in the Gulf region and spearhead strategic partnerships

Cevat Yerli

Former Crytek CEO, Chairman & CEO

United Arab Emirates

TMRW Foundation

Founded Crytek, revolutionized the gaming industry and launched blockbuster IPs played by hundreds of millions

Mohammad Hans Dastmaltchi

Chairman

United Arab Emirates

FTX MENA

Involved in more than 80 private equity transactions globally, leads crypto derivatives exchange for traders by traders in the MENA region

William Thompson

Chief Strategy Officer

United States of America

Forbes Ignite

Nicole Cacal

Professor at Parsons School of Design & Founder & CEO

United States of America

Forbes Ignite

Driving initiatives for Purposeful AI and key advisor Global 2000 corporations and venture-backed start-ups on communicating to C-level executives about digital technologies and transformation

Vesa Nopanen

Futurist & Principal Consultant

Finland

Sulava

Tech Evangelist for Metaverse, Future of Work on Microsoft Cloud

Deniz Ozgur

Co Founder

Turkey

Space Runners

The first dedicated fashion brand for the Metaverse signed up new NBA Champions partnership with Kyle Kuzma and Nick Young

Won Soh

Co Founder

United States of America

Space Runners

The first dedicated fashion brand for the Metaverse signed up new NBA Champions partnership with Kyle Kuzma and Nick Young