Metaverse Series Speakers
A fall lecture series with the leading voices in the Metaverse hosted by Elizabeth Strickler at the Creative Media Industries Institute. The goal is to deeply research, reflect on and understand the Metaverse and how we will work and play within it.
Schedule (subject to change)
Superworlds: Connecting the Real and the Virtual
Hrish Lotlikar
Co-Founder & CEO, SuperWorld, The Virtual World in Augmented Reality; Co-Founder, Rogue Initiative Studios, Hollywood Film, TV, VR & Gaming Studio
Collaborative Storytelling in the Metaverse
Lance Weiler
Storyteller working in film, tv, theatre, games & code - Founding Member & Director Columbia University Digital Storytelling Lab
Intersecting Anthropology and the Metaverse
Teddy Pahagbia
Mr. Metaverse 🌐 | Personal data sovereignty advocate 🗣️ | Afronaut futurist 🌍 | Helping Brands & Companies create value in the digital economy ✨
Megaverse, Multiverse, Metaverse
David Orban
Alert analyst of the global technology landscape, applying cycles of accelerating technological change to the needs of high-growth organizations.
Equitable BLockchain Business Models
Nancy Giordano
Strategic Futurist || Global Keynote Speaker || Gatherer || Advisor || Author of LeaderING: The Ways Visionary Leaders Play Bigger
The Challenges of WorldBuilding
April Arrglington
Experiential Producer of XR Atlanta's Immersive XR Art Showcase || ARchimeral Inc. Co-Founder || Producer of The Age of Turing || Integrated Content
Framework for Utility in the Metaverse
Jeremy Gilbertson
Co-Founder of Tunewelders, Head of Music for Infinite World, 20+ years at the intersection of technology and music, music
Future Fashion Consumption
Kadine James
Top 100 Women UK Technology | Creative Technologist at @RYOT Studios @VERIZONMEDIA Founder @TheImmersiveKIND
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Funding the Metaverse with the Metapurse
Twobadour
Twobadour is the Steward of Metapurse, the world’s largest NFT fund. The fund is estimated to be worth $189 million and owns the $69 million Beeple.
NFTs, Metaverse, and Rise of Digital Humanism
Krista Kim
NFT Artist / Techism Founder
Building the Metaverse As I live in it
Kalila
Living exceptionally and freely is the goal, I can't think of another way to achieve that other than the metaverse. Full steam ahead for me with VR, AR,& XR.
Metaverse-ing - The Rendered and the Real: Principles, Priors and Possibilities
Benn Konsynski
Professor Goizueta Business School at Emory University. Professor Goizueta Business School
Framework for Utility in the Metaverse
Jeremy Gilbertson
Co-Founder of Tunewelders, Head of Music for Infinite World, 20+ years at the intersection of technology and music, music
Creating Engaging 3D Community Experiences
Peter Perez
Army Veteran and entrepreneur, Peter has a passion for innovation with a history in blockchain, gaming, events, and festivals.
Presentations are every Thursday at 4 PM EST in September, October and November, 2021