Kristina Podnar
Chair
Metaverse Reality Check (MRC)
Bio:
Kristina Podnar is a digital policy innovator. For over two decades, she has worked with some of the most high-profile companies, governments, and non-governmental entities to see policies as opportunities to free the organization from uncertainty, risk, and internal chaos.
More importantly though, she helps digital marketing and operations team, which often includes legal and IT, unlock opportunity, strengthen the brand, and liberate employees to drive innovation.
Kristina is the Principal of NativeTrust Consulting, LLC, a Digital Policy Advisor at The Cantellus Group, and the Global Digital Policy Expert at the XR Safety Initiative (XRSI).
Kristina also is the Executive Lead of The Metaverse Reality Check (MRC), a global oversight board for and by citizens.
She has a BA in international studies and an MBA in international business from the Dominican University of California.
Her book, The Power of Digital Policy was published in March 2019.
Talk Description :
Throughout history, new laws and regulations were developed in response to new and disruptive situations that weren’t covered by existing laws. Laws prohibiting stealing, for example, weren’t needed until civilization developed the concept of property ownership.
That’s where we find ourselves today when it comes to XR.
Technology is developing at lightning speed, and regulators around the globe are trying to keep up. But it will take years for laws and protection mechanisms to catch up — and, by then, things will probably have changed even more. Unfortunately, organizations, governments, and citizens are facing serious risks now.
As we undertake developments that will result in the metaverse, we need to consider safety, privacy, and inclusivity today — not after we’ve had a year or two to see how this all plays out.
This session will discuss digital transformation towards the metaverse across industries and successful tactics for dealing with risks and opportunities.
Real-world case studies will be included to point out new strategies and tactics that we must adapt to keep citizens and society safe and protected.
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