GatherVerse: Virtual World Symposium
Schedule
October 15-17, 2024 (8:00 AM PST)
Day 1 – October 15, 2024
| 8:00 AM PST Opening – Day 1: GatherVerse: Virtual World Symposium |
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| 8:05 AM PST Roundtable Panel: What is Virtual Existence? Moderator: Christopher Lafayette Speakers: Jenni Ogden, Jens Kull, Ruth Diaz, Karl Lillrud, Maria Vilar |
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| Keynote Speaker: Christopher Lafayette | |
| 9:05 AM PST Roundtable Panel: Imagining the Future of Virtual Existence Moderator: Isabel De Peuter-Rutten Speakers: Nadja Bester, Stacy Whittle, Ruslan Kapustin, Allen Olson-Urtecho, Terry Proto, Chloe Lin |
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| Session Topic: Beyond the mirror, the hidden power and risks of virtual human Speaker: Wan Wei Soh |
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| 10:05 AM PST Roundtable Panel: The Current State of Virtual Worlds: What’s Missing? Moderator: Russell Bundy Speakers: Tiffany Duong, Louise Edwards, Alp Karlıova, Atilla Arda Beşen, Eugene Kuipers, Alaz Han Canbolat, Sevginur Oktay Bosut, Charlene Nichols |
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| Session Topic: Lucid Dreaming: An Original Reality Speaker: Emily Wright |
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| 11:05 AM PST Roundtable Panel: Defining the AI-Powered Virtual World Moderator: Daniel Andreev Speakers: Lisi Linares, Kuldeep Singh, Liam Broza, Claire Weingarten, Vyoma Gajjar |
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| Session Topic: Total Health Immersion: The Future of Thriving Speaker: Ines O’Donovan |
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| 12:05 PM PST Roundtable Panel: Guardians of Balance: Women Building the Future We Need Moderator: Lubna Dajani Speakers: Elizabeth Ng, Stefania Brunori, Angelé Doyne, Navya Krishna Alapati, Iuliana Moje, Cristina Imre, Marie C. Zoutomou-Quintanilla |
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| Closing – Day 1: GatherVerse: Virtual World Symposium To be more continued on Day 2 – October 16, 2024 at 8:00 AM PST |
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Day 2 – October 16, 2024
| 8:00 AM PST Opening – Day 2: GatherVerse: Virtual World Symposium |
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| 8:05 AM PST Roundtable Panel: The Meaning of Human Connection in the Spatial Intelligence Era Moderator: Christopher Lafayette Speakers: Jared Arms, Shannon Peel, Nick van Breda, William Jackson, Adrian Rashad Driscoll, Brian Yurachek |
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| Fireside Chat: Earth Reality: Don’t Forget Our Planet Host: Christopher Lafayette Guest: Andrea Camargo |
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| 9:05 AM PST Roundtable Panel: Virtual Worlds: Open to All, Built by All Moderator: Stefan Youngblood Speakers: Mamadou Oury Diallo, Raphael Isah, Katherine Rice, James Baduor, Ksther Lim, Stephen Muasya, Malay Kapoor, Cheryl Strizelka |
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| Session Topic: Dialogues Across Time: Envisioning the Future of History Education through Extended Reality and AI Speaker: James Hutson |
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| Session Topic: Leveraging VR and AI: Top Essentials for Entrepreneurs and Executives Speaker: Sandeep Asokan |
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| 10:05 AM PST Roundtable Panel: Paths to Knowledge: The Future of Education Moderator: Muhsinah Morris Speakers: Lubna Yusuf, Rebecca Wade, Hemachandran Kannan, Quiana Bradshaw, Eli Boahen, Gerald Chablowski, Brandon Ellis |
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| Session Topic: Architecting the Future: Moving from API-First to AI-First Speaker: Anusha Kondam |
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| 11:05 AM PST Roundtable Panel: Virtual Worlds of Healing: Hyper Scaling Health Moderator: Ippolito Caradonna Speakers: Meghan Sickner, Hirak Mazumdar, Hanan Merabi, Mary Collins, Lori McDowell, Amy Graves |
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| Fireside Chat: Visualizing AI Host: Russell Bundy Guest: Ammara Aftab |
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| 12:05 PM PST Roundtable Panel: What World Is For Me: Belonging, Identity, Connection Moderator: Lubna Dajani Panelists: Devin Baldwin, Josephus Kilale M, Venu GR, Gabriel Sikanku, Bhavin P. Kapadia, Twesigye Duncan, Alex Mkwizu, Daveed Benjamin |
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| Closing – Day 2: GatherVerse: Virtual World Symposium To be more continued on Day 3 – October 17, 2024 at 8:00 AM PST |
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Day 3 – October 17, 2024
| 8:00 AM PST Opening – Day 3: GatherVerse: Virtual World Symposium |
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| 8:05 AM PST Roundtable Panel: Marketing Humanity: The Business of Virtual Extension Moderator: Christopher Lafayette Speakers: Dr Shruti Choudhary, Mariya Pallais, Alison Morano, Arijit Goswami, DaVonna May, Casey Jensen, Chirag Nijjer |
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| Fireside Chat: The Economics of the Metaverse Host: Lynn Gitau Guest: Pinaki Laskar |
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| 9:05 AM PST Roundtable Panel: Culture: The Soul of a Virtual World Moderator: Lynn Gitau Speakers: Sabrina ‘Princessa’ Wang, Paul Vowell, Daniel Sisson, Moses Ochieng, Darlena O Kelly, Lisa Gibbons |
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| Session Topic: From Digital Twins to Ethical AI – Making Virtual Economies Fair Speaker: Sahaj Vaidya |
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| 10:05 AM PST Roundtable Panel: Designing a New Reality Moderator: Russell Bundy Speakers: Sabina NB, Aadhya Krishna, Alekh Johari, Vivian Gomes, Tosca Terán, Kamilah Sanders, Mirjana Bobar, Anne Phey, Paige Dansinger |
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| 11:05 AM PST Roundtable Panel: The Role of Humanity in a Digitally Driven World Moderator: Lubna Dajani Speakers: Asia Bribiesca-Hedin, Majiuzu Daniel Moses, Phakama Sibanda, Abhilekh Verma, Atiba de Souza, Ganesh Raju, Alexander Gomes, Thomas Wilson |
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| Closing: GatherVerse: Virtual World Symposium | |
