On Wednesday, 26 March 2025, we met in the boardroom of the Berlin Capital Club for my first ‘AI Talk’ in a high-calibre setting. The speaker was Dr Eberhard Schnebel: philosopher, economist, theologian, professor of business ethics at Goethe University Frankfurt, board member of EBEN GR (European Business Ethics Network – Greek Chapter) and expert for data governance in Group […]
On 26 November 2025, we held our third pre-event for the AIM ETHICS Award in Brussels – a decisive step on our way to realising our award. Insight into the event Dr Reinhard Schultze from the Metaverse Europe Foundation opened the event with a fascinating introduction to the history of the AIM ETHIX Award. He impressively explained the inspiration and […]
The Launch of the Educational Metaverse On 30 October 2024, the new educational metaverse initiative of the Metaverse Europe Foundation was launched at the gameslab of Humboldt University in Berlin. The initiative aims to sustainably integrate immersive technologies and artificial intelligence in the education sector in order to create personalised and inclusive learning spaces and thus promote equal digital opportunities. […]
We at the Metaverse Europe Foundation firmly believe that we can preserve and promote the values of our European community in a digital context, especially in the metaverse and through artificial intelligence. On September 25, 2024, we launched our new initiative, the “European Metaverse Ethics Award”. The award ceremony and gala are planned for the end of 2025. After Maren […]
We are looking forward to a fantastic working atmosphere in the heart of the city, close to the Madou metro station. The MeetDistrikt is the perfect location for our upcoming events. As you can see in the picture, we were able to demonstrate this back in February in cooperation with Deutsche Telekom. Our keynote speaker was MEP Axel Voss, who […]
On 29 May, together with the Metaverse Europe Foundation, we hosted a ground-breaking event at the CUPRA City Garage Berlin, highlighting the urgent need to act on security while keeping European sovereignty in mind. The evening began with a welcome from Christian Rücker, CEO of ARDOR SE, and Moritz Baumann, Manager of the CUPRA City Garage Berlin. Maren Courage, Director […]
On 17 April 2024, we met as part of the Foundation Metaverse Europe at (and with) Deutsche Telekom in Berlin for the kick-off “Value Compass Metaverse Education”. The expert group met for four intensive hours. After we had defined the status quo, we had a stimulating discussion that ultimately led to the definition of a clear goal and the development […]
This month’s big news was the publishing of two reports by the World Economic Forum. Metaverse Identity: Defining the Self in a Blended Realityand Navigating the Industrial Metaverse: A Blueprint for Future Innovations. In the EU, the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre published its second report on Shaping the Next Generation of Virtual Worlds. It summarises a conference that shedded […]
A major milestone has been reached: Our 1st Metaverse Europe Foundation Symposium in Brussels began in the MeetDistrict with a motivating keynote speech by Axel Voss, MEP and spokesperson of the Legal Affairs Committee, and two powerful impulses from Rehana Schwinninger-Ladak, Head of Unit DG Connect, European Commission and Emmie Hine, University of Bologna (Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di […]
It has been a busy start to 2024 for metaverse policy enthusiasts. In the European Parliament, MEPs approved reports from two Committees. The first report, by the Internal Market & Consumer Protection Committee, focused on interoperability, connectivity infrastructure, and accessibility and introduced the notion of “avatar rights.” The second report, by the Legal Affairs Committee, focused on international, civil, and […]
On Friday 24 January, the second symposium of the Metaverse Europe Foundation in collaboration with France Immersive Learning took place in Paris at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers. After a brief introduction by Oliver Autumn and Vanessa Pénélope, the discussion began with a focus on some current ethical issues. The workshop participants agreed to place the tension between […]
On Tuesday 23 January 2024, the 2nd symposium on “Creating value on the way to the metaverse” took place in Potsdam (hybrid). In this think tank series, the Metaverse Europe Foundation, in cooperation with Mittelstand-Digital from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, is asking how digital #ethics can be lived hand in hand with ethical values in […]
Short interview with Daniela Theisinger, Managing Director Deutsche Telekom, Global Business Solutions Belgium NV/SA on the question: 👉 How do you assess ethical issues in connection with connectivity, cloud computing and sustainability? In order to bring the relevant ethical issues that interest us as a foundation to a wider audience, we have captured valuable views from experts we work with […]
Our first symposium on the topic of “Metaverse and artificial intelligence in the arts” took place on 11 January 2024. The exploratory meeting on the integration of the metaverse and artificial intelligence in the art world focussed on traditional art experiences, the interaction between artists and audiences in the metaverse, ethical aspects, effects on the art market and new opportunities […]
With an introduction by Timotheus Höttges, our supporting member Deutsche Telekom recently published a white paper in the field of digital ethics – “Digital Ethics in the Metaverse: Impulses for Ethical Guardrails.” The authors are Elmar Arunov, Research Lead Metaverse, Deutsche Telekom AG, and Maike Scholz, Squad Lead Digital Ethics, Deutsche Telekom AG. The telecoms industry plays a central role […]
Tuesday was the kick-off meeting of the #Metaverse Think-Tank – an initiative of the Mittelstand-Digital Zentren Deutschlandweit and the Foundation Metaverse Europe! Two discussion rounds were part of the four-hour meeting with stakeholders and experts from business and science. To start, the experts and representatives of SMEs present spoke about the potentials and areas of application of XR and AI […]
Last week we were in Brussels to place the efforts and goals we pursue with the Foundation Metaverse Europe on a European level. To further concretize this, we met Nicola Beer, Vice President in the European Parliament, among others. We talked to her in reference to the recently published initiative of the European Commission “Web.4.0 and virtual worlds”, about our […]
On Wednesday, the European Commission presented the strategy for web4.0 and virtual worlds at a special high-level event. Roberto Viola, Director Geneal of DG CONNECT presso European Commission was a guest at the Federal Ministry of Digital and Transport online. Afterwards there was the possibility to ask questions directly to Rehana Schwinninger-Ladak , Head of the Unit “Interactive Technologies, Digital […]
The hype around artificial intelligence is the top digitization topic this year with ChatGPT and Co. Artificial intelligence has the potential to perform many complex tasks more effectively and quickly than human workers, which can lead to higher productivity and efficiency. More and more companies and organizations are therefore trying to take advantage of this technology. Although artificial intelligence offers […]
On 21.3.23, our Foundation Metaverse Europe expert panel on Web3, Crypto and Digital Ownership took place at the TÜV Nord Group Representative Office in Berlin. The occasion was to highlight the current developments on our core topic of digital ownership with leading experts from the field of Web3 and Blockchain and to derive the current recommendations for action. We started […]
In Vodafone’s new DigitalPacemaker episode, Foundation Metaverse Europe founder Maren Courage and Bundestag member Mario Brandenburg spoke with Ulrich Irnich, CIO at Vodafone Germany about how the Metaverse is expected to impact society. Episode #26 discusses the influences the Metaverse will have on our society. The guests will be Mario Brandenburg, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Education […]
With the Foundation Metaverse Europe we started to ask questions and to think ourselves into a world in which Augmented Reality or the “Augmented Metaverse”, similar to the Internet today, will be part of our everyday life in the future. The next development step after the cell phone is definitely the cool smart MR glasses, which have already been announced […]
If we continue to discuss so well in top-class expert circles, we have a good feeling for a responsible society in the age of exponential technology growth. Cue metaverse, the tip of the iceberg in which so many of the highly exciting Technologies like XR, AI, 5/6G Blockchain will play along is not an issue we can push into the […]
At the D³ – Germany, Digital, Democratic: Online Congress on Digital Democracy 2022, more than 1,000 participants discussed all aspects of digital democratic participation with over 100 experts over two days. On Day 2, Board Member Stiftung Zukunft Berlin Isabella Hermann joined Maren Courage, Executive Director Foundation Metaverse Europe and Sebastian Weise, Konrad Adenauer Foundation to discuss the topic “Come […]
While many are still not quite sure whether virtual worlds like the Metaverse will have much appeal at all, visions are already being developed for their suitability for democracy. Yesterday, Stiftung Zukunft Berlin and Foundation Metaverse Europe presented an explorative study on this topic, in which they identify political options for action. … Read more
This study was prepared by our Foundation Metaverse Europe in collaboration with Stiftung Zukunft. This exploratory study explores challenges and opportunities for democracy in the metaverse and presents areas for deeper work. Accordingly, democracy could be threatened in the future by the implementation of the vision of a centralized, private-sector metaverse in the three areas of fundamental rights, the public […]
We’ve been hearing a lot, and regularly, about the accelerating development of the Metaverse in recent months. Everything that is brought to us here sounds very complex and it is not yet clear what exactly the Metaverse will look like. Let’s go back to 1709 for a moment. Back then, the speed of technological progress was much slower than it […]
Top Kickoff Event of our Foundation Metaverse Europe on Monday at Pan Am Lounge – Berlin above the rooftops of the city. After a welcome speech by Oliver Autumn and Maren Courage, the founders of the non-profit foundation, it continued with great impulses from our talk guests: Iris Plöger Maike Scholz Tobias Eismann and Isabella Hermann around the #Metaverse and […]
What does it even mean today to be “German”, “European” – or “free”? In a world in which global interdependence, technological acceleration and economic power structures permeate all areas of life, this question is becoming increasingly difficult to answer. Nation states are losing influence, while capital, algorithms and global markets are creating new realities. But freedom – genuine, self-determined freedom […]
On Wednesday, 26 March 2025, we met in the boardroom of the Berlin Capital Club for my first ‘AI Talk’ in a high-calibre setting. The speaker was Dr Eberhard Schnebel: philosopher, economist, theologian, professor of business ethics at Goethe University Frankfurt, board member of EBEN GR (European Business Ethics Network – Greek Chapter) and expert for data governance in Group […]
On 26 November 2025, we held our third pre-event for the AIM ETHICS Award in Brussels – a decisive step on our way to realising our award. Insight into the event Dr Reinhard Schultze from the Metaverse Europe Foundation opened the event with a fascinating introduction to the history of the AIM ETHIX Award. He impressively explained the inspiration and […]
The Launch of the Educational Metaverse On 30 October 2024, the new educational metaverse initiative of the Metaverse Europe Foundation was launched at the gameslab of Humboldt University in Berlin. The initiative aims to sustainably integrate immersive technologies and artificial intelligence in the education sector in order to create personalised and inclusive learning spaces and thus promote equal digital opportunities. […]
The digital transformation is progressing worldwide – and immersive technologies such as the Metaverse are opening up new opportunities for companies across Europe. At the same time, they call for a new, shared way of thinking about ethical standards, social responsibility and sustainable innovation. As part of several think tank rounds, initiated by the Metaverse Europe Foundation in Paris and […]
We at the Metaverse Europe Foundation firmly believe that we can preserve and promote the values of our European community in a digital context, especially in the metaverse and through artificial intelligence. On September 25, 2024, we launched our new initiative, the “European Metaverse Ethics Award”. The award ceremony and gala are planned for the end of 2025. After Maren […]
This study was prepared by our Foundation Metaverse Europe in collaboration with Stiftung Zukunft. This exploratory study explores challenges and opportunities for democracy in the metaverse and presents areas for deeper work. Accordingly, democracy could be threatened in the future by the implementation of the vision of a centralized, private-sector metaverse in the three areas of fundamental rights, the public […]
We’ve been hearing a lot, and regularly, about the accelerating development of the Metaverse in recent months. Everything that is brought to us here sounds very complex and it is not yet clear what exactly the Metaverse will look like. Let’s go back to 1709 for a moment. Back then, the speed of technological progress was much slower than it […]
Top Kickoff Event of our Foundation Metaverse Europe on Monday at Pan Am Lounge – Berlin above the rooftops of the city. After a welcome speech by Oliver Autumn and Maren Courage, the founders of the non-profit foundation, it continued with great impulses from our talk guests: Iris Plöger Maike Scholz Tobias Eismann and Isabella Hermann around the #Metaverse and […]
