Kick-off event of the non-profit “Foundation Metaverse Europe

Meet in an exclusive round with top decision makers from the business world as well as with politicians from the Bundestag and the federal states in one of the most beautiful event locations in the heart of Berlin, the PanAm Lounge.

The evening is designed to learn more about the much hyped Metaverse. We want to discuss the following questions with you and the experts, among others: How do we as a society want to face the emerging upheaval? How can disruptive innovations in the context of virtual worlds and experiences be identified at an early stage? What are the dangers and risks to keep in mind in the context of our European sovereignty?

During the event, Meta and Microsoft partner “Animares” will present the latest virtual and mixed reality headsets, giving you the opportunity to dive directly into the Metaverse.

Program

19:00 Reception

19:30 Welcome and presentation of the Foundation:
Maren Courage and Oliver Autumn, Founders of the Foundation Metaverse Europe

7:45 p.m. Keynote: “Metaverse with Outlook for German Industry”.
Iris Plöger, Member of the BDI Executive Board

20:00 Short Talks “Quo Vadis Metaverse?”

• “Digital Ethics: The Enabler in the Metaverse”, Maike Scholz, Senior Expert Group Compliance – Squad Lead Digital Ethics , Founding Member of the “Digital Ethics” Initiative Deutsche Telekom
  Why are companies concerned with digital ethics? What ethical challenges are seen for the metaverse? And why is digital ethics an essential part of its successful implementation? In her impulse, Maike Scholz examines these issues from a corporate perspective, using Deutsche Telekom as an example.

• 10 questions. 10 responses. “Metaverse Augmentation for Human Creativity”
  What Siemens is experiencing as it dives into the metaverse, AI, NFT and blockchain
  Tobias Eismann, Senior-Stratege | Kreativitäts- und Innovationsmanagement bei Siemens

20:30 Flying Dinner and trying out at the demo stations

• Animares / Microsoft Partner – Next Level MedEd: Use cases from the field of medical education presented with the Hololens2
• Meta presents the VR goggles “Quest 2” with the Metaverse VR collaboration platform “Horizon Workrooms”, by which teams can network, collaborate and develop ideas together.

21:15 Presentation of the first study results on the topic “Democracy according to the European understanding of values in the metaverse”.

• Dr. Isabella Hermann, Member of the Board Stiftung Zukunft Berlin
• Q&A

21:40 Casual discussion and get-together with drinks and dessert.

22:30 End of the event