Metaverse Leaders

Summit 2023

16 May 2023 

Live in Zurich and virtual in the Metaverse

Birchstrasse 160, 8050 Zurich (PwC Headquarters)

how leading brands and

companies enter the

metaverse

Strategies, Case Studies and Insights from shapers and innovators to create business value

METAVERSE Leaders SUMMIT 2023

Learn how industry leaders and innovators explore the metaverse, web3 and NFTs to create use cases with business value. Join the journey and start diving into the next iteration of the internet.

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Event Schedule

Tuesday, 16 May 2023

09:00 – 09:05

WELCOME & KICKSTARTER

Red Room

Roger Oberholzer

CEO, Metaverse Academy

Blue Room

Dr. Marc-André Schauwecker

President, SAMBA

Blue Room

German Ramirez

Co-Founder, THE RELEVANCE HOUSE.

09:05 – 09:15

kEYNOTE

RED ROOM: Demystifying the Metaverse: A Framework for Business Leaders

BLUE ROOM: Industry 4.X: The Rise of the Industrial Metaverse

Red Room

Dr. Guenther Dobrauz

Partner & Leader, PwC Legal Switzerland

Blue Room

Theodoros Papadopoulos

Program Manager Simulation & Digital Twins, Siemens

09:15 – 10:15 

PANEL 1

Moderator
RED ROOM

Roger Oberholzer
CEO, Metaverse Academy

Moderator
BLUE ROOM

German Ramirez
Co-Founder, THE RELEVANCE HOUSE.

Red Room: Metaverse Platforms: The Road to Business Relevance & Mass Adoption

KYLE PRICE

Chief of Staff & Head of Corporate Development, Roblox

GEORGE WONG

Head of Singapore, The Sandbox

PAUL WIEDMEIER

Head of Industry, Fashion eCom Platforms, DACH, Meta

MARC POLLEFEYS

Partner Director of Science, Microsoft HoloLens, Microsoft

Blue Room: The Business Case for the Industrial Metaverse

WERNER KOSS

Country Manager Switzerland, Nokia

Christopher-Alex. Unkauf

Managing Director Austria & Switzerland, Siemens Digital Industries Software

Jeffrey Castellano

Global Co-Leader, Spatial Computing & Metaverse, IBM

SHELLEY PETERSON

Director - VR, AR, Microsoft

JELENA JANUSKEVIC

Innovation Lead, Digital Transformation Office, Roche

10:15 – 10:45 COFFEE BREAK

10:45 – 11:15 

KEYNOTE

RED ROOM: Metaverse Use Cases: How brands can enter the internet in 3D

BLUE ROOM: Finance goes Meta: Opportunities for Banks & Insurance in the Metaverse

Red Room

Morgan Bouchet

Global Head of XR, Web 3 & Metaverse, Orange

Blue Room

Dr. Martha Boeckenfeld

Dean and Partner, Metaverse Academy

11:15 – 12:15 

PANEL 2

Moderator
RED ROOM

Sophie Schimanskyr
Deputy Editor In Chief, Forbes DA

Moderator
BLUE ROOM

German Ramirez
Co-Founder, THE RELEVANCE HOUSE.

Red Room: Strategy vs. Exploration: Ways to think and act in the Metaverse

Antonio Arcidiacono

CTO & CIO, European Broadcasting Union

Martand Srivastava

Emerging Technologies Leader - APAC, Lenovo

Alissa Alekseeva

Head of Marketing, ArtMeta

Christian Moser

Head of Digital Experience, Zühlke Group

Dr. Guenther Dobrauz

Partner & Leader, PwC Legal Switzerland

Sarah Schlagenhauf

CEO & Founder, ArtDeal AG

Blue Room: From Web2 to Web3: Best and worst of both worlds

STEVE SUAREZ

Global Head of Innovation, Global Functions, HSBC

RALF GLABISCHNIG

Managing Partner, Inacta Ventures

Megha Shrestha

CEO & Co-Founder, Metabloqs

Markus Lodenstraeter

Senior Managing Partner, Gartner

KWON Y. PARK

Managing Director, Crypto.com

ANNA TUTOVA

CEO, Coinstelegram

12:15 – 13:30 LUNCH BREAK

13:30 – 14:00 

KEYNOTE

RED ROOM: How NFTs & Metaverse Become Part Of Corporate Strategy

BLUE ROOM: AXADIA: Strategy and Learnings from AXA's entry into the Metaverse

Red Room

PEDRO LOPEZ-BELMONTE ERASO

Senior Manager, Web3 & Technology Innovation, Richemont

Blue Room

Cyrille Magnetto

VP Innovation | Lead Metaverse, Web3 & GenAI, AXA

14:00 – 14:15

CASE STUDY 1

RED ROOM: How Breitling uses the blockchain and NFT's for Loyalty & Community building

BLUE ROOM: Learnings and roadmap of the first Swiss Bank in the Metaverse

Red Room

Michele Lo Forte

Digital Product Manager, Breitling

Blue Room

Dom Castley

CMO, Sygnum Bank

14:15 – 14:30

CASE STUDY 2

RED ROOM: How Lalique builds a customer centric ecosystem in Web3

BLUE ROOM: Driving engagement & generating leads as a digital first insurance company

Red Room

Marcel Härtlein

Group Head Digital, Lalique Group SA

Blue Room

Joséphine Chamoulaud

CMO, Smile Insurance

14:30 – 14:45

CASE STUDY 3

RED ROOM: The Bored Apes Ecosystem: Learnings From A Native Brand Speaker

BLUE ROOM: From Metaverse To AI: How Helvetia Creates Value In Web3

Red Room

Ondrej T.

Metaverse & Web3 Strategist, Boring Labs

Blue Room

Markus Bucheli

Head of Marketing & Communications, Helvetia Insurance

14:45 – 15:00

CASE STUDY 4

RED ROOM: Roarington - The Classic Car Metaland

BLUE ROOM: Future of Marketing - bridging Web2 brands to Web3

Red Room

Alexander Kaiser

Founding Role, TCCT eClassic

Blue Room

Sarah Schlagenhauf

CEO & Founder, ArtDeal AG

15:00 – 15:30 COFFEE BREAK

KNOWLEDGE STREAM

15:30 - 16:00

Metaverse Events: How to engage your community and generate leads

Beyond the Hype: Can Generative AI Deliver the Metaverse Promise?

16:00 – 16:30 

NFTS and Payments in the Metaverse

How Brands engage with GenZ through Web3

Red Room (1)

Christian Aichhorn

Managing Partner, Kuble AG

Blue Room (1)

Sandro Feuillet

Innovation Manager, iundf Neo

Red Room (1)

SILVAN THOMA

Director, PwC Legal Switzerland

Blue Room (1)

YANN WANNER

Business Development Director, Dept

15:30 – 16:30 

PANEL 3

Moderator
RED ROOM (1)

Dr. Marc-André Schauwecker
President, SAMBA

Moderator
BLUE ROOM (2)

German Ramirez
Co-Founder, THE RELEVANCE HOUSE.

Red Room (1): Venture Opportunities in Web3/Metaverse: What is key for investing?

Gvantsa Chkuaseli

Head of Structuring & Fundraising, Outlier Ventures

Lars Seier Christensen

Founder and CEO, Seier Capital

Petri Rajahalme

Founding Partner, FOV Ventures

TOBIAS BAUER

Partner, Blockchain Founders Fund

Blue Room (2): Layer 1 Blockchain: Building the Future of Web3 and strong ecosystem to accelerate use cases

Dominic Williams

Founder & Chief Scientist, DFINITY Foundation

KÅRE KJELSTRØM

Group CTO & CPO, Concordium

Jack Collier

Chief Marketing Officer, NEAR Foundation

Ken Timsit

Managing Director, Cronos Labs

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COO, Velas

16:30 – 17:15 APÉRO ENTRANCE HALL

17:00 – 18:30 SPEAKERS APÉRO RICHE 

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