The Dubai Metaverse Meeting will make a return in 2023 after this yr’s flagship occasion welcomed over 600 specialists from the tech business, witnessed 25 important and facet classes and hosted 30 audio system and 40 tech corporations.
The 2-day occasion is the primary occasion following the approval of the Dubai Metaverse Technique by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in July.
The technique goals so as to add $4billion to Dubai’s GDP, assist 40,000 digital jobs by 2030 and entice 1,000 corporations specialising in blockchain and metaverse applied sciences to show Dubai’s into one of many world’s high 10 metaverse economies.
The Meeting, hosted on the Museum of the Future and AREA 2071 Emirates Tower by the Dubai Future Basis (DFF), additionally attracted 40,000 digital attendees.
Audio system highlighted probably the most distinguished developments related to designing and constructing the digital worlds of the metaverse worlds, in addition to digital coaching and schooling, e-commerce, digital medical expertise, arts, digital video games, organising occasions and conferences within the metaverse, and digital property reminiscent of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
New initiatives
On the Meeting, Microsoft, Binance, Bedu, Meta, Accenture, Mastercard and Metamall revealed how digital worlds have the ability to form present and rising industries, reminiscent of artwork, healthcare, schooling, gaming, area tourism and extra.
The occasion additionally noticed the introduction of greater than 15 initiatives and methods, together with:
- Gabriel Abed, Ambassador of Barbados to the United Arab Emirates, revealed the island-nation was coming into the metaverse with a brand new digital embassy.
- Dubai-based cryptocurrency platform Polygon introduced plans to assist decentralised expertise corporations go inexperienced and supply energy-efficient, carbon-neutral experiences within the metaverse.
- Airline Emirates revealed plans to permit thousands and thousands of individuals to get pleasure from its in-flight hospitality nearly. It additionally plans to rent 4,000 cabin crew by mid-2023 and prepare them within the metaverse.
The Dubai Metaverse Meeting occasion will return on 11 and 12 of October 2023 bringing a “greater and extra immersive expertise”.
