Artificial Intelligence as a Driving Force for the Economy and Society

Next Steps for Digital Worlds

January 16, 2024
13:00–13:45 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

Dive into virtual worlds and swim in a sea of untapped potential - the metaverse is expected to be worth $6 trillion-$13 trillion by 2030 with global revenues expected to reach $800 billion by 2024. What are the gaps to close to go from boundless opportunities to realizing the metaverse potential? This session is directly linked to the ongoing work of the Defining and Building the...
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Speakers

BH
Brittan Heller
Fellow, Digital Forensics Research Lab
Atlantic Council
JG
Julie Inman Grant
eSafety Commissioner
Office of the eSafety Commissioner
HL
Heather Landy
Executive Editor
Quartz - Atlantic Media
NM
Nicola Mendelsohn
Vice-President, Global Business Group
Meta
SS
Sir Martin Sorrell
Executive Chairman
S4Capital

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