On 25th January 2023, UKIIC Accelerator, as secretariat of APPG on Metaverse and Web3.0, together with Baroness Uddin, Co-Chair of APPG Metavese and Web3.0, hosted APPG Meeting at House of Parliament.
Over 80 guests from Metaverse industry gathered at Parliament Committee room sharing the work they are doing and insights to the future opportunities of Metaverse and Web3.0.
Baroness Uddin opened the meeting by welcoming all the guests and inviting them to share their knowledge and contribute to the preparing of the industry white paper.
UKIIC Accelerator Director Professor Yu Xiong made an introduction to the APPG on Metaverse and Web3.0 as well as his work on this area.
Many distinguished leaders shared their views on the opportunities and risks of the industry. Here are some highlights:
Business Strategist Nidaa Sabbagh urged to move closer to the adoption of Metaverse and Web3.0 to 1.Invest in education to change the curriculum; 2.Respond positively to changes in everyday life habits; and 3.Cybersecurity in protection from online predators through legal backing.
Dr Christina Yan Zhang, CEO of The Metaverse Institute, spoke on the work at The Metaverse Institute and their strong focus on helping organisations to use the meta verse to improve real world and especially to support UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Amanda Mckenna and Abhishek Rajpurohit, Founding partners of Voice of Crypto, introduced Voice of Crypto, the ?rst online publication of its type in the UK covering unbiased factual education, it is planning to add health ad wellbeing into system. Amanda also founded Elevate Higher, aiming to bring spirituality to Metaverse and Web3.0.
Kumardev Chatterjee, co-founder of Saudi's NEON multi-billions USD Cognitive Metaverse, the XVRS, where he leads its concept, design, strategy, architecture and product development.
Peter Meli, Economic Attache Malta High Commission shared his view of bringing experience of a nation to a group of companies operating in blockchain environment. He has 6 years track record of getting authorities involved and created ecosystem in Malta.
Sieng Van Tran, Founder of Temple of Art and Music, and Owner of iLearn.To, shared story about the use case of Metaverse and Web3.0 in arts and music, how Metaverse and NFT is bringing opportunities to artists and musicians.
After the meeting, the guests took the opportunities to socialise with the peers while taking their way out of the parliament.
