9:30 - 9:50
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Opening ceremony
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Alrebdi Alrebdi, Deputy Governor for Policies and Regulations, National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Mansour AlQurashi, General Manager for International Affairs, Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General, ITU
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Seizo Onoe, Director, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), ITU
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Shin-Gak Kang, Chairman, ITU-T Focus group on metaverse
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9:50 - 10:00
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One Life Two Bodies
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10:00 - 10:10
| Setting the stage: why are standards important for the metaverse?
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10:10 - 11:30
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High Level Segment on "Into the beyond: Exploring the metaverse and why it matters"
This high level segment established the shared frame of reference for the day’s discussion, defining the metaverse, discussing its current state and aspirations for its utility, and highlighting possible obstacles to realizing its full potential.
Agustina Brizio, Under Secretary of State for Public Innovation of the Chief of Cabinet of Ministers' Office, Argentina
Mounir Tabet, Deputy Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA)
Chris Duffey, Tech Futurist and Creative Director, Adobe and Author of “Decoding the Metaverse”
Bertrand Levy, Senior Vice President of Global Partnerships, The Sandbox
Questions & Answers
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11:30 - 12:00
| Coffee break
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12:00 - 13:00
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Session 1: The
next generation of cybersecurity: securing the metaverse
This session focused on identifying key challenges of securing the metaverse and discussing approaches to protecting – by design – the safety and security of all stakeholders.
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Bushra A. Alahmadi, Chief Scientist, Innovation Labs, Saudi Information Technology Company (SITE) [Presentation]
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Kavya Pearlman, Founder & CEO, XRSI [Presentation]
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Vincent Affleck, Consultant, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, United Kingdom [Presentation]
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Natasha Jackson, Head of Public Policy and Consumer Affairs, GSMA [Presentation]
Questions & Answers
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13:00 - 14:00
| Lunch break
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14:00 - 15:00
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Session 2: From science fiction to a virtual reality: metaverse use cases and requirements for the future of the metaverse
This session centered on discussion of the highest potential value applications for the metaverse—where opportunity to augment, advance, and accelerate human progress is greatest. Discussants further defined the requirements to ensuring successful uptake of metaverse opportunities in the future.
Moderator: Radia Funna, Futurist and creator of the xHuman theory
Yuntao Wang, Deputy Chief Engineer of Cloud Computing and Big Data Research Institute, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology [Presentation] -
Natalia Bayona, Director, Innovation, Education, Investments, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
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Shane He, Program Manager and Strategist, Nokia [Presentation]
- Alison B Lowndes, Senior Scientist, Global AI, NVIDIA [Presentation]
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Khaled Koubaa, Founder, Medeverse [Presentation]
Questions & Answers
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15:00 - 16:00
| Session 3: Metaverse under the microscope: interoperability and integration of the metaverse(s)
This session examined the technical and regulatory requirements of designing a seamless metaverse experience that is open and inclusive, reaching all stakeholders and providing an equitable experience.
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Per Fröjdh, Vice President International Standards, Ericsson [Presentation]
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Khalid AlShathri, General Manager of Emerging Technologies, Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [Presentation]
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Andrey Perez, Regulatory Expert, Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (ANATEL), Brazil
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Nadine Alameh, CEO & President, Open Geospatial Consortium [Presentation]
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Hussein Abul-enein, Head of Middle East, Emerging Markets, Access Partnership
Questions & Answers
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