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Hello Wednesday by Orange Silicon Valley "How blockchain technology is enabling the emerging metaverse"

About this event

Join us on Wednesday, April 20th from 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM (PST) / 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM (CEST)

The metaverse has captured the interest and imagination of both global organizations and the public despite its infancy. Today's blockchain technology is playing a large role in building tomorrow's metaverse.

Blockchain data is difficult, if not impossible, to alter. Today's blockchain-based platforms use decentralized data assets, such as non-fungible-tokens (NFTs) and cryptocurrency, to make financial transactions. How will blockchains affect our relationship with the internet, the online economy, and the emerging metaverse? How can users and companies plan to use blockchain technology? What standards can we expect?

Without blockchain technology, realizing the metaverse would be nearly impossible due to the various shortcomings of centralized data storage. Public blockchains operate as decentralized databases, meaning they aren't controlled by a single party. With its enormous potential and capabilities, blockchain technology can support a unified metaverse by allowing users to control and monetize their own data as well as share and transport their digital goods between different proto-metaverses.

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Register today and join us for the Orange Silicon Valley Hello Wednesday live event “How blockchain technology is enabling the emerging metaverse” on April 20th.

Orange Silicon Valley experts John Eisenman and Thomas Huitric will examine blockchain’s role in the metaverse along with a panel of guest speakers, including Chris Akhavan, Chief Business Officer at Forte; Daniel Buchner, head of Decentralized Identity at Block; and Brian Trunzo, Metaverse Lead at Polygon Studios.

We hope you can join us for this exciting and informative event.

Schedule

8:30 AM – Welcome introduction by Thomas Huitric, Analyst, Orange Silicon Valley

8:35 AM – Introduction on Blockchains in the Metaverse by John Eisenman and Thomas Huitric, Orange Silicon Valley

8:45 AM - Panelist introductions

  • Brian Trunzo, Metaverse Lead @ Polygon Studios
  • Chris Akhavan, Business Officer @ Forte
  • Daniel Buchner, Head of Decentralization Identity @ Block

9:00 AM – Panel discussion

9:45 AM – Audience Q&A

10:00 AM – End of the event

We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, April 20th, 2022. If you have any questions regarding the event feel free to contact us at event.osv@orange.com

Orange Silicon Valley is a US subsidiary of Orange, one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators, serving more than 253 million customers across 27 countries. https://siliconvalley.orange.com/en/

Hello Wednesday by Orange Silicon Valley is a recurring series of events and your rendezvous on technology and innovation. Orange Silicon Valley’s experts will discuss important trends with industry leaders, drilling down into the drivers, challenges, and dynamics that are reshaping technology and companies today. Through this series Orange Silicon Valley will be looking at how technology changes are shaping a brighter future for a responsible digital world.

Hosted by

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    Thomas Huitric Analyst, Technology Group @ Orange Silicon Valley

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    John Eisenman Principal, Technology Group @ Orange Silicon Valley

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    Chris Akhavan Chief Business Officer @ Forte

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    Brian Trunzo Metaverse Lead @ Polygon Studios

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    Daniel Buchner Head of Decentralized Identity @ Block

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