Let's talk about the Metaverse

Everybody is talking about the Metaverse. But what is behind all the hype and the buzz? In this meetup, we want to separate the real from the myth and shed some light on the real-life applications of today as well as look at the future potential and the challenges.
Our guests are:

Avi Bar-Zeev
Avi Bar-Zeev has been at the forefront of the metaverse for over 30 years: launching Disney’s Aladdin VR ride, crafting Second Life’s 3D worlds, and co-founding Keyhole (Google Earth). He co-invented Microsoft Hololens, helped define Amazon Echo Frames, and contributed to Apple. Currently, he is President of the XR Guild, a non-profit organization that seeks to educate professionals on ethics in XR.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/avi-bar-zeev/; https://www.xrguild.org/

Christina "XaosPrincess" Kinne
With a background in film production, Christina "XaosPrincess" Kinne has been living and working in the metaverse since 2016 - first as a content creator on High Fidelity, then serving as CMO and Events Manager for Tivoli Cloud VR. In 2022 Christina completed her Master of Arts in Digital Narratives at the IFS Köln by creating a GPT-3 driven chatbot for social VR.
https://xaosprincess.net/; https://quantumbar.ai/

Torsten Fell
With over 20 years of experience, Torsten is a seasoned expert in the field of corporate learning, digital transformation, and immersive experience. He accompanies companies as a driving force in change and reorientation. In the last 20 years, he has held managerial responsibility in the field of business transformation, corporate learning, and innovation in a wide variety of companies and industries.

Thomas Riedel
He is the host of the German Metaverse podcast
https://metaverse-podcast.de/
Thomas is a freelance journalist for online newspapers, produces podcasts, and moderates and curates events related to the tech scene.