Conference programme

Table one. Healthcare – Surgical training in the Metaverse

Table two. Healthcare – Pain management in the Metaverse

Table three. Metaverse ethics

Table four. E-Commerce and the Metaverse 

Table five. Copyright protection and infringement for training AI Systems

Table six. The new financial environment under Web3

Table seven. AI in the energy sector

Table eight. Artificial intellegence

Table nine, Gaming         

Table ten. Technology for managing a firm in a challenging environment

Introductory panel to be given on the background and where we are today in terms of infrastructure, involved technologies, different metaverses, players.  This panel will include representatives from industry to provide their insights and technology explanations of Metaverse-based projects and the use of AI/Web3 technologies. 

This panel may be supplemented by Metaverse-based technology demonstrations e.g. sets of goggles and demo versions from sponsors of the conference made available.

Analysis from legal specialists from different regions – EU, USA, MENA and other regions - on where are we in connection with regulating/enforcing legal measures in regards of Metaverse; AI; blockchain and Web3 Technologies.

This panel will exam the technical questions that may shape the evolution of Metaverse and the supporting technologies as blockchain and AI, including cyber-security; resilient digital identity; connectivity/telecoms; or ESG issues.  This panel will include actual non-legal members of this field.

This panel will analyse the most relevant legal and ethical questions that are already on the table regarding Metaverse and the underpinning technologies. This analysis will be made from three different angles, related to each one of the agents involved in these new environments:

 - Users - covering elements such as consumer-protection rights; privacy; self-image protection; etc.

- Companies present in the Metaverse - including questions such as IP-protection; advertising; employment; tax; real estate, etc and

- Metaverse-platform operators - covering questions such as contractual models for the renting or sale of virtual spaces; potential liabilities; IP; interoperability and competition law, etc.

- AI challenges

- Crypto assets, micro-transactions, NFTs, DAOs self-regulations

- Jurisdictional challenges and forums for disputes

- Metaverse environments for dispute-resolution, covering both arbitration and ADR systems