This Connect University session explores the opportunities that virtual worlds bring for industry and society at large.
We will also hear about the unique experience of taking part in a panel where citizens share their point of view and suggest recommendations to policy makers.
Subtopics and Speakers
EC initiative on ‘Web 4.0 and Virtual Worlds: a head start in the next technological transition’
Anne Bajart, Deputy Head of Unit G2 “Interactive Technologies, Digital for Culture and Education”, DG CONNECT
Joachim Ott, Head of Unit Citizens’ Dialogues, DG COMM
Virtual worlds through the lens of public values
Mariette van Huijstee, Coordinator at Rathenau Institute
B(l)ending Real and Virtual Worlds
Prof. Dr. Frank Steinicke, Hamburg University
Leveraging Virtual Twins for Green Industry
Sébastien Massart, Chief Corporate Strategist at Dassault Systèmes
VR2CARE Experience and reflections on Web 4.0 in Healthcare
Lucia Pannese, CEO of Imaginary