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CONNECT University on Web 4.0 & Virtual Worlds

From 10:00 to 12:00 | Hear first-hand the European Commission's strategy on Web 4.0 and virtual worlds steering the next technological transition.

CU on Virtual Worlds and Web 4.0

EC

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