Metaverse Leaders

Summit 2023

16 May 2023 

Birchstrasse 160, 8050 Zurich (PWC Headquarters)

Online and Physical

how leading brands and

companies enter the

metaverse

Strategies, Case Studies and Insights from shapers and innovators to create business value

METAVERSE Leaders SUMMIT 2023

Join the conversation shaping the future of the metaverse with the industry’s top leaders and innovators to explore and discuss the limitless potential of the metaverse.

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16 MAY 2023 EVENT SCHEDULE

09:00 – 09:05

INTRO / WELCOME

Mainstage 1

Roger Oberholzer

Executive Strategy Director, Publicis Communications Schweiz AG

Mainstage 2

Dr. Marc-André Schauwecker

President, SAMBA

Mainstage 2

German Ramirez

Co-Founder & Chief Relevance Officer THE RELEVANCE HOUSE.

09:05 – 09:15

kEYNOTE 1

MAINSTAGE 1: Demyistifying the Metaverse: A Framework for Business Leaders

MAINSTAGE 2: Industry 4.0 meets Virtual Reality: The Rise of the Industrial Metaverse

Mainstage 1

Dr. Guenther Dobrauz

Partner & Leader, PwC Legal Switzerland

Mainstage 2

siemens

09:15 – 10:15 

PANEL 1

Moderator
(MAINSTAGE 1)

Roger Oberholzer
Executive Strategy Director, Publicis Communications Schweiz AG

Moderator
(mAINSTAGE 2)

German Ramirez
Co-Founder & Chief Relevance Officer THE RELEVANCE HOUSE.

Mainstage 1: Panel 1A Consumer Metaverse

KYLE PRICE

Chief of Staff & Head of Corporate Development, Roblox

GEORGE WONG

Head of Singapore, The Sandbox

PAUL WIEDMEIER

Head of Industry, Fashion eCom Platforms, DACH, Meta

MARC POLLEFEYS

Partner Director of Science, Microsoft HoloLens, Microsoft

Mainstage 2: Panel 1B Industrial Metaverse

WERNER KOSS

Country Manager Switzerland, Nokia

WOLFGANG BERGER

Partner and CTO Banking and Financial Markets (DACH), IBM Deutschland

SHELLEY PETERSON

Director - VR, AR, Microsoft

JELENA JANUSKEVIC

Innovation Lead, Digital Transformation OfficeInnovation, Roche

10:15 – 10:45 COFFEE BREAK

10:45 – 11:15 

KEYNOTE 2

MAINSTAGE 1: How NFTs & Metaverse Become Part Of Corporate Strategy

MAINSTAGE 2: AXADIA: Strategy and Learnings from AXA's entry into the Metaverse

Mainstage 1

MORGAN BOUCHET

Global Head of XR, WEB3 & Metaverse, Orange

Mainstage 2

Frank DESVIGNES

Global Head of Open Innovation AXA Next

Breakout Room 1

SIEMENS

Breakout Room 2

ibm

Breakout Room 3

Johan Filip Axenpalm

Head of Public Affairs Campaigns & Partnerships DACH, Meta

Breakout Room 4

Microsoft

11:15 – 12:15 

PANEL 2

Moderator
(MAINSTAGE 1)

Roger Oberholzer
Executive Strategy Director, Publicis Communications Schweiz AG

Moderator
(mAINSTAGE 2)

German Ramirez
Co-Founder & Chief Relevance Officer THE RELEVANCE HOUSE.

Mainstage 1: Panel 2A Metaverse Strategy

PEDRO LOPEZ-BELMONTE ERASO

Senior Manager, Web3 & Technology Innovation, Richemont

DR. MARTHA BOECKENFELD

Dean and Partner, Metaverse Academy

JOHAN FILIP AXENPALM

Head of Public Affairs Campaigns & Partnerships DACH, Meta

Roche

Mainstage 2: Panel 2B Web2 vs. Web3

Anna Tutova

CEO, Coinstelegram

Kwon Y. Park

Managing Director, Crypto.com

Ralf Glabischnig

Founding Member, Crypto Valley Association

Megha Shrestha

CEO & Co-Founder, Metabloqs

12:15 – 13:30 LUNCH BREAK

13:30 – 14:00 

KEYNOTE 3

MAINSTAGE 1: Luxury & retail Industries

MAINSTAGE 2: Financial Services

Mainstage 1

Dr. Martha Boeckenfeld

Dean and Partner, Metaverse Academy

Mainstage 2

PwC

Breakout Room 1

Yann Wanner

Business Development Director, DEPT

Breakout Room 2

Philipp Semmler

Chief Innovation Officer, iundf Neo

Breakout Room 3

Dr. Guenther Dobrauz

Partner & Leader, PwC Legal Switzerland

Breakout Room 4

Markus Lodenstraeter

Managing Partner, Gartner

14:00 – 14:15

CASE STUDY 1

MAINSTAGE 1: How Breitling uses the blockchain and NFT's for Loyalty & Community building

MAINSTAGE 2: Learnings and roadmap of the first Swiss Bank in the Metaverse

Mainstage 1

Antonio Carriero

Chief Digital & Technology Officer, Breitling

Mainstage 2

Dom Castley

CMO, Sygnum Bank

14:15 – 14:30

CASE STUDY 2

MAINSTAGE 1: How Lalique builds a customer centric ecosystem in Web3

MAINSTAGE 2: Driving engagement & generating leads as a digital first insurance company

Mainstage 1

Marcel Härtlein

Group Head Digital, Lalique Group SA

Mainstage 2

Joséphine Chamoulaud

CMO, Smile Insurance

14:30 – 14:45

CASE STUDY 3

MAINSTAGE 2: From branches to virtual venues: the new world of opportunities

Mainstage 2

Steve Suarez

Global Head of Innovation, Global Functions, HSBC

14:45 – 15:00

CASE STUDY 4

MAINSTAGE 1: The future of classic cars in the Metaverse

MAINSTAGE 2: Future of Marketing - bridging Web2 brands to Web3

Mainstage 1

Alexander Kaiser

Founding Role, TCCT eClassic

Mainstage 2

Sarah Schlagenhauf

CEO & Founder, ArtDeal AG

15:00 – 15:30 COFFEE BREAK

15:30 – 16:30 

PANEL 3

Moderator
(MAINSTAGE 1)

Roger Oberholzer
Executive Strategy Director, Publicis Communications Schweiz AG

Moderator
(MAINSTAGE 2)

German Ramirez
Co-Founder & Chief Relevance Officer THE RELEVANCE HOUSE.

Mainstage 1: Panel 3A Venture in Web 3

Lars Seier Christensen

Founder and CEO, Seier Capital

Des Martin

CMO, Outlier Ventures

Christian Kameir

Managing Partner, Sustany Capital

Mainstage 2: Panel 3B Blockchain Ecosystem Layer 1

Marieke Flament

CEO, NEAR Foundation

Kåre Kjelstrøm

Group CTO & CPO, Concordium

Jan Camenisch

CTO, DFINITY

Shirly Valge

COO, Velas

16:30 – 18:00 NETWORKING & STARTUP MEETINGS

18:00 – 20:00 VIP DINNER (PLACE AND SPONSORSHIP TBD)

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