March 30th: 
9am - 4:00pm  Summit
6:30pm - 11:30pm American Metaverse Awards & Gala Dinner

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​Summit Agenda:

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• ​​8:00 - 8:55am Registration, Coffees, and Croissants.
  

Proto's Hologram: Interviews and Product demos. Throughout the day, we'll be showcasing people and products, using volumetric display to create life-like experiences. Start your day with a refreshingly new experience.

• ​​8:55 - 9:05am Welcome Comments by Co-Organisers: Thom Barnhardt and Eric Eddy
  

• 9:05 - 9:30am  Opening Keynote

​"The ever-expanding use cases in Metaverses. Jade Meskill, Product Strategy, Magic Leap

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​9:30 - 9:55am  Sports: "How web3 is a game-changer for sports franchises, and fans."

Panelists:

• Metasport Arena, Peter Smeder, Head of Partnerships. Metasport Arena is a company behind Sam Arena, the first sports and entertainment Binance blockchain-based metaverse. A virtual place where sports and entertainment fans, brands, and sports entities become self-governed community members.
  
• SportsTech.Ai, Ryan McCumber. Sports Tech.ai Advisors are global consultants to the emerging Sports Tech, Innovation, and Analytics sector with a focus on Fan Experience, Artificial Intelligence, Immersive Technologies, and League Scheduling leveraging its deep sector and analytics expertise.

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9:55 - 10:10am  "The Web3 Loyalty Rewards Opportunity".

• Ryan Kuhel, Global Lead for entertainment partnerships,   Polygon Labs.
  

Polygon is a platform for Ethereum scaling and infrastructure development and web3. Its growing suite of products offers developers easy access to all major scaling and infrastructure solutions.

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10:10 - 10:30am Nominations Showcases: Deeper insights into 2 Companies "Short-Listed" for the Awards (8-10 min overview of top companies)

• Azerion
• H&M

10:30 - 11:00am  Coffees and Conversations

11:00 - 11:20 am  Nominations Showcases: Deeper insights into 2 Companies "Short-Listed" for the Awards (8-10 min overview of top companies)

• Baller Mixed Reality, Jonathan Herman, ceo
  
• CreatorUp, Dan Krolczyk, ceo
  

11:20- 11:40am  "A look inside Upland, the largest virtual property strategy game mapped to the real world - and how the market-based digital economy is blurring the lines between the real world and the digital world. 

• Dirk Lueth, Co-Founder, Uplandme

11:45 - 12:10pm  How to Build a "sticky" Metaverse experience:
Panelists:

• Amber Allen, Founder, Double A Labs
• Sol Rashidi, Launched IBM Watson - 1st gen Generative AI, former CDO & CAO for Sony Music, Royal Caribbean, Merck Pharmaceuticals, and Estee Lauder'
  

12:10 - 12:30pm  Nominations Showcases: Deeper insights into Companies "Short-Listed" for the Awards
(8-10 min overview of top companies)

• Coderblock, Danilo Costa, CEO & Founder
  
• Virtual Reality Marketing, Terry Proto, CEO & Founder
  

12:30 - 1:30pm Lunch and Conversations

Proto Selfies Station. During the lunch break, we invite you to take selfies using the Proto hologram device.

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1:30 - 1:55 ​"Fashion in the Metaverse: How "Digital-only" and "Phygital" fashion is disrupting the industry, creating new business models, and growth opportunities.
Presentation:

• DressX, Darya Shapovalova, co-founder
• DressX was founded by Darya Shapovalova and Natalia Modenova. The startup creates a platform for selling digital clothing and also works with other marketplaces and platforms. Previously, DressX also partnered with Meta: DressX clothing is used in the Avatar Store.  Just 10 days ago, DressX secured a new $15 million investment round.

2:00 - 2:25pm  "Building Metaverse experiences".

• Nova Lorraine, Founder, Raine Magazine
  
• Marcie Jastrow, Metaverse Advisor, Shiba Inu Coin
• Adrian Whant, Founder, TrooVRS

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2:30 - 2:55 "Raising capital for your Metaverse/Web 3.0 ScaleUp or StartUp"

Felix Hartmann, Managing Partner, Hartmann Capital.
Hartmann Capital is a frontier-tech investment firm, seeking out opportunities that produce global paradigm shifts, such as Digital Assets, VR/AR, AI, space, and transhumanism. In October 2021, Hartmann Capital launched its second fund, Hartmann Metaverse Ventures I, a pure metaverse venture fund, focused on investing into the infrastructure, content, and access points of the metaverse.

3:00 - 3:25pm  Closing Keynote
"Digital Identity in the Metaverse".
Most internet users don't have a digital identity that they own; however, if we are to move across multiple platforms and the metaverse, each of us will need a unique digital identity, owned by the individual.

• Sandy Carter, SVP and Channel Chief, Unstoppable Domains
  

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3:30 - 4:00pm  Conversations and more 1-on-1 Meetings.

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The Awards: 1st annual American Metaverse Awards

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6:30pm - 7:45pm  Cocktails Reception and VIP Networking

Opening Welcome comments by:
MJ Green
Deputy Director of Economic Innovation and Development
Office of the Mayor, Miami Dade County

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7:45pm - 9pm  American Metaverse Awards Gala  (Seated dinner with Corporate Branded Tables of 10).

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9pm - 11:30pm  Celebrations, networking, tastings of fine wines from South America

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