4,000 people discover the metaverse at the Meta World Congress in Madrid
The first congress in Spain on metaverse, web 3.0, Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality makes it clear that the virtual is still going strong and that those of us who are dedicated to events cannot lose sight of it and must be alert to new developments (even if the face to face triumphs …). We are talking about a congress with 100 collaborating brands, 70 exhibitors, 150 speakers, more than 750,000 impacts on social networks and 4,000 people who visited La Nave de Madrid on March 31 and April 1, according to the organizers. We were there too, we tell you how it was and we leave you a video in case you missed it. By the way, they have already announced the next edition in 2024!
Meta World Congress has been organized by Grupo Oneway, Nanook and Metaverso.pro, with the support of the Madrid City Council. It also had a virtual version and was experienced simultaneously in 6 virtual spaces of Uttopion, Legendaryum, Xave World, Evveland, Hospiland and Parqueland.
Some opinions about Meta World Congress…
Meta World Congress has allowed us to show all the technological innovations of leading companies in the sector in a physical and virtual environment.
If we add to this the prestige of the speakers and the international repercussion it has had in all Spanish-speaking countries, it confirms that the event has been a complete success and motivates us with great enthusiasm to present the 2024 edition and, with this, continue adding to the objective of making the city of Madrid a reference in international technological initiatives”.
Davo, director of the Meta World Congress and CEO of the Oneway Group
It is a privilege to be part of the first congress related to the metaverse in Spain, it has certainly been a success and is the first of many similar national and international projects that we are already developing, having the whole event monitored through the Nanook Digital Hub has allowed us to have many insights and learnings for future editions”.
Barbara Agudo, CMO Nanook
Exhibition and lecture area
In addition, in the auditorium and the multipurpose room of La Nave, attendees could enjoy “tables and presentations on eSports, gaming, training to work in the sector, fashion, influencers, film, entertainment, fitness or new trends and devices, among others,” according to the organizers.
It had a large exhibition area and immersive activities related to the sector where brands such as Outer Ring, blockchain metaverse video game by Nexxyo Labs, Crypto Plaza, the largest Crypto, DeFi and Blockchain community in southern Europe, or Belobaba, one of the most important banks in web3, Bitlab, the largest educational center in web3 among others, were present.
Recognized speakers
Pe were able to attend the talk given by Marc Vidal, disseminator on digital transformation and economic analysis, together with Davo Ruíz, CEO of Oneway Group and Santiago Álvarez, CEO of Metaverso.pro both co-directors of Meta World Congress.
Marc Vidal stressed that “artificial intelligence is not going to do away with humanity, it is a technological tool for massive data management” and that “people who ask good questions will get good answers”.
In the panel “Metaverse: the future ahead” Javier Aparicio from Uttopion, Hernan Portugal from Xave World, Ariel Burd from Legendaryum, Ivo Cadenas from Evveland, Alfredo López from Hospiland and Rubén Peña from Parqueland discussed what will be the biggest impact of the metaverse on people’s daily lives in the future, an important topic.
Gaming and sports, also present
Gaming and sports have also been present at the congress, collaborating with BeFootball, with a stand in the form of a theme park where immersive technologies have made attendees live and feel soccer in a whole new way. Together with PadelTok, a platform that integrates all the services and products that a padel player needs, from amateur to professional in the Padel Island. All these collaborators have shown the attendees a new dimension of the sport, with which they have been able to have fun and enjoy themselves in a different way.
Source – https://www.eventoplus.com/casos/4-000-personas-descubren-metaverso-en-meta-world-congress-madrid/
