Credit: https://techaeris.com/2021/08/04/in-an-already-splintered-society-would-a-metaverse-make-things-even-worse/

Is the Metaverse a fad? What does the future hold for luxury and banking retail?

Round table

Co-organized by the MBA Digital Transformation Club, the ESCP Blockchain and Crypto Society and Alumni Entrepreneurs Group of ESCP Business School, this conference will be the opportunity to get expert insight on what use cases are really delivering value in the Metaverse for 2 key industries: Retail Banking + DeFi, and the Luxury Fashion + Beauty Industry.

We will be with :

19:30 Keynote speaker : Joel PALIX (ESCP 83), serial entrepreneur and investor, ex CEO of Feelunique (sold to Sephora) and CEO of CLARINS Fragrance Group
20:00 Presentation of 2 use cases by MBA students with Ilyass RAMDANI and Julien KELLER, co-founders of the Metaverse startup SOCIETHY
- Round-table (in English) animated by two students :
  - Mathilde DEGLIN, Head of Wholesale LEDGER, ex Nike and Amazon (confirmed)
  - Fiona DISEGNI (MMK 13), Partnerships Director EMPERIA, ex Innovation Principal FARFETCH (confirmed, remote participation)
  - A representative from Banque de France, Digital euro project team (to be confirmed)
  - Nicolas DIACONO, Technology & Digital Trends Manager at BNP Paribas PF (OK), just back from CES 2023 and NRF2023
  - Anthony HYMES, Global Client Partner - Luxury at META (confirmed)
  - and a representative from a luxury company