How can we filter the truth?

Join our speakers as they deliberate and debate on the metaverse. Listen to the different perspectives and vote for the winning side!

Note: Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have a new speaker, Soh Wan Wei, who will be joining us in this debate programme in place of Winston Ng.

The metaverse promises a greater convergence of our physical and digital worlds as well as a potential social equaliser.

But with social, business and technical challenges, is the metaverse, a fad or an unrealistic utopia?

Join our speakers as they deliberate and debate on the metaverse. Listen to the different perspectives and vote for the winning side!

Find out more about the metaverse: https://sure.nlb.gov.sg/read-to-be-sure-volume-2/issue2-metaverse/

About the debaters:

Soh Wan Wei

Soh Wan Wei is a Singaporean tech futurist, ecosystem builder and thought leader in the Web3.0 and Metaverse space. Passionate about open source movements and education, she is also the founder and CEO of IKIGUIDE Metaverse Collective (IMC) and Openmetaverse.asia. IKIGUIDE Metaverse Collective counts NYSE-listed Nutanix, Hitachi, Crypto.com and non-profit alliance ChangemakersXchange as some of the key partners and clients in its portfolio. Wan Wei identifies herself as a global citizen and has previously spent four years living in Europe and a year in Japan. An experienced community advocate, Wan Wei has spoken at more than 100 reputable Web3.0, metaverse and A.I. industry conferences and hackathons globally.

Dr Khoo Eng Tat

Dr Khoo is a principal investigator of the Immersive Reality Lab at the National University of Singapore. Beyond his academic interest in virtual, augmented and mixed reality, his wide industry experience includes serving as a founding member of the Holomedicine Association and being a startup mentor at Pixel.

Keith B. Carter