Welcome to Fintech Tuesday hosted by Copenhagen Fintech, where we combine the knowledge of industry stakeholders together with the newest research within the technical sciences.

This Fintech Tuesday will be about the Metaverse and its applications for the fintech industry. You will get a look into the future of the internet, and how the metaverse will affect society overall. This can be perspectivized to how the established financial sector can gain value from the metaverse, as well as how the start-up community and crypto/DeFi sector can reach their potential in the space? For this, we have invited some of the most highly regarded researchers and industry speakers within the area to present their groundbreaking solutions, current research and industry insights.

Join us for an afternoon of some of the greatest research, applications and minds within the metaverse and explore its future potentials for the fintech sector.

Program:

Welcome & Introduction by Copenhagen Fintech

Research Perspective: Majken Overgaard, Program Director & External Lecturer, CATCH & IT University of Copenhagen

Majken Overgaard is program director at Catch - Center for Art, Design and Technology and external lecturer at the IT University of Copenhagen. She will talk about the metaverse focusing on NFTs, DAOs and the blurred lines between our digital and physical realities from an artistic perspective.

Industry Perspective: Mads Troelsgaard, Co-Founder & CEO, SynergyXR

Mads is an expert within VR and AR, and founded SynergyXR, a no-code do-it-yourself XR platform. If you're looking for someone to help you understands how to bridge the real and virtual world, look no further.

Industry Perspective: Simon Lajboschitz, Co-Founder & CEO, Khora Virtual Reality

Khora is an award-winning Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) production studio based in Copenhagen, creating cutting edge content within multiple application areas. Simon holds deep expertise within the space and is driven by the future of the internet.