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Event Type: Hybrid, Presentation
Location In-person Austin Central Library 710 W. César Chávez St. Austin, TX 78701 Online via Zoom Zoom link will be available on the Eventbrite page. Speaker Hrish Lotlikar Co-Founder & CEO SuperWorld |
The concept of the metaverse--and the associated technologies—are seeing a huge uptick in awareness, investment, and presence in “top tech trends” list, and with good reason. The metaverse offers capabilities that transcend physical limitations and laws, and thus offers the potential for transforming how we communicate, play, work, learn, and more. It has taken 30 years for technologies to catch up to the metaverse envisioned by Neal Stephenson in “Snow Crash,” but we’re seeing the first rich, compelling multiverse environments be deployed and used now—and the future capabilities and uses will be tremendous as technology capabilities continue to advance exponentially and as metaverse designers and developers gain experience and feedback.
Join us as we kick off “Metaverse May” in the Austin Forum as Hrish Lotlikar, CEO and Founder of SuperWorld, shares what the metaverse is, explains the key technologies, and reveals why the metaverse is so compelling and full of potential. Hrish will also share where he thinks the metaverse is headed and how it will impact our lives and interactions. Finally, Hrish will share why your company or organization should embrace the metaverse, and how you can learn more and start your journey into the metaverse! |
Speaker
Hrish is a Co-founder and CEO at SuperWorld. Previously, he co-founded Rogue Initiative Studios (partnered with director Michael Bay), a Hollywood film, TV, gaming, and immersive entertainment studio. He was also the founding Managing Partner of Eastlabs, an early-stage VC fund based in Kyiv, Ukraine. Previously, Hrish was a Senior Business Developer and Global Evangelist at Toptal (backed by Andreessen Horowitz, the Rockefellers & the co-founders of Facebook and Zynga), a venture capital investor at Spencer Trask Ventures, and an investment banker at both UBS Investment Bank and HSBC Securities, where he specialized in public finance, corporate finance, and M&A. He also was an Associate in the Global Business Development Group at management consulting firm Hewitt Associates.
Hrish was born in India and grew up in the United States. He also has spent many years living around the world in Europe, Asia, and South America. He has a close connection to the people and cultures in Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Spain, France, Vietnam, China, Colombia, Bali, and Thailand. Hrish holds a BA in Political Science from Rice University and both an MBA and MPH from University of Illinois at Chicago. In his free time, he enjoys working out, fashion photography, and traveling the world. |