How could the Metaverse revolutionise APAC companies in 2023?

George Wong is the Head of Singapore & Malaysia for The Sandbox, a leading decentralized virtual world and a subsidiary of Animoca Brands. Concurrently, he’s the Sub-committee Chairperson for NFTs & Metaverses in ACCESS Blockchain Association Malaysia, the Honorary Secretary for Women in Blockchain Asia and the Founder of Reactive Labs, a blockchain advisory. Prior to this, he has ventured more than 20+ start-ups from retail to publishing, most notably in the investment and blockchain space. He has managed a variety of investment-related firms, supported the growth of a regional investment community, and even successfully completed an ICO in 2018

As a lawyer turned entrepreneur, Bell Beh is CEO of BuzzAR, a metaverse startup. BuzzAR is a Singapore-based women-led startup focused on building the next generation of Immersive
Marketing Experiences through Pop Up Metaverse. BuzzAR has raised US$3.8M in seed funding led by F50 Elevate.

BuzzAR augments faces and places, is both disrupting and complementing the Out-Of-Home
(OOH) media, making advertisements fun and interactive. Some recent wins for the team
include 2 big traditional marketing firms signing with BuzzAR solutions along with governments, region’s largest billboard operators, collaborating to empower the next generation’s immersive experience.

Abid Hussain has worked with VR for going on 8 years. He is the Senior Business Developer of ENGAGE, which is a multi-award-winning virtual reality/metaverse platform dedicated to changing how people meet, collaborate and learn, and has helped deliver experiences, events, content and digital twins for the likes of BMW, 3M, Pfizer to name a few.

Partner at Seyfarth Shaw specialising in both contentious and non-contentious IT, telecoms, media, commercial and employment law in Asia-Pacific. Qualified in both Hong Kong and England and Wales. I love and work with all things tech and data related, which includes but is not limited to privacy and data, technology disputes, outsourcing and commercial contracts, blockchain and cryptocurrency, IP, mediation, general commercial litigation and both contentious and non-contentious employment matters.

I’m a technology enthusiast as well as a technology lawyer – basically, if it relates to technology in any way then there’s a good chance I can help, and if it’s something exciting in the tech world I will be into it! Also, a DJ and radio presenter, currently with a Sunday morning show on RTHK Radio 3 as well as a podcast on Clockenflap Music. I also have one of the largest vinyl record collections in Hong Kong.