Fabian Tingelhoff is a PhD candidate and research associate at the University of St. Gallen. In his PhD, he investigates platform ecosystems in the context of the Metaverse. His research focuses on organizational endeavors in the metaverse, value creation potentials in the metaverse, and data exchange mechanisms in platform ecosystems. Throughout his PhD, he received the merit-based doctoral scholarship of the renowned German-based Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS).

Abstract Talk

Embarking on a comprehensive exploration of the Metaverse, this presentation will unravel its enigmatic nature along with the business value of emerging technologies within its realm. Drawing from rigorous research, the talk aims to delineate not only the fundamental essence of the Metaverse but also its potential role in process optimization and customer experience enhancement. By unveiling practical Metaverse use cases, the discourse provides a profound exploration of its transformative potential within industrial practices and its capacity to generate significant business value.

Dr. des. Edona Elshan is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of St.Gallen, Switzerland, where she completed her doctoral degree. Her research focuses on low code development, cloud native platforms, conversational interfaces, and composable applications. Her work has been published in leading information systems and management journals and conference proceedings.

Abstract Talk

Embarking on a comprehensive exploration of the Metaverse, this presentation will unravel its enigmatic nature along with the business value of emerging technologies within its realm. Drawing from rigorous research, the talk aims to delineate not only the fundamental essence of the Metaverse but also its potential role in process optimization and customer experience enhancement. By unveiling practical Metaverse use cases, the discourse provides a profound exploration of its transformative potential within industrial practices and its capacity to generate significant business value.

Nicolas Stichel, Detecon AG 

Nicolas Stichel ist Senior Manager im Bereich der Business Technology von Detecon. Basierend auf seiner vielfältigen Projekthistorie über Kontinente, Branchen und Funktionen hinweg zeichnet ihn die Fähigkeit aus, die analytische Denkweise eines Beraters mit kreativem Antrieb sowie den Führungsfähigkeiten eines Produktmanagers zu kombinieren.

Datensicherheit und Infrastruktur-Paradigmen in der kommenden Ära von Metaverse-Apps und generativer KI

Mit dem raschen Aufkommen datenintensiver Metaverse- und GAN-basierter Anwendungen hängt der Erfolg von Unternehmen zunehmend von ihrem proaktiven Ansatz bei der Entwicklung einer umfassenden Datensicherheitsstrategie ab. Angesichts der sich entwickelnden Dynamik von Latenzzeiten, Datenkritikalität und Infrastrukturkosten ist es darüber hinaus unerlässlich, die konventionelle Sichtweise auf die Debatte „Cloud vs. OnPrem“ zu hinterfragen. Nehmen Sie an diesem aufschlussreichen Diskurs teil und erfahren Sie mehr über die zentralen Elemente, die für erfolgreiche Ansätze in dieser transformativen Ära der datengesteuerten Innovation erforderlich sind.

Panajot Level – Swisscom

Tina Balzli, LL.M. (NYU), LL.M. (NUS)

Partner, Head of Fintech & Blockchain, CMS Switzerland and Global Co-Leader of CMS Fintech, Crypto & Blockchain

Tina Balzli is the Partner leading the Fintech & Blockchain practice at the international law firm CMS Switzerland. She is a highly experienced Swiss and internationally trained financial markets Attorney-at-law and certified Swiss Fund & Asset Management Officer.

Before joining CMS Switzerland, Tina was a partner at a Big Four firm in Switzerland, where she led the legal Banking, Fintech & Blockchain practice, extensively practiced as a banking and financial markets Attorney-at-law with major Swiss law firms, worked for a financial institution in Hong Kong and acted as research and teaching assistant at the Chair of Civil and Commercial Law at the University of Freiburg i.Ue. She further was a visiting researcher at the Max-Planck-Institute for Comparative and International Private law in Hamburg, Germany.

Her practice specializes in banking, asset management, financial and capital markets law, general corporate and commercial matters as well as mergers & acquisitions, with a particular focus on Fintech, Blockchain and web3. She has an extensive and long-standing track record of holistically advising leading Swiss and foreign financial institutions as well as up-and-coming start-ups in her areas of specialization.

Tina is the author of various publications (books and articles) on a broad range of legal and regulatory topics related to commercial law in general and financial market laws and regulations in particular. She regularly speaks at conferences on these topics and acts as a lecturer at the ‚HWZ Hochschule für Wirtschaft Zürich‘ in the area of Digital Finance. She is the Co-President of the recently founded Swiss Metaverse Association.