Today we are announcing the first 24 Gaming Track Speakers who will take the stage to share their knowledge and experience at NFT.NYC 2024 (Times Square and Hudson Yards, April 3-5).
NFTs are uniquely poised to revolutionize the Gaming industry. The market for in-game purchases is now worth almost $70 billion, yet in most cases fails to deliver gamers true ownership and control of the assets they purchase. Since the birth of blockchain gaming, NFTs have provided self-custodied ownership of a gamer's digital assets, proving the possibilities of peer-to-peer, disintermediated trading between players, and even cross-platform experiences.
Join us in April as our Gaming Track Speakers cover this as well as these other topics:
- Cross platform gaming NFTs
- Gamification
- Tokenomics
- Virtual Worlds
5 Speakers who will be discussing Cross-Platform Gaming NFTs
Daniel Bronstein
Co-Founder - Meta Lordz
Dan is Co-Founder of Meta Lordz, an NFT-linked web3 MMO game set in a medieval metaverse. The 25-strong team is dedicated to a core mission of bringing millions of web2 gamers on a fun & low-friction journey to web3.
Dan holds an MBA from London Business School and is a CFA charterholder. Has held leadership positions in European & Asian fintechs, and has previously worked in equity investment. Dan is NED of Berri, a social enterprise focused on improving outcomes for children in, or on the edge of, the care system.
"True interoperability will transform how you access, discover and play games - but it will require a real community effort to realize that potential."
Qin En Looi
Partner - Saison Capital
Qin En Looi is a Partner at Saison Capital where he actively leads pre-seed and seed investments in web3 startups globally, with a focus in Southeast Asia and India. To-date, he has invested in more than 30+ web3 companies, and actively supports them in community building, branding and recruiting.
Qin En was previously the Co-Founder and COO at Glints, the leading talent ecosystem in Southeast Asia. During his tenure, he was recognised by Forbes 30 Under 30 and Entrepreneurs 27 Under 27 for being one of the youngest founders to have raised venture capital in Southeast Asia.
Qin En will discuss how NFTs unlock cross-platform possibilities that transcend language and border barriers, particularly in Asia, where gaming is deeply embedded in the social fabric.
"Gamers can seamlessly trade, deploy, and experience their NFTs across different games, platforms, and devices."
Art Malkov
Advisor - Web3Labs
Art Malkov is a web3 marketing leader who focuses on generating and implementing digital strategies with industry-defining impacts. Former CMO for Iotex and Zilliqa. He is a digital advisor for Columbia Lab to Market Accelerator. Art also regularly contributes to Forbes and CoinTelegraph circle.
Art's session will show how gaming and NFTs are often siloed to a specific ecosystem, and share a roadmap of how to unthether NFTs from individual ecosystems and allow the NFT space to move forward.
Klemen Gradisar
COO - Ballies
I am Klemen Gradisar. A dynamic business executive, entrepreneur, and sage advisor, my journey is an embodiment of an indomitable passion for sports, Web3, and the transformative power of digital innovation. My influence spans both the traditional business realm and the forefront of technological evolution, earning me a reputation as a distinguished voice, an in-demand public speaker, and a paragon of contemporary thought leadership.
At the helm of Ballies.gg, I architected the groundbreaking 10K NFT project on Crypto.com that sold out in mere minutes. More than a success story, Ballies has metamorphosed into the platform heralding the future of gaming, masterfully amalgamating the dynamism of Web2 with the boundless potentials of Web3.
Klemen will discuss the integration of cross-platform NFTs in gaming, transforming every match into a blend of immersive play and tangible rewards.
Nick Frontera
Founder - Apollo Entertainment
Nick Frontera is the founder and CEO of Apollo Entertainment, a metaverse consulting and production studio based in Miami, Florida, USA and Bogota, Colombia. Prior to becoming involved in the NFT space in 2017, Nick worked as an entertainment attorney at a prominent Los Angeles based law firm. Nick then served as the COO and General Counsel of the first NFT gaming cryptocurrency company Gamecredits.
After leaving Gamecredits to found Apollo Entertainment in 2020,
Nick was involved in the sale of the first original NFT comic book, the first 6 figure sale of an art NFT, and one of the largest grossing comic book collaborations in NFT history. For the past two years, Apollo Entertainment has been developing a high fidelity blockchain enabled game called Satoshi's Legions.
"NFTs open up a world of potential for cross platform interoperability of in-game assets, but getting there will require dedicated collaboration between and new tooling."
Round 1 Gaming Track Speakers
View all approved NFT.NYC 2024 Gaming Track Speakers at NFT.NYC/Speakers
- Art Malkov - Columbia L2M Web3 Accelerator - @art_malkov
- Batis Samadian - SPACE - @batissamadian
- Chelsea Maag - Wildcard
- CryptoDilly - Speculation Alley - @professordilly
- Dan Bronstein - Starlight Worlds - @Meta_Lordz
- Dirk Lueth - Uplandme, Inc. - @DirkLueth
- EICMA - Curlad, Inc
- HICeeCee - CJ Meta Events - @HICeeCee
- Jefferlyn Alimurong - SMEAG Global School Inc.
- Jeremy Horn - Xterio - @HeyJeremyHorn
- Klemen Gradisar - Ballies LLC - @KlemenGradisar
- kyb.eth - Rune Art Ltd - @kyb_eth
- Maxi - Metap Inc. - @dearseki
- Michael Sanders - Horizon - @_michaelsanders
- Nick Frontera - Apollo Entertainment - @MetaverseNft
- Phil Watkins - OVI Esports - @ovi_phil
- Presence Plumb - E11evate - @Presence_009
- Qin En Looi - Saison Capital - @webthreedad
- Ray Chen - Kaleido
- Riccardo Sibani - My Neighbor Alice - @bloody_bit
- Robby Yung - Animoca Brands - @viewfromhk
- Robert Baggs - Token Gamer - @TokenGamerNews
- Sanjay Saini - Double Protocol - @FlyeKitesJay
- Sposta - Chibi Labs - @MatSposta
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