As the World Economic Forum brings global leaders together to tackle global issues, a number of cryptocurrency and blockchain events will create a vibrant sideshow in the snowy ski destination in the Swiss Alps.<\/p>\n
Cointelegraph will be on the ground to cover the World Economic Forum (WEF) as well as a host of blockchain-focused events taking place. Key members from global governments, businesses and civil society converge on the town annually for the WEF conference, but cryptocurrency and blockchain events are beginning to make their mark during the exclusive event.<\/p>\n
The official WEF agenda for 2023 has made provision for cryptocurrency and blockchain as talking points featuring during the week-long conference. A session titled \u2018Finding the Right Balance for Crypto\u2019 on 19 January (15:00 CET) will explore the \u2018boom and bust\u2019 in crypto markets in 2022, and is set to consider the creation of \u2018robust regulation\u2019 of cryptocurrencies while ensuring \u2018positive macroeconomic and societal outcomes.\u2019 <\/p>\n
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse features in the session alongside the Netherlands central bank president Klaas Knot, the European Commission\u2019s Mairead McGuinness, and Omar Sultan Al Olama, the UAE\u2019s Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications.<\/p>\n
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire will head up a session on Tokenized Economies on 17 January (16:15 CET), delving into which industries could see the biggest influence from tokenization.<\/p>\n
Related:\u00a0Crypto knocking on the WEF\u2019s door: The view from Davos<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The Metaverse is another topic that is set to be covered during WEF. A session titled \u2018Deployment in the Industrial Metaverse\u2019 is scheduled for 19 January (09:00 CET). Meanwhile, Meta\u2019s chief product officer Chris Cox headlines a panel discussion, \u2018A New Reality: Building\u00a0the Metaverse\u2019, which will unpack an estimated $180 billion in investment into the sector and its potential development driven by research, innovation, investment, and policy. This session is scheduled for 18 January (15:00 CET).<\/p>\n WEF is also tapping into the metaverse through its own 3D offering, allowing delegates to create avatars to explore different immersive environments.<\/p>\n Cointelegraph\u2019s editor-in-chief Kristina Lucrezia Corn\u00e8r will attend WEF for the publication and is scheduled to moderate a number of panels at events during the week.<\/p>\n This includes a session during GBBC’s #BlockchainCentral Davos 2023 titled Interoperability and Climate Change on 17 January (13:40 CET). Corn\u00e8r will also lead a panel on Liquidity in Climate Markets & Discovering a Global Carbon Price at Hedera Haus on 16 January (15:35 CET).<\/p>\n A panel at Greek House on 17 January (09:30 CET) will see Corn\u00e8r drive a conversation around \u2018The emergence of Breakthrough Technologies: new ways to mobilize finance for Sustainable Investments\u2019.<\/p>\n Cointelegraph journalist Gareth Jenkinson will be covering GBBC’s #BlockchainCentral Davos 2023 and CV Labs\u2019 Blockchain Hub Davos. Jenkinson is also set to moderate a session titled \u2018Reports of Decentralized Finance Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated… DeFi 2.0 is Coming!\u2019 at Blockchain Hub on 17 January (15:30 CET) as well as a panel on \u2018The Future of the Metaverse\u2019 at GBBC on 18 January (17:20 CET).<\/p>\n A host of influential industry participants from the cryptocurrency and blockchain space are set to feature prominently at different events including the likes of AVA Labs CEO & co-founder Emin G\u00fcn Sirer, SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci, and Cambridge Analytica whistleblower and data protection advocate Brittany Kaiser.<\/p>\n