Rise of the Metaverse in the Era of Digital Transformation

Broadly speaking, the technologies that make up the metaverse can include virtual reality—characterized by persistent virtual worlds that continue to exist even when you're not playing—as well as augmented reality that combines aspects of the digital and physical worlds. It also translates to a digital economy, where users can create, buy, and sell goods.

While the web has PayPal and card payments, the metaverse has crypto to help create a digital economy. Blockchain technology provides a transparent and cost-effective solution, making it an ideal fit for the metaverse, and has proven to be a useful technology for six key metaverse areas:

• Digital proof of ownership and Digital collectibility,

• Transfer of value,

• Governance and Accessibility,

• Interoperability.

Watch this virtual discussion, led by our two experts, Christina Trampota, Managing Director @Innovate Grow Scale|Host of Fintech Growth Talk and Babar Bhatti, AI/ML Practitioner and Thought Leader, Public Speaker, Advisor and Author, AI and Data Customer Success professional @ IBM, as they discuss what the future will look like with the Rise of the Metaverse in the Era of Digital Transformation.

Christina Trampota

Managing Director at Innovate Grow Scale | Host of Fintech Growth Talk

Christina leads dynamic companies as they bring new technologies to market and drive forward to the next phase of growth. As Managing Director of Innovate Grow Scale, she provides education, strategy, and solutions for organizations with disruptive innovations that will transform markets. Christina brings years of experience, including large enterprises such as Meta, Visa, AT&T, Motorola, and many early-stage startups. She was named on the Whos Who in Fintech in 2021 and hosts the Fintech Growth Talk podcast, recognized as one of the Top 20 Fintech Podcasts You Must Follow and Best Payments and Fintech Podcasts in 2021 and Top Tech Podcast in 2022. Christina holds a BBA from the University of Texas McCombs School of Business and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Babar Bhatti

AI/ML Practitioner and Thought Leader, Public Speaker, Advisor and Author, AI and Data Customer Success professional at IBM

Babar is an AI and Data Customer Success professional at IBM where he manages multiple data and AI initiatives and supports Fortune 500 accounts. He is a hands-on practitioner and holds certifications for cloud, data and machine learning technologies.
He is co-founder of Dallas AI, a meetup group of over 3600 professionals interested in AI. Babar also serves as tri-chair of Tech Titans AI Forum, a leading industry organization in Dallas Fort Worth. He blogs on AI and ML topics on Medium. Babar is a sought-after speaker on applied Artificial Intelligence. He has spoken and presented at Harvard Club of Dallas, Google, DFW Executive Connection, University of Texas at Dallas, MIT Club of DFW and Financial Executives International (FEI).
Babar was co-founder and CEO of MutualMind, a social media analytics company that served global brands such as IBM, American Airlines, Nestle, and Hilton. Babar also held various technical and management positions at Verizon Communications and won 3 innovation and excellence awards.