Krista Kim

Krista Kim is a leading Metaverse artist, philosopher, co-founder of 0.xyz, and founder of Techism (2014), whose work explores the concept of digital consciousness. Her thought leadership had led her to create Metaverse hub + lab , 0.xyz, with Emmy-winning VR immersive director Peter Martin of Valis Studio.

In 2020, Kim explored the creative potential to utilize screens as digital instruments of well-being by creating 'Mars House': a completely virtual environment using her digital zen philosophy as the first “Metaverse home” for sale as an NFT in history. The piece received global acclaim and in March 2021 was the highest-grossing sale on an NFT on SuperRare.

Krista Kim’s “Continuum” installation was featured in Times Square every midnight in Feb 2021, and has been acquired in LACMA’s permanent collection. She wrote a Metaverse essay for New York Times, and was chosen by Louis Vuitton as a #Louis200 visionary; Krista is contributing Metaverse Editor for Singapore Vogue; Top 30 Most Influential People of the Metaverse by Read and Write Magazine; Architectural Digest AD100, NFTy50 by Fortune Magazine. Kim made an iconic collaboration with Lanvin in 2018. In 2021, Kim collaborated with Lamborghini and Steve Aoki for their historic first physical/digital NFT auctioned at Sotheby’s, and she created the first Utah Jazz NBA Metaverse NFT project in history. Her work is currently exhibited at Palazzo Strozzi Museum (Florence, Italy) and Fotografiska Museum (Stockholm, Sweden).

Teddy Pahagbia (he/him)

Teddy a.k.a Mr. Metaverse is one of the most influential people in the Metaverse. As a
visionary thinker, a bold entrepreneur and a tech geek, his journey from an engineering
background and having worked across many industries and government agencies,
managing infrastructure, service design and digital transformation projects, has led him to the forefront of innovation.

After more than 20 years of a corporate life, he launched BLVCK PiXEL, a Metaverse and
Digital Innovation Consultancy based in Paris, at a time when the topic was still unheard
from the public. The firm operates globally by using an interdisciplinary approach at the
intersection of Technology and Anthropology, to unlock opportunities and create new
ways in the digital age. Besides advising the largest and most iconic brands in the world on how to future-proof their business model, Teddy is an advocate of the use of technology for the greater good
of humanity.

He regularly speaks at business schools, prestigious universities and global tech events,
spreading the word, evangelizing and educating on the future of the internet, commerce
and socialization in a hyper-connected reality.

Zee Kilpack (they/them)

Zee Kilpack is a VR developer, LGBTQIA+ activist and Production Coordinator at Daz 3D, a free 3D software and marketplace which aims to drive efforts at the forefront of digital identity and expression.
Zee is a long-time activist and lifetime member of the LGBTQ+ community. They have their undergraduate degree in video game development from the University of Utah and in 2017, they lead the first student team to publish a virtual reality game from the program.

Kilpack’s work focuses on inclusion, namely advocating for more LGBTQ+ and non-cis representation within virtual worlds. Spearheading the Daz 3D Pride Parade Bundle, Zee's work contributes to revolutionizing the tech space and building a more inclusive future.

Kilpack has had notable features in Forbes, PAPER, Dazed, VICE, OkayAfrica, NYLON and ELLE.

Dr. Giovanna Graziosi Casimiro

Giovanna is a Senior XR & Metaverse Producer at Decentraland Foundation and Head of Metaverse Fashion Week. She has more than a decade of experience in digital design and the XR industry, working in innovative fashion projects and immersive productions. She’s traveled and lived all around the world including Asia, North and South America, and Europe. Her global exposure and comprehensive experience have led her to serve as a mentor at MIT during their Hacking Arts 2016-2018, and as a Senior Professor at SENAC University Centre, a renowned public federal University in Brazil. Currently she is an academic contributor at Institut Francais de La Mode, Luminary at Phygicode ecosystem, advisor in several Fashion tech projects and startups in the web3 space, and co-founder of the initiative Metaverse Fashion Talks focused on education on web3 fashion for brands in Latin America.

Ryan Teng (he/him)

Ryan Teng is the VP of Business Development at CLO, a 3D design fashion software programme. A visual storyteller, Teng has had the privilege of passing on the story, vision, and culture of CLO Virtual Fashion to those who are excited about learning from each other to push the future forward together by using 3D as a mix of creativity, communication, and art.

Teng’s work focuses on pushing technologies to create true-to-life garment visualisations through CLO’s software. Leading the drive in digital fashion, his work is revolutionizing the landscape, pushing for a more sustainable fashion future.

Teng has had notable features in Vogue Business, Business Wire, Hypebeast, Jing Daily, WWD

Dio Kurazawa

Dio Kurazawa is at the forefront of the war against waste in the fashion industry and is on a mission to minimise excess stock and implement sustainable practices within all areas of clothing production. Co-Founder of The Bear Scouts, an agency designed to help brands implement sustainable practices.

Dio spends an incredible amount of his time researching and developing new processes and his eye for innovation is like no other. He is extremely passionate and, having worked in the fashion industry all his life, has devoted his time to advocating and implementing a responsible production line. In addition to his work at The Bear Scouts, Dio is an advisor for the Copenhagen Fashion Summit, The Copenhagen Fashion Week, Sustainable Board Member at GANNI a/s and Board Member at Fashion Open Studio. While he is a staunch advocate for change, it is always approached with kindness.

Tom Grogan (he/him)

Tom Grogan is a technologist, entrepreneur and lawyer.

Tom works with some of the world’s most innovative organisations, helping to transform their service offerings using the latest technologies. He carved his reputation as one of the world’s foremost blockchain lawyers, helping to shape governments’ strategies and advise companies on their implementations. He now leads MDRxTech, the technology consultancy arm of The Mishcon de Reya Group, delivering “compliant by design” technology solutions with his team of software developers, management consultants, blockchain engineers, data scientists and designers.

Tom chairs the Blockchain chapter of Tech London Advocates, a leading industry network of technology leaders, entrepreneurs, and experts. He has lectured at the University of Cambridge and UCL on policy, law and emerging technologies, and has addressed the EU Commission on its distributed systems strategy.

Francois Souchet (he/him)

Francois is BPCM.’s Global Head of Sustainability and Impact, where he supports clients in building and delivering ambitious impact strategies across the agency’s main disciplines worldwide.

Before joining the agency, he initiated and led Make Fashion Circular at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, establishing it as a truly disruptive force within the fashion industry, championing circularity. He has a long experience in advising organisations across sectors and geographies on circular economy and strategy, through his work with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and before that with Accenture.

Robin Douglas

Robin Douglas Westling, b. 1996, started working at the Swedish Fashion Council in June 2020 to lead the important work of a pilot study about "Racism, social sustainability and the lack of ethnic diversity within the Swedish fashion industry’'. In 2021 Westling got appointed as the organization’s Creative Director, combining his role at SFC with his work as a freelance stylist and consultant for the biggest fashion magazines, brands and institutions in the Nordics. Westling is a true visionary with a focus on bringing and developing emerging brands forward and fighting inequalities in the fashion industry.

Norman Tan (he/him)

Norman Tan is an award-winning editor with 10 years of experience in luxury print and digital publishing. With a passion for storytelling that bridges fashion and technology, Tan continues to push boundaries as the current Editor-in-Chief of Vogue Singapore. He previously held the same role at Esquire Singapore for over two years and is widely regarded as the most digitally astute editor in the region.

Morten Grubak (he/him)

Morten Grubak is Global Executive Creative Director, VICE / VIRTUE FUTURES

In the last 12 months, Morten led the launch of Coca-Cola’s first NFT, founded VICE Media group's internal Innovation Lab: Virtue Futures, created a wearable report on digital fashion and established a Grands Prix-winning volunteer project to digitize Ukraine’s heritage.

Morten is recognised as a credible authority in the field, having co-authored The Screenwear Paper — the first global report on consumer attitudes to virtual goods — and constructed the Metaverse’s first architect-drawn HQ in collaboration with the renowned innovators at Bjarke Ingels Group.

With hundreds of media appearances a year, Grubak is an oft-requested speaker on culture-led brand action, creativity, and technology. Particularly in the web 3.0 space, where he stands out from the crowd by championing a cautiously optimistic approach to virtual worlds that considers them as a creative opportunity.

Morten never takes the stage first, often ceding the spot to younger and more diverse colleagues. Under his watch, the creative leadership of Virtue Europe shifted from an all white and all male group to a predominantly female, BIPOC cast.