Amata World Podcast

The next guests on our podcast for the Web3/Blockchain week are Anastasiia Monarshuk and Alina Budz, experienced legal professionals from Icon.Partners, an Estonia-based international law company with a consortium of legal professionals, specialising in Global Tech and blockchain-based projects. Icon.Partners began its journey 12 years ago as a helping hand to Ukrainian and EU-based startups and tech companies, serving businesses currently across 40+ countries. They're innovators in the crypto sphere, and have become the first law firm in EEA that created NFT.Alina is a legal expert at Icon.Partners with 10+ years expertise in corporate structuring, taxation, IP, crypto, legal review and data protection. Anastasiia is a prominent lawyer with 4+ years, managing corporate & tax issues, legal council of tech and crypto projects, IP and contract law challenges of businesses.In this episode, we discuss Anastasiia’s and Alina’s backgrounds in the legal field, their journey with Icon Partners, their experience working with Web3 and Blockchain projects, and how Web3 can help with IP legal protection, as well as we dive into their hopes and predictions for the future of Web3 in the legal industry.Each week we are releasing an episode in the field of either Metaverse/Gaming, Web3/Crypto/Blockchain, AI or XR. In case we have an extra Tuesday in a month, we have a guest from the Creative industries. Tune in, there are more amazing guests and stories to come up in the future.To connect to Anastasiia:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anastasiia-monarshuk-0b318229b/To connect to Alina:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alina-budz-3079b91a6/To find out more about Icon Partners:Website: https://www.icon.partners/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pppp-ltd/Twitter/X: https://x.com/Icon_Partners_Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/icon.partners_official/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/icon.prtnrsFollow us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/amata-world/Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/amataworld/Twitter: https://twitter.com/amataworld

The next guest on our podcast for the Gaming/Metaverse week is Ericka Simon, CTO and Co-founder of Libi Engine, which makes use of a custom-made 3D engine and blockchain technologies in order to build the technical foundations of Metaverses. Beside working in both automotive and energy industries in Japan and at Adobe, she also worked on the first native / Vulkan 3D engine for Android and got multiple grants for her work on 3D technologies. In this episode, we discuss Ericka’s journey, her background as an engineer, how she developed a career, her experience in tech, and her current projects, how Web3 can help evolve the gaming industry, as well as her hopes and predictions for the future of Gaming, Metaverse and her own projects.Each week we are releasing an episode in the field of either Metaverse/Gaming, Web3/Crypto/Blockchain, AI or XR. In case we have an extra Tuesday in a month, we have a guest from the Creative industries. Tune in, there are more amazing guests and stories to come up in the future.To connect to Ericka:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erickasimon/To find out more about Libi Engine:Website: https://libi.xyz/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/libiengine/Twitter: https://x.com/LibiEngineInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/libi.xyz/Follow us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/amata-world/Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/amataworld/Twitter: https://twitter.com/amataworld

The next guest on our podcast for the XR week is Rob Morgan, Creative Director and Founder of Playlines, Author, 'Storytelling for Spatial Computing & Mixed Reality' and a Digital Dramaturge. Rob has been telling award-winning stories with VR, XR and immersive theatre for well over a decade. A pioneer of AR theatre, Rob's helped create story worlds and immersive experiences for some of the world's largest IPs and cultural institutions. He started his career as a Lead Game Writer at PlayStation, where he wrote the first playable demo for PSVR and co-wrote two groundbreaking AR games for the world's then-largest IP. He created the critically-acclaimed A Fisherman's Tale, VR Awards Game of the Year 2019, as well as numerous VR games and training simulations, including the first accredited VR business masterclass, used by Coca-Cola and Nike. As Creative Director of Playlines, he directed augmented reality theatre internationally, and created XR arts & culture installations in partnership with Sky Arts, London's West End, The National Gallery, Netflix and Hasbro.In this episode, we discuss Rob’s journey into XR, his background, his current projects and his upcoming book 'Storytelling for Spatial Computing & Mixed Reality', as well as his hopes and predictions for the future of XR and his own projects.Each week we are releasing an episode in the field of either Metaverse/Gaming, Web3/Crypto/Blockchain, AI or XR. In case we have an extra Tuesday in a month, we have a guest from the Creative industries. Tune in, there are more amazing guests and stories to come up in the future.To connect to Rob:Website: https://robmorgan.space/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robgmorgan/Book: https://augmentingimagination.com/Follow us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/amata-world/Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/amataworld/Twitter: https://twitter.com/amataworld

The next guest on our podcast for the AI week is Faith Selby, CEO and CTO at Holocene AI. Faith has a background in filmmaking, right now she is a programmer and founder of Holocene AI. Holocene AI creates intimate virtual screening rooms with AI and real-time communication, it’s a bridge between films, audiences and distributors, which is reshaping and creating new cinema.In this episode, we discuss Faith’s journey, her background in filmmaking, her journey into up-skilling in AI, her current projects, as well as her hopes and predictions for the future of AI and her own projects.Each week we are releasing an episode in the field of either Metaverse/Gaming, Web3/Crypto/Blockchain, AI or XR. In case we have an extra Tuesday in a month, we have a guest from the Creative industries. Tune in, there are more amazing guests and stories to come up in the future.To connect to Faith:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/faithselby/Email: faithselby@protonmail.comTwitter/X: https://x.com/faithaselbyTo find more information about Holocene AI:Website: https://www.holocene.life/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/holoceneai/Follow us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/amata-world/Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/amataworld/Twitter: https://twitter.com/amataworld

The next guest on our podcast for the Web3 week is Lydia Smith, a multi-disciplined Artist working with historical and contemporary processes to realise her works, using new technologies, such as Web3 to support her works and community of fans. Her studio is based in Trafalgar Square, Central London. Through her practice, she explores the theme of Human connection, which encompasses subtopics, including Ancient History, Technology, Science, and Spirituality. She uses the physical and digital landscape to create sculptures, paintings and digital Art. Working with the Ancient Material, Clay, She enters a flow state, allowing her concepts to express themselves subconsciously; once complete, using her unique method, her work metamorphoses into the digital realm. These pixelated forms inform the evolution of her process.She has also represented Great Britain in international Snow and Ice carving championships in Switzerland and China, as well as working with the film industry and luxury brands. In 2023, she exhibited at Christie’s and the Saatchi Gallery. Her notable works include four monumental sculptures for the Grounds of The Royal Masonic School for Girls.In this episode, we discuss Lydia’s journey, her background as an artist, how she developed a career, her experience of merging art and technologies, as well as her hopes and predictions for the future of Web3 and her own projects.Each week we are releasing an episode in the field of either Metaverse/Gaming, Web3/Crypto/Blockchain, AI or XR. In case we have an extra Tuesday in a month, we have a guest from the Creative industries. Tune in, there are more amazing guests and stories to come up in the future.To connect to Lydia:Website: https://www.lydiasmith.gallery/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lydiasmithartist/Follow us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/amata-world/Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/amataworld/Twitter: https://twitter.com/amataworld

The next guest on our podcast for the gaming/metaverse week is Kelly Vero, an avid speaker, futurist and award-winning founder of NAK3D, which offers a transformative solution for fashion brands to engage Gen Z and the gaming industry in need of real-time data. She has crafted a career in game development throughout some of the world's most famous franchises. Her ever-curious nature has now led her into the world of digital fashion where she combines her passion for innovation, metaverse and video games to engage the next generation.In this episode, we discuss Kelly’s background, her background in gaming, how she developed a career, her new venture at the bleeding edge of technology, as well as her hopes and predictions for the future of gaming, the metaverse and her own projects.Each week we are releasing an episode in the field of either Metaverse/Gaming, Web3/Crypto/Blockchain, AI or XR. In case we have an extra Tuesday in a month, we have a guest from the Creative industries. Tune in, there are more amazing guests and stories to come up in the future.To connect to Kelly:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kvero/To find out more about the NAK3D:Website: https://www.nak3d.xyz/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nak3d/Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/nak3d_xyzTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nak3d.diariesYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nak3d_xyzInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nak3d_xyz/