Shivvy Jervis, a world-renowned expert who connects digital innovations with neuroscience, and Micaela Mantegna, who will take us on a journey through the controversial metaverse are coming to this amazing festival you might’ve heard of.
The world around us is not simple, and today we can no longer say that anything is black and white — and at DK Festival, a festival of creativity and communications which will be held at the Hotel Lone in Rovinj 11 — 14 2024, we will uncover the mechanisms of change and show communication professionals different directions they can take. We will do this with the help of many world-class professionals who will share their knowledge on the main festival stage — and to this year’s impressive lineup we are adding innovation expert acclaimed by Forbes, BBC, and Financial Times Shivvy Jervis and Micaela Mantegna, the world’s first lawyer for video games specialized in regulation, copyright, and the unexplored digital world of the metaverse.
You are indeed the most valuable form of intelligence in this digital arena. The future is human — because our minds are not technology that can become obsolete, says the digital leader recognized by the World Economic Forum and TED Talks for her incredible ability to demystify complex topics. Known for research that integrates neuroscience and the most sophisticated digital technologies, working with numerous organizations including Microsoft, the UN, and Lenovo, Shivvy Jervis shows them how to prepare for the greatest changes that await us.
With the goal of humanizing the digital world, Jervis has taken to nearly 600 stages to share her incredible insights stemming from research on emotionally trained artificial intelligence. In her talk The Future of Work is… Human!, standing out among a plethora of negative predictions, she will explain everything about the fascinating connection between the human mind and the artificial brain, and reveal the key to the perfect synergy between human and artificial intelligence. The incredible storytelling and brilliant energy that this charming expert brings to the stage will be just the icing on the cake of this year’s DK Festival.
Visionaries never have it easy, but like Jervis, Micaela Mantegna, a collaborator at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center and a member of the council of the Future of the Metaverse at the World Economic Forum, has followed her own path. However, among all her achievements, the most interesting fact about Mantegna is that she is known today as the first person in the world to be crowned with the title “abogamer” — which made her the first lawyer specialized in regulations and copyrights in the uncharted territory of the digital metaverse and video games, paving the way for all current researchers of legal entanglements related to video games since the streaming industry was at its beginnings.
From science fiction to hype, the metaverse has undergone a series of transformations before the public eye. After promising projections, critics dismissed it as a passing trend, while the media prematurely declared its end, leaving many to believe that its fate was sealed. However, beneath the surface, fascinating technology is quietly shaping the destiny of brave new worlds, which Mantegna will reveal more about. Who Killed the Metaverse? A Murder Mystery Game is the title of her intriguing talk that she will deliver at DK2024, taking participants on an interesting and controversial journey through the metaverse from its very beginnings, showing that the future awaits us — and that it is not too late to shape it.
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On the main festival stage, where Jervis and Mantegna will be joined by Dan Ariely, a globally renowned behavioral economist, psychologist, and scientist who studies human behavior; Eugene Cheong, a creative rebel from Asia with over a thousand recognitions for his work; and Alex Partridge, the founder of UNILAD and LADbible, whose platforms have reached a billion people, this typically atypical festival will continue to capture the hearts of all eager for critical thinking, new approaches, and innovative technologies. Known for posing unconventional questions and searching for extraordinary answers, DK Festival provides unique experiences every year and brings together the beloved communications industry community.
All creatives, marketers, digital professionals, media representatives, and other communicators who wish to join national and global market leaders this year can find information about participation at https://danikomunikacija.com/tickets.