DC Network Meetup - Shaping the Metaverse with CyberLÄND initiativ

Invitation to the virtual DC Network Meetup – Shaping the Metaverse with CyberLÄND initiative

The Metaverse – the fusion of digital and physical worlds through virtual and augmented realities – holds enormous market potential. It is transforming business models, opening new opportunities for creative applications, while also presenting major challenges for industry, research, and society.

A key role in this transformation is played by the creative industries. As pioneers of innovation, they are experimenting with new digital and hybrid communication and entertainment formats and are developing immersive applications that drive change across multiple sectors. In this context, the games, XR, and VFX industries are particularly noteworthy, as they already offer many exciting practical examples and are therefore among the most relevant fields of technology.

To foster collaboration and innovation in this emerging field, the State of Baden-Württemberg has launched CyberLÄND, a community platform designed as a hub for experimentation and co-creation. CyberLÄND enables companies, creatives, researchers, and public institutions to exchange ideas, jointly explore Metaverse scenarios, and collaborate through interactive formats, 2D/3D applications, community features, and AI-supported knowledge transfer.

The overarching goal: building a European innovation ecosystem where technologies, infrastructures, and expertise can be shared to develop new ideas for the Metaverse.

This online DC Network Meetup is hosted by the Baden-Württemberg region (Germany), which will introduce the CyberLÄND Initiative Baden-Württemberg. The event aims to foster dialogue, spark collaborations among active stakeholders and present exciting practical examples of projects and companies operating at the interface with the metaverse across the DC Network regions.

Who is this for?

The virtual meetup is aimed at creative entrepreneurs, representatives of creative clusters, network and business support organizations, researchers, and policymakers—as well as anyone curious about how Baden-Württemberg is integrating the Metaverse into its digital strategy. Participants will also gain exclusive insights into pioneering projects and initiatives that are already exploring or operating within the Metaverse.

Date & Time

Wednesday 3. December – 2:00 till 3:30 pm (CET)

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Dr. Petra Püchner ist als Europabeauftragte der Ministerin für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Tourismus Hauptansprechpartnerin („Single Point Of Contact“) für das Land Baden-Württemberg in den Districts of Creativity. Das Steinbeis Europa Zentrum übernimmt deshalb die Organisation und Durchführung der Veranstaltung im Auftrag des Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Tourismus Baden-Württemberg.