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Meeting in the metaverse: Actor Rainn Wilson joins us on the virtual polar ice
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What's Dwight from The Office doing in the metaverse? Actor Rainn Wilson joins us, in avatar form, to check out a virtual world created by the World Economic Forum that aims to raise awareness of the impact of climate change on the Arctic and the rest of the world.
We also hear from Gail Whiteman, Professor of Sustainability at the University of Exeter Business School, and Executive Director of Arctic Basecamp on her hopes for action to stop the Earth reaching disastrous tipping points.
And Rebecca Ivey, head of the Global Collaboration Village, tells us how the metaverse can bring people together in a unique way.
The environments shown in images and environmental sounds heard in this episode in the Global Collaboration Village's Climate Tipping Points Hub were developed in partnership with Accenture and Microsoft. The Global Collaboration Village is a World Economic Forum Initiative in Partnership with Accenture and Microsoft
This episode is a video-podcast - find the video on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts
Related podcasts:For a longer interview with Rainn Wilson and Gail Whiteman, listen to our sister podcast, Meet the Leader:
https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/arctic-basecamp-rainn-wilson-gail-whiteman/
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Manage episode 395517681 series 2782781
What's Dwight from The Office doing in the metaverse? Actor Rainn Wilson joins us, in avatar form, to check out a virtual world created by the World Economic Forum that aims to raise awareness of the impact of climate change on the Arctic and the rest of the world.
We also hear from Gail Whiteman, Professor of Sustainability at the University of Exeter Business School, and Executive Director of Arctic Basecamp on her hopes for action to stop the Earth reaching disastrous tipping points.
And Rebecca Ivey, head of the Global Collaboration Village, tells us how the metaverse can bring people together in a unique way.
The environments shown in images and environmental sounds heard in this episode in the Global Collaboration Village's Climate Tipping Points Hub were developed in partnership with Accenture and Microsoft. The Global Collaboration Village is a World Economic Forum Initiative in Partnership with Accenture and Microsoft
This episode is a video-podcast - find the video on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts
Related podcasts:For a longer interview with Rainn Wilson and Gail Whiteman, listen to our sister podcast, Meet the Leader:
https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/arctic-basecamp-rainn-wilson-gail-whiteman/
Metaverse:What 20 years of Second Life can teach us about the future of the metaverse
Not just for gamers: how the metaverse might impact your life
Davos 2023 Day 3: global collaboration in the metaverse
Davos 2023: Day 1 - Cooperation in a Fragmented World
Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts:
World Economic Forum Book Club Podcast - subscribe
Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club
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