Fireplace Talk (Episode 1): How web 3 community will drive revenue for your business? – 29 Oct 2022 (Sat) at 9:00pm

FirePlace Talk series, with distinguished leaders, alumni, and academics, is an online ZOOM event organized by the University of Hong Kong (HKU) Master of Science in E-Commerce and Internet Computing (MEICOM) Alumni Association. Interviewees will share with us their thoughts, insights at work/business, and personal challenges during the interview. Stay tuned for future episodes of the series, coming soon!

Episode 1: 29 October 2022 SATURDAY

Zoom Discussion on ‘How web 3 community will drive revenue for your business?’

Mr. Jovid Tong is Business Development Manager of Index Game. After being a drop-out student of Business, Accounting & Financial Studies from high school, he realized his interest has always been in Humanity & Sociology. Aiming to improve human life by building valuable connections between individuals, joined Web 3 world where COMMUNITY is the key.

Index Game is the first Metaverse Agency in Hong Kong officially appointed & invested by The Sandbox Metaverse, the largest decentralized metaverse in the world. In one-year time, Index Game has worked with over 15 Brands & IPs including Mr. Adrian Cheng, HSBC, Hang Seng Bank, Sun Hun Kai & Co., Ocean Park, Lion Tiger Gate(龍虎門), King of Kowloon (九龍皇帝), and more.

Thousands of Lights is a Web 2.5 project that aims to create an O2O (online-to-offline) economic ecosystem around COMMUNITY. By connecting local brands & NFT communities on the same platform, Index Game empowers every NFT to be an exclusive global membership card where one could enjoy in-real-life local utilities (exclusive discounts & offers, private event tickets, merchants, etc.) wherever you are.

Topics of sharing

  • NFT is just a JPEG, scam?
  • Web 3 market size would become 1 trillion in 2030, so what?
  • Is a bridge too far? Getting from web 2 to web 3
  • How to make use of Web3 community? why should I care about the Metaverse?
  • Why is NFT so expensive? What’s more other than a JPEG?
  • Web 3 is a trillion-dollar market in 2030 – what does it mean to me?

Date & Time: 23 July 2022, Saturday, starting 9:00 p.m. (around 45 mins)

Shared by:

Mr. Jovid Tong, Business Development Manager, Index Game

MC:

Mr. Aaron Wu, Director 2022/23, MEICOM Alumni Association

Mr. Charlie Poon, Director 2022/23, MEICOM Alumni Association

How to watch MEICOM Fireplace Talk? No registration is required. Zoom meeting details will be emailed to HKU MEICOM alumni and students directly by the MEICOM Program Office prior to the interview.

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