According to BlockBeats, on October 8, MEET48 officially announced its participation as a DAO member of the 1012 Committee, co-initiating the '1012EXPO' Global Digital Maritime Expo and 2024 Web3 Cruise Carnival. MEET48 COO Kai will deliver a keynote speech at the event.
The '1012EXPO' is the world's first large-scale technology expo themed around maritime exploration, using a cruise ship as the venue. It will open on October 12 at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in Hong Kong and will feature a five-day, four-night cruise with numerous high-quality conferences and exhibitions, positioning itself as the 'Davos Summit at Sea' for the tech industry.
The expo will bring together top publicly listed companies, entrepreneurs, investment institutions, policymakers, and global media from fields such as AI, Web3, and the Metaverse. High-end forums will be held, including the AI and WEB3 Capital Forum, which will unveil the world's first Nasdaq-listed Crypto Index Fund C30 and the first index fund focused on equity in unlisted AI companies, A30. MEET48 COO Kai is scheduled to deliver keynote speeches at the '1012EXPO Main Forum' on October 13 and the 'Metaverse and IP Sub-Forum' on October 15. Additionally, notable speakers such as Peter Major, Executive Chairman of the UN Technology Development Committee; Li Yuhang, Executive Director of the World Digital Academy and Advisor to the UN Technology Committee Chairman; Geoffrey Hinton, Turing Award Winner; and Zhang Xueji, Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, will also deliver speeches and presentations.