The WWD Tech Symposium has just added one other speaker. Stefano Rosso, chief executive officer and founding father of D-Cave, has joined the lineup for the virtual and complimentary event, which shall be available on demand from July 3 through Sept. 3.

D-Cave is a life-style plan that serves the gaming platform. Rosso is a board member of the OTB Group, which is the parent company of Diesel, Maison Margiela, Marni, Viktor & Rolf, Staff International and Brave Kid.

The event’s sessions include “What’s Next for the Fashion Metaverse,” which is a roundtable featuring Sebastien Borget, chief operating officer and cofounder of The Sandbox; Diego Di Tommaso, chief operating officer and cofounder of Over the Reality, and Sam Hamilton, creative director at Decentraland. Miles Socha, editor of international at WWD, will moderate the session.

Other sessions include “Futuristic Fusion of Science, Fashion and Innovation” with Sébastien Meyer and Arnaud Vaillant, who’re the cofounders of the Parisian label Coperni and who used a twig painted technique for his or her final look with Bella Hadid. The 2 will discuss how the fusion of science and innovation is shaping the longer term of wearable textiles. The session with be moderated by Joelle Diderich, Paris bureau chief at WWD.

“Why They Buy: The Consumer Psychology Behind NFTs” is a session that may feature Olivier Tjon, director at Beyond Reason. Tjon will share insights into how the advances in neuroscience helped uncover the psychological and biological secrets of purchase decisions in luxury, art and NFTs.

The context of this yr’s symposium is framed by not only latest technologies but how retailers and types are rethinking how data, AI and the metaverse could be used to higher engage consumers and the web communities they belong to. The aim of the event is to arm fashion and luxury brands with the tools and methods needed to reach a technology-powered industry.

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