The development of artificial intelligence plays a crucial role in driving economic growth by enabling automation, productivity improvement and developing innovations in all sectors. Being virtual worlds in which users engage in social and economic activities, metauniverses have gained importance in the development of the creative economy as a whole. They provide artists, designers and creators with platforms to showcase their work, facilitate virtual commerce and create new income streams. Artificial intelligence, metauniverses, virtual and augmented reality as well as other innovative multimedia digital technologies are creating opportunities for new jobs, professions and entrepreneurship.

Discussion topics:

• The potential of game, business and education technologies in the shared virtual space.
• State support measures for start-ups and SME to foster innovation in creative industries.
• The development of artificial intelligence in creative industries, its impact, trends and applications in manufacturing, education and professional careers.

Section Head and moderator:

Dmitry KOTOV, Director of the Higher School of Creative Industries, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, PhD in Sociology.

Guest speakers:

Anastasia RYBKINA, Head of the Project Office of ANCO CIA (Creative Industries Agency)
Maxim KOZLOV, Head of Sber AV/VR Lab
Alexei POMYKANOV, Founder of MAFF metaverse agency
Ksenia KUSNETSOVA, Line Manager (AI Advanced Technologies Development Department), Sber Ai, Acting Head of the Department of Info-Communication Technologies, National Research Technological University “Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys”