Web3, Gaming & Esports
With the Esports World Cup 2025 kicking off on July 7th here in Riyadh we thought it was high time we looked at the impact of Web3 on Esports and Gaming.
With this in mind we have put together a stellar lineup to explore this topic. Hear from:
BYWU Venture Studio on their mission to establish a lasting impact on the gaming startup ecosystem in the Kingdom, focusing on gaming along with education & content industries enabled by AI, Web3 and XR technology.
Merak Capital on their gaming and esports investment strategy through their Merak Gaming Fund, an $80m investment fund backed by the National Development Fund (NDF), and managed by Merak Capital, as well as their "Exel by Merak" Accelerator program.
The Sandbox on how their immersive metaverse platform leverages Web3 technologies to fully enable end-user creation and creator economies, disrupting existing platforms by providing both players and creators with true ownership of their assets, creations, and rewards as NFTs.
19:00 Gather
19:50 Introductions
Duncan Johnston-Watt, CEO & Co-Founder at Paravela (MC)
20:00 Panel
Fouad Alnazawi, Managing Director at Lamarka (Moderator)
Abdulelah Alshareef, VP of Venture Capital at Merak Capital
Billal Yamak, Head of Growth (GCC) at The Sandbox
Henry Tiu Yeh, Founder of BYMU Venture Studio
20:45 Q&A
21:00 Pizza & Networking
22:00 Wrap
Sponsored by Paravela
Brought to you by OffChain Global
Curated by OffChain Riyadh
We hope you can make it as this will be our last Web3 Wednesday meetup before the Summer break.