Nobel Talks: An Introduction to Mechanism Design with Nobel Laureate Eric Maskin

​Nobel Talks in the Metaverse

​Title: An Introduction to Mechanism Design
Speaker: Nobel Laureate Eric Maskin
Professor of Economics and Mathematics, Harvard University, USA
When: 19 June 2025 🕙 9:30–11:00 CEST
Where: Metaverse App (details below)

​Event Info

​🌍 Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan is set to be a landmark global event from April 13 to October 13, 2025, celebrating innovation, culture, and sustainability. As part of this extraordinary showcase, the University of Zurich is hosting a Virtual Expo in the UZH Metaverse, highlighting Switzerland’s excellence in digital innovation, education, and global leadership in blockchain and fintech, in collaboration with Presence Switzerland.

​🏛️ Step into a digital twin of UZH’s historic main building, where the Lichthof becomes a vibrant exhibition space and the Aula transforms into a live event hub for keynotes, broadcasts, and engaging sessions in partnership with Metapeace.

​🎤 Join Nobel Laureate Eric Maskin, Professor at Harvard University and co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. A live Q&A session will follow the talk in the UZH Metaverse.

​📲 To not miss any second of the talk, download and install the Metaverse app now (QR below):
https://www.expo2025.or.jp/en/future-index/virtual/virtual-site/

​Instructions to Access the Lecture

​Access to the Virtual Aula:

• ​Download the official Virtual Expo App on your device (Windows/Mac/iOS/Android/VR):
  https://www.expo2025.or.jp/en/future-index/virtual/virtual-site/#download

• ​Use this direct link to enter the main stage of the Swiss Pavilion:
  https://contents.ssv.virtualexpo.expo2025.or.jp/deeplink/cushion_page.html?SpaceId=SS-389387

​💡 After entering the Aula or if disconnected during the session, move from the back to the front to activate the livestream screen.
🎤 You may interact via chat or mic during the session.
⚠️ VPN connections may cause technical issues.

​🔗 For more details:
https://www.blockchain.uzh.ch/events/virtual-swiss-expo/

​🚀 Don’t miss this unique opportunity to engage with a Nobel Prize-winner in an immersive, cutting-edge virtual environment!