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XRA CEO JOINS PANEL ON IDENTITY AND AUTHENTICITY IN THE METAVERSE

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San Jose, CA — On Wednesday, October 26th, XRA CEO Liz Hyman joined the panel discussion, “Who are you and who are your tribes? What do identity and authenticity look like in the metaverse? at the Economist’s Metaverse Summit. Panelists addressed what choices users should be able to make about their digital selves to build an inclusive metaverse for all, and strategies for authenticating identity to hold users accountable for their actions. Hyman was joined by Tom Emrich, Director of Product Management at Niantic; Timothy Rohrbaugh, Chief Information Security Officer at JetBlue Airways; Matthew McDermott, Chief Client Officer at Access Partnership; Alex Howland Ph.D., Co-Founder and President of Virbela; and moderator Dan Burgar, Co-Founder and Chief Executive of Frontier Collective.

Learn more about accessibility and inclusive design in XRA’s Developers Guide, Chapter Three.

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