When, where?

The meetup will take place from 11 AM until 8 PM CEST, May 20, 2022, in one of the world's most iconic locations: The Trinità dei Monti steps in Rome, Italy. Well, at least, in a virtual version of it. The Trinità dei Monti is best known for its position above the Spanish Steps, leading down to the famous Piazza di Spagna.

 

Program

Session 1
11:00 ~ Event introduction by Henri Roelings, Lorenzo Mari and Simone Puorto
11:10 ~ Speaker: Lennert De Jong, citizenM Hotels
11:15 ~ Speaker: Tony Loeb, Experience Hotel
11:20 ~ Speaker: Thomas Yung, My Hotel Reputation
11:25 ~ Speaker: Alexander Edström, Atomize
11:30 ~ Speaker: Antonio Picozzi, Takyon
11:35 ~ Speaker: Celia Regina Guimaraes
11:40 ~ Speaker: Rita Varga, RAIZUP
11:45 ~ Speaker: Sébastien Félix, Influence Society
11:45 - 12:00 ~ Open Talk
12:00 - 13:00 ~ Social gathering with the participants

Session 2
15:00 ~ Event introduction by Henri Roelings, Lorenzo Mari and Simone Puorto
15:10 ~ Speaker: Breandan May, Hotel Res Bot
15:15 ~ Speaker: Edoardo Colombo
15:20 ~ Speaker: Juanjo Rodriguez, The Hotels Network
15:25 ~ Speaker: Michael Robinson, Chainlink Labs
15:30 ~ Speaker: Stephen Burke, Robosize ME
15:35 ~ Speaker: Tracy Cosgrove
15:40 ~ Speaker: Jan Hejny, HotelTime Solutions
15:45 ~ Speaker: Roberto Garavaglia
15:45 - 16:00 ~ Open Talk
16:00 - 17:00 ~ Social gathering with the participants

Session 3
18:00 ~ Event introduction by Henri Roelings, Lorenzo Mari and Simone Puorto
18:10 ~ Speaker: Frank Wolfe, Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP)
18:15 ~ Speaker: Fulvio Giannetti, Lybra
18:20 ~ Speaker: Aldair Borges, Mews Systems Ltd
18:25 ~ Speaker: Pablo Delgado, mirai.com
18:30 ~ Speaker: Zoltan Istvan
18:35 ~ Speaker: Mark Fancourt, TRAVHOTECH
18:40 ~ Speaker: Paula Marie Kilgarriff, Technological University Dublin
18:45 ~ Speaker: Daniel Craig, Reknown
18:50 - 19:00 Open Talk
19:00 - 20:00 ~ Final words & Social gathering with the participants

 

How can you attend the event?

Join in 3D — Requires a VR headset like the Oculus Meta Quest 2

  1. Create a spatial.io user account - explained here
  2. Build your avatar on spatial.io
  3. Install/update the Spatial app if not already installed on your headset
  4. Join the HN Meta Meetup space here — opens at 10 AM CEST
  5. After joining, the meetup space will be available under Spaces in the Spatial app on your VR headset

Join the HN Meta Meetup


Join in 2D — Desktop, laptop, or IOS/Android mobile device

  1. Create a spatial.io user account - explained here
  2. Build your avatar on spatial.io
  3. Join the HN Meta Meetup space here — opens at 10 AM CEST

Join the HN Meta Meetup


Broadcast only — Available on HN & Youtube

  1. Watch on Hospitality Net
  2. Watch on Youtube

Watch the HN Meta Meetup on Youtube


 

Not familiar with how the metaverse works?

This all may sound overwhelming if you're not familiar with how the metaverse works, but it's actually pretty straightforward.

You can join the event by simply clicking any of the following links - links to the event will be shared in the coming days - on your computer and follow a 2D version of the event, that will be broacasted in real-time on all the major platforms, such as YouTube, Vimeo, LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.

Or you can be BE TOGETHER WITH US in one of the world's most iconic locations: Trinità dei Monti, in Rome, Italy. Well, at least, in a virtual version of it.

Hospitality Net rented the iconic DolceVita double staircase for the whole day, so, between the two events, as an extra perk, you can visit (for free) a version of Rome you've never seen, or just hang out with us for as long as you like. We're also organizing a social gathering after each event, and we'll be in the metaverse all day long, midnight to midnight.

If the latter option is tempting, just follow these simple steps:

  1. Of course, if you want the full, immersive experience, you'll need a VR headset, such as Meta Quest. If you already have one, just download the Spatial app and create your avatar. A link to the event will be shared in the coming days, but, in the meantime, feel free to hang out and meet Simone at his apartment, here, so you can start familiarizing yourself with the app. If you don't have the headset yet, you can buy it by taking advantage of a 30 € discount here
  2. If you're not ready to invest in a VR headset, there's an alternative that is also quite immersive: simply plug your phone into an inexpensive pair of VR goggles. You can buy one for Amazon starting at 10€. Once done, simply download the Spatial app, create the avatar, and plug your phone into the goggles. Here's a tutorial on how to set it up.
  3. If you just want to check out the event, but still want to interact with us, download the Spatial app. Here are all the instructions on how to move in Spatial from a desktop/laptop

Our suggestion is that you start experimenting with Spatial and find what's most comfortable for you.

All the staff at HospitalityNet and I are at your disposal if you have questions. It took us months to organize the event, pick the right platform, rent the coolest location, etc. So there's definitively a learning curve to go through, and we want to make sure as many people as possible can join the metaverse revolution.