Rachel Wolfson and co-host, Deanna Wursta, sat down with Cathy Hackl – Founder of VerseLux and Chief Metaverse Officer at Journey – at VeeCon 2023 to discuss next-generation wearable technology, the Metaverse, artificial intelligence and much more. 

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Cathy Hackl is a globally recognized metaverse executive and tech futurist that has worked with HTC VIVE, Magic Leap, and AWS. She leads Journey's Metaverse Studio helping brands with metaverse/Web3 strategies, NFTs, gaming, and virtual couture. Her team created Walmart Land and Universe of Play for Walmart in Roblox, and she produced Electric Fest, a virtual concert in Walmart Land. She styled Kane Brown, Madison Beer, and Yungblud in virtual couture looks for the festival. In 2023, Hackl will be launching several luxury web3 connected fashion collections and will dive deeper into virtual fashion.

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