AWE Asia 2023: India's 1.2 billion mobile users meet XR and Web3

On 30 August 2023, I joined a panel on the main stage at AWE Asia, the Augmented World Expo's Asia edition. The session was called Unleashing the Potential: Exploring the Journey of India's 1.2 Billion Mobile Users into Web3 and Immersive Technology.

What we talked about

How the metaverse and Web 3.0 could reach sectors like entertainment, gaming, finance, healthcare and education in India.
The hard parts: digital infrastructure, regulation and consumer adoption.
Where Indian companies and entrepreneurs fit into the future of the industry.
Where innovation, collaboration and growth opportunities will come from.

Sanan Goyal speaking as a panelist on stage at AWE Asia 2023, Singapore — On stage at AWE Asia 2023.

Around the show

AWE is where the hardware shows up. Mixed reality headsets, smart glasses and developer booths filled the floor, and the hallway conversations were as useful as the sessions.

Mixed reality headsets on display at AWE Asia 2023 — Mixed reality headsets on display.

Smart glasses prototypes at AWE Asia 2023 — Smart glasses prototypes on show.

Mixed reality demo booth at AWE Asia 2023 — Mixed reality demo booth.

Sanan Goyal networking on the show floor at AWE Asia 2023 — Networking on the show floor.

Packed audience hall at AWE Asia 2023, where Sanan Goyal was a main-stage panelist — A packed hall at AWE Asia 2023.

Panel discussion on the AWE Asia 2023 main stage featuring Sanan Goyal — Another main-stage panel at AWE Asia 2023.

AWE Asia 2023: India's 1.2 billion mobile users meet XR and Web3

What we talked about

Around the show

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