Unlocking Creative Potential: Web3 and the evolution of art & gaming

October 24, 2024
Join Cathie Wood, CEO of ARK Invest and her ARK colleagues as they explore the transformative impact of Web3 technologies on art and gaming. We’ll examine the key differences between Web3 and previous Web features and dive into the role of blockchain, NFTs and smart contracts in reshaping creative industries.
We will also discuss the challenges of adopting Web3 and its exciting future opportunities for creators in both art and gaming.
With over 40 years of experience identifying and investing in innovation, Cathie Wood founded ARK to focus solely on disruptive innovation while adding new dimensions to research. Through an open approach that cuts across sectors, market capitalizations, and geographies, Cathie believes that ARK can identify large-scale investment opportunities in the public markets resulting from technological innovations centered around DNA sequencing, robotics, artificial intelligence, energy storage, and blockchain technology.
Cathie has been recognized as an influential fund manager across various outlets. In 2018, editors at Bloomberg acknowledged Cathie by selecting her to its second annual Bloomberg 50 list of people across business, entertainment, finance, politics, technology, and science who have defined global business. Additionally, Fortune named Cathie to its exclusive roundtable of experts in the annual Fortune Investors Guide: The Best Investing Advice for 2019 From Fortune’s Experts. In 2016, Cathie received the “Women in Finance - Outstanding Contribution Award” from Market Media. Cathie also has been a featured speaker at the World Economic Forum (China) in 2016 & 2017, the World Strategic Forum (Miami) in 2017, The Sohn Hearts and Minds Investment Leaders Conference (Australia) in 2018 and 2019, and Singularity University’s Exponential Finance in 2017 and Global Summit in 2019.