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LEADERS' SUMMIT 2023 SAMENA TRENDS

TMRW Foundation CEO Cevat Yerli Presents an Outlook on "A New Digital
World of Possibilities: The Internet of Life " at the SAMENA Council
®
Leaders’ Summit 2023

Cevat Yerli, the Founder and CEO of communicate, and in principle how we Accessible through any browser
The TMRW Foundation, captivated the experience togetherness on the internet. worldwide, this inclusive platform enables
audience at the SAMENA Council Leaders’ billions of people to connect without the
Summit 2023 in Dubai on May 15th, 2023, The backbone of Yerli’s Internet of Life™ need for additional devices or artificial
with a visionary keynote address and vision is proprietary technology known representations of themselves. Although
participation in a panel discussion held as RealityOS®. This cloud-based social ROOM is available now, it serves as just a
within the Digital Innovation Cluster. Yerli’s 3D communications platform, backed by preview of the future possibilities that the
keynote speech, titled “A New Digital World hundreds of patents and thousands of man- Internet of Life™ can offer. Yerli shared
of Possibilities: The Internet of Life®,” shed years of experience, provides developers, further applications of the Internet of Life®
light on his ambitious vision for the future innovators, governments, and businesses that have already been realized in the UAE,
of communication and its potential impact of all sizes the opportunity to shape their KSA and beyond.
on society. unique visions for the Internet of Life®.
Yerli emphasized that technology alone
Yerli, a trailblazer in the gaming industry In Yerli’s view, the Internet of Life® does not shape the future; instead, it is
whose former venture Crytek revolutionized represents the third evolution of the internet, the collective efforts of people utilizing
the gaming industry and 3D graphics following the first phase of information technology that create meaningful change.
technology in the early 2000s, focused sharing and the second phase of global He stressed the importance of responsible
his talk on the future of communication, connectivity. Its purpose is to bring people technology development, ensuring that
highlighting the upcoming transformation together in ways that transcend traditional decisions align with the needs of society
from two-dimensional web pages to online experiences. The first manifestation and future generations.
interconnected three-dimensional spaces. of this vision is an application called
He introduced his vision for this next ROOM, a revolutionary 3D communications During the panel discussion at the
generation of the web, the Internet of Life®, platform that brings virtual spaces to a SAMENA Council Leaders’ Summit 2023,
as a socially responsible mission aimed at new dimension. ROOM is inspired by the CEO Cevat Yerli also shared his perspective
empowering individuals and contributing natural ways people interact, collaborate, on the distinction between the metaverse
positively to the planet. This mission and communicate, aiming to foster deeper and the Internet of Life. Yerli emphasized
draws inspiration from the immense power levels of togetherness. that, while the Metaverse is centered
of reality, the way we meet, collaborate, around entertainment and escapism,
the Internet of Life® represents the
future of communication and real-world
connections.

Yerli concluded his keynote by inviting the
audience to join him and his team in
pursuing the immense ten trillion-dollar
opportunity presented by the Internet of
Life®: “It’s about connecting people. In this
case, it’s about bringing people together.
For me, the Internet of Life®’s sole purpose
is to enhance relationships between people
across the world. Because we need
communication. If you don’t get together,
we can’t build a better world, it’s so
fundamental to our DNA. We are social
animals. When we are alone, we deteriorate,
but when we get together, we improve and
thrive. That’s human nature.”

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