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WEBINAR on Valuation in the Metaverse - Digital Assets in Virtual Worlds

Overview
In this one-hour webinar, funded by CPA Ontario and the Schulich CPA Ontario Centre in Digital Financial Information, Dr. Veljko Fotak will discuss the valuation of digital assets in virtual worlds. The lecture will cover specific challenges linked to applying "classical" economic frameworks to assets in virtual worlds and cover topics ranging from the pricing of virtual real estate, spanning the role of non-fungible tokens in establishing property rights, touching upon issues related to taxation, to lessons from existing virtual gaming worlds - from Everquest to Eve Online.

Webinar participants will receive an official verified confirmation of participation after the webinar that can be used toward CPA professional development requirements.
Duration
1 hour

About the Presenter
Dr. Veljko Fotak is an Associate Professor of Finance at the University at Buffalo and a Fellow at the Sovereign Investment Lab, Paolo Baffi Centre on Central Banking and Financial Regulation, Bocconi University.

Veljko’s research has focused on international corporate finance, with a particular emphasis on how legal and regulatory frameworks and institutions shape firm behavior, performance, and valuation. Recently, Veljko has been applying lessons from cross-border finance to investigate the links between virtual worlds and the “real” economy.

Veljko’s research has been published in leading academic journals, including the Journal of Financial Economics and the Review of Financial Studies, and has been cited in the The Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, the New York Post, on Bloomberg, and many other media outlets. Veljko teaches courses on corporate finance and global economics for both undergraduate and graduate students.

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