Rosie Perper

Managing Editor, Hypebeast + Hypemoon

HYPEBEAST

Rosie Perper is the Managing Editor of Hypebeast US and of the new Web3 platform Hypemoon. She covers all things tech and crypto, focusing on emerging trends and subcultures. She is particularly interested in identity creation in the metaverse and community building in Web3.

Previously, Rosie worked at VICE News, Business Insider, and The Jerusalem Post. She is currently based in Honolulu, HI.

Speaking in:

Thursday

July 28

9:00 am–9:30 am

American Express Theatre

Metaverse and crypto: Retail’s next digital frontier

Alfred Chang, Co-CEO of PacSun joins Nexus to share how the iconic youth retailer is catering to a fully digital generation - accepting cryptocurrency for purchases, incorporating VR into store experiences, debuting its own NFTs, and entering the online entertainment space with a brand new fantasy interactive mall experience on Roblox called PACWORLD.

Thursday

July 28

9:30 am–10:00 am

American Express Theatre

Navigating the wild and wonderful world of NFTs for retailers and brands

Avery Akkineni, President of VaynerNFT – the latest venture from Gary Vaynerchuck – examines how brands such as Anheuser Busch, PepsiCo and Coinbase are finding success in the Web3 space and what that means for your company.