Global Multistakeholder High Level Conference on Governance for Web 4.0 and Virtual Worlds

Web 4.0 and Virtual Worlds are the next technological frontiers. They will fundamentally affect the internet as we know it today and will require a forward-looking approach to governance that is both adaptive, future-proof and not dominated by a single stakeholder group.

The 2025 Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the European Commission are organising the first Global Multistakeholder High Level Conference on Governance for Web 4.0 and Virtual Worlds to initiate a global discussion on this topic.

The goal of this conference is to define foundational principles for a global governance framework for Web 4.0 and Virtual Worlds that addresses the dynamics of digital spaces, ensuring their governance is transparent, inclusive, and accountable.

The event will take place on the 31st of March and 1st of April 2025 at the Charlemagne building in Brussels.