BEYOND 2024 Fringe: MADE IN MEDIACITY - Creative Cities Mixer

BEYOND 2024 - MADE IN MEDIACITY - Creative Cities Mixer

CREATIVE CITIES MIXER - FREE EVENT

Monday 25 Nov 2024 5:30pm - 7:30pm - Music until 9pm Hot House (map) - BOOKING REQUIRED

This is a rare opportunity to meet and hear first-hand from artists, industry experts and leading R&D specialists who are breaking boundaries and putting Salford’s creative industries on the world map alongside inspiring live performances from emerging artists.

Hosted by award-winning broadcaster and TV presenter - Nihal Arthanayake, Nihal will probe some of our city’s most eminent artistic disruptors and innovators. This is your chance to meet them face to face and be inspired.

You will hear from:

• Rebecca Swarray: Senior Policy Officer - Culture and Creative Policy | Freelance DJ, Curator, Producer & Community Connector
• Pete Woodbridge: R&D Innovation Director @MediaCity Immersive Technology Innovation Hub (MITIH)
• Bradley Harris: CEO Krygon Studios – based at The DreamLab (MITIH)
• Claire Hoang: Vice President, ITV Studios Social Media
• Stephen Lyle: BBC Head of Football
• Richard Wormwell: Head of innovation dock10
• Chris Wright: Chris Wright, Executive Director, FutureEverything
• Garth Williams and Noelle Nurdin: Creative Accelerator pioneers
• Anna West: Creative Director Lightwaves
• Annabeth Robinson:- Creative Technologist / Filmmaker / Educator Programme Leader - MA Animation at The University of Salford
• Juan Hiriat Vera: Senior Lecturer at The University of Salford. Co-founder and director Gamify.It

Throughout the evening there will be opportunities to network and creative showcases from immersive artists - Supermassive with Tom Lambert, explore a Salford Minecraft world courtesy of local artist Adam Hart as well as showstopping performances from Drift underground art scene collective, bringing together local artists working in music, movement and digital art.

DJ sets from acclaimed musician Pops Roberts who fronts neo-soul collective Lovescene and has written and produced for clients such as Wolf Music, International Feel, Apollo R&S, Audio Network

Nibbles and drinks on arrival.
Book early to avoid disappointment.

The event is delivered by partners: Salford City Council, The University of Salford, MediaCity, GM Business Growth Hub and MediaCity Immersive Technology Innovation Hub.

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NB. This ticket only provides access to BEYOND Fringe activities on Mon 25th November at various locations around MediaCity. Please see each ticket for further details on the location. All venues are less than 10 minutes walk from one another. If you don't yet have a full ticket for BEYOND, check the ticket page for details.

Right of admission is reserved. We may have to restrict access at various times to manage venue capacities.

By registering for a ticket to the events above, you're agreeing to  share your details (name, job, company, email, location, sector) with event partners: Salford Council – Cultural Place Partnership, MediaCity, GM Business Growth Hub, University of Salford and BEYOND Conference.