Speakers

Speakers

Welcoming 100+ speakers, including experienced and renowned names to new voices from across the creative industries, it’s a pleasure to feature them on the BEYOND 2022 programme.

 

Adam Mansell

CEO

UKFT (The UK Fashion & Textile Association)

 

Adrian Hull

Head of School, Creative Technologies

University of Portsmouth

 

Afsaneh Eliyas A Shibani

PhD student

Queen’s University Belfast

 

Alex McDowell

Director

World Building Institute

 

Alexandra Dales

Senior Lecturer

York St John University

 

Amanda McLaren

Managing Director

AW Hainsworth

 

Amy Chao

Immersive Tech Consultant & Community Lead Immerse UK

Innovate UK KTN

 

Andrea Miller

Company Director

Sunnyside Productions

 

Andrew Chitty

UKRI Challenge Director and AHRC Creative Economy Champion

UK Research and Innovation

 

Angel Louise Pooler

Web Stemette

Stemettes

 

Angela Chan

Head of Inclusion / Doctoral Researcher

StoryFutures, Royal Holloway, University of London

 

Anil Seth

Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience

University of Sussex

 

Antonia Gammans

Head of Marketing & Partnerships

NEWSUBSTANCE

 

Asha Easton

Immerse UK Lead

Innovate UK KTN

 

Athanasios Angelis-Dimakis

Reader in Chemical Engineering

University of Huddersfield

 

Bethany Handley

Communications Officer

Diverse Cymru

 

Briony Latter

PhD researcher

Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST), Cardiff University

 

Christine Hemphill

Managing Director

Open Inclusion

 

Claire Doherty

Creative Director

GALWAD/Collective Cymru

 

Damian Murphy

Director, XR Stories

XR Stories / University of York

 

Dan Turner

Research Associate

Loughborough University London

 

Daniel Munslow

Executive Producer

Target3D

 

David Edge

Associate Director | Experiential Environments Practice Leader

Arup

 

David Gochfeld

Research Fellow

XR Stories

 

David Johnston

Lead Technologist (Immersive, AR/VR, XR, Virtual Production)

Digital Catapult

 

Declan Keeney

Director of the Ulster Screen Academy

Ulster University

 

Dev Joshi

Technical Director

Collective Act

 

Elle Osili-Wood

Television and radio presenter

 

Emilia Clark

Studio and Production Manager

ScanLAB Projects

 

Eva Robinson

Co-Founder and Director

Aura Digital Studios Limited

 

Fiona Kilkelly

Exec Producer

StoryFutures Academy

 

Gemma Bridge

Postdoctoral Research Assistant

York St John

 

Gemma Thorpe

AR Trail Maker

StoryTrails

 

Gerwyn Evans

Deputy Director

Creative Wales

 

Gethin Evans

Artistic Director / Artistic Direcor (LIVE)

Fran Wen / GALWAD

 

Graham Hitchen

Creative Research and Innovation Centre (CRAIC)

Loughborough University London

 

Greg Mothersdale

Research and Development Producer

Clwstwr

 

Helen Brook

Project Coordinator

Sustainable Arts in Leeds (SAIL)

 

Helge O. Svela

CEO

Media City Bergen

 

Jack Hardiker

Artist, Researcher, Educator

Office of Everyone, Royal College of Art

 

Jaideep Gupte

Director of Research, Strategy and Innovation

AHRC

 

James Devitt

Head of Corporate Policy

University of Huddersfield

 

Jane Harris

Professor of Digital Design and Innovation, Director of the Fashion, Textiles and Technology Institute

University of the Arts London

 

Jason Larcombe

Senior Project Manager

White Light

 

Jason Mohammad

TV and Radio Broadcaster

 

Jemily Rime

PhD Student

University of York

 

Jennie Jordan

Research Associate

Creative Research and Innovation Centre, Loughborough University London

 

Jennifer Crook

Director

Collective Act

 

Jenny Niven

Executive Producer

Dandelion

 

John Akinde

Learning & Engagement / Programming

Tour De Moon

 

John Harrison

University of Huddersfield

 

John Peto

Lead Producer

the Nerve Centre

 

Josh Siepel

Senior Lecturer/PEC Lead for Creative Clusters, R&D and Access to Finance

University of Sussex/Creative Industries PEC

 

Julia Walter

Creative Digital producer

Chichester Festival Theatre

 

Justin Lewis

Director

Clwstwr / Cardiff University

 

Karen Newman

Founder / Director

BOM (Birmingham Open Media)

 

Kate Goldsworthy

Professor of Circular Design & Innovation

University of the Arts London

 

Katie Popperwell

Senior International Producer

UNBOXED

 

Laura Solomon

R&D Fellow, UAL Fashion, Textiles and Technology Institute Industry

University of the Arts London

 

Lindsey Waterton Taylor

Lecturer in Weaving Technologies & Design

University of Leeds

 

Lisa Merrick-Lawless

Co-Founder & Director

Purpose Disruptors

 

Lora Markova

Researcher

Creative Research and Innovation Centre (CRAIC), Loughborough University London

 

Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE

Director of CAST

Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST)

 

Louise Bray

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Little Bird Films

 

Lucy Devall

Innovation Manager

Arts University Bournemouth

 

Lucy Wheeler

Creative Practitioner

StoryTrails

 

Marc Cook

XR Producer

University of Portsmouth

 

Marlen Komorowski

Senior Research Fellow

Cardiff University – Clwstwr – Media Cymru

 

Maruša Levstek

Audience Insight Research Fellow

StoryFutures

 

Matt Sansam

Deputy Director – Healthy Ageing

UKRI

 

Matthew Shaw

Director and Co-Founder

ScanLAB Projects

 

Michael Sheen

Actor

 

Mischa Price

University of Plymouth

 

Niamh Crawford

Senior Programme Manager

Design Council

 

Nic Clear

Dean of Schoolf of Arts and Humanities

University of Huddersfield

 

Nida Harwood

Project Manager

Green Wing

 

Nina Salomons

CEO and Co-founder

AnomieXR

 

Nina Willment

Research Associate

XR Stories / University of York

 

Owen Sheers

Writer/ Professor in Creativity

Swansea University

 

Parikshit Goswami

Head of Department; Director – Technical Textiles Research Centre

University of Huddersfield

 

Patrick O’Mahony

Creative Director & Founder

NEWSUBSTANCE

 

Paul Granjon

Senior lecturer

Cardiff Metropolitan University

 

Peter Richardson

Professor of Creative Industries

StoryFutures Royal Holloway University of London

 

Phil Batty

Executive Director

UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK

 

Pippa Bostock

Business Director

Centre for Creative and Immersive XR, University of Portsmouth

 

Rachel Wakelin

Brand Strategist

Peter & Paul

 

Rebecca Barbour

Director of Talent Management

Industrial Light and Magic

 

Rha Hira Arayal

Unboxed Ambassador

 

Richard Phillips

Climate Change Specialist

Julie’s Bicycle

 

Robin Cramp

Business Development Manager

XPLOR at Production Park

 

Ryan Metcalfe

Managing Director

Preevue Ltd

 

Sam Hunt

Programme Director

UNBOXED

 

Sara Coppola-Nicholson

Head of Research Programme

Disguise

 

Sara Pepper

Professor of Creative Economy

Cardiff University

 

Sean Rogg

Co-founder

Awen

 

Sean Taylor

Director of InGAME

InGAME / University of Abertay

 

Searra Dodds

Lead UX/UI Designer

Hyper Luminal Games

 

Shakira Morka

Young Company Member

GALWAD

 

Shama Rahman

CEO and Founder

Neurocreate

 

Shirin Maani

Head of Global Innovation

The Royal Society of Arts

 

Shirish Kulkarni

Award-winning Investigative Journalist, Researcher and Community organiser

 

Sile Sibanda

Creative Producer

StoryTrails

 

Sol Rogers

Global Director of Innovation

Magnopus

 

Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

 

Steve Smith

Project Manager Screen New Deal Wales & Studio Standard

BAFTA albert

 

Stuart Anderson

R&D Fellow for Experimental Game Development and Data Driven Design

InGAME / University of Abertay

 

Taite Johnson

BEYOND Roving Reporter

Freelance Journalist

 

Tamsin Hanke

Director

THISS Studio

 

Tilly Ashton

Production Sustainability Advisor

Severn Screen

 

Tony Bhajam

Inclusion Producer

Watershed, Bristol

 

Tony Sammut

General Manager

Spinnaker Tower

 

Valeria Leonardi

Co-Founder

Awen

 

Victor Lander

Founding Partner

Avocado Toast

 

Vikki Heywood DBE

Board Chair

UNBOXED

 

Will Humphrey

Director & Head of Creative Innovation

Sugar Creative

 

Zoe Rasbash

Environmental Emergencies Action Researcher

Watershed, Bristol+Bath Creative R+D