Speakers

This year we are proud to feature creatives, researchers, industry leaders and experts from across the world’s creative industries as speakers as part of the BEYOND 2024 Creative Cities programme.

Featured

Alexander Whitley

Artistic Director

Alexander Whitley Dance Company

Andy Burnham

Mayor of Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Brian Afande

CEO

BlackRhino VR

Catherine Baker

Reader in 20th Century History

University of Hull

Hasan Shahrukh

New Media Artist

Curiouswala Studio

Hector (aka Xquizified) Dibakoane

Cultural Curator and Storyteller

Makers Valley

Joe Gabriel

Sr. Developer Relations Lead

Niantic

Laia Gasch

Director

World Cities Culture Forum

Moky Makura

Executive Director

Africa No Filter

Nihal Arthanayake

Broadcaster and TV Presenter

BBC

Robyn Winfield-Smith

Founder-Director

Liminal Stage Productions

Sarah Brin

Creative Technology Consultant

Sarah Brin Consulting Services

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Victoria Eyton

Co-Founder

Ida XR Studio

Kamya Ramachandran

Founder-Director

BeFantastic

Robyn Winfield-Smith

Founder-Director

Liminal Stage Productions

Carl Hunter

Senior Fellow

Edge Hill University

Moky Makura

Executive Director

Africa No Filter

Matjaz Vidmar

Deputy Director

The New Real

Courtney Bates

Project Manager

The New Real

Pauline Mackay

Co-Investigator: Museums in the Metaverse

University of Glasgow

Will Humphrey

Creative Director

Sugar Creative Studio

Martin McQuillan

Director of the Institute for Creative Enterprise

Edge Hill University

Sarah Ellis

Director of Digital Development

Royal Shakespeare Company

Tilly Ashton

Sustainability Consultant

Severn Screen

Lee Walters

Chief Executive Officer

Ffilm Cymru Wales

Daniel Strutt

Senior Lecturer

Goldsmiths, University of London

Joe Gabriel

Sr. Developer Relations Lead

Niantic

Alexander Whitley

Artistic Director

Alexander Whitley Dance Company

Justin Lewis

Director

Media Cymru

Gill Wildman

Director

Upstarter

Brian Afande

CEO

BlackRhino VR

Laia Gasch

Director

World Cities Culture Forum

Hector (aka Xquizified) Dibakoane

Cultural Curator and Storyteller

Makers Valley

Neil McDonnell

Professor of Philosophy and XR Technology

University of Glasgow

Greg Mothersdale

Producer

Media Cymru

Hasan Shahrukh

New Media Artist

Curiouswala Studio

Leah Kurta

Co-Founder

Ida XR Studio

Andy Burnham

Mayor of Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Catherine Baker

Reader in 20th Century History

University of Hull

April Sotomayor

Head of Industry Sustainability

BAFTA albert

Sarah Brin

Creative Technology Consultant

Sarah Brin Consulting Services

Nihal Arthanayake

Broadcaster and TV Presenter

BBC

Ian Thomas

Head of Evidence

British Council

Helena Daffern

Professor in Music Technology

The University of York

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