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
Anastasiya Volkova
Head of Art Programmes
Ukrainian Institute
Andy Burnham
Mayor of Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Ceri Hand
Founder and Managing Director
Ceri Hand Ltd
Fiona Kilkelly
Head of Enterprise & Commercialisation
CoSTAR National Lab
Hector (aka Xquizified) Dibakoane
Cultural Curator and Storyteller
Makers Valley
Hilary Knight
Cultural Consultant
Jahnavi Phalkey
Founding Director
Science Gallery Bengaluru
Keisha Thompson
Independent Artist / Producer
Melanie Woods
Chair of Creative Intelligence
University of Dundee
Moky Makura
Executive Director
Africa No Filter
Nadin Kokciyan
Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence
University of Edinburgh
Nihal Arthanayake
TV Presenter and Broadcaster
Sarah Ellis
Director of Digital Development
Royal Shakespeare Company
Tom Adeyoola
Tech Entrepreneur
Extend Ventures
Sara El-Hanfy
Head of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Innovate UK
Rebecca Swarray
Senior Policy Officer – Culture and Creative Policy
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Katie Popperwell
Chair of Manchester City of Literature
CET / Freelance
Will Humphrey
Creative Director
Sugar Creative Studio
Nicalia ThompSon
Co-Founder
Black XR Network
Hannah Andrews
Director of Digital Innovation (Arts)
British Council
Paul Rodgers
Professor of Design
University of Strathclyde
Moky Makura
Executive Director
Africa No Filter
Catherine Baker
Reader in 20th Century History
University of Hull
Hector (aka Xquizified) Dibakoane
Cultural Curator and Storyteller
Makers Valley
Nadin Kokciyan
Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence
University of Edinburgh
Dan Wallman
Founder
TechNative Digital
Sarah Brin
Creative Technology Consultant
Sarah Brin Consulting Services
Jude Kelly
CEO and Founder
The WOW Foundation
Julia Fawcett
CEO
The Lowry
Tilly Ashton
Sustainability Consultant
Severn Screen
Matjaz Vidmar
Deputy Director
The New Real
Robyn Winfield-Smith
Founder-Director
Liminal Stage Productions
Kate Tague
Chief Executive Officer
BOA Group
Courtney Bates
Project Manager
The New Real
Patrick Bradley
Managing Partner
Station 12
Laia Gasch
Director
World Cities Culture Forum
Rebecca Madgin
Professor of Urban Studies
University of Glasgow
Joanne Dunn
Founder / Director
Marion Centre of Excellence
Jacob Ellis
Director of External Relations and Culture
Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Tara Collingwoode-Williams
Co-Founder
Black XR Network
Zune Htet
3D artist
Joe Gabriel
Sr. Developer Relations Lead
Niantic
Rachel Parent
Co-Executive Director
Hub Montreal
Andrew Chitty
Professor of Creativity & Innovation
Loughborough University London
Rachel Davies
Commissioning Editor
BBC, Pop Music Television
Winn Faria
Creative Industries Lead
BridgeAI, IUKBC
Sara Whybrew
Director of Skills and Workforce Development
BFI
Ruth Hollis
Chief Executive
Spirit of 2012
Sarah Ellis
Director of Digital Development
Royal Shakespeare Company
Hannah Barker
Co-Investigator – Our Heritage, Our Stories
University of Manchester
Ian Thomas
Head of Evidence
British Council
Goran Nenadic
Co-Investigator – Our Heritage, Our Stories
University of Manchester
Helena Daffern
Professor in Music Technology
The University of York
Keisha Thompson
Independent Artist / Producer
Kiran Sethi
Programme Manager
Factory International
Verity McIntosh
Associate Professor of Virtual & Extended Realities
University of the West of England
Jahnavi Phalkey
Founding Director
Science Gallery Bengaluru
Joe Heys
Senior Policy Officer – Culture & Night Time Economy
GMCA
Pauline Mackay
Co-Investigator: Museums in the Metaverse
University of Glasgow
Lee Walters
Chief Executive Officer
Ffilm Cymru Wales
Tasha Moorhouse
Innovation Specialist – Digital
GM Business Growth Hub
Paul Dennett
Mayor of Salford
Salford City Council
Guy Gadney
Founder & CEO
Charisma.ai
April Sotomayor
Head of Industry Sustainability
BAFTA albert
Anya Elvin
Optical Systems Analyst
Aralia Systems Ltd
Neil McDonnell
Professor of Philosophy and XR Technology
University of Glasgow
Brian Afande
CEO
BlackRhino VR
Shanaz Gulzar
Creative Director
Bradford City of Culture
Justin Lewis
Director
Media Cymru
Marlen Komorowski
Senior Research Fellow
Cardiff University
Tom Adeyoola
Tech Entrepreneur
Extend Ventures
Andy Burnham
Mayor of Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Graeme Farrow
Chief Creative and Content Officer
Wales Millennium Centre
Eloise Perrot
Business Development Executive- Creative, Digital and Tech
MIDAS
Richard Koeck
Professor, Director of CAVA | Centre for Architecture and the Visual Arts
University of Liverpool
Ian S Dixon
Head of Access to Finance
GM Business Growth Hub
Andy Miah
Chair of Science Communication & Future Media
University of Salford, Manchester
Fiona Kilkelly
Head of Enterprise & Commercialisation
CoSTAR National Lab
Martyn Evans
Creative Director
Landsec & MediaCity
Adam Hart
Lecturer in Music Technology
University of Salford, Manchester
Victoria Eyton
Co-Founder
Ida XR Studio
Kamya Ramachandran
Founder-Director
BeFantastic
Ceri Hand
Founder and Managing Director
Ceri Hand Ltd
Santana Guerout
Chief Programming Officer
Band on the Wall / Inner City Music
Sarah Atkinson
Professor of Screen Media
King’s College London
Mariana Aymerich
General Director
Festival Internacional Cervantino
Ketil Moland Olsen
Senior Project Manager
Media Cluster Norway
Laura Partridge
Associate Director
Arts and Humanities Research Council
Navtej Purewal
Professor of Anticolonial and Decolonial Politics and Praxes
University of the Arts London
Sarah Giles
Director, Culture
British Council
Marie-Claire Daly
Head of Culture
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Will Saunders
Creative Head, CoSTAR National Lab
StoryFutures
Natalia Palombo
Director
Many Studios / Freelance
Greg Mothersdale
Producer
Media Cymru
Melanie Woods
Chair of Creative Intelligence
University of Dundee
Jay Taylor
England National Coordinator
Music Venue Trust
Corey (aka Superlative) Brown
Rapper / Music Producer
Kady Marriott
Associate Partner
WithYouWithMe
Jo Patterson
Professor
Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University
Lamberto Coccioli
Professor of Music and Technology
Birmingham City University
Alexander Whitley
Artistic Director
Alexander Whitley Dance Company
Jonathan Lloyd
Co-founder and CEO
CGHero
Daniel Strutt
Senior Lecturer
Goldsmiths, University of London
Emma Cooper
Knowledge Transfer Manager – Creative Industries
Innovate UK Business Connect
Werasak Surareungchai
Director
FreakLab
Anastasiya Volkova
Head of Art Programmes
Ukrainian Institute
Leah Kurta
Co-Founder
IDA XR Studio
Clorama Dorvilias
Product Manager
Genevieve Pace
Senior Relationship Manager, Creative Economy
British Council
Paul Moore
Director
Future Screens NI
Ruth Mariner
Creative Director / Narrative Designer
Lorna Hughes
Professor, Digital Humanities and Dean for Global Engagement
University of Glasgow
Hilary Knight
Cultural Consultant
Christine Cort
Company Director
CC & Friends
Iain Bennett
Director
The Fifth Sector
Nihal Arthanayake
TV Presenter and Broadcaster
Gill Wildman
Director
Upstarter
© 2017 - 2024 Beyond Conference Limited. All Rights Reserved | Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Code of Conduct