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BEYOND Conference names Prolific North as Media Partner
BEYOND Conference has announced Prolific North as its Media Partner for BEYOND 2026, taking place 23–25 November at MediaCity, Greater Manchester. Now in its ninth year, BEYOND is the UK's leading R&D conference...
Pay it Forward: Fully funded BEYOND tickets
BEYOND's new Pay it Forward scheme aims to bring BEYOND Conference to a wider audience, providing fully funded tickets through donations from organisations and individuals, with match-funding from BEYOND Studio. Donate...
Wales: a leader in creative industries innovation
As Media Cymru prepare to showcase their innovation ecosystem at PLAYBACK in Cardiff this month, Professor Sara Pepper shares how the model was built and scaled, and how its effects are being felt across Wales’ media...
Experience Greater Manchester’s pioneering creative scene
Discover the very best of Greater Manchester's pioneering creative and placemaking scene with the BEYOND Visit Programme - a bespoke programme of visits and showcases, ideal for...
Get ready for Festival! Register now
Get ready for Festival, a series of live events celebrating the people, ideas and art forms reshaping what's possible at the intersection of creativity and technology. Taking place in and around MediaCity, alongside...
Further Speakers announced!
VERONICA LIEBLMANAGING DIRECTORARS ELECTRONICA Veronika Liebl is Managing Director of the Festival, Prix, and Exhibitions division at Ars Electronica, where she oversees the organisation’s internationally...
BEYOND 2026: First Speakers announced!
BEYOND Conference reveals its very first speakers for 2026! Kim-Leigh Pontin is Interactive Experience Creative Lead at Merlin Entertainments, where she leads the creative development of immersive and interactive...
BEYOND 2026 Themes: Experience. Growth.
Built around two themes, BEYOND Conference convenes those shaping the creative industries to harness the sector's greatest opportunities and tackle its defining challenges: in experience, in growth and in what the...
BEYOND 2026: Super Early Bird Tickets end this month!
BEYOND's Super Early Bird Tickets - our cheapest full-event ticket, covering the conference and related events - finishes at the end of April! Take advantage of this lowest price ticket before the next tier kicks in on...








