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BEYOND 2025
Now in its 8th year, BEYOND is the UK’s leading conference for research and innovation. Over three days at MediaCity UK (Nov 24-26), over 100 speakers across 50+ sessions will explore the ideas shaping the future of the creative industries.
BEYOND 2025 will bring together creative leaders from YouTube, V&A, Channel 4, BFI, Boomtown, Google DeepMind, Arts & Humanities Research Council, the British Council, and the UK’s leading universities, with delegates from 20+ countries. BEYOND is where the creative industries converge.
3 DAYS OF BEYOND
Dozens of in-person and live-streamed sessions including keynotes, presentations, roundtables, showcases & demos.
CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH
Explore the latest R&D in our biggest showcases to date, with top creative researchers.
SPEAKERS
A line up of established names and exciting new voices will share a diverse range of perspectives (speakers to be announced soon).
FULL BEYOND EXPERIENCE
Unlimited access to BEYOND at MediaCity including all the official programming plus Fringe events and extensive networking opportunities.
NETWORKING
1000+ attendees over 3 days with extensive networking opportunities throughout the programme and via an app. Meet makers, collaborators, and investors.
PARTNER PROGRAMMING
Exciting, innovative and thought-provoking programming from BEYOND’s partners including conference sessions, workshops and expo.
PROMOTIONAL ASSETS
The table below allows you to download a range of branded assets* for social media, email and web, partner-specific graphics, plus essential copy about the conference. Please review the BEYOND brand guidelines document here.
*Photo credit: Joe Smith Photography
Attracting an audience from across the globe, BEYOND is a rare space for businesses in and supporting the creative sector, as well as academics and researchers across the creative industries. Delegates include a cross-section of cutting-edge creative organisations and top academic institutes.
BEYOND AUDIENCE
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BEYOND 2025 ThemeS
BEYOND 2025 will explore the seismic shifts reshaping our creative landscape. In a world where creativity drives innovation, we’re exploring the intersection of imagination, technology, and place. From the rise of the Creator Economy to the evolution of Innovation Districts and cutting-edge CreaTech, a new ecosystem is emerging—one where creators, technologists, and communities co-design the future.
2025 Partners
BEYOND is delighted to announce its partners for the 2025 conference:
PROGRAMME Partner
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), part of UK Research and Innovation, funds internationally outstanding independent researchers across the whole range of the arts and humanities, contributing both to UK economic success and to the culture and welfare of societies across the globe.
Programme Partner
BRITISH COUNCIL
The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide. We do this through work in arts and culture, education and the English language. We work with people in over 200 countries and territories and are on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2022-23 we reached 600 million people.
LEAD LOCAL PartnerS
MEDIACITy
MediaCity is a waterside community that’s part of Salford Quays in Salford, Greater Manchester. Home to the BBC, ITV, dock10 studios as well as 250 SMEs, its content output is global and is the UK’s foremost creative, digital and tech hub leading the way in immersive technologies. Three education establishments are based there, including The University of Salford’s dedicated MediaCity campus, MediaCity’s Immersive Technologies and Innovation Hub(MITIH) and the Home of Skills & Technology (HOST).
SALFORD CITY COUNCIL
Salford City Council is committed to supporting its residents and local businesses to create a fairer, greener and healthier city.
The focus is on connecting the city and its residents to the growing opportunities and helping to secure jobs, investment and regeneration.
GM BUSINESS GROWTH HUB
Business Growth Hub is Greater Manchester’s business support organisation. Part of The Growth Company, we help unlock potential in businesses that want to achieve
more. We provide support with funding, innovation, people, sales, sustainability.
We are a community of specialists with a passion for helping businesses of all sizes and sectors, from self-employed to large enterprise, to realise their full potential.
UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD
The University of Salford, formed from a merger of technical colleges and institutes, was created to educate and train a growing workforce. Our forward-thinking approach has powered progress for 125 years. Today, our unstoppable institution is bolstered by countless industry initiatives and innovative research programmes, building a thriving education community in Salford and beyond.
MITIH
MITIH are a hub for innovation in creative technologies funded by Innovate UK as part of the Innovation Greater Manchester portfolio. Based at MediaCity, MITIH offer a unique environment with the biggest concentration of creative, media, and tech businesses outside London. We are situated in a globally recognised innovation community, home to BBC, ITV, Dock 10, the University of Salford, and Europe’s largest purpose-built digital hub.
EVENT PARTNER
KEY CITIES INNOVATION NETWORK
The Key Cities Innovation Network (KCIN) is a group of universities based in and working with Key Cities to bring forward new approaches to scalable innovation and effective place-based policy.
Comprising the universities of Bath, Bradford, Coventry, Essex, Lancaster, Lincoln, Plymouth, Salford, South Wales, Southampton, Staffordshire and Wrexham,KCIN engages directly with government ministers, departments and funding agencies to develop opportunities for research and innovation for the benefit of all towns and cities across the UK.
MEDIA CONTACT
For any specific requirements or queries, please contact [email protected]. Thank you.
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OUR GROWTH
Last year’s conference saw a 120% year-on-year growth in overall attendance. We received excellent feedback from delegates and saw significant growth in traffic and engagement online. Here are some key stats:
You can read the full BEYOND 2024 Report here.