Ahead of next week’s BEYOND in Cardiff, read on for more not to be missed schedule picks: four Short Talks, the keynote fireside chat with Sophie Howe and Michael Sheen, and the conference up wrap panel session that asks, Where Next?
Join an exciting line-up of over 100 speakers across 3 days, both online and in-person, including Prof Andrew Chitty (UKRI), Shakira Morka (GALWAD), Sile Sibanda (StoryTrails), Nida Harwood (Green Wing) and loads more.
FIRESIDE WITH MICHAEL SHEEN & SOPHIE HOWE
In this session hosted by Sara Pepper (Clwstwr), the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, Sophie Howe will introduce the Future Generations Act that requires public bodies in Wales to think about the long-term impact of their decisions. Sophie will then be joined by actor Michael Sheen to discuss what real sustainability needs to work, how the creative industries might play a role in wider, deeper, long-term engagement that solves problems rather than simply manages.
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WHERE NEXT? A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR CREATIVE R&D
What have we learnt about the process of Research and Development to create innovation in the creative industries in recent years? This panel with Prof Andrew Chitty (UKRI), Helge O. Svela (Media City Bergen), Justin Lewis (Clwstwr) and Dr Marlen Komorowski (Clwstwr), will ask what the tangible benefits of investing in R&D in the creative industries are. The panelists will discuss how we measure success, looking along the way at what the UK can learn from other European creative clusters, and the lessons of the Creative Industries Cluster Programme – or similar initiatives – for policy makers.
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SHORT-TALKS ON STAGE AT BEYOND IN CARDIFF
TALES FROM STORYTRAILS
Sile Sibanda discusses her work creating a story map, with Gemma Thorpe, who uncovered the Sheffield story of Ethel Haythornthwaite, a 20th Century environmentalist. Find out what they have discovered working with immersive storytelling.
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XR TO CHANGE MINDS
This session (also online) is with Maruša Levstek, to look at the potential for XR to change audience attitudes and behaviours around sustainability, drawing on StoryFutures work across psychology, geography and more.
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FRAMERATE: THE PRODUCTION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL ARTWORK
The ScanLAB team talk about creating an artwork underpinned by sustainable values, to deliver a significant scientific contribution. They also interrogate the environmental impact of producing and touring the work internationally.
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BREAKING THE NEWS: COMMUNITY-LED STORYTELLING
Who tells the stories influences what stories get told. Shirish Kulkarni is joined by young journalists Bethany Handley and Shakira Morka to discuss the necessity of a more diverse range of broadcasting voices.
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