Speakers
From renowned names to new voices, the Audience of the Future programme at UK House 2021 offered key explorations, findings and insights from experts and innovators across the creative industries.
Dora Filipovic
University of Surrey
Glen Learmond
Tech Nation
Data Scientist
Glen Neath
Darkfield
Artistic Director
HAM The Illustrator
Digital Artist and Illustrator of Munkination
Kate Wellham
Live Cinema UK
Immersion Co-ordinator
Lina Srebrova
Digitalnauts
Lead XR Strategy Consultant
René Pinnell
Artizen
Founder and Designer
Rob Eagle
UWE Bristol
PhD researcher
Sarah Ellis
Royal Shakespeare Company
Director of Digital Development
Dr Shama Rahman
Away To Mars
R&D Project Lead
Simon Downing
Discovery
SVP Channel Head Factual and Sport
Simona Manni
University of York
Theon Cross
Tuba Player and Composer
Dr Alastair Barrow
CEO
Generic Robotics
Prof Andrew Chitty
Challenge Director
UKRI
Anne Torreggiani
CEO
The Audience Agency
Annette Mees
Head of Audience Labs
Royal Opera House
Asha Easton
ImmerseUK Lead
Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN)
Bruno Martelli
Artist & Virtual Realist
Gibson/Martelli
Cal Jepps
Senior Designer
City ID
Charlotte Mikkelborg
Director of Immersive
Picture This Productions and MoCo FX
Prof Chris Speed
Director of Creative Informatics
Creative Informatics, University of Edinburgh
Conor Roche
Associate Director
BOP Consulting
Darren Emerson
Co-founder
East City Film
David Rosenberg
Artistic Director
Darkfield
Davy McGuire
Director
Studio McGuire
Deepa Mann-Kler
Artist/Visiting Professor
Future Screens NI
Denise E. White
Founder and CEO
SPATIALx
Dora Filipovic
University of Surrey
Ed Stack
Chief Creative Officer
Delic.network
Emma Cooper
Project Lead
Cooperative Innovations
Dr Florian Block
R&D Director
Weavr Demonstrator
Fran Sanderson
Director of Arts Programmes & Investments
Nesta
Gareth Llewellyn
Co-founder/CEO
MagicBeans
Gee Davy
Chief Operating Officer
Association of Independent Music (AIM)
Glen Learmond
Data Scientist
Tech Nation
Glen Neath
Artistic Director
Darkfield
Greg Reed
Vice President of Technology Partnerships & Innovation
Universal Pictures
HAM The Illustrator
Digital Artist and Illustrator of Munkination
Hasraf Dullul
Co-Founder
Hazfilm Ltd
Imo Kaufman
PhD Student
University of Nottingham
James Barlow
Founder
FKB
Prof James Bennett
Director
StoryFutures
Dr James Rendell
Lecturer in Creative Industries
University of South Wales
Janet Hull OBE
Director of Marketing Strategy
IPA
Jason Hawthorne
Chief Product Officer
VU.CITY
Jeremy Jackson
Games Market Analyst
Newzoo
Jessica Driscoll
Head of Technology, Immersive
Digital Catapult
Prof Jonny Freeman
Professor of Psychology
Goldsmiths, University of London
Jung-In Jung
Research and Development Fellow in Interactive Engagement
InGame
Kate Wellham
Immersion Co-ordinator
Live Cinema UK
Lawrence Chiles
Head of Digital Services
The National Gallery, London
Leah Kurta
Innovation Lead
i2 Media Research Limited
Lina Srebrova
Lead XR Strategy Consultant
Digitalnauts
Luca Chiovato
Esports Market Analyst
Newzoo
Lydia Krystyna Czolacz
Graphic Designer
University of Huddersfield
Lynda Clark
Research and Development Fellow in Narrative and Play
InGAME
Prof Marian Ursu
Director, Digital Creativity Labs
University of York
Mark Leaver
Independent Consultant
Matthew Shaw
Co-Founder
ScanLAB Projects
meriko borogove
Advisor
ScanLAB Projects
Mike Todd
Mike Todd
CEO
Neelay Patel
CEO
Digital Theatre
Rebecca Gregory-Clarke
Head of Immersive
NFTS and StoryFutures Academy
Remer Rietkerk
Head of Esports
Newzoo
René Pinnell
Founder and Designer
Artizen
Richard Hemming
Doctoral Researcher
Storyfutures, Royal Holloway, University of London
Rob Eagle
PhD researcher
UWE Bristol
Sarah Ellis
Director of Digital Development
Royal Shakespeare Company
Dr Shama Rahman
R&D Project Lead
Away To Mars
Simon Downing
SVP Channel Head Factual and Sport
Discovery
Simon Reveley
CEO
Figment Productions
Simon Wheeler
Global Director Of Commercial Strategy
Beggars Group
Simona Manni
University of York
Sol Rogers
CEO, Rewind/ Chair, ImmerseUK
Rewind, Immerse UK
Theon Cross
Tuba Player and Composer
Yassmine Najime
Producer and Head of Development
Painting Practice Ltd
Zenon Olenski
Thing Maker
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