{"id":4399,"date":"2021-04-15T10:30:14","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T10:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/audienceofthefuture.live\/?page_id=4399"},"modified":"2021-04-15T10:30:14","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T10:30:14","slug":"james-bennett","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/audienceofthefuture.live\/james-bennett\/","title":{"rendered":"James Bennett"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cepBody\"><div class=\"cepColumns\"><div class=\"col1-3\"><\/div><div class=\"col2-3\"><div class=\"underlineH1\"><h1 class=\"green\">Speaker<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col1-3\"><img src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/cepUploads\/James Bennett_Fotor.jpg\" width=\"100%\"><p style=\"margin-block-end: 0.5rem;padding: 0;\">Prof James Bennett<\/p><div style=\"background-image:url(\/wp-content\/uploads\/cep\/twitter.png)\" class=\"icon\" onclick=\"window.open('https:\/\/twitter.com\/james_a_bennett')\"><\/div><div style=\"background-image:url(\/wp-content\/uploads\/cep\/linkedin.png)\" class=\"icon\" onclick=\"window.open('https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/james-bennett-21a52925\/?originalSubdomain=uk')\"><\/div><hr class=\"cep-left-to-right\" style=\"margin: 1rem 0;\"><p style=\"margin-block-end: 0.5rem;padding: 0;\">StoryFutures<\/p><div style=\"background-image:url(\/wp-content\/uploads\/cep\/link.png)\" class=\"icon\" onclick=\"window.open('https:\/\/www.storyfutures.com\/')\"><\/div><div style=\"background-image:url(\/wp-content\/uploads\/cep\/twitter.png)\" class=\"icon\" onclick=\"window.open('https:\/\/twitter.com\/StoryFutures')\"><\/div><h4 style=\"margin-top:2rem;\">18 March<\/h4><p style=\"margin-block-start:0;margin-block-end:0;padding:0\"><strong>15:15<\/strong><br><a href=\"http:\/\/audienceofthefuture.live\/schedule\/?&#038;e=55\">The Special Relationship &#8211; Q&#038;A  <\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin-block-start:0;margin-block-end:0;padding:0\"><strong>14:30<\/strong><br><a href=\"http:\/\/audienceofthefuture.live\/schedule\/?&#038;e=52\">The Special Relationship: In an Era of Global Innovation <\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"col2-3\"><h3 style=\"margin:0;padding:0;\">Prof James Bennett<\/h3><p style=\"margin: 0;padding: 0;\">StoryFutures<\/p><h4>Director<\/h4><hr class=\"cep-left-to-right\" style=\"margin:2rem 0;\"><h4>Speaker Biography<\/h4><p><p>Professor James Bennett is the Director of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.storyfutures.com\/\">StoryFutures<\/a>, the \u00a36.3m R&amp;D catalyst for creative industries in immersive technologies and the Co-Director of the \u00a36m&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.storyfutures.com\/academy\">StoryFutures Academy<\/a>: The National Centre for Immersive Storytelling, both funded by UK Government\u2019s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. Across both roles he has commissioned and executive produced immersive experiences with The National Gallery, Heathrow, BBC3, Discovery Channel, Nesta and more. In these roles he has produced the UK\u2019s first comprehensive&nbsp;skills report for immersive production&nbsp;(with Amanda Murphy) and also launched&nbsp;StoryFutures China&nbsp;as Co-Investigator with the National Gallery and Shanghai Museum of Science and Technology.<\/p>\n<p>He is the former Head of Media Arts at Royal Holloway, University of London and a Professor in Digital Culture &amp; Television. 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