About this Event
The final morning of the Brazen Summit explores where creativity, culture and technology meet. It brings together artists, producers, designers, technologists and cultural leaders to examine why creativity matters to every organisation and how the next generation of audience experiences is being made.
Margaret Heffernan, author, former CEO and Thinkers50 Hall of Fame inductee, opens with a keynote making the case that creativity is essential, not optional, for organisations navigating uncertainty. A panel with artist and composer Beatie Wolfe, Adem Holness, Head of Music at SXSW London, and creative technologist Robin Thorn of Thawney and Beat Blocks then looks at how spatial audio is changing the way audiences experience music.
Attendees will also hear from the people behind some of the UK's most ambitious immersive experiences. Ottilie Culloty of drone show company Celestial and Graham MacVoy, co-founder of Wake The Tiger, discuss designing and scaling experiences for hundreds of thousands of visitors. Nick Eagleton, Andy Boreham and Rosa ter Kuile, the team behind the Bristol Beacon rebrand, then talk about creating a handmade, live identity for the venue, and what makers can learn from keeping the human touch in a digital world.
The programme closes with the team behind Blue Planet III, who share how low-light cameras, immersive formats and creative thinking are taking audiences inside the animals' worlds, and what that means for Bristol as the home of wildlife storytelling.
Between sessions, attendees can meet practitioners from across music, live events, design, film and the wider creative industries, making the morning an ideal opportunity to find collaborators and new ideas.
Who should attend: creative and cultural leaders, artists, producers, music and live events professionals, marketers and founders in the creative industries.
The Summit runs each weekday morning from Monday 9 to Friday 13 November as part of Brazen, Bristol's festival of technology, creativity and culture. Sessions begin at 09:30. If you'd like to book a week pass follow this link https://techspark.co/brazen/passes/
Agenda
🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Keynote: Is Creativity Really Like Dessert?
Host: Margaret Heffernan
Info: Author, former CEO and Thinkers50 Hall of Fame inductee Margaret Heffernan opens the day with a keynote on why the arts and creativity are essential, not optional, for organisations navigating an uncertain world.
🕑: 10:10 AM - 10:55 AM
You Thought Music Sounded Good Before? Reimagining the Audience Experience
Host: Beatie Wolfe
Info: A panel on spatial audio and how it is changing the way audiences experience live and recorded music, with artist and composer Beatie Wolfe, SXSW London Head of Music Adem Holness and creative technologist Robin Thorn of Thawney and Beat Blocks.
🕑: 11:05 AM - 11:50 AM
Panel: Immersion at Scale: Designing the Next Generation of Experiences
Host: Ottilie Culloty
Info: Ottilie Culloty of drone show company Celestial and Graham MacVoy, co-founder of Wake The Tiger, discuss what it takes to design, build and scale immersive experiences for hundreds of thousands of visitors.
🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:25 PM
Made in Bristol: Designing the Sound of a City
Host: Nick Eagleton
Info: The team behind the Bristol Beacon rebrand (Nick Eagleton of brand studio Saboteur, Andy Boreham of Bristol Beacon and artist Rosa ter Kuile) on creating a handmade, live identity for the venue, and what makers can learn from keeping the human touch in a digital world.
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Beneath the Surface: Blue Planet III and the Tech Bringing Us Closer to Nature
Info: Bristol is the home of wildlife storytelling, and technology is taking it somewhere new. The team behind Blue Planet III reveal how low-light cameras, immersive formats and creative thinking are taking audiences inside the animals' worlds like never before. Expect behind-the-scenes insights, jaw-dropping footage and a chance to put your questions to the team.
Event venue & nearby stays
St Nicholas Church, Saint Nicholas Street, Bristol, United Kingdom
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