Creative Tech Festival
25 Feb / Sessions between 9:30am-4:30pm / Case New Holland
_LAB 2.0
What does creative tech mean for young people in Basildon?
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Ready to discover how tech is transforming industries
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Could new ideas in AI, robotics, or green tech inspire your future career?
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What role could you play in shaping the future of technology and creativity?
What it’s about
Aimed at young people aged 14–25, LAB 2.0 offers an unmissable opportunity to explore the cutting edge of technology and creativity, while uncovering career paths in the tech and creative industries.
_LAB 2.0 will immerse you in the latest innovations through hands-on activities, live demonstrations, and thought-provoking discussions.
Schools are invited to book up to 10 places at the morning session (9:30-12:30).
The afternoon session is open to young adults aged 16–25, whether you're in college, university, an apprenticeship, or simply interested in exploring tech and creativity. You can book your place through your college, university, or independently.
What to Expect:
Explore four themed zones, each showcasing real-world applications of emerging technologies:
- Sustainability & GreenTech: Get inspired by innovations in eco-friendly practices, renewable energy, and sustainable manufacturing.
- AI & Intelligent Data: Uncover how artificial intelligence and big data are transforming industries like healthcare, retail, and manufacturing.
- Immersive Creativity: Step into the world of VR and AR, and see how they’re revolutionising entertainment, education, and more.
- Robotics & Machines: Meet the future of robotics with interactive programming sessions and an exclusive tour of one of the world’s most advanced agritech factories
Whether you’re a tech enthusiast, a creative mind, or just curious, _LAB 2.0 will spark your imagination and show you how your skills can shape the future.
Event Highlights:
- Hands-on experiences: Try cutting-edge tech for yourself
- Careers inspiration: Discover local career opportunities and pathways into tech and creativity
- Inclusive environment: Adjustments for activities and quieter spaces
- Prizes and competitions: Join the pre-event challenge and showcase your innovative ideas
WHEN
Tuesday 25th February
- Morning session: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM (ages 14–16)
- Afternoon session: 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM (ages 16–25)
WHERE
Case New Holland
Cranes Farm Rd
Basildon
SS14 3AD
BOOK YOUR PLACE
LAB exhibitors
Put your coding skills to the test with the Cute Bot Challenge. Using block coding on MakeCode, you’ll programme a Cute Bot to detect and avoid obstacles, adjusting its movements to find the quickest escape route. Test your bot in the arena, fine-tune its turning angles and speed, and see if you can improve its performance. Will your bot be the first to break free?
Step into the future of emergency response and put your coding skills to the test. In this challenge, you’ll programme a drone to navigate a tricky route, simulating real-world missions where drones deliver vital medical aid to remote and hard-to-reach locations. Think fast, problem-solve and refine your commands to ensure your drone reaches its destination safely.
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Since the founding of STEAM Powered Education in 2019 it has earned a reputation for developing successful after school clubs in STEM and STEAM related subjects. Now fully booked, with five schools every week and 21 exciting holiday workshops completed, STEAM Powered Education has become an established and increasingly respected contributor to Primary and Secondary school STEAM education.
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Signals is a centre for creative digital learning that provides courses, workshops and projects across Essex.
Known for working largely with children and young people, Signals also support professional development in creative digital skills.
Explore VR painting using virtual brushes to create art in a fully 3D space. Then, dive into 360 filmmaking, where you’ll see how cameras capture entire environments, placing the viewer at the heart of the action. Whether you’re shaping digital worlds or experimenting with new perspectives, this is a chance to see how VR is transforming art and storytelling.
Get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how cutting-edge technology is shaping the future of agriculture. On a guided tour of Case New Holland’s plant and production line, you’ll see robotics and precision technology at work, as well as the digital skills driving tractor manufacturing. Then, put your creativity to the test designing component parts for agricultural equipment that runs on sustainable, eco-friendly fuels.
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Screen South is a cultural development organisation with digital creativity at its heart.
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CNH (NYSE: CNHI) is a world-class capital goods company specializing in equipment and services for Agriculture and Construction. They operate commercially through their brand portfolio which includes Case IH, New Holland Agriculture, CASE and New Holland Construction Equipment.
Across a history spanning over two centuries, CNH has always been a pioneer in its sectors and continues to passionately innovate and drive customer efficiency and success. As a truly global company their employees form part of a diverse and inclusive workplace, focused on empowering customers to grow, and build, a better world.
About the organiser
always possible is an energetic social impact consultancy who use facilitation, design, curation, events, problem-solving, story-telling and research to help ambitious organisations shape the future. They help to join up the spaces between business innovation, skills, culture and place - and help organisations to define, measure and communicate their positive impact in the world.
About the sponsor
CNH (NYSE: CNHI) is a world-class capital goods company specializing in equipment and services for Agriculture and Construction. They operate commercially through their brand portfolio which includes Case IH, New Holland Agriculture, CASE and New Holland Construction Equipment.
Across a history spanning over two centuries, CNH has always been a pioneer in its sectors and continues to passionately innovate and drive customer efficiency and success. As a truly global company their employees form part of a diverse and inclusive workplace, focused on empowering customers to grow, and build, a better world.