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Creative Tech Festival

 

13 Feb / 8:30 - 10:30am / Westgate Shopping Centre

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Is technology killing the creative industries?

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  • Is technology enhancing or eroding creativity in your industry?

    Can innovation thrive without the human touch?

    What role will creativity play in the future of business and technology?

 

What it’s about

As technology evolves at lightning speed, the creative industries face a pivotal moment. From AI-driven art to the rise of the metaverse, technology offers exciting opportunities—but also poses critical questions about the value of human creativity. This event invites you to explore whether technology is enabling or eroding creativity and what this means for businesses in Basildon and beyond.

 

What to expect

  • A thought-provoking keynote by a leading creative industry figure, packed with real-world insights and case studies
  • Dynamic group discussions where you’ll tackle big questions and shape the conversation
  • A lively Q&A session to unpack shared ideas and explore strategies with peers and experts

This is a chance to connect with like-minded professionals, gain fresh perspectives, and leave inspired to navigate the crossroads of creativity and technology.

 

What the aims are

This event will help you:

  • Evaluate the challenges and opportunities of adapting to technological change
  • Connect with real-world examples of innovation and resilience across industries
  • Understand how technology can drive sustainability and workforce development
  • Build strategic thinking to embrace change and identify opportunities
 

WHEN

Thursday 13th February

  • 8:30 - 10:30am
  • (+ 30 mins of optional networking until 11:00)

WHERE

Unit 10, Westgate Shopping Centre, Fodderwick, Basildon, SS14 1WP

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About the speakers

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James Turnbull RSC
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Tina Ramdeen is the Associate Director of Young People at the Roundhouse and an Advisor for the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, as well as a Trustee for the Cultural Learning Alliance and Camden Spark (Camden’s Local Cultural Education Partnership). Tina is passionate about providing equitable access to high quality creative opportunities, progression pathways to diversify the creative industries, and empowering young people to use creativity to affect social change. Tina sits on the DfE and DCMS Expert Advisory Panel for the Cultural Education Plan, and advises cultural organisations on policy and practice relating to working with young people.

In his role as digital development producer for the Royal Shakespeare Company, James Turnbull leads research programmes and productions that explore the future of live performance - developing projects for game, film, immersive and new form media.  He is a fellow of Royal Society of Arts with 20+ years experience leading theatre companies, arts programming, creative education and cultural fundraising across the south coast.  

Aaron Shrimpton is a New Talent Bafta winning filmmaker with a client roster including Ai Wei Wei, Channel 4 and Fatboy Slim. Their New Waverley Studios released short film 'Arcadia Lasts' set in Basildon/Southend to international commendation. A Basildon native and resident, Aaron dedicates energy and resources to creating projects that give local people access to art and poetry, bridging gaps within the community, including 'Estuary Dreams #2' exhibiting as part of the Estuary Festival and short art-doc 'S for Southend' for Focal Point Gallery. A slam winning poet, Aaron curated Peggy Sue's Poetry in Leigh-on-Sea and the popular 'Words In Chalk' in Southend. 

About the organiser

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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.