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MINISTERIAL FOREWORD BY WELCOME FROM OxLEP AND PARLIAMENTARY UNDER SECRETARY OF OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY STATE, MINISTER FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY: ANDREW STEPHENSON MP

Welcome to the inaugural Oxfordshire Creative Industries Showcase.

I am delighted to be supporting this Oxfordshire’s Local Industrial Strategy event, which highlights the key role the directly responds to the UK Industrial Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership Strategy, launched by UK government is playing in promoting the county’s in November 2017. It reflects a national globally-competitive economy. focus which aims to increase growth and productivity nationally and create more This event focusses on the creative prosperous communities. industries sector, a key sector for Oxfordshire, and also the national Creative industries is right at the heart Oxford Brookes is delighted to be Oxfordshire is home to more than 3,000 The sector benefits from a fantastic economy – currently worth over £100 of the Oxfordshire Local Industrial partnering with OxLEP to welcome creative and digital sector businesses community spirit that fosters billion a year to the UK, with Oxfordshire Strategy and – along with a number of industry leaders for this special event that contribute £1.4billion to the UK partnership working and the sharing home to over 3,000 digital and creative other sectors – aims to help shape an with the Creative Industries. As a economy each year. of innovative solutions that benefit the businesses alone. ambitious, long-term vision for economic University, we’re committed to bringing industry as a whole, in addition to the As one of the UK’s hot-spots for growth between now and 2040. together studies in technology and originating company. Today’s showcase With companies based in Oxfordshire creative industries, we boast the engineering with creative disciplines. is a tribute to our creative sector and its ranging from world-leading publishers, Through new opportunities, such as country’s largest centre of publishing continued commitment to collaboration nationally recognised arts and cultural those being developed across this sector, We’re investing in a new building, outside of London, expertise in and a shared determination to harness bodies, cutting-edge innovators it seeks to help improve living standards being purpose built to bring together architecture and design, as well as new technologies to power innovation. in VR, architects, designers and and further raise the quality of life for art and design thinking, converging leading innovators in VR and digital ground-breaking gaming and software people. As a result, Oxfordshire will technologies and digital innovation technology. The research capability We hope you enjoy this celebration companies, it perhaps comes as no benefit from better access to education, all under the same roof. By engaging of the University of Oxford and of the extraordinary vibrancy and surprise that the sector employs around transport, jobs, opportunities and more studies across the traditional Oxford Brookes University means this dynamism of the creative industries 30,000 people across the county, liveable places. boundaries, as well as those between burgeoning industry also has access to here in Oxfordshire. contributing over £1.4 billion to the local higher education and wider society, cutting edge technology. economy. I hope all visitors enjoy today’s event, we can drive innovation and advance Nigel Tipple highlighting the huge potential that exists Identified as a high growth cluster in teaching and research. Chief Executive, Oxfordshire Local This showcase also helps to demonstrate within this sector through the many the Creative Industries Sector Deal, Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP) how Oxfordshire can play a significant companies that call Oxfordshire home. the sector is central to the county’s Paul Inman role in growing the UK economy through ambitious Local Industrial Strategy, Pro Vice Chancellor and Dean of its emerging Local Industrial Strategy Andrew Stephenson MP which aims to position Oxfordshire as Technology, Design and Environment, which is being developed in partnership one of the top three global innovation Oxford Brookes University with UK government. It will also help to ecosystems by 2040. solidify Oxfordshire’s position as a high growth cluster, identified in March 2018's Creative Industries Sector Deal. OXFORDSHIRE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES SHOWCASE | 5

OXFORDSHIRE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES SHOWCASE 2019

Where: Oxford Brookes University Date: 27 June 2019 Timing: 13.15-13.30 start, close by 20.00

13.15-13.30 Attendees arrive, networking, exhibition and pods open

13:45 Ministerial opening of event

14:00 The future of storytelling - a panel discussion curated by Creative England*

14:50 Cross-sector innovation and the skills required - a panel discussion curated by Creative Industries Federation*

15:40 Exhibition and pods

17:10 New technology, new audiences: exploring the power of immersive, 5g and ai to connect with untapped audiences - a panel discussion curated by Digital Catapult*

18:00 Q&A with Jason Kingsley OBE from Rebellion, the award-winning video games developer and TV, film, book and comic publisher, headquartered in Oxford

18.25 Paul Inman, Pro Vice Chancellor and Dean of Technology, Design & Environment, Oxford Brookes University on driving innovation and advancing teaching and research

18:35 Drinks reception kindly hosted by Oxfordshire Technology & Media Network (OTMN) and its sponsors Grant Thornton and Freeths - networking and closing remarks

20:00 Close

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“I’mto really the Creative looking forwardIndustries Showcase. It will provide the PARTNERS chance to meet like-minded individuals with the passion and enthusiasm availableto embrace in thethe localfuture area’’. The Oxfordshire Local Enterprise The ambitious Local Industrial Strategy Partnership (OxLEP) champions led by OxLEP builds on Oxfordshire’s Brian Mitchell, MD of Audiomotion & Head of Rebellion Film Studios Oxfordshire’s economic potential, acting already strong international profile to as a catalyst and convener to drive boost inward investment and exports opportunities and potential collaborations a dynamic, sustainable and growing and attract the best talent from across economy that is just one of three net the globe. This will ensure long term contributors to the exchequer. economic growth and continued development of the county’s leading OxLEP has made considerable progress innovation ecosystem by harnessing in strengthening the county’s economy resources from across the county and by establishing robust and effective beyond. relationships between businesses, academia and the public sector. Since its launch in March 2011, the organisation has played a key role in driving forward a dynamic, growing and sustainable economy for Oxfordshire.

Oxford Brookes is one of the UK’s Oxford Brookes is placed as the top UK leading modern universities and enjoys university for both teaching and research an international reputation for teaching in the Times Higher Education Young excellence and innovation as well as University Rankings 2018 and is the only strong links with business and industry. UK University represented in the QS World University Rankings Top 50 Under The University traces its predecessor 50 2018. institutions back to 1865 when it began as a small School of Art and it The University is committed to research now a multi-campus university with excellence with 94% of research being approximately 18,000 students, 2,000 “internationally recognised”, with 59% staff and over 130,000 graduates in 190 “world leading” quality or “internationally countries. excellent.” (Research Excellence Framework). ©Audiomotion OXFORDSHIRE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES SHOWCASE | 9

The Creative Industries Federation is The creative industries are the fastest Digital Catapult is the UK’s leading Digital Catapult provides physical and the UK wide membership organisation growing sector in the UK, accounting advanced digital technology innovation digital facilities for experimentation that represents the full power of our for one in 11 jobs. Creative jobs are Centre, driving early adoption of and testing that would otherwise not £101.5bn creative industries. Our future-proof jobs: 87% are at low or technologies to make UK businesses be accessible for smaller companies. unique membership network of creative no risk of automation. Enterprises and more competitive and productive and As well as breaking down barriers to organisations comprises more than entrepreneurs create innovative products grow the country’s economy. technology adoption for startups and 10,000 individuals and spans the and services which keep the UK at the scaleups, our work de-risks innovation commercial and publicly funded sectors, top of its game. The creative industries We connect large established companies, for large enterprises and uncovers new across the regions, representing some are key to unlocking local growth in startup and scaleup businesses and commercial applications in immersive, of the most well known creative brands towns and cities across the UK as well researchers to discover new ways to future networks, and artificial intelligence in the world. Our role is to advocate on as attracting significant international solve big challenges in the manufacturing technologies. behalf of our membership and support recognition for being best in class on the and creative industries. Through this its future success. Through our unique global stage. collaboration businesses are supported network of creative organisations, our to develop the right technologies to solve influential policy and advocacy work In 2018 government’s historic creative problems, increase productivity and open and our extensive, UK-wide events industries sector deal established the up new markets faster. programme we support and celebrate the industry’s position as a key focal point work of our members. We are influential for investment and partnerships. The advocates on the issues that matter historic deal now offers a landmark most to our creative community; creative opportunity for leading corporations in the Arts Council England is the national life better. Between 2018 and 2022, we careers and skills, the impact of Brexit wider business community to collaborate development body for arts and culture will invest £1.45 billion of public money and the importance of entrepreneurship with the creative sector and ensure that across England, working to enrich from government and an estimated £860 and growth. By protecting the success of UK plc continues to capitalise on this people’s lives. We support a range of million from the National Lottery to help our sector, the fastest growing in the UK, success. activities across the arts, museums create these experiences for as many we contribute to the strength of the UK and libraries – from theatre to visual art, people as possible across the country. economy as a whole. reading to dance, music to literature, and crafts to collections. Great art and culture inspires us, brings us together and teaches us about ourselves and Creative England uncovers, connects and markets, and help them to create jobs. the world around us. In short, it makes backs the best original storytellers; driving We mobilise public and private resources diversity, collaboration and growth in the to make this possible. We partner creative screen industries. with commercial brands, like Sky Arts and Xbox, along with local authorities, Our vision is for England’s creative people universities and European bodies. We and businesses to be the most innovative invest in talented people and their creative and successful in the world. Creative ideas, nurturing our richly diverse games, England creates opportunities for new TV, film and digital media industries. From voices, products and services to emerge, direct investment and loans to business helping to build inclusive, sustainable mentoring; we champion the best ideas creative communities. We showcase of talented people and their businesses. new and emerging talent. We connect businesses to investment and new

“I am excited to be a part of the Creative Industries Showcase 2019 talking about how Rebellion became one of Europe’s largest independent studios where we’re not just making games, but comics, books, TV shows and even movies, all while staying independent.’’ Jason Kingsley, OBE from Rebellion, the award-winning video games developer and TV, film, book and comic publisher. OXFORDSHIRE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES SHOWCASE | 11

EXHIBITORS

Our 20,000 square feet facility is equipped with 160 Vicon cameras, creating one of the largest in-house capture areas in Europe. We offer a range Freeths Solicitors in Oxford specialises Exhibitors from Oxford Brookes’ leading of capture volumes across our multiple in advising a range of companies in the edge creative technology research and stages. creative industries and media sector on innovation work includes: The Oxford how to de-risk their growth by tightening We are celebrating our 22nd year in the International Centre for Publishing, The up the legal paperwork of their business. VFX and Mocap industry and have a Cognitive Robotics Laboratory, The wealth of experience in the development Performance Augmentation Lab, School In today’s world it is a given that as and application of Motion Capture and of Arts researchers in 360 degree video, a law firm we provide advice on legal VR. We are a proud team of technicians projection mapping, augmented and matters but at Freeths, being a lawyer and animators using the most up to date virtual reality and 3D sound analysis is much more than that. A great service technology to provide outstanding final and immersive audio, and architectural requires more than just knowing the content. research in digital fabrication. law and responding to your needs in a transactional way. It is about lateral thinking instead of looking at the problem head on, it is about putting ourselves in your shoes, seeing your vision and listening to your ideas so that we can make those ideas happen. It is about Novel Entertainment was founded being undeniably good and always in 2001 by Mike Watts and Lucinda delivering more to you than you expect. Whiteley. The company specialises in the The University of Oxford is active in These are the qualities that separate a creation and development of successful the campaign to grow the Creative Freeths lawyer from other lawyers. children’s character brands across a wide Industries in the UK. The Mathematical, What makes us unique is the firm’s array of media. Novel’s core programming Physical & Life Sciences Division culture, which we call ‘freethinking’. In includes Horrid Henry, Cinemaniacs, (MPLS) are showcasing our software essence, being a Freeths’ lawyer is about Fimbles, Rockit’s Pocket and The Roly engineering and enabling hardware a lot more than just knowing the law, it Mo Show. Novel have produced more and cyber security design ideas and is about entrepreneurialism, it is about than 700 programmes for television and experiments with applications in: game doing the right thing, it is about building radio and their expertise extends into design; coding; user experience; and trust and most importantly of all, it is brand licensing and merchandising, security enhancements. We would like to about delivering results for the creative computer games, interactive online introduce you to the leading laboratories industries and media clients we act for content, music, theatre and film. who are nurturing unique talents for the in Oxford and throughout our network of future IT, Software & Games industries. 13 offices. Our demonstrators are from the VR AR Oxford Hub, Impact Engineering Laboratory, Oxford Robotics Institute, Cyber Physical Systems labs, Torr Grant Thornton UK LLP is part of the Vision Group, Visual Geometry Group, Audiomotion Studios is an award- Grant Thornton network of independent Martinovic Lab, and Computation winning VFX facility, specialising in Full assurance, tax and advisory firms in Biology Group. Performance Capture & Production over 135 countries. We help dynamic Services for the Film, TV and Video Game organisations realise their strategic industries. Established in 1997, we have ambitions. Whether you’re looking worked on a wide range of projects from to finance growth, manage risk and AAA Video Games, 1st & 2nd Unit Film regulation, optimise your operations Productions, VR & AR, Commercials, or realise stakeholder value, we can Music Videos, Broadcast TV and help you. Smartphone Apps. ©Rebellion OXFORDSHIRE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES SHOWCASE | 13

The world of creative industries and media never stands still. Business models are changing as players decide whether BGS Architects is a design-led practice Sonnox is the leading designer of content or delivery is king. Mergers delivering quality architecture in the innovative, high quality, award-winning and acquisitions are increasing, as big culture, leisure, historic, research and audio processing plug-ins for professional companies expand and new outfits education sectors. audio engineers. Oxford Plug-Ins are spring from established businesses. used in an extraordinary range of audio With studios in Oxford and London, In the creative industries and media applications including mixing for music we work with a number of universities sector, everything’s connected. To help production, live sound, broadcast, including Oxford Brookes, Oxford, you keep pace with the latest market TV & Film, and even scientific and Cambridge, ICL, UCL, Southampton, trends and issues, you can receive our forensics projects. Wolverhampton, Warwick, Birmingham insights on the whole media landscape. and Leicester. We’ve got scale, combined with local The Sonnox design team traces its heritage back to the 1980s, to the market understanding. That means we’re In Oxford the practice has delivered development of the legendary Oxford everywhere you are, as well as where you projects for numerous College’s and OXF-R3 digital mixing console. With a want to be. Departments of the University, such as base price of $1 million, the OXF-R3 the Oxford Martin School and Weatherall was installed in major recording Institute of Molecular Medicine. The studios worldwide, and became widely practice also has experience in workplace accepted as the first ‘musical’ sounding and high tech Laboratory and research digital console. projects, from a beamline project at ©Audiomotion From the ground breaking System-T the Diamond Light Source, to the broadcast console range to advanced refurbishment of Health and Life Sciences music production tools, Solid State at Oxford Brookes University. Logic has evolved to become the world’s leading manufacturer of analogue and Fruto is a UX Design studio based in digital audio consoles and provider Oxford. We design intuitive interfaces of creative tools for live sound, music and meaningful experiences for the web, In the age of overconsumption, reckless production and broadcast professionals. mobile and emerging technologies. We pollution, unethical manufacturing, and With more than 3000 SSL-equipped enjoy working with projects that makes Wizdish makes a VR treadmill (the ROVR) unnecessary animal cruelty, WTVOX studios and facilities operational today, Ice Qube is an ‘incubator’, inspiring the positive contribution to society. We allowing a person to move freely and Media Limited fosters innovation and BrandAsylum are a creatively-driven, the excellence of SSL consoles is next generation of entrepreneurs – from work with a variety of sectors, including intuitively in virtual reality presented to sustainability in fashion, pushing for a full-service brand communications universally recognised for unrivalled sonic students and staff to current alumni. It healthcare and education. them by head mounted displays. cleaner industry and a better world. agency, based in South Oxfordshire. quality, superb ergonomics, outstanding is a dedicated space for start-ups from Sold to big brands and organisations in After launching WTVOX, an online For more than a decade, we’ve worked automation and an international support across the university, based on Campus 32 countries ROVRs are the “mouse” for magazine that covers the latest with companies and organisations to infrastructure second to none. at Oxford Brookes University. VR navigation enabling prolonged real developments in the realm of cruelty-free understand and optimally position their presence experiences for four to 80-plus and sustainable fashion, the company is brands, promoting them across a full years of wide ranging abilities. launching the world's first marketplace spectrum of Branding, Comms, Design, FINDERR dedicated exclusively to cruelty-free and Digital, Print, Video, and Social media Established in 2006, Event Production solutions. Here to help clients identify Finderr uses smart cameras to track sustainable fashion labels, Wardrobe of Services provides high quality technical brand strengths and weaknesses, objects in houses and offices and helps Tomorrow. Ridge is an award winning, multi- production to events across the UK. and get closer to their customers with to reunite them with their owners via their discipline property and construction Starting life as an audio supplier, EPS Creation of two PhD researchers in powerful messaging, an authentic mobile phone. An early stage start up, consultancy, with an excellent track has grown to cover all aspects of event consumer behaviour and sustainable personality and branding that works the team met at Oxford Hackathon, an record in both public and private sectors production, including sound, lighting, fashion, Wardrobe of Tomorrow's central harder to build business success event in which coders and technicians of delivering project across the UK and staging, AV and power distribution. Charisma.ai is a narrative games writing role is to grant consumers access to in everything from logo design and meet, form teams and spend a weekend internationally. We have been successfully EPS can provide rental equipment, platform produces by the Oxford cruelty-free, and sustainable fashion tone-of-voice to websites, brochures, finding imaginative solutions to problems. operating since 1946 and have grown sales, installation, servicing, production games company, To Play For. It uses alternatives; innovative products that help videos, and marketing, advertising and The team won the Microsoft Prize and into a partnership with over 600 staff management and consultancy. a combination of AI, gameplay and people, protect animals and nurture the comms campaigns of every shape Qualcomm Prize for their efforts and based in 11 UK offices. This has been Traditionally much of our work has been storytelling techniques to speed up environment. and size, both here and globally. were then invited to take part in the built on providing exceptional client based around the small/medium festival production processes across multiple The Wardrobe of Tomorrow project is Welcome to BrandAsylum - the ideas to Microsoft Imagine Cup, a worldwide service, which is evidenced through market, and we are well set-up to service platforms such as VR, console, online supported by the Future of Fashion engagement agency. competition which aims to empower 80% of our work coming from repeat these customers. However, as we have and mobile games. Charisma is working Alliance, a growing network of media student developers to create exciting new business. Our vision is to be recognised grown we have also expanded into with the BBC, Sony Playstation and a companies with global coverage of over technology solutions. as a leading provider of property and corporate events and theatre. number of universities around the UK five million fashion-conscious readers. construction consultancy services. exploring the future of storytelling, games and automation. OXFORDSHIRE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES SHOWCASE | 15

EXHIBITION PODS PROVIDING INFORMAL BUSINESS SURGERIES

A chance to network and engage with If you are a Creative and/or Digital Oxfordshire companies, Arts Council England is the national innovator looking for support to help you grow your business, come and see whilst also having the development body for arts and culture An opportunity to find out more about From broadcasters to video games how we support companies across the opportunity to ‘drop in’ across England, working to enrich the Creative Industries Federation and Digital Catapult will be present at creators, high tech camera stands to UK to grow through Innovation and the to a business surgery people’s lives. We support a range of how businesses can get involved. their pod to share information with 3D television, Grant Thornton advise a commercialisation of technology. hosted by national and activities across the arts, museums Valuable signposting for businesses Oxfordshire’s creative industries about broad spectrum of creative industries on and libraries – from theatre to visual art, to other practical initiatives supporting their current innovation programme and ways to maximise cash in the business local organisations in reading to dance, music to literature, the creative industries, and information opportunities focusing on immersive, AI the ‘pods’. by taking advantage of targeted tax and crafts to collections. Great art and about the newly launched Creative and 5G technologies. There include: incentives. Their pod will focus on how culture inspires us, brings us together Careers Programme which is an • Creativexr - Giving creative talent to identify relevant tax reliefs, including and teaches us about ourselves and industry-designed initiative, delivered the opportunity to experiment with R&D tax relief and patent box relief, how the world around us. In short, it makes by the Creative Industries Federation, immersive technologies to create new to claim them, and how to maximise life better. Between 2018 and 2022, we ScreenSkills and Creative & Cultural experiences, that inspire arts and Visit the Freeths pod to talk about any of your claims based on their extensive will invest £1.45 billion of public money Skills, to raise awareness of opportunities cultural audiences the challenges your business is grappling experience in this area. Come in to find from government and an estimated £860 for work across the creative economy. • Augmentor - Our investor readiness with: from data protection compliance to out how you compare to others in your million from the National Lottery to help accelerator to support b2b immersive value chain management; from intellectual sector and for top tax tips relevant to all create these experiences for as many (VR, AR and Haptics) startups property to defamation; and everything creative businesses. people as possible across the country. • Machine Intelligence Garage - Giving in between – come and get the benefit of high compute facilities and expertise to our years of experience in advising this enterprising startups and scaleups specialised sector. • 5G Testbed Accelerator Programme Creative England’s team will be - Empowering startups to discover, discussing their Creative Enterprise develop and test next generation programme. Creative Enterprise is connectivity with 5G facilities and bringing together companies who experts OXLEP’s Growth Hub will be on hand work in moving image for storytelling, to offer advice on the business support If you are interested in getting involved spanning film and television, games landscape, alongside the OXLEP Skills with any of the above, please come and and technology, to build meaningful team who support businesses to develop say “hi”. connections and create opportunities for and grow by helping them to identify and business growth. fulfil skills requirements. They help enable young people to become work ready by Through exclusive events and bespoke ensuring awareness of the skills needed workshops led by industry leaders and in local businesses and how to obtain mentors, Creative Enterprise will provide them, by strengthening and optimising expertise and training to futureproof links between employers and educators. the next generation of moving image Visit us for support on business advice, companies. information about apprenticeships, work experience placements, and how to engage with local schools to help you develop your talent pipeline. OXFORDSHIRE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES SHOWCASE | 17

Experiences can be made more widely available, more engaging, 14:50 Cross-sector innovation and more empowering and more accessible on every level. Join this the skills required, chaired by Annie panel of cultural, digital and storytelling experts to understand Lydford, Head of Communications how interactive design, extended reality and advanced connectivity can deliver experiences to expand audiences. and Marketing at Creative Industries Federation Expert panel: Ben Lane, Senior Manager, Enterprise and Innovation, Arts This session will bring together leading creative and digital Council England businesses from within and outside Oxfordshire to raise Donna Close, Brighton Dome awareness of the growth potential of cross-sector innovation. Steve Jelley, MD, Hammerhead VR and Dimension Studio Creative enterprises are often well-positioned to unlock innovation and growth across the wider economy, in part Lucinda Whiteley, Creative Director at Novel Entertainment Ltd because of the crucial blend of creative and digital skills inherent in their business. Trailblazers working across the UK’s creative economy will discuss how identifying opportunities in other 18:00 Q&A with Jason Kingsley industries has accelerated their success. Speakers will share insights on how to replicate this success locally - including the OBE, Co-Founder & CEO from workforce and skills needed - in order to accelerate growth and Rebellion, the award-winning ©Oxford Brookes ©Oxford innovation across the region. video games developer and TV, Expert panel: film, book and comic publisher, Anne-Marie Verdin-Mulot, Director of Digital Marketing and headquartered in Oxford Communications at Value Retail 25-minute Q&A - Interviewer is Gill Oliver: Business and 13:45 Ministerial opening of event Amelia Kallman, Director of Communications at Inition technology journalist and Editor-in-Chief of TechTribe Oxford. Andrew Schlussel, Global Talent Development Director at Followed by: Framestore Four panel discussions showcasing leaders from the creative industries, chaired by an industry expert. Panellists will be 18.25 Driving innovation and encouraged to share success stories, spark new ideas and shed light on their own experiences, with some key practical 15:40 Exhibition and pods advancing teaching and research takeaways for the audience. The audience will be given the A chance to network and engage with Oxfordshire companies, Paul Inman, Oxford Brookes University Pro Vice Chancellor and opportunity to ask questions and interact directly with panellists, whilst also having the opportunity to ‘drop in’ to a business Dean of Technology, Design and Environment will describe the creating a conversational mood. surgery hosted by national and local organisations in the ‘pods’. future plans for the campus.

A Cafe will be open throughout the event for refreshments. 14:00 The future of storytelling, 18:35 Evening drinks reception chaired by Paul Ashton, Head of kindly hosted by Oxford Technology 17:10 new technology, new Film at Creative England & Media Network (OTMN) and audiences: exploring the power of We’re constantly told that the key to engaging audiences is its sponsors Grant Thornton and

Detailed immersive, 5g and ai to connect by telling a powerful narrative. In an age where audiences are Freeths seeking more meaningful and bespoke experiences, we ask how with untapped audiences, chaired content creators are using new and emerging technologies to by Emily Savage, Immersive and Networking and closing remarks from OxLEP/Sector Leader. evolve the storytelling process. Creative Partnerships Lead at Expert panel: Digital Catapult 20:00 Close of event Alison Norrington, Founder of Storycentral The latest advances in digital technology mean that the arts, Chris Burns, BBC Head of Audio and Digital cultural and tourism audiences are no longer bound by location, Programme Stephen Johnstone, MD of MediaPro UK format preferences or accessibility. Guy Gadney, Founder of Charisma.ai ©Audiomotion Speaker Speaker Bios Bios creativity. Exeter researching theautomationof of Bath,Bristol,Plymouth,Falmouthand in Oxford, andaFellowof the University Chair ofTrustees ofTheOldFire Station Kraken Wakes withCharisma.ai.Heis John Wyndham'ssci-ficlassicThe narrative games,andiscurrently adapting world toextendTVseriesandfilmsinto broadcasters andstudiosaround the The companyisworkingwith artificial intelligence. forms ofimmersivestoriespowered by Charisma.ai whichisproducing new media technologyplatformbehind world. HeisCEOofTo PlayFor, the Away andotherTVseriesaround the mobile gamesforSherlock,Home& More recently, heproduced theofficial multiplayer games. games companydevelopingmassively and Guardian, before settinguphisfirst for PenguinBooksUK,thenattheBBC years, initiallyasthefirstHeadofDigital of mediaandtechnologyforover20 Guy hasbeenworkingattheintersection Founder &CEO,Charisma.ai Guy Gadney a million. subscriber baseofoveraquarter History TV, whichhasrapidlygrown a presents theYouTube seriesModern Dredd: MegaCityOneTV series, Jason Rogue Trooper movieandtheJudge Armouries. Inadditiontoproducing the and wasatrusteeofHerMajesty'sRoyal Creativegovernment's IndustriesCouncil to theUKeconomy. Healsosatonthe been awarded anOBEforhisservices industry organisationTIGAandhas game industry, Jasonhelpedfound A highlyinfluentialfigure in theUK adaptation, Dredd 3D. and laterco-produced the2012film powerhouse UKsci-ficomic2000AD, 2000 JasonledRebellion'spurchase of the bestsellingSniperEliteseries.In action-adventure StrangeBrigadeand launch titleBattlezone,1930srips-roaring their ownIPsuchasPlayStationVR Director -includingprojects basedon Rebellion's AAAvideogamesasCreative Today Jasoncontinuestolead shooter AlienvsPredator. an immediateimpactwithseminal brother Chrisin1992,thestudiomaking Jason co-foundedRebellionwithhis oldest independentgamedevelopers. Rebellion isoneofEurope's largestand Rebellion CEO, Creative Director andCo-ownerof Jason KingsleyOBE OXFORDSHIRE CREATIVE INDUSTRIESSHOWCASE|19 monthly innovationnewsletter. IBC365, andTheBigReveal,herpopular writing isoftenfeatured inWIREDUK, the firstburlesqueshowin360°film.Her a multi-award winningbook,anddirected lectured atCambridgeUniversity, written Studio intheheartofEastLondon.She's AI andIoT, andrunstheInitionInsight She alsospecialisesinthefuture ofretail, cutting-edge report forLloyd’s ofLondon. (VR-AR-MR) havingrecently authored a emerging risksofTheNewRealities and ourlives.Sheisanexpertonthe technologies onthefuture ofbusiness and speaksontheimpactofnew Amelia regularly writes,consults, innovation andtechnologycommunicator, futurist, speakerandauthor. Asan Amelia KallmanisaleadingLondon Director ofCommunications,Inition Amelia Kallman OXFORDSHIRE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES SHOWCASE | 21

Anne-Marie Verdin- Annie Lydford Paul Ashton Stephen Johnstone Chris Burns Mulot Head of Communications and Marketing Head of Film at Creative England Managing Director, Mediapro UK Head of Audio & Digital – BBC Director of Digital Marketing and at Creative Industries Federation Communications at Value Retail Paul now oversees the wider Film team Stephen is Managing Director at Prior to joining BBC England, Chris was Annie Lydford is Head of work, which includes: the iFeatures Mediapro UK. With over 20 years’ Chief Operating Officer within the BBC’s After graduating from Oxford University, Communications and Marketing at the programme with three new films in the experience working at the highest level Deputy Director General’s Group. Anne-Marie joined Ogilvy & Mather Creative Industries Federation. She was pipeline – Make Up, Perfect Ten and The across multi-channel and terrestrial TV working on The Financial Times & previously Head of Communications Retreat – following on from the recent and digital media, he is responsible for Chris started her career in radio and has American Express. She then worked on at English National Opera and worked success of Lady Macbeth, The Levelling creating, developing and producing worked in local radio for both the BBC and the commercial sector. She also has

John Hoy, Independent Heritage Consultant and Chair of OXLEP’s CVESG Independent Heritage Consultant and Chair of OXLEP’s John Hoy, the turnaround of Disneyland Paris before across the marketing team at Warner and Apostasy; and the West Midlands exceptional content across all genres for moving to TFI to work on la television par Bros. Records. She is a trustee of Production Fund, which recently backed the Spanish media giant's independent extensive experience in network radio and satellite, France’s answer to Sky TV. SWAP'ra, the organisation which the BIFA winning and BAFTA nominated production company in the U.K. Stephen was the editor of daytime programmes supports and champions women and The Girl With All the Gifts, and BIFA and was Executive Producer on All Or on BBC Radio 4 including You & Yours, A love affair with department stores led parents working in opera, and a Board BAFTA nominated Jawbone. Nothing: Manchester City, the ground- Woman’s Hour, Any Questions and Start to ten years at Harrods and Galeries Director for the Buxton International breaking documentary series produced the Week. She launched Saturday Live Lafayette and recently focusing on brand Festival. In 2018 she completed an He was Executive Producer on Rachel by Mediapro for Amazon Prime. Stephen and was responsible for bringing new growth and new content strategy as MBA with the Open University and as an Tunnard’s BIFA and Tribeca winning Adult is also a fellow at the Royal Society for voices to Radio 4 including Jane Garvey Brand Director at Mulberry, before taking organist has performed around the UK, Life Skills, Matt Palmer’s Michael Powell the Encouragement of Arts (RSA). and Kirsty Young. She chaired the Radio both in Oxfordshire and beyond.’’ and beyond.’’ both in Oxfordshire up the role at Value Retail in May 2018. internationally and on BBC Radio 3. Award winning Netflix Original thriller Academy for three years. Calibre, Justin Edgar’s brummie noir Anne-Marie lives in Oxfordshire with her The Marker, Toby Macdonald’s comic- Chris has worked as a presenter, sons, French husband and very friendly romance Old Boys, and the shortflix producer, editor, department head and chocolate Labrador, Obi-Wan Kenobi. films which transmitted on Sky Arts in spent four years as Head of Group 2018. Paul was previously Development Operations for BBC Network Radio. Producer at the BBC, where his credits included OSCAR and BAFTA nominated shorts Wish 143 and Turning, and BAFTA-nominated feature Shifty. His work with talent at BBC writersroom has seen BAFTA, RTS, SONY, PRIX ITALIA, IMISON and TINNISWOOD award- winning drama and comedy produced COLLABORATION AND INNOVATION: across television and radio – from Mike Bartlett’s first drama on BBC radio, to THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD HUMANITIES Wolfblood on CBBC, to The Last Hours AND THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES of Laura K online. Paul began his career The University of Oxford has, over the past year, implemented a strand of work exploring in new writing theatre and his book The collaborations with the creative sector centered around Digital Storytelling. Emerging co- Calling Card Script: A Writer’s Toolbox for produced projects include AI re-tellings of classic stories, site-specific AR interventions Screen, Stage and Radio is published by key priority of the OXLEP Culture Visitor Economy Sub Visitor key priority of the OXLEP Culture in heritage spaces and an immersive experience centred around the centenary of the (re) exceptionally talented, creative industry companies based exceptionally talented, creative ‘’The Creative Industries Showcase event is a 2019-20 ‘’The Creative group (CVESG). We hope this event will inspire, connect, hope this event will inspire, (CVESG). We group Bloomsbury. discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 2022. Oxford University’s Humanities Division looks forward to the development of this work over the coming years, and welcomes

and spark new collaborations amongst the wide ranging, yet interest from the wider sector. Contact: [email protected] OXFORDSHIRE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES SHOWCASE | 23

Gill Oliver Alison Norrington Ben Lane Donna Close Emily Savage Lucinda Whiteley Business and technology journalist and Founder of Storycentral Enterprise and Innovation at Arts Council Brighton Dome Immersive and Creative Partnerships Founder of Novel Entertainment Editor-in-Chief of TechTribe Oxford Lead, Digital Catapult Alison Norrington is a storyteller, writer Ben Lane is Senior Manager, Enterprise Donna Close is a creative director/ Novel Entertainment was founded in 2001 Gill Oliver is a professionally trained & producer, Founder & Chief Creative and Innovation, part of a new team producer, cultural strategist and practice Emily is responsible for working across by Mike Watts and Lucinda Whiteley. journalist specialising in business, Director of storycentral, a London-based at Arts Council England set up to, based senior research fellow working the creative sector to help drive and The company specialises in the creation tech and property. She’s written for entertainment studio that incubates and amongst other things, support the in innovation in the cultural experience derisk its innovation with advanced digital and development of successful children’s newspapers, magazines and digital develops ground-breaking IP with global growth of earned income in arts and economy. Donna works nationally and technologies - with a specific focus character brands; core programming publications including The Daily partners in film, television, animation, culture organisations, develop new internationally as a festivals specialist with on immersive, 5G and intelligent data includes Horrid Henry, Cinemaniacs, Mail’s This is Money, The Bureau for publishing, advertising, branding, theme investment vehicles as alternatives to FEI, following a 24 year career in festivals technologies. Fimbles, Rockit’s Pocket and The Roly Investigative Journalism’s Bureau Local, parks, Virtual Reality and gaming. grant funding and encourage the take including as founder of the award winning Mo Show. Novel have produced over 850 The Press Association, The Huffington up of digital technology by the sector. White Night festival. This all night ‘cultural Emily’s personal experience is centered programmes for television, radio and the Post, Woman & She magazines, The As a Creative Director/Strategist Alison Ben’s background is in music and he has reclaim of the streets’ commissioned new around immersive (VR, AR, MR); including digital space, and their expertise extends Fleet Street News Agency, Show House specializes in storytelling that amplifies undertaken various roles during his 10 art-works and experiences that explored the technology, the funding landscape across interactive online content, brand magazine, Mintel’s Market Intelligence fan incubation and engagement, years at Arts Council, including National the new opportunities that technology and the rapidly evolving business licensing and merchandising, computer journals, The Oxford Times and the experience design, extending IP & Music Lead and Senior Relationship affords in outdoor and unusual spaces. ecosystem. games, music, theatre and film. Oxford Mail. Work for corporate clients franchises, community build through Manager in the Brighton office. A Donna is also an Associate Director at Over the past year she has been includes Amazon Web Services (AWS), story and storyworld strategy, incubation classically trained musician, but with an Threshold Studios, the innovative digital entrenched in this arena: For the UCAS’s Exam Results Helpline, the & development – all centered around a interest in music across many genres, culture social enterprise who produce the second year running she is helping to Conran Design Group, Kingfisher City strong robust core of story architecture, Ben previously worked at PRS for Music Frequency Festival of Digital Culture in run the UK’s largest immersive content Guides, Oxford University Hospitals Trust, theme, awareness of audience and Foundation and is passionate about Lincoln. Donna is also currently working investment programme – CreativeXR – BUPA, Selfridges and the Woolwich experience design. finding ways to fund the parts that don’t with Brighton Dome & Brighton a £1 million public funded accelerator Building Society. normally receive funding. Festival to explore their new Digital Alison is Conference Chair for StoryWorld run by Digital Catapult and Arts Council Catapult 5g Test-bed. As senior research Conference, Exec Producer of the England. Previous to this, Emily worked Gill is on the judging panel for The Oxford fellow at the University of Brighton, Virtual Reality Thread for Children’s at the prominent VR silicon valley start- Trust’s Enterprise Awards 2019, and Donna was the creative producer of the Media Conference, is a two-time TEDx ups, Jaunt and Upload - gaining insight is a member of Brookes University’s AHRC/ ESPRC funded XR Circus project speaker and has presented at a number from a studio and content production Oxford International Centre for Publishing which refined a ‘creative Collaboratory’ of entertainment and media conferences perspective and getting to know the advisory board. She is also joint vice- methodology for supporting artist worldwide. She is featured on the BAFTA noteworthy advances in the industry. chair of the Oxford branch of the National engagement with tech and is the P.I. of Guru series and is a member of the Union of Journalists. Arts DRIVA exploring the artists role in International Academy of Television Arts Emily is a firm advocate of encouraging making value from data. & Sciences, The Writers Guild of Great more women and a greater diversity into Britain, Women in Film & TV and the the immersive, tech and creative sectors Romantic Novelists Association. generally. Steve Jelley Andrew Schlussel Managing Director of Hammerhead and Director, Global Talent at Framestore Dimension Studio Andrew Schlussel applies his experience Steve Jelley is an award-winning in filmmaking, animation, and visual producer and creative entrepreneur effects to his career in education. He is with 20 years of experience in content the Director, Global Talent Development production, distribution and technology at Framestore in London, where he leads innovation. He is co-founder and joint and creates strategy for all training at their managing director of immersive content studios around the world. studio Hammerhead, and of Dimension, one of the world’s most advanced He has taught classes and written volumetric & 3D capture studios. As a curriculum for animation and VFX over producer, his passion is for immersive the past 20 years in colleges, universities, A NEW SHARED storytelling and performance, and companies and non-profits internationally he is currently working on a slate of as well as online. dramas and immersive experiences for He has worked as an artist in visual LEARNING broadcasters, brands and entertainment effects for film, video games, iPad studios worldwide. apps, music videos and was the ENVIRONMENT Before Hammerhead, Steve was a co- cinematographer on an independent feature. founder and Director of String Augmented Oxford Brookes is bringing together Reality, the first mobile AR technology to We’re investing in Teaching classes at Pixar helped lead technology and engineering with our ship with Unity and iOS; the technology him to his role as Education Manager at University Brookes Oxford a new £25 million creative disciplines, to drive innovation innovation company TMRW; and the DreamWorks Animation and Global Head development, being and advance teaching and research. video platform Videojuicer, an innovator in of Training at MPC prior to his role at purpose built to bring We’re developing a shared learning online video production, live distribution Framestore. together art and design environment with all the facilities to make, and technology, working with clients such England Paul Ashton, Head of Film, Creative thinking, converging create and collaborate, engaging our as Burberry, Pokerstars and Universal students across disciplinary boundaries Music. Prior to that he worked at Apple, technologies and digital to mirror industry practice. managing reseller channels across EMEA, innovation all under the as a talent agent for Curtis Brown, and same roof. Expected to open in 2021, on the was a TV, film and games producer Headington Hill site the new building will for Electronic Arts, Lifetime, BBC, and contain ‘connected’ teaching rooms, Showtime. hack and maker spaces, engineering workshops, fine art, design and digital clusters.” most vibrant creative media studios, performance labs and a wrap around social learning environment. Paul Inman, Pro Vice Chancellor and Dean of Technology, Design and Environment, Design and Environment, Chancellor and Dean of Technology, Vice Paul Inman, Pro

Staff, students and external partners will businesses, from With over 3,000 creative

and showcase the pioneering work that be encouraged to speculate and take risks in a supportive environment, as they has the potential to be one of the country’s has the potential to be one of country’s publishers to games developers, Oxfordshire publishers to games developers, Oxfordshire

takes place here and across Oxfordshire.” Oxfordshire.” and across takes place here address head-on the global challenges opportunity to connect businesses, innovators “The Creative Industries Showcase is a fantastic “The Creative and entrepreneurs to strengthen collaboration to strengthen and entrepreneurs facing society in the 21st Century. OXFORDSHIRE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES SHOWCASE | 27

"The Creative Industries Federation is excited to be partnering with OxLEP on their inaugural Creative Industries Showcase. The creative industries are the UK's fastest growing sector, and Oxfordshire creative and digital businesses contribute £1.4bn to UK plc each year. This year's showcase is a fantastic opportunity for creative enterprises and entrepreneurs to build on their existing success and access myriad opportunities for growth, innovation and use of new technologies.” Caroline Julian, Director of Policy and Programmes, Creative Industries Federation ©Novel Entertainment

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Brookes Research Zone B 11 2 Ice QUBE B 11 The 39 acres development is in the former Cold War base near A new home for the Creative 8 3 Finderr B 11 industries in Oxfordshire is in planning Bicester and will include pre and post-film, TV, online production and purposely built units for innovative technologies to grow. stage at the moment; Creative City Sonic Art Research Unit 3D audio B 11 CREATE Media Research Group B 11 7 will be located at Heyford Park of A mixture of film and sound studios, workshops and ancillary 4 offices will also be built to host companies that will have the AudioMotion B 12 junction 10, M40. This will be a new Panel Sessions opportunity to access directly the facilities planned for the larger WizDish ltd B 13 home for the creative industries; film, 5 Heyford Park site; backlot and set built areas with clear horizons, Solid State Logic B 14 6 tv studios, game, animation, online existing historic buildings and large tarmac areas that could be Oxford University MPLS B 15 12 13 14 15 and digital media in the UK. used for action scenes or simply as test areas for some of the productions. A=Exhibition Space B=Demo Room Demonstration Area Drinks Business Surgeries in ‘Pods’ Reception Creative City will be one of the few new sites in the UK that will 11 Area respond to the increased demand for studio and filming space. Digital Catapult 1

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