EVENT DETAILS US & international commissioners, distributors, investors & potential collaborators are invited to join some of the UK's top immersive content creators for an afternoon of business-focussed lightning talks, XR prototype demonstrations, networking & cocktails. This event is part of theUK Research & Innovation US Immersive Missionand theArts Council EnglandandBritish UndergroundFuture Art & Cultureprogramme, & is powered byCreativeXR. Event Schedule 2:00 pm - Registration & Networking2:30 pm - Pitch Session4:00 pm - Networking & XR Demos 5:00 pm - Event Close Pitch Session Representatives from some the UK's most exciting commercial, cultural & academic organisations, currently working in the immersive space, will take the stage at Capital Factory to make lighting talks. Sharing overviews of their ground-breaking new projects & pitching for support to an invited audience of over 100 influencers, producers, technologists, & investors from the creative & immersive technology industry, presentations include: Sarah Ellis, Director Of Digital Development -Royal Shakespeare Company James Dean, Managing Director - ESL UK John Cassy, CEO - Factory42 Rebecca Gregory-Clarke, Head of Technology,Immersive- Digital Catapult Lysander Ashton, Director -59 Productions Dan Rose, Design & Director - Raskl Ian Hambleton, CEO - Maze Theory Tom Rowlands, Producer - FutureEverything Amanda Murphy, Executive Producer -National Centre for Immersive Storytelling/ Storyfutures Academy Elliot Hall, Senior Developer -King's College London / Digital Ghost Hunt Kevin Beimers, Director -Italic Pig XR Prototype Demos Featuring early-stage & experimental work funded by UKRI, the demos aim to explore the future of immersive content. Explore an English heritage site that rivals Stonehenge, search for ghosts in the Capital Factory & examine artifacts from the Glasgow School of Art's iconic Mackintosh Building, which was tragically burnt to the ground in 2018 - amongst other exciting new immersive experiences: Digital Ghost Hunt (King's College London) Digital Laocon (Glasgow School of Art) The Vanishing Act (Maze Theory) Space, Place, Sound, And Memory (Edinburgh College of Art) Virtual Avebury (Bournemouth University) A note on attendance This is a free event, which means we overbook to allow for no-shows & to avoid empty seats. While we generally do not have to turn people away, this does mean we cannot guarantee everyone a place. Admission is on a first come, first served basis. Photo byGiu VicenteonUnsplash