Level:
Novice
Format:
Talk

We’ve developed Smartphone apps to help people understand their own recreational drug use, supply health answers to questions most wouldn’t want ask their doctor – and compare their drug use to thousands of other people around the world. People increasingly trust data and objective facts more than Government or experts; and the future of drug policy increasingly lies in the hands of the people, not policy makers.

Questions answered :
Why apps are perfect for healthcare
Why people are more likely to ask a computer for advice than a doctor
Why data is more persuasive than expert status or Government say-so
Why big data is vital for social change

Level:
Expert
Format:
Talk

Games are an art-form but are they living up to their artistic heritage? As an indie developer I have attempted to discover what games can do to better society and how to create fun non-preachy experiences doing it.

Questions answered :
Why are games important?
Are games to blame for society’s ills?
Are games art?
Can you make a philanthropic game?

Speaker Bio: I am founder and Chief Executive of RIE STUDIOS, an indie developer a studio using Unity and CryEngine to create technology for all platforms; but more importantly a studio with heart and a social prerogative. RIE has created works highlighting teen pregnancy and suicide/depression. I'm a former SEGA employee, developing games from age 11. Disenfranchised with the rat-race and the sexism and tropes of gaming, I formed this company to become a vanguard, socially-provocative games studio.
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Level:
Intermediate
Format:
Workshops

For social change to become inevitable, all kinds of information must be valued and put into the market and the cloud. Enabling information valuation ensures social change behaviour multiplies by actor, audience and funding. Putting boards, staff, volunteers and stakeholders at the center of information valuation quantifies appeal and earnings.

Questions Answered:
How do social groups become ethically effective in valuing the information on social change they create while simultaneously empowering and protecting the community?

Speaker Bio: I am a journalist and social venturer. 2010-2012 I raised more than £850,000 for charities and social enterprises. In October 2012 I started Black Country Tool Bank which rents tools at low rates to charities and government agencies to do large and small community projects.
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Level:
Intermediate
Format:
Talk

Exploring human communications, the way we share ideas and thoughts have changed and how it will shape our thinking in the future

Questions Answered:
Web 2.0 describes the more interactive, participative web. But there is still a crucial piece missing. What is it? And what will enhance the web 2.0 even more?

Speaker Bio: CHRISTOPH BURGDORFER is a Swiss entrepreneur based in London. He has been working in the mobile industry since 2004 in Zurich, Switzerland as well as the UK. Being passionate about technology, design and creativity, in 2009, he set up his own creative technology boutique coANDco in London. Christoph has a digital interactive media art as well as an engineering background which characterises his thinking. Christoph has been short-listed for the Digital Interactive UK Young Entrepreneur Award by
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Level:
Expert
Format:
Talk

Founder and CEO Whitney Smith and Joe Hedges, Creative Director of Branding by Garden, partners in Wild Culture, explore the genesis of the brand and how they work to align with the legacy and essence of the root idea.

Questions Answered:
Yes.