This October we’ll be exploring the ocean’s potential and our relationship with it, taking a (voluntary!) dawn dip to awaken our senses followed by some elemental inspiration from a handful of speakers who all see the sea as a driving force in their creative lives.
Join us at Porthmeor beach, St. Ives, on 7 October – from 7am for a swim or from 8am at Holan Collective for a delicious breakfast and talks.
Tickets for the breakfast – from @inannas_table – and talks are £22. There’s a discount for group bookings of four tickets or more – just ask.
If St Ives at 7am sounds swell but impossible, swim nearer to you, or not at all, and join us online for the Live Stream: Find us on Instagram @strangercollective to tune in.
Image by Nick Pumphrey.
Join this free Enterprise Nation online meet-up for small business owners in Bristol and surrounding areas hosted by Dan Martin, freelance business journalist, event host and Enterprise Nation’s Bristol Local Leader.
Whatever your stage of business, your network is crucial for your growth. This monthly meet-up is ideal if you want to grow your local connections in a fun and relaxed environment.
Come along to learn new skills, discover opportunities, solve challenges, get inspiration and make a group of local business friends! Join with a challenge or need to share and the group will help you come up with solutions.
22nd April – 24th April 2022
Friday and Saturday run from 9:30 AM until 9:00 PM
Sunday runs from 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Probably the most inspiring little film conference in the world – join us in Bristol for three days of learning, stimulation, collaboration, entertainment and general filmmaking joy!
This is an exclusive opportunity to:
Hear some of the leading voices in the film industry talk about their experiences and journey into filmmaking with our guest talks.
Watch compelling short films by talented newcomers.
Talk to filmmakers about their work with our evening film screenings with Q&A’s.
Eat from some of the city’s most renowned food businesses hosted on-site.
Network with other attendees and share ideas for upcoming projects.
Enjoy live entertainment from Bristol’s vibrant music scene.
The CAHOOTIFY JustMakeIt! Conference is your chance to get inspired and get involved! We want to encourage you to make your film projects happen, with this opportunity to hear from professionals who have been there and done it already.
Each day will feature 4 talks, running for around 45 minutes each, alongside our film screenings and music performances. There will be regular breaks for attendees to talk to one another and explore our collaboration area and food and drinks options.
PushON are proud Community partners at the Bristol Technology Festival. We are delighted to be running this free (in person!) session at 3pm on the 13th October as part of the festival discussing the new normal of commerce.
We believe it’s vital that eCommerce businesses look and continue to innovate their business models and maintain any advantage they may have gained during the pandemic. After all, eCommerce is expected to have its first trillion-dollar year of sales in 2022.
What to expect
In this panel discussion you’ll hear from industry experts; PushON, Brightpearl, Klarna, Huboo and Fresh Relevance on:
• Staying on top of the latest payment trends and making payment seamless
• Embracing ‘social shopping’ and curating the shopping experience
• Turning fulfilment into a competitive advantage
• Finding ways to weave sustainable practices into your operation
• Looking at how to make your supply chain agile enough to support rapid growth
• Prioritising your existing customers and converting them into brand ambassadors
The panel will be moderated by the PushON Business Strategy Director, Simon Wharton.
It’s a fascinating time for eCommerce, and with Black Friday and dare we say it, Christmas, fast approaching, businesses are looking ahead to these busy times. Hear from and engage with our panellists to uncover potential areas of opportunity, and where you could be innovating to ensure new opportunities are taken in what is sure to be a record breaking few months.
We can’t wait for you to join us at DeskLodge Old Market for our first face-to-face event of the year!
Interact Global is a conference for design leaders and aspiring design leaders, covering the cutting-edge of UX, research, design, AI, accessibility, strategy, leadership and everything in between.
The virtual conference will present a mix of philosophy and practice, and will look to the future of our industry and discipline, unpicking what is next to come as we enter the next digital epoch.
Expect talks, panel discussions, fireside chats and more from some of the world’s leading thinkers in design.
All talk times are UK time.
Attracting and retaining a wide and diverse talent pool is a must for any forward-thinking team. Yet those from privileged backgrounds are more than twice as likely as those from working class backgrounds to land a job in a creative occupation, dominating key creative roles in the sector.
What goes on in the creative sector plays a significant role in shaping the national conversation – representation matters. This sector knows better than any other that diversity breeds creativity. Forward thinking employers within the industry are already making socio-economic inclusion a goal in their organisations, but we know there is still much work to be done.
We invite you to join the Social Mobility Commission for a discussion on the importance of socio-economic inclusion within the Creative Industries – about how you as leaders and employers can make the practical changes to make the goal – that of a diverse and inclusive creative sector – a reality.
Social Mobility Commissioner, and Editor-in-Chief at ELLE UK, Farrah Storr will chair the panel discussion, and will be joined by the following Industry insiders who through first-hand experience understand how challenging it is to access the sector and their thoughts on what practical changes are needed to ensure the creative industries become more inclusive:
Heather Carey from the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC) will also be joining the discussion to provide insight into their third paper in their ‘Class and the Creative Industries programme’.
Panellists:
Jamie Gill – CEO ROKSANDA and Executive Board, British Fashion Council.
Jamie grew up in Derbyshire in a working-class British-Indian home; his Mother worked part-time for the Police and his Father ran a takeaway business. His passion for art, design and luxury brands became pillars of what would be an incredible and swiftly ascended future career spanning Architecture, Design, Consulting, M&A, Venture Capital as well as scaling luxury fashion brands.
During his tenure at ROKSANDA, he has focused on: restructuring the business, delivering a number of improved key business metrics, as well as launching global collaborations, particularly with Lululemon and many in the pipeline for 2022 onwards. He has used the recent lockdown to flesh out the company’s sustainability manifesto.
Jamie is passionate about mentorship and championing emerging British brands on an international level, whilst seeing diversity and inclusion as key to positive change for the future.
Emily Jones – Senior Producer at Sage Gateshead, a music centre and charity in the North-East, and one of the largest cultural organisations in the country. Founded in 2004 with two core principles – excellence and inclusion – has meant that diversity and inclusion is a fundamental part of the organisation and the way they operate.
Della Hill – Della is the Creative Lead at Literature Wales, the national company for the development of Literature. She specialises in stretching and implementing Literature Wales’ Representation & Equality Priority and oversees Representing Wales: Developing Writers of Colour, an exciting new programme designed to further diversify the sector. Della is about to join Chwarae Teg, the charity inspiring, leading and delivering gender equality in Wales, as their Diversity & Inclusion Lead in October 2021.
Additional Information
At the event, The Social Mobility Commission will be sharing findings and guidance from their Employers’ toolkit due to be published late September 2021. Working with industry bodies, charities and employers within the sector, as well as generating new analysis and industry benchmarks, the Social Mobility Commission has created a ‘Socio-economic diversity and inclusion toolkit for Creative Industries’. It is intentionally stretching in its commentary and recommendations, and it presents a roadmap for employers in the sector to drive improvements in society, the economy and people’s lives.
The PEC paper ‘Social mobility in the creative economy: rebuilding and levelling up’, due to be published on 9 September 2021, will make the case for sharpening the focus on socio-economic diversity, set out the priorities for building a more socially inclusive creative economy and shape an agenda for change
The West Of England Combined Authority Workforce For The Future workshop is a free workshop, open to all businesses.
We are looking forward to sharing information about this important issue and to highlighting practical ways to develop EDI (equality, diversity and inclusion) in your business.
The workshop will provide the opportunity to:
• Learn about the impact EDI can make to employers and employees
• Consider practical ways to make your workforce more diverse and inclusive
• Babbasa – Empowering Future Leaders
• Careers Hub – How to promote your business & its opportunities to a diverse range of young people
• Leonard Cheshire – How to improve disability inclusion
• Western Training Provider Network – A guide to apprenticeships
• Information of other providers of EDI support
• Ask questions about EDI
There are two sessions; a morning session (8.30-9.45am) and an afternoon session (5-6.15pm).
Register below.
Has the last 18 months made you feel like you’re working in an echo chamber? At Digital Gaggle, you’ll be inspired by digital marketing experts from across the globe who want to share their knowledge and provide you with tactics to generate mind-blowing results for your next campaign.
This is the first in-person event in two years and we’re excited to invite you to come celebrate with us at Bristol’s Watershed Cinema.
The agenda has been thoughtfully curated to help marketers generate better results for their business/their clients.
Topics so far include:
– Amplify Your Marketing Campaigns With Conversion Rate Optimisation
– Hold Up! Where Has My Organic Traffic Gone?
– How To Make A Big Impact On A Small Budget – Marketing In Times Of Crisis and Beyond
PLUS, two more talks to be announced. Expect conversation, friendly faces, good food and a buzzing after party! See you there!
Lynn Barlow (Assistant Vice-Chancellor Creative and Cultural Industries Engagement, UWE Bristol) in conversation with Dr Darren Henley OBE, Chief Executive of Arts Council England covering his experience working in broadcasting, education and the arts and discussing the importance of arts and culture in the wake of Covid-19.
Discuss this event on Twitter using the hashtag #BristolLectures.
This event is taking place in person. We know that people have loved watching the events online, so we’re doing all we can at the moment to try and make a live stream possible. Please bear with us, all updates will be added to this page.
In her talk, Theresa will explore the following areas:
18:00 – Arrival and registration
18:30 – Lecture begins
18:30 – 18:40 – UWE Welcome and Introductions
18:40 – 19:10 – Address
19:10 – 19:45 – Q&A Session
19:45 – 21:00 Networking and refreshments
We are currently exploring and testing options to try and run this as an hybrid event, so that you can tune in virtually or attend in-person. If you are interested in watching this talk online, please indicate on the registration form.
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