Spend the day with us online as we share a year of deep thinking and prototype-making by artists, technologists, health & education professionals, engineering & manufacturing experts, architects, academics and researchers, in the field of Automation.

Automation is changing the way we live. It could be seen as the ‘quiet’ revolution – working in the background to assist in creative processes, gradually transforming agriculture through robotics, or re-imagining how we search the internet. Over the last year we’ve invested over £600,000 into exploring Automation and its applications. We’re interested in how it develops in a way that is ethical, promotes wellbeing, connects us to one another and creates value in the world.

Looking through a Creative Industries lens, the South West Creative Technology Network or SWCTN, has brought people together from different sectors, with industry and academia joining forces. This joining of forces, or Knowledge Exchange, combined with expertise in creative producing and business development is at the heart of our process. Our aim has been to facilitate connections and create spaces to share skills, collaborate and co-create.

With over 30 sessions to choose from throughout the day you can expect to:

• Be the first to engage with new products, services and experiences being developed through our automation prototype programme
• Participate in interactive experiences created by artists in the South West
• Join our Knowledge Exchange team as they share our learning and manifesto for connecting research and development, and academia and industry
• Think about the future (and past) of inclusion and creative technology, and work with us to make change
• Dive into the research from our 24 Fellows who have been exploring the frontiers of automation technology
• Meet our Producer Fellows as they discuss their learning on the role of the Producer in art and technology innovation

To see the full schedule please head over to Hopin.

Accessibility

This event is live captioned and BSL interpretation is available on request.

We want this event to be as inclusive and accessible as possible. If you are concerned about any barriers that may prevent you from participating in the day please contact Producer Charlie on showcase@kaleider.com. You will also be given the opportunity to tell us about any access requirements you may have when you book your ticket. We will do our very best to accommodate requests.

The South West Creative Technology Network Showcase is produced by Kaleider and forms part of the £6.5 million project to expand the use of creative technologies across the region. It is part of Research England’s Connecting Capabilities Fund, which supports university collaboration in research commercialisation and encourages commercialisation of products made through partnerships with industry. The network is led by the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), in partnership with Watershed in Bristol, Kaleider in Exeter, Bath Spa University, the University of Plymouth and Falmouth University.