Tour of Design Facilities with students on the MSc courses followed bydrinks and networking

Our Speakers (subject to change)

Dr Martin Parker (University of Edinburgh) will introduce staff, research activities, resources and opportunities for collaboration with creative industries, and specialist postgraduate courses.

Norman Harris (SFX Technologies Ltd) will provide insights into how his background in product design has lead to the creation of SFX's innovative speaker technology.

Mike Clouser (Edinburgh-Stanford Link) will talk about opportunities for entrepreneurship and commercialisation relating to Sound Design and Digital Media.

Paul Welham (CEO Cereproc Ltd) will talk about the Cere voice and the latest advances in speech synthesis.

Andy Crofts (CEO Pufferfish Ltd) will talk about the Pufferfish Sphere (an inflatable ball on which images can be projected) and the increasing interest from artists, exhibitors and event organisers to use it as the basis for an interactive art installation.

Linda Steedman (MD Ecom) will describe the development, support and delivery of a collaborative environment where Centres, Tutors and Students work through business related course materials and develop their business ideas.