Speakers addressing media-related topics at PICNIC Festival 2011

Get to know the experts and innovators that will be speaking on the main stage:

• Mark Woerde of LEMZ will look at how brands can heal the world
• Laurence Parkes of AKQA will talk about socializing brands
• Toby Barnes of Mudlark examines the city as a dashboard, and talks about games for social change
• Emer Beamer of Butterfly Works discusses the role of games in informal settlements
• Peter Corbett of iStrategyLabs will introduce his Apps for Democracy projects
• David Barrie talks about the role of media in urban spaces
• Jake Barton looks at collaboration and storytelling on an urban scale
• Ben Hammersley will put his unique spin on the impact of technology on social relationships
• Scott Snibbe will wow us with his interactive experiences, including the apps he created for Bjork’s Biophilia project
• Beth Coleman introduces principles of x-reality design with “Hello Avatar”

Workshops & labs with a focus on media

Get more face-time with our presenters at these labs and workshops where the audience can actively engage with each other and leading specialists.

• Urban Screens Lab: featuring Matt Cottam, Chris Heathcote & Beeker Northam
• Transmedia Lab: featuring Howard Goldkrand, Beth Coleman, Jeff Hull & Lucy Walker
• Slacktivism: How to get media attention for your cause: featuring Mark Woerde, Ottilie Nieuwenhuis & David Langley
• The Data of People, Place and Play: featuring Bonnie Shaw, Jake Barton & Annette Mees
• Future Cities: Designing for Ownership: featuring Tracy Metz, Cathy Brickwood, Michiel de Lange, Carl Lens, Martijn de Waal
• From Database Cities to Urban Stories Session 1: featuring Roman Gallo, Nerea Calvillo, Mirko Lorenz, & Mark Shepard
• From Database Cities to Urban Stories Session 2: featuring Saskia Sassen, Juha van ‘t Zelfde, Martijn de Waal & Mark Shepard