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Immersive Experience Network Summit 2025

Tuesday 21st & Wednesday 22nd October


Woolwich Works, East London

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Welcome to Summit 2025 — 
The ultimate gathering for Live Interactive & Immersive Experience Creators

Thanks to overwhelming demand and community feedback, Summit 2025 is expanding to a two-day experience giving you more time,
more space, and more opportunity to connect, collaborate, and create.

 

Join a vibrant community of boundary-pushing creators for two days of innovation, inspiration, and actionable insights.

Whether you’re looking to meet new collaborators, share your journey, or tap into the latest trends shaping live and immersive experiences, Summit 2025 is where it all comes to life.

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A change in venue, a new iteration for the Summit

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We’ve had a bit of an unexpected plot twist.

After planning for the last 6 months for a bigger Summit and Convention at The Beams, we were informed that the venue for this year’s Immersive Experience Summit, would be unavailable with immediate effect. This meant our booking had to be cancelled – and naturally, it was a big curveball in our planning process.

But we believe in turning setbacks into opportunities.

 

So we’re excited to announce that Summit’25 will now be returning to the incredible Woolwich Works. For those of you who joined us last year at Summit’24, you will know that this is a dynamic cultural space right on the river in South East London.

This does mean we’ve had to adjust our ticketing and content program but it’s still going to be an amazing couple of days to bring the Immersive community together.

Supporting IEN

As you can imagine, this curveball has put considerable strain on the Immersive Network Team, and we’ve still got a lot of work to do in order to update all the preparation for the event. If you wanted to support us in this work then please consider becoming a member and joining us building this amazing community.

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Content Program

Tues
Workshop
Is this just a game? How role-play and gamification inspires real-world impact
Anand Mistry
Weds
Designing for meaningful participation and play: Co-creation, personal connection, and the immersion that money can’t buy
Chloe Mashiter, Seth Kriebel, Jack Aldisert, Yannick Trapman-O’Brien, Katy Naylor
Weds
From Cinema to Street: How AI World Models and Democratized Tools Are Reshaping Immersive Audio
Matthew Hawn
Tues
Street-Level Storytelling: Turning Places into Interactive Adventures
Tom Syms, Mark Naus, Michael Guerin
Weds
Eat with your Ears
Caroline Hobkinson
Weds
Material-led Design Processes: Sustainable Set Design at Any Scale
Alice Helps
ERIC
Tues
Nick Moran: Creative Director / Co-founder – Phantom Peak
Nick Moran
Tues
Immersive Tech in Culture
Chipo Mapondera, Emma Brown, Kate Farrell, Sarah Brin
Weds
Building the bridge between architects & experience designers
Tristan Hupe-Guimarães, Adrian Cohen
Tues
From £285K to £850: Why Value-Engineering Is a Creative Superpower
Skye Von
Weds
From Blackbox to Blockbuster Larp: Lessons from a Global Phenomenon
Adrian Hon, Laura Kröger, Mike Pohjola, Rebel Rehbinder
ERIC
Tues
In Conversation with Jonathan Driscoll, Founder of Escaparium
Jonathan Driscoll
Weds
Improving Accessibility for Live and Digital Events.
Jenifer Toksvig, Christopher Morrison
ERIC
Tues
Sorry, You Just Missed Them – A Lesson in Environmental Storytelling
Chris Lattner
Weds
Shared Spaces: Navigating Artistic Voice in Brand-Comissioned Installations
Maximo Recio
Weds
On-boarding: Inviting guests into immersive and playable worlds
Arlo Howard
ERIC
Tues
Your Business is Creativity & Creativity is Your Business
David Spira
Tues
Talk Roulette
Talk Roulette : Audience Choice 
Tues
Workshop
How to Find the Soul of a Sailor
Kasia Molga
Tues
Creative Economics: Financial Impacts of Creative Planning Decisions
Natalia Bakhlina
Tues
REMARKABLE: How 500 Experiences Created a New ROX Framework
Laura Hess
Weds
Slowness is a tool for heartache: Building a New Grammar for Deeper Immersion
Claire Doherty
Weds
Workshop
Big tech/Small tech: Technology, Play, and the Art of Interaction
Ivan Carić, Theo Holloway
Weds
The Silent Stagehand: How Technology Can Elevate Immersive Experiences
Tim Burrell-Saward
Tues
Workshop
Making Your First Jubensha
Joe Strickland
Tues
The Fine Art of Writing Show: Narrative Design for Theme Park Attractions
Chad Jones
Weds
Workshop
For What It’s Worth; Co-Creating Value with Transformation and Exchange
Yannick Trapman-O’Brien, Laura Hess
Weds
Safe Space in the Spotlight: Protecting Performers in Immersive Environments
Leah Milburn-Clark
Weds
Art of Memory as Experience Design
Victor Lander
Weds
Workshop
Drop-in Mentoring
Sam Wai
ERIC
Tues
Workshop
Escape the Chaos: Organise Your Marketing
Zoli Papp
Weds
Workshop
An Intro to Spatial Storytelling for Non Technical Creators, From Idea to Full Experience
Michael Guerin
ERIC
Tues
From rags to Witches – breaking away from what we know and trust
Charlie Bond
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Tuesday 21st - Wednesday 22nd October 2025
IEN Summit 2025

Full Summit Day Ticket – includes the following:


  • Three theatres of Summit content including Escape Room Industry Convention theatre on day 1. 
  • Workshops (subject to availability)
  • Exhibitor & Experience R&D space
  • Summit content recordings from both days
  • Discounts to immersive experiences & attractions


Full content program to be announced early September. Sign up to the mailing list for updates.

Tickets

As an independent organisation without external funding, we’re committed to keeping the Summit as accessible as possible while ensuring it remains financially sustainable.

Here are some of the ways we’re doing that this year:

  • Concession Tickets: concession tickets for anyone for whom the full price is a barrier. If you have any questions then please contact us
  • Single Day Option: are you only available one day? Choose between a single day ticket or a two day ticket option
  • Phased Ticket Releases: we will be releasing a limited number of Early Bird tickets with the most competitive pricing – the earlier you register, the better the price.
  • Sponsored Tickets: offering a chance to have the price of your ticket covered by one of our Industry Partners.

Members Discount: members get discounted tickets through the member portal on our website. Join today for access.

Phased ticketing:

We will be releasing Summit’25 tickets in phases – the earlier you sign up for tickets, the better price you will secure.

Here’s what phased ticketing for Summit’25 looks like:

Members Pricing *

Ticket Type

Early Bird 
Limited Availability until 30th September

Standard Pricing

Early Bird 
Limited Availability until 30th September

Standard Pricing

Summit 1 Day Ticket

£185

£225

£145

£185

Summit 1 Day Ticket – Concession**

£140

£175

£125

£155

Summit 2 Day Ticket

£330

£399

£295

£359

Summit 2 Day Ticket – Concession**

£255

£315

£229

£280

* Discounted tickets for members available through the members portal on our website. Join as a member today to get instant access. 

** Concession tickets available for anyone for whom the full cost would be a barrier. For further information see our FAQs

Sponsored Tickets

We will also be running our sponsored tickets scheme again where people for whom the full cost of the ticket would be a barrier can apply for a full Summit ticket provided by our Industry Supporters.

Each Industry Supporter will choose two applicants to sponsor, further information and applications are available here

Who it’s for

The Summit is for everyone involved in creating live immersive,
interactive and playable experiences. Including the following roles and sectors:

Founders XR Designers Directors Experience Designers Investors Creative Technologists Artists Producers Sound Designers Performers Writers Researchers Dramaturg VR Designers Attraction Operators Creative Directors Innovation Leaders Game Designers Set Designers Choreographers Themed Attraction Designers 3D Artists Brand Innovators Researchers
Themed Attractions Theatre Brand Experiences Experience Fabrication Immersive Learning Arts Hertiage Event Production XR Experiences Entertainment Activist Arts

Partners and Exhibitors

The Immersive Experience Network Summit is fast becoming one of the UK’s leading gatherings for immersive creators.

Summits are made possible thanks to the support of our Industry Supporters – organisations who share their expertise, showcase their innovations, and connect with emerging talent and future collaborators.

If you’re interested in becoming an Industry Partner and be part of the Summit, then get in touch – we look forward to hearing from you.

Get in touch
Content Partner
Escape Room Industry Convention

Industry Supporters

Illusion Design & Construction Logo
Mance Communications Logo
db Audio Logo
Vista Insurance Logo
Deterministic Logo
Immersif Logo

Exhibitors

Want to Exhibit at Summit’25? You’d be in good company! Contact us to discuss how to be part of this year’s Exhibitor Zone.

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