We will have over 35 content sessions at The Summit across 4 different theatres and workshop spaces. Session information will be published here as they confirmed. Full schedule details with timings will be published on the event app in October.

Please note, sessions may be subject to change.

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Summit 25 Program

Weds

Where Worlds Collide: Blending Film, Theatre, Concert and Attractions – Lessons from Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration and Audiences

Join the practitioners behind some of the UK’s most innovative immersive location-based experiences as they reveal how film, music, and theatre intersect to inspire fresh approaches to audience engagement. Discover…..

Jack Pirie
Director / CD
Freelancer
Alex Hylands-White
Co-founder, Director, CMO
Clockwork Dog // COGS
Heather Ruck
Producer
Punchdrunk
Sheena Patel
Director / Co Founder
YonderBeyond / Immersive Experience Network
Kojo Samuel
Music Director
Kojo Music
Hannah Price
Creative Director
Buried Giants
Zoe Snow
Executive Producer
Gary Beestone Associates
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Weds

Crafting Worlds: The Creative Alchemy Behind Immersive Experiences

What does it take to turn imagination into reality? Join White Light and The Lost Estate for a deep dive into the creative journey behind today’s most captivating immersive experiences……

Eddy Hackett
Co-founder and Executive Producer
The Lost Estate
Jason Larcombe
Strategic Project Manager
White Light / d&b Solutions
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ERIC
Tues

Why Build a World? The Philosophy Behind Phantom Peak

Escape rooms changed live entertainment, but where else can we go next?This talk explores the philosophy that drove Phantom Peak: a belief that players shouldn’t just solve a mystery… they…..

Nick Moran
Creative Director / Co-founder
Phantom Peak
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Tues

Breaking Through: the shift from niche to mainstream

A fireside chat between some mainstays in immersive entertainment, discussing the journey from the early days of crowd funded experiments to mainstream global attractions. Bringing together the different perspectives of…..

Ruth Read
Director
Blooloop
Meri Mance
Founder
Mance Communications
Tom Lionetti-Maguire
CEO
Little Lion Entertainment
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Tues

Dream vs. Budget: Who Wins in Immersive Design?

Immersive experiences often promise world-building on a grand scale – but budgets rarely match the ambition. How can designers and producers reconcile creative vision with the financial reality of the…..

Dan Hughes
Managing Director
Illusion Design and Construct
Hamish Jenkinson
CEO
The Department Agency
Neil Connolly
Creative Director
Immersive Everywhere
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Artist
Tues

Alistair’s Digital Playroom

A host of interactive experiences created by game developer and clown performer Alistair Aitcheson. Pour your heart out to a modified paper shredder, and crack an against-the-clock codebreaking challenge that…..

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Artist
Weds

Sounding Piece – Joseph Young

Sounding Peace is a sonic memorial to peace and peacekeeping, created in collaboration with veterans of the British armed forces and their families. Drawing on their lived experiences, the work…..

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Artist
Tues

Chapter 0 – LOY

Chapter 0 is a showcase of immersive multimedia work by independent artist LOY, featuring work by Viviane Lara Quadrado. The experience features an exploration of AI-induced psychosis alongside live conversations…..

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Artist
Weds

Mind Control Disco – But Why?

Step into the rhythm and surrender your senses as O.M.N.I., an all-knowing party AI, that’s scanned all of human creation to make the perfect night out. Guests wear headphones, hear…..

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Artist
Weds

Virtual Orchestra – Philharmonia

The Orchestra began working in VR in 2014, and we have created five experiences in 360 video showcasing the music of Beethoven, Mahler, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius and Vaughan Williams. These have…..

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Tues
Talk Roulette

Talk Roulette : Audience Choice 

It’s late and we’re tired, but join us for a quick fire parade of ideas at 8pm on Tuesday evening for inspiration and humour from Summit delegates.  The audience chooses…..

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Weds
Workshop

For What It’s Worth; Co-Creating Value with Transformation and Exchange

How do we measure the “Value” of an experience? And what opportunities are you missing if you’re measuring in the wrong units? Performer and Theatermaker Yannick Trapman-O’Brien (The Telelibrary, Undersigned)…..

Yannick Trapman-O’Brien
Independent Performer & Producer
Undersigned, The Telelibrary
Laura Hess
Experience Strategist
Reuleaux
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Tues
Workshop

How to Find the Soul of a Sailor

Molga’s work combines a deep seated love for the oceans, intimate personal narratives and cutting edge technology. In this engaging presentation she invites you to dive into a conversation surrounding…..

Kasia Molga
Lead Artist, Creative Found, Art Director
Studio Molga Ltd
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Weds
Workshop

Drop-in Mentoring

Running a creative business isn’t easy, especially around finances, strategy, and growth. In this drop-in session, Sam Wai of Immersif will mentor attendees on their immediate business challenges. Each question…..

Sam Wai
Certified Bookkeeper & Mentor
Immersif
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Weds
Workshop

Big tech/Small tech: Technology, Play, and the Art of Interaction

A decade of immersive experiences have been defined by “big tech”, but what role should technology really play in immersive experiences for the next decade? Join Deterministic’s Theo Holloway, and…..

Ivan Carić
Founder and Creative Director
Lemon Difficult Studio
Theo Holloway
Director
Deterministic Limited
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ERIC
Tues
Workshop

Escape the Chaos: Organise Your Marketing

Marketing can feel like juggling flaming torches while trying to solve a puzzle, lots of moving parts, not enough time. This interactive workshop is designed to help escape room and…..

Zoli Papp
Founder
Zolitopia
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Weds

Building the bridge between architects & experience designers

This session examines how architects and experience designers are increasingly converging to shape immersive projects from a shared starting point. Through a collaborative conversation, the session explores and compares their…..

Tristan Hupe-Guimarães
Global Creative Business Development
Tellart
Adrian Cohen
Associate (Architect)
HKS Architects
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Tues

Art of Memory as Experience Design

Long before the term “experience design” existed, the ancient art of memory taught people to make what mattered, unforgettable. Rooted in the Hermetic tradition, this esoteric knowledge stream fused memory…..

Victor Lander
Founder
Secret Society + Landerlander
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Weds

Eat with your Ears

Immersive experiences are too often reduced to screens. To create lasting, mind-shifting states, we must engage more than sight. Vision is overloaded; sound—one of our fastest, most immediate channels—cuts through…..

Caroline Hobkinson
Sensory Designer, Food-Art & Anthropologist
Caroline Hobkinson
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Tues
Workshop

Making Your First Jubensha

Ever wanted to step into a story where you hold the clues, secrets, and maybe even the motive? Jubensha, China’s hit blend of murder mystery, improv, and roleplay, is all…..

Joe Strickland
AD/CEO
Chronic Insanity
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Weds

Improving Accessibility for Live and Digital Events.

Learn the tools of making your experience accessible as well as a new paradigm for thinking of events that will open up your experiences to the widest possible people. After…..

Jenifer Toksvig
Storyteller, theatre maker
The Copenhagen Interpretation
Christopher Morrison
Founder/Writer/Director
Reality+, LLC
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Weds

Designing for meaningful participation and play: Co-creation, personal connection, and the immersion that money can’t buy

“What if we told you that the most powerful form of immersion isn’t about set, tech or budget. That it’s actually about something much simpler: the power of personal connection.”…..

Chloe Mashiter
Designer & facilitator for live gaming
Seth Kriebel
Artist
Jack Aldisert
Director
Deadweight Theatre
Yannick Trapman-O’Brien
Independent Performer & Producer
Undersigned, The Telelibrary
Katy Naylor
Artistic Director
The Voidspace
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Tues

Immersive Tech in Culture

This panel features voices from arts leaders and creative technologists who are revolutionizing the role of immersive storytelling in cultural heritage organizations. Drawing on the distinctive expertise of each panelist,…..

Chipo Mapondera
Creative Technologist
GLOBAL DIGITAL FUTURES
Emma Brown
Deputy Director
XR Stories
Kate Farrell
Head of Programme
Mediale CIO
Sarah Brin
Freelance Executive Producer & Creative industries Advisor
Sarah Brin Consulting Services
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Weds

From Blackbox to Blockbuster Larp: Lessons from a Global Phenomenon

From intimate blackbox encounters to multi-day blockbusters, larp (live action role playing) features many of the world’s most innovative immersive experiences. Its influence can be seen in high-profile experiences like…..

Adrian Hon
Writer, Designer
Laura Kröger
Larp designer and producer
Mike Pohjola
Creative Director
Rebel Rehbinder
Producer
Omen Star ltd
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