Wildfire is set to be a unique meeting of the brightest minds in the business.
It’s your opportunity to gain the benefit of all our speakers’ groundbreaking experiences as the leading lights within their respective fields.
Situated on an 11 acre site that has become the creative hub of London's East End, The Old Truman Brewery dominates an area that’s being called the Portobello of the new millennium.
Today, more than 200 small creative businesses are housed within the Brewery, including fashion designers, artists, DJs, graphic designers, architects plus recording as well as photographic studios. Together they make the Brewery a self-contained creative resource that is unique in Britain.
When: Wildfire the Conference: April 24th – 25th 2007
Where: The Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London, E1 6QL
Cost: £1,100 excl VAT, 2-day conference and drinks reception
Agenda
| Day 1: 24th April | Speakers |
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| 8.15am | Registration and coffee |
| 9.00 – 9.10am | Welcome address Mark Tutssel – Chief Creative Officer |
| 9.10 – 10.00am | The View From The Top Matt Dickinson |
| 10.00 – 10.50am | ‘Welcome to the age of jazz’ Rishad Tobaccowola – CEO Denuo, chief innovations officer Publicis Groupe |
| 10.50 – 11.10am | Coffee break |
| 11.10 – 12.00pm | ‘Social Networking: Getting your message across’ Sarah Gavin – Communications Director, Bebo |
| 12.00 – 12.50pm | ‘Branding in a 2.0 World’ Russell Davies – Partner, Open Intelligence Agency |
| 12.50 – 2.00pm | Lunch |
| 2.00 – 2.50pm | ‘Infinite Monkeys: Capturing the genius of the Hive Mind for fun and profit’ Jordan Weisman – Chief Creative Officer, 42 Entertainment |
| 2.50 – 3.40pm | ‘Creativity and Contagious Media’ Ze Frank – designer, performer, consultant |
| 3.40 – 4.00pm | Coffee Break |
| 4.00 – 4.40pm | Panel Discussion |
| 4.40 – 5.30pm | ‘Most Contagious – Ideas that break the mould’ Paul Kemp-Robertson – Editorial Director, Contagious |
| 5.30 – 8.00pm | Fluid reception – The Boiler House DJ MauritZ |
| Day 2: 25th April | Speakers |
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| 8.15am | Morning coffee |
| 9.00 – 9.10am | Opening remarks; Day 1 highlights Paul Kemp-Robertson – Editorial Director, Contagious |
| 9.10 – 10.00am | ‘Change is Good’ Jon Kamen – Chairman and CEO, @radical.media |
| 10.00 – 10.50am | ‘Virtual Worlds: The future of advertising and entertainment’ Reuben Steiger – Millions of Us |
| 10.50 – 11.10am | Coffee Break |
| 11.10 – 12.00pm | ‘Innovation and Independence’ Ajaz Ahmed – Chairman and Co-Founder, AKQA |
| 12.00 – 12.50pm | ‘TV in the digital age: First the icing, now the cake’ Cameron Saunders – Head of Marketing, Digital Channels, Channel 4 |
| 12.50 – 2.00pm | Lunch |
| 2.00 – 2.50pm | ‘Walk, Don’t Run: How to build a brand through design and ethics’ Miguel Fluxa – Camper |
| 2.50 – 3.30pm | ‘Branded Utility and Other Short Stories’ Johnny Vulkan – Partner, Innovations, Anomaly |
| 3.30 – 3.50pm | Coffee Break |
| 3.50 – 4.30pm | Panel Discussion |
| 4.30 – 5.20pm | Nano Culture: The changing nature of Identity in the digital world Tom Savigar – Trends Director, The Future Laboratory |
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Wildfire Recommended Accommodation
Monday 23th & Tuesday 24th April 2007
We would like to recommend the following hotels, all within easy reach of The Old Truman Brewery. If you’d like to take advantage of these spacious rooms at exceptional rates, then be sure to book them now as they are only available for a limited period.
- Great Eastern Hotel
Tel: +44 (0)20 7618 5132
Web: www.great-eastern-hotel.co.uk
Rates (from): £260.00
Distance from venue: 1.6km
Booking reference: Wildfire - Eton Collection, Threadneedles, Bank
Tel: +44 (0)20 7657 8083
Web: www.theetoncollection.com
Rates (from): £275.00
Distance from venue: 2.5km
Booking reference: Wildfire - Grange City, London
Tel: +44 (0)20 7863 3700
Web: www.grangehotels.com
Rates (from): £190.00
Distance from venue: 2.2km
Booking reference: Wildfire - Hilton London Bridge
Tel: +44 (0)20 3002 4315
Web: www.hilton.co.uk/towerbridge
Rates (from): £179.00
Distance from venue: 3.4km
Booking reference: Wildfire WIL230407 - Saint Gregory Hotel
Tel: +44 (0)20 7613 9804
Web: www.saintgregoryhotel.co.uk
Rates (from): £179.00
Distance from venue: 1.4km
Booking reference: Wildfire - Guoman Tower Hotel
Tel: +44 (0)870 414 1516
Web: www.guoman.com
Rates (from): £153.20
Distance from venue: 2.5km
Booking reference: CCDC230407
If you have any queries, please call +44 (0)207 349 1175 or email at info@wildfiretheconference.com
