Community Site Launch Event Online

NESTA Banter Connecting New Businesses

NESTA is launching a new community site for Start-up businesses and those supporting them. We want you to be part of it - we'll be sending you your membership.   To celebrate this launch we are organising NESTA Banter: a Networking event for you to get to meet the other members of this community face to face and virtually – yes, we are getting a bit technical and will be hooking 5 cities up with video link ups.  This is a chance for you to get a sense of the rich community you are an important part of, and it will have presentations and showcases from members of the community.

How does it work

You will be able to access the event through Webex. We will send you an invitation by email before the event, and you just need to click on this just before 6.30 on the 20^th March and you will be able to see and hear what is going on. All you need is a computer with a broadband connection and sound.

Who's speaking

We've scoured our little black books for the most lively and interesting speakers, including NESTA awardees and other inspiring creatives.

Check them out:  

·         Lizzie Jackson – BBC community guru

·         Ian Gouldstone – BAFTA award winning animatorGavin ·         Richard Brown – interaction designer working on sophisticated and immersive human computer interactions

·         Rose Kane – Designer who has developed an innovative bread baking technique

·         Chris Murphy – described as "a William Morris for the digital age" by Creative Review

·         Hannah Campion – Fine artist who combines underwater photography and industrial spray guns

·         Richard Taylor – runs ‘to what end’ a challenging creative practice excited by worthwhile ends

·         Laura Williams and Nina Belk – Service design duo who run Zest Innovation

·         Kiaran Khan – made-to-measure ethnic evening and bridal wear designer

·         Gaylie Runcimen – runs an award winning digital media and animation company rm-star