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ACE CONTENT OVERVIEW
- World class speakers in Innovation and Creative Industries
- Technology showcase from world leading manufacturers
- PitchStop - Creative StartUp Platform
- Creative Learning Summits
- Hands-On Creative BootCamps
- Un-Conference on Creative Business Opportunity Development
| Wednesday 25th March – ACE conference Day 1 |
| Venue: Playhouse Theatre, Artillery Street, Derry |
| 12.00 - 13.00 |
Registration Playhouse reception |
| 13.00 - 13.30 |
Opening Address: Ian Hughes, IBM, Creativity & Metaverse Evangelist Playhouse Context Gallery |
| 13.30 - 15.00 |
Panel Discussion: Why Creativity Matters: Dylan Collins Demonware, Founder Playhouse Context Gallery and Alison J. Malloy, General Manager, Eastman Kodak.
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| 15.00 - 15.30 |
Coffee break |
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PitchStop Playhouse Dance Studio |
Creative Learning Summits Playhouse Context Gallery |
| 15.30 - 17.00 |
ACE PitchStop:
- Sean Melly, Chairman, Powers Court
- Steve Limpe, Serial Entrepreneur, PetroChem USA, Beenz, Acoustiguide,
- Bill Delfing,Global Finance Professional, Resources Global,
- Brian Kelley, Senior Advisor, Deutsche Bank
- Shawn Hartpence, Serial Investor - Capital, Private Equity, Hedge Funds
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Creative Learning Summit 1, ADOBE Summit leader:
Andrew Shorten, Adobe, Platform Evangelist: Serge Jespers, Platform Evangelist Adobe: |
| 17.00 – 18.00 |
ACE PitchStop - Networking & Demos
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Creative Learning Summit 2 – Mobility & Creativity - PALM, ARCHOS Summit Leaders: Ed Colligan, CEO, Palm, Tony Limrick, MD, Steve Martin and Michaela Davies Archos |
| 18.00 – 20.00 |
Unconference pre-party time Playhouse Context Gallery
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| Thursday 26th March – ACE conference Day 2 |
| Venues: Play house, Artillery Street, Derry & Millennium Forum, Newmarket Street, Derry |
| 9.30 – 10.00 |
Registration – Playhouse reception |
| 10.00 – 10.30 |
Keynote address – Paul McLaughlin, Lionhead Studios Playhouse Context Gallery |
| 10.30 -12.00 |
Panel discussion, Creativity in business: Francesco D’Orazio, David Whortley Playhouse Context Gallery |
| 12.00 – 14.00 |
UnConference General Assembly / Lunch / Exhibition Piazza, Millennium Forum |
| 14.00 – 15.00 |
Unconference 1, Developing creative opportunity Millennium Room, E Wall Bar, Farquhar Rooms, Foyle Room, Diamond Room |
| 15.00 – 16.00 |
Unconference 2, Selling creative opportunity Millennium Room, E Wall Bar, Farquhar Rooms, Foyle Room, Diamond Room |
| 16.00 – 17.00 |
Unconference 3, Converging creative opportunity Millennium Room , E Wall Bar, Farquhar Rooms, Foyle Room, Diamond Room |
| 17.00 – 18.00 |
Unconference 4, Networking creative opportunity Millennium Room , E Wall Bar, Farquhar Rooms, Foyle Room, Diamond Room |
| 19.00 - Late |
Unconference partytime, HALO Restaurant, Linenhall Street, Derry |
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| Friday 27th March – ACE conference Day 3 |
| Venues: NWRC, Strand Road, Derry; Verbal Arts Centre, Bishop Street, Derry; Nerve Centre, Magazine Street, Derry |
| 9.15 - 9.45 |
Registration Reception / tea /coffee Northland Building, NWRC, Strand Road, Derry |
| 9.45 - 10.00 |
Official Launch of Digital Media Works Incubator Erin Room Restaurant, Northland Building, Strand Road, Derry |
| 10.00 - 10.30 |
Microsoft Biz Spark Innovation Accelerator Launch Erin Room Restaurant, Northland Building, Strand Road, Derry |
| 10.30 -12.00 |
Bootcamp 1
Games Development Workshop - Pitches n Prose Conference Room, Northland Building, NWRC |
Bootcamp 2
Programming Creativity – Adobe Room D3.322, Northland Building, NWRC |
Bootcamp 3
Designing Creativity – Adobe Room D4.401, Northland Building, NWRC |
Bootcamp 4
Creativity through Silverlight - Microsoft Room D4.402, Northland Building, NWRC |
| 12.00 - 13.00 |
Lunch & jamming session with Peter Cook
Lunch, 'Spontaneous Combustion' jamming session and book signingwith Peter Cook - Learn improvisation and creativity through musical fusion - Bring an instrument if you wish or take pot luck on the day - No experience necessary, just attitude and a spirit of curiosity… |
| 13.00 – 14.30 |
Bootcamp 5
All Things Video Creativity BootCamp - Adobe Nerve Centre |
Bootcamp 6
Creative Voices - Publishing and Podcasting Verbal Arts Centre |
Bootcamp 7
Creativity, Media, & Journalism - Are They Compatible? Journalists from the Guardian, Independent, Press Association Ireland Conference Room, Northland Building, NWRC |
Bootcamp 8
TOP OF THE FLOPS: LESSONS FROM ROCK'N'ROLL FAILURE FOR ENTERPRISING YOUNG MODERNS Lecture Theatre, Northland Building, NWRC |
When & Where
Playhouse, Millennium Forum, NWRC, Verbal arts Centre, Nerve Centre
Derry
United Kingdom
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 12:00 PM - Friday, March 27, 2009 at 2:30 PM (GMT)
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NORIBIC
NORIBIC is the business innovation centre for Northern Ireland, part of a 174 member strong European Business Network. Tel: 004...
ACE UPDATE - StandBy Places for BootCamps - We are now taking standby places for sold out bootcamps. If your bootcamp is not available, and you wish to be on the waitlist, please email michelle.simpson@noribic.com . First come, first serve basis.