ACE Awakening Creative Entrepreneurship March 24, 2009

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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 Galleryand Alison J. Malloy, General Manager, Eastman Kodak.

15.00 - 15.30
Coffee break

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

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
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

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 DOrazio, 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

Friday 27th March ACE conference Day 3

Venues: NWRC, Strand Road, Derry; Verbal Arts Centre, Bishop Street, Derry; Nerve Centre, Magazine Street, Derry

9.00 - 9.30
Registration Reception, Northland Building, NWRC, Strand Road, Derry

9.30 - 9.40
Official Launch of Digital Media Works Incubator Erin Room Restaurant, Northland Building, Strand Road, Derry

9.40 - 10.00
Microsoft Biz Spark Innovation Accelerator Launch Erin Room Restaurant, Northland Building, Strand Road, Derry

10.00 -11.30am
Bootcamp 1Games Development Workshop - Pitches n Prose Conference Room, Northland Building, NWRC
Bootcamp 2Programming Creativity Adobe Room D3.322, Northland Building, NWRC
Bootcamp 3Designing Creativity Adobe Room D4.401, Northland Building, NWRC
Bootcamp 4Creativity through Silverlight - Microsoft Room D4.402, Northland Building, NWRC

11.30 12.00
Coffee Break

12.00 13.30
Bootcamp 5All Things Video Creativity BootCamp - Adobe Nerve Centre
Bootcamp 6Creative Voices - Publishing and Podcasting Verbal Arts Centre
Bootcamp 7Creativity, Media, & Journalism - Are They Compatible? Journalists from the Guardian, Independent, Press Association Ireland Conference Room, Northland Building, NWRC
Bootcamp 8TOP OF THE FLOPS: LESSONS FROM ROCK'N'ROLL FAILURE FOR ENTERPRISING YOUNG MODERNS Lecture Theatre, Northland Building, NWRC

13.30 - 14.30
Lunch & jamming session with Peter CookLunch, '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



Organized by NORIBIC
NORIBIC is the business innovation centre for Northern Ireland, part of a 174 member strong European Business Network. Tel: 0044(0)2871264242

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Ticket Info:  

• General Admission - Two Day Pass, Free
• Games Development Bootcamp 1 - Pitches n Prose, Free
• Programming Creativity BootCamp 2 - Adobe, Free
• Designing Creativity BootCamp 3 - Adobe, Free
• Creativity through Silverlight, Bootcamp 4 - Microsoft, Free
• All Things Video Creativity BootCamp 5 - Adobe, Free
• Creative Voices - Publishing and Podcasting, Bootcamp 6, Free
• Creativity, Media, & Journalism - Are They Compatible?, Free
• Top of the Flops: Rock'n'Roll Lessons for Enterprise, Free
• Pre-Party Pass Only - Context Gallery, Free
• UnCon Party Only - Halo Effect, Free

Official Website: http://aceconference-upcoming.eventbrite.com