JUDGING. CREATIVE CAREERS CONFERENCE 'Pitch your idea'
Calling all creatives and entrepreneurs!
We hosted a (free!) global virtual Creative Careers Conference on Thursday 15th April, bridging the gap between emerging creatives and the creative industries- A big thank you to Daiki Shinomiya & the team for pulling this together during Covid year for global students. VISIT THE WEBSITE
125 sign-ups. 18 countries. 5 continents. 1 conference.
“I’ve always wondered why students don’t tend to organise global conferences. Not knowing any better, I decided to host one myself.
From developing branding concepts with The New Kid Collective, to onboarding world-class speakers, working on marketing strategy with Felipe Rocha Melhado and Leoni Fretwell, and brushing up my public speaking skills, this project has been all but amazing.
“Despite the many lows and uncertainties that came along, it has been an invaluable learning experience both building and hosting my first ever virtual event - somehow bringing together young creatives from Canada all the way to Australia.” Daiki Shinomiya
The conference brings together speakers from multiple industries to foster exciting conversation, including a filmmakers’ discussion, a panel of industry experts – from AT&T to Ogilvy – to judge students’ creative side hustles, and a speed networking event with students around the world. This is a great opportunity for anyone with a side project or startup to get their work out into the world!
The conference features the following events:
Pitch Your Side Hustle! 08:00 PDT / 11:00 EDT / 16:00 BST / 23:00 HKT
Watch three emerging creatives/groups pitch their side hustles to a panel of industry-leading judges. Judges include:
Nicole Yershon (Founder of NY Collective and former Ogilvy Labs Founder)
Dan Bennett (Consulting Director, Ogilvy Behavioural Sciences UK)
Bernard Yee (Regional President, AT&T Asia Pacific and Canada)
If you’re interested in pitching to the judges, then please fill out the application form on the website! We will be selecting three creatives to pitch live during the conference.
Filmmakers’ Fireside Chat. 09:00 PDT / 12:00 EDT / 17:00 BST
A discussion between filmmakers from different industries and stages of their careers exploring the impacts of the pandemic and the future of film. Filmmakers include:
Sam Bennett (Music video director for 8-time Grammy-winning artist FINNEAS, and independent composer)
Alex Qian (LA based photographer and filmmaker, having worked for brands like XBOX and Adobe)
Madi Boll (Emerging filmmaker and recent USC Film graduate)
Simeon Costello (BFI winning short film producer for his recent film “Shuttlecock”, now on the BBC iPlayer)
