TALK. Ingrid Burrington (US), Writer and Author of Networks of New York took the Circle Stage at Techfestival 2018 to deliver an eye-opening keynote on the true costs of technology infrastructures. The digital technologies that we constantly use are enabled by complex and huge installations of wires, cables and other…

TALK. Bruce Sterling (US) is an author, journalist, sci-fi writer, editor and critic. He is a renowned keynote speaker at South by Southwest (SXSW), which is why we were absolutely psyched to have him deliver the closing keynote at Techfestival 2018. Watch the full talk here, to hear Sterling wrap…

TALK. In this keynote talk from Techfestival 2018 Angela Oguntala (US/DK) Director at Futures Consultancy Greyspace helps us uncover how to think about trends shaping the future, without feeling determined by them. In this talk Oguntala reminds us that it is always possible to move upstream, create counter-trends and find…

TALK. “Post-truth is what happens when our ability to trust reality breaks down” — thus says Matt Webb (UK) Technologist and Investor with R/GA Ventures at Techfestival 2018, where he delivered an insightful keynote on the technological trends and drivers giving shape to the post-truth society. Watch his full keynote…

TALK. Ever wonder what goes on behind closed doors of NASA, or what will be the next most groundbreaking technology to be used in space exploration? It might come as a surprise that the answer might in fact be found in biology. At Techfestival 2018 Lynn Rothschild (US) Synthetic Biologist…

TALK. In this keynote talk at Techfestival, Claire L. Evans (US), Musician, Sci-Fi Editor and Author of Broad Band took us on a journey into the feminist history of the Web. In her two years of research, she not only found a “sweet lineage of tech mothers and grandmothers for…

TALK. We were absolutely thrilled to to have Dr. Lisa Mosconi (US) Neuroscientist & Author of Brain Food join our series of keynote speakers at this year’s Techfestival. And when she took the Circle Stage in front of a packed crowd, she blew everyone’s mind with a spectacular talk on…

TALK. At Techfestival 2018 James Bridle (UK), Artist & Author of New Dark Age, gave a keynote talk on the historical and cultural paradigm shift that took place in the 20th century, when we started to believe that by calculating the world, we can predict and control it: When thinking…

TALK. On the second night of Techfestival Kevin Slavin (US), Chief Science & Technology Officer at The Shed, took the Circle Stage to deliver an inspirational keynote on the topic of designing for participation. Watch the full talk here to hear what Slavin had to say about the future role of designers, and how a new generation of designers drive a paradigm shift, replacing user-centered design with the alternative idea of designing for participation.