FutureEverything line-up revealed

THE bill for the FutureEverything festival – a “summit of ideas and digital invention” has been unveiled.

The event is being held at The Hive in Manchester’s Northern Quarter from March 21-24.

Chief executive Drew Hemment said: “The FutureEverything Summit is going to bring together thinkers, designers and creative practitioners from around the world, across multiple disciplines all taking part in a series of presentations, panels and workshops.

“For almost two decades, FutureEverything has been working constantly to showcase the relationship between emerging technology, digital cultures and the arts.”

Speakers include Dan Hill, chief executive of Fabrica, a communications research centre based in Italy, and part of the Benetton Group; Jeremy Boxer, creative director and festival director of the Vimeo Festival and Awards; Stephanie Pereira, director of art programmes at crowdsourced funding website Kickstarter; and Steve Crossan, head of the Google Cultural Institute.