Jane MacDonald

March 14, 2012 //

Jane MacDonald, of the Edinburgh College of Art, is coordinator and administrator of the TOTeM (Tales of Things & Electronic Memory) research project.

Tales of Things enables any object to be directly linked to a video or text “biography” that describes its history and background. Launched in 2010, the TalesOfThings.com website is part of the TOTeM: Tales of Things & Electronic Memory research project, a collaboration between five universities and the Research Council’s UK Digital Economy programme.

The project has been driven by an interest in people, artefacts, memories, time, space and technology, exploring what happens when real objects, people and stories are hyperlinked via the web.

Find out more about Jane at LinkedIn and as @talesofthings on Twitter.

Maureen Pennock

March 14, 2012 //

Maureen Pennock is the Web Archive Engagement & Liaison Manager for the British Library. Maureen expertise is in digital preservation, archiving and curation with a great deal of experience in digital cultural heritage initiatives, particularly libraries and archives.

Most recently Maureen’s been involved in devising and delivering new, innovative projects to increase usage, content & permissions for archiving; exploring new opportunities for scholarly access and developing social media & engagement strategies.

You can find Maureen on Twitter as @mopennock and some of her previous presentations at UKOLN.

Tim O’Reilly

March 14, 2012 //

Tim O’Reilly is the founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media, largely considered to be the world’s foremost computer book publisher.

Tim has built an exceptional reputation as one of Silicon Valley’s most farsighted individuals, famously defining his work as “changing the world by spreading the knowledge of innovators” and to ”amplify the faint signals of the alpha-geeks.”

Tim’s has been are the forefront of almost every noteworthy development in computing for over 30 years; publishing ebooks, the first commercial websites, popularising the open source and web 2.0 movements and galvanising technologists into activism under the umbrella of Gov 2.0 and Code for America.

Though, not a household name like Steve Jobs or Jeff Bezos, Tim is widely understood to be The Oracle of Silicon Valley.

Tim has a special connection with Bradford, with fond memories of the city during visits to his maternal grandparents. So, it’s a special pleasure to welcome Tim as our guest for TEDxBradford2012, joining us via Skype from Washington DC.

You can find a detailed biography of Tim’s career at O’Reilly Media and in-depth profile at Inc.com.

Dominic Smith

March 14, 2012 //

Dominic Smith is an artist and curator who’s practice explores open source methods of project development through a hands-on, open approach to working with art & technology.

He recently completed doctoral research with CRUMB at Sunderland University examining the relationship between open source production methods and methods employed by artists and curators.

He is currently in post at the Tyneside Cinema as Digital Media Projects Manager running the Pixel Palace digital media arts programme.

You can find Dominic at @ptechnic on Twitter.

TEDxBradford… what did you think?

October 11, 2011 //

Blog posts…

Jane Lambert’s TEDxBradford, This Is Where We Live
John Atkinson’s TEDxBradford – part 1
Robert Sharples’s 23//TEDx Bradford_This Is Where We Live

Photos…

… speakers at the podium by Ian Smith.
… of the daytime simulcast audience from Imran.
… of Imran & Steve spotting a UFO.
… of Ian Palmer’s TED badge.
… of the evening reception from From Tom Woolley.

Of course the evening was liberally sprinkled with tweets from around the area – indeed TEDxBradford was trending in Leeds! – we’ve picked some of the more memorable ones for you below…

Congratulatory tweets from…

@footstepszine, @crawther, @emilykecic, @irnaqureshi, @michaelj, @misterbeddoe, @bashaa, @engagingbrand, @aerosolarabic

Observational tweets from…

@LSx
@ivortymchak, @zoe_parker, @triggsiee @triggsiee, @bradistantales, @jotini, @adatmill, @manthorp, @livemnml, @thebulletman, @ickledot, @bashaa, @tristanant, @bashaa, @planetclaire, @manthorp, @adatmill, @peg_alexander, @livemnml, @jotini, @imran, @imran, @irnaqureshi, @imran

Tweets from those elsewhere…

@totallywired77, @flawedmonkey, @culturevultures, @adrianevans, @leejackson, @richardmichie, @r0b_shaw

Joolz Denby …on Bradford

October 11, 2011 //

Joolz Denby is a writer, poet, spoken-word performer, illustrative and fine artist, tattooist, art curator and photographer.

Joolz also works in the music industry, as a recording artist, illustrative artist for New Model Army and is well-known for her work in prisons and with marginalized young people and has performed her work all over the world, played innumerable rock, art and literature festivals and broadcasts on BBC Radio 1 and Radio 4.

Joolz closed out TEDxBradford with observations and anecdotes on life in Bradford and her experiences as a creative entrepreneur…

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Faisal Galaria: Disruption, Scale & Underdogs

October 11, 2011 //

Faisal Galaria has 15 years of experience from consumer internet, media, regulatory and professional services. Formerly Spotify‘s VP of Corporate & Business Development, Managing Director of Kayak, General Manager of Jaman, Director for Europe at Skype and also a Strategy & Policy executive at Ofcom.

At TEDxBradford, Faisal shared his insights from the bleeding edge of the dotcom era in an impromptu conversation with the audience…

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Irna Qureshi: My Journey On The Grand Trunk Road

October 11, 2011 //

Irna is an anthropologist, writer and oral historian specialising in British Asian heritage. She has collaborated on several exhibitions and books on this theme, including Coming of Age: 21 Years of Mela in the UK and The Grand Trunk Road: From Delhi to the Khyber Pass.

At TEDxBradford, Irna recalls her journey along the Grand Trunk Road, interviewing the subjects for her remarkable book…

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Mohammed Ali: Art for Art’s sake, or for Mankind’s sake

October 11, 2011 //

Mohammed Ali, aka Aerosol Arabic, is a graffiti artist who has travelled the globe painting street corners with his vibrant murals.

Not only does Ali bring colour to the urban grey spaces, but he bring something of meaning, murals with a message, that deal with some of the issues that exist in the world’s multicultural and multi-faith cities…

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Paul Kerfoot: Turning Design On Its Side

October 11, 2011 //

At the speed of a bullet, design director, branding expert and creative thinker – Paul (The Bulletman) Kerfoot – speaks about his passion for design in tonight’s rapid-fire slot.

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