It’s the city’s business
EXETERWORKS Lucy Clayton at last year’s TEDxExeter
Open invitation
The ninth annual TEDxExeter conference takes place on 17 April at Northcott Theatre and festival organisers have revealed some of the speakers who are set to entertain, educate and inspire audiences at this year’s event. Claire Kennedy, director and curator of TEDxExeter, says, “We’re bringing together leading thinkers and doers from a variety of fields to explore how we can create a brighter future. We hope to encourage people to step back from today’s fast-paced life and think about the impact of the decisions we make on generations to come. “Many regular attendees tell us TEDxExeter is a highlight of their year, but we’re always keen to welcome new members to our tribe, both by joining us in person or being part of our growing livestream community. People who can’t be with us on the day will be watching our talks live online at venues across Devon and beyond, including a cinema in India.” For more: TEDxExeter.com
Anthony Peake
MOVING ON UP A new data sciences company in Exeter Science Park has been singled out by London Mayor Sadiq Khan by being named a UK finalist in the Mayor of London’s flagship technology innovation programme. Agile Datum specialises in developing advanced artificial intelligence, data analytics and intelligent chatbots for public and private sector organisations. The Mayor’s programme is an opportunity for start-ups to work together with leading corporates and public organisations to tackle some of today’s most pressing problems from congestion to countering violent extremism online. “We’re building a brilliant team here in the south west and have already partnered with experts at the University of Exeter through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership as part of the national work we are doing with Innovate UK,” says tech entrepreneur, CEO and founder Anthony Peake. For more: www.agiledatum.com
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS FOR TEDxEXETER 2020 INCLUDE: • Rais Bhuiyan, survivor of a brutal post9/11 hate crime and founder of World Without Hate • Hannah Critchlow, an internationallyacclaimed Cambridge University neuroscientist and author • Journalist Matthew d’Ancona, from pioneering slow news advocates Tortoise Media • Fionn Ferreira, inventor and grand prize winner of the 2019 Google Science Fair • Tim Gordon, a marine biologist at the University of Exeter • Roman Krznaric, a public philosopher who writes about the power of ideas to change society • Sabrina Luisi, of education charity The Brilliant Club • Nic Marks, CEO and founder of Friday, which measures and improves employee happiness to help businesses build a positive work culture • Carmel McConnell, author, campaigner on child poverty, education and wellbeing
RAISE ME UP
Exeter Community Centre Trust and residents and groups in St David’s Exeter have raised an impressive £1 million to celebrate the heritage of Exeter Community Centre and to enable more community groups to meet there. ‘This is the culmination of two years of hard planning and fundraising work in St David’s – a massive volunteer effort,” says Hannah Reynolds, Chair of Exeter Community Centre Trust. “The Centre has been bursting at the seams with the amount of community activity taking place here. Now we can open up the top floor of the building and enable more meetings and projects to take place. We have called it Our Big Project and it is a real labour of love to provide more opportunities for local people to be involved in our community.” For more: www.eccentre.org
The centre will have more room to welcome the community
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