Selected:

Katz Kiely
Just-b. Productions
Katz Kiely, Founding Director of Just-b. Productions
Sessions:
“The New Conversation”
Katz Kiely is Founding Director of Just-b. Productions: the company responsible for b.TWEEN 09 and lots of other radical cross sector events. The company is driven by a deep dissatisfaction with traditional formats and a desire to shake things up Over the past five years, Just-b. has developed a series of ideas generation and open innovation schemes with partners including Aegis Media, BBC, HP Labs, Carat, UK Film Council, NESTA, Arts Council, University of Salford, Goldsmiths, Northern Film & Media and South West Screen Katz has become expert in the dynamic digital arenas between the media industries, technology and digital creativity, and is often brought in to consult to private, public and academic clients.
Before Just-b., Katz has commissioned interactive artworks and been a designer, producer, artist and lead singer in countless bands Katz was elected a Fellow of the RSA in 2003. She is a regular judge of the Big Chip and AIMIA awards (the Australian Interactive Media Association Awards).
Speakers:
- Prof. James Powell
University of Salford
Pro Vice Chancellor for Enterprise and Regional Affairs
- Lesley Gavin
BT
Futurologist
- Prof Takeda Shuzaburo
BUF
Executive Director
- Rt Hon Hazel Blears
Local Government
MP Salford
- Prof Paul James
RMIT University, Australia
Director, Global Cities
- Melissa Sterry
Societas
CEO
- Chris Yapp
Exec Technology Strategy Consultant
- David Shaw
Alcatel-Lucent
Director, Industry & Public Sector UK & Ireland
- Nicky Gavron
London Assembly
Londonwide Assembly Member
- Katz Kiely
Just-b. Productions
Katz Kiely, Founding Director of Just-b. Productions
- Prof. Michael Harloe
University of Salford
Vice-Chancellor
- Roger Milburn
Arup
Director
- Professor Carolyn Kagan
Manchester Metropolitan University
Division of Psychology and Social Change
- Veli-Pekka Niitamo
Nokia-IT/Netherlands
Research Director
- Prof. Martin Hall
The Univertsity of Salford
Vice-Chancellor Designate
- Prof Tim May
SURF / University of Salford
Co-director / Professor
- Jane Lucy
Keo Films
Producer
- Kate Braithwaite
Carnegie UK Trust
Director, Rural Programme
- Dave Carter
Manchester Digital Development Agency (MDDA) Manchester City Council
Head
- Jackie Potter
Manchester City South
- Ian Cooper
Eclipse Research Consultants
Founding Partner
- Mike Reardon
Greater Manchester Environment Commission
Strategic Director
- Bob Paterson
Community Finance Solutions
Visiting Social Enterprise Fellow
- Lesley Lomax
Corridor Manchester
Head of Marketing
- Prof. Erik Bichard
University of Salford
Regeneration and Sustainable Development
- Richard Adams
Communications Lighthouse
Digital Strategist


























