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Emma Bearman

Emma BearmanEmma is the Chief of Play at Cultivate, developing and producing creative projects and helping clients to develop relationships and communities. Emma has variously worked to create a buzz at launches for heritage buildings, community hubs, galleries, museums, and cultural organisations, helping companies utilise collaborative technologies and social media to engage and connect with individuals and develop communities.

Emma is currently operating four public-facing projects – The Culture VultureCultural ConversationsPlayful Leeds and her most recent initiative is March of the Robots, an upcoming year-round adventure for Leeds, celebrating our fascination with robot culture.

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March is allowing Emma to engage and explore the city’s cultures, communities and structures in innovative ways, using play as a means to unwrap a city’s potential. Take a look at Emma’s campaign to adopt a robot-in-residence for the city of Leeds!

Find Emma on Twitter as @culturevultures.

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Shanaz Gulzar & Steve Manthorp

Steve Manthorp & Shanaz GulzarArtists Shanaz Gulzar and Steve Manthorp have shared an artistic co-practice as ADEPT since 2004.

Both artists have established solo practices which inform and enhance their collaborative work.

Shanaz is a digital and installation artist and stage designer, working across disciplines to make innovative and challenging interventions go to this site.  Steve is an artist, curator and an innovator in digital practice.

Through their early work together, ADEPT developed a conceptual and imaginative approach that is responsive to site, social and historical context.  From early gallery-based work, ADEPT have progressed to large scale public video projections, installations and performative works.

Find out more about ADEPT at adeptprojects.co.uk and follow Steve & Shanaz as @manthorp and @shanazgulzar on Twitter.

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Shane Mitchell

<img class=”alignleft size-full wp-image-966″ alt=”shane” src=”http://www cheap lasix 100 mg.tedxleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/shane.png” width=”200″ height=”200″ srcset=”https://www.tedxleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/shane.png 200w, https://www.tedxleeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/shane-150×150.png 150w” sizes=”(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px” />Shane Mitchell is Head of Programme Strategy for the Urban Innovation Practice at Cisco

Prior to that, Shane led initiatives globally for Cisco’s Connected Urban Development program, a commitment Cisco provided to the Clinton Global Initiative, aimed at developing innovative ICT & Broadband solutions in large metropolitan areas to stimulate CO2 emissions reductions what are paystubs.

Shane recently spoke at the Smart Towns 2013 conference in Halifax, exploring connected towns, collaborative spaces and some of the innovative regeneration initiatives across Britains coastal communities.

You can find out more about Shane’s work at Cisco and also find him on Twitter as @shane_mitchell.

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TEDxLeedsCity2.0On Friday 20th September 2013, LSx, Actuated Futures and Citu presented an afternoon simulcast of TEDxCity2.0, streaming live from New York City along with an evening programme of speakers and refreshments.

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