Technologies for Imagining Otherwise

Lex Fefegha is a creative engineer based in London. He makes immersive, playful experiences that sit somewhere between game, story, and world; experimenting with emerging technology to find new ways people can live inside a narrative. Lex lectures at art and design schools across Europe and regularly speaks at conferences on play and emerging tech. He has worked with Google, BBC, IBM, Samsung and Mozilla. 
 
Arda Awais is an award-winning multidisciplinary designer and creative technologist building new experiences. She is the co-founder of Identity 2.0 and works across the creative industry. Previously, she has worked with the likes of Goethe Institut, Tate, Dove and Soho House. She has been named a #WebChampion by Tim Berners-Lee, awarded the BIMA 100 award in the creators and designers category, selected to be a Design Council expert to work on projects accelerating the #DesignforPlanet mission and serves on the G42 board for the pillar AI and Digital Ethics. 
 
Sara Berkai is the founder and CEO of Ambessa, a social enterprise which designs DIY kits encouraging kids to build, and TAVI, a home for young makers. With a background in technology and education, Berkai graduated with an MSc in Child Development from the University of Oxford and has been recognised by Forbes Under 30 and the UN's ITU. Sara has delivered lectures on co-design at UC Berkeley, MIT, and the University of Oxford, and serves on the advisory boards of UCL School of Management and SXSW EDU. 

Elijah is a Writer and DJ with 15 years experience in London's independent music and arts sector, spanning artist and label management, event production and creative direction. His writing series on Instagram: the 'Yellow Squares' covered the new creative landscape post lockdown and developed into visual installations, an album, book, podcast, dj controller and a global lecture series. He contributes to Rinse FM and co-founded the Grime record label Butterz (2010-2021).