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Special:Transformer Room (Transformatorhuis)

PICNIC Academy- Lectures

Creative Learning

The PICNIC Academy offers students from different universities and schools a world class series of lectures by PICNIC speakers.

PICNIC Academy Lectures:

Moderator: Marianne Spier

09.30 - 09.35 Welcome to PICNIC Academy
09.35 - 10.30 Michael Tchong, trend analyst
Michael Tchong, founder of Ubercool, is an internationally recognized speaker on
emerging trends in business, culture and media.
10.30 - 10.40 to be confirmed
10.40 - 10.50 Student Presentation
10.50 - 11.25 Andy Hobsbawm
Andy Hodsbawm is Co-fouder, Dothegreenthing.com an European Chariman Agency.com and 2007 Green Challenge Finalist.
11.25 - 12.00 Laurent Haug
Laurent Haug is an entrepreneur and thinker, founder of the Lift conference series exploring the social impact of new technologies in Europe (Geneva, Switzerland) and Asia (Jeju, Korea) since 2006.
12.00 - 14.00 LUNCH in PICNIC Club at own cost
14.00 - 14.35 Jose Luis de Vicente
Jose Luis de Vicente is a researcher and writer at the Medialab-Prado with a
keen interest in the crossover between art and information processes
14.35 - 15.10 Matt Hanson
Matt Hanson is a filmmaker, working on the open-source movie project A Swarm of
Angels.
15.10 - 15.40 Coffee Break
15.40 - 16.15 Katarina Skoberne
Katarina Skoberne is the co-founder and managing director of OpenAd.net, ‘The
World’s Biggest Creative Department’.
16.15 - 16.25 Student Presentation
16.25 - 17.00 Matt Costello
Matt Costello is a writer and games developer whose bestselling and award-winning
work crosses all media, meshing gameplay, technology and story.
17.00 - 17.15 Summary and Close of PICNIC Academy Lectures

Walk to PICNIC Club for the PICNIC Closing Ceremony

17.45 - 18.00 PICNIC Closing Ceremony

Please note, this programme can be subject to change.
For more information please do not hesitate to contact

PICNIC Academy Partners:
-Hogeschool INHOLLAND Amsterdam/Diemen, School of Communication, Media & Music
-Hogeschool van Amsterdam MediaLAB, Interactieve Media
-Hogeschool van Amsterdam- Instituut voor Interactieve Media
-Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht, Kunst Media en Technologie
-Hogeschool Rotterdam, Communication & MultiMedia Design
-Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
-CHN University Netherlands
-CMD Leeuwarden
-CMD Breda
-Hogeschool Utrecht, Interactieve Media & Entertainment
-Royal Academy of Arts, The Hague
-Saxion Hogeschool Enschede
-University of Amsterdam, Mediastudies Television