Programme of Events :

Wednesday 25th March – ACE conference Day 1
Venue: Playhouse Theatre, Artillery Street, Derry
12.00 - 13.00 Registration Playhouse reception
13.00 - 13.30 Opening Address: Ian Hughes, IBM, Creativity & Metaverse Evangelist Playhouse Context Gallery
13.30 - 15.00

Panel Discussion: Why Creativity Matters: Dylan Collins Demonware, Founder Playhouse Context Gallery and
Alison J. Malloy, General Manager, Eastman Kodak.
15.00 - 15.30 Coffee break
PitchStop Playhouse Dance Studio Creative Learning Summits Playhouse Context Gallery
15.30 - 17.00 ACE PitchStop:
  • Sean Melly, Chairman, Powers Court
  • Steve Limpe, Serial Entrepreneur, PetroChem USA, Beenz, Acoustiguide,
  • Bill Delfing,Global Finance Professional, Resources Global,
  • Brian Kelley, Senior Advisor, Deutsche Bank
  • Shawn Hartpence, Serial Investor - Capital, Private Equity, Hedge Funds
 Creative Learning Summit 1, ADOBE Summit leader:

Andrew Shorten, Adobe, Platform Evangelist:
Serge Jespers, Platform Evangelist Adobe:
17.00 – 18.00 ACE PitchStop - Networking & Demos
Creative Learning Summit 2 – Mobility & Creativity - PALM, ARCHOS Summit Leaders: Ed Colligan, CEO, Palm, Tony Limrick, MD, Steve Martin and Michaela Davies Archos
18.00 – 20.00 Unconference pre-party time Playhouse Context Gallery
Thursday 26th March – ACE conference Day 2
Venues: Play house, Artillery Street, Derry & Millennium Forum, Newmarket Street, Derry
9.30 – 10.00 Registration – Playhouse reception
10.00 – 10.30 Keynote address – Paul McLaughlin, Lionhead Studios Playhouse Context Gallery
10.30 -12.00 Panel discussion, Creativity in business: Francesco D’Orazio, David Whortley Playhouse Context Gallery
12.00 – 14.00 UnConference General Assembly / Lunch / Exhibition Piazza, Millennium Forum
14.00 – 15.00 Unconference 1, Developing creative opportunity Millennium Room, E Wall Bar, Farquhar Rooms, Foyle Room, Diamond Room
15.00 – 16.00 Unconference 2, Selling creative opportunity Millennium Room, E Wall Bar, Farquhar Rooms, Foyle Room, Diamond Room
16.00 – 17.00 Unconference 3, Converging creative opportunity Millennium Room , E Wall Bar, Farquhar Rooms, Foyle Room, Diamond Room
17.00 – 18.00 Unconference 4, Networking creative opportunity Millennium Room , E Wall Bar, Farquhar Rooms, Foyle Room, Diamond Room
19.00 - Late Unconference partytime, HALO Restaurant, Linenhall Street, Derry
Friday 27th March – ACE conference Day 3
Venues: NWRC, Strand Road, Derry; Verbal Arts Centre, Bishop Street, Derry; Nerve Centre, Magazine Street, Derry
9.15 - 9.45 Registration Reception / tea /coffee Northland Building, NWRC, Strand Road, Derry
9.45 - 10.00 Official Launch of Digital Media Works Incubator Erin Room Restaurant, Northland Building, Strand Road, Derry
10.00 - 10.30 Microsoft Biz Spark Innovation Accelerator Launch Erin Room Restaurant, Northland Building, Strand Road, Derry
10.30 -12.00 Bootcamp 1

Games Development Workshop - Pitches n Prose Conference Room, Northland Building, NWRC 		Bootcamp 2

Programming Creativity – Adobe Room D3.322, Northland Building, NWRC 		Bootcamp 3

Designing Creativity – Adobe Room D4.401, Northland Building, NWRC 		Bootcamp 4

Creativity through Silverlight - Microsoft Room D4.402, Northland Building, NWRC
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch & jamming session with Peter Cook

Lunch, 'Spontaneous Combustion' jamming session and book signingwith Peter Cook - Learn improvisation and creativity through musical fusion - Bring an instrument if you wish or take pot luck on the day - No experience necessary, just attitude and a spirit of curiosity…
13.00 – 14.30 Bootcamp 5

All Things Video Creativity BootCamp - Adobe Nerve Centre 		Bootcamp 6

Creative Voices - Publishing and Podcasting Verbal Arts Centre 		Bootcamp 7

Creativity, Media, & Journalism - Are They Compatible? Journalists from the Guardian, Independent, Press Association Ireland Conference Room, Northland Building, NWRC 		Bootcamp 8

TOP OF THE FLOPS: LESSONS FROM ROCK'N'ROLL FAILURE FOR ENTERPRISING YOUNG MODERNS Lecture Theatre, Northland Building, NWRC