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With a career spanning four decades at the forefront of dance music Ashley Beedle is a legendary DJ and producer. Founding member of The Black Science Orchestra and The Ballistic Brothers. Ashley (X-Press 2) is a winner of an Ivor Novello for “Lazy” with Talking Heads’ David Byrne and scored a UK number one for Elton John with his reworking of ‘Are You Ready for Love’. Ashley is hugely respected internationally and referenced in Daft Punk’s ‘Teachers’.
Chris Carr is an award-winning London based film director and producer. His recent film “The Dry Cleaner” was awarded an “Honorable mention” by judges at the SPYFLIX film festival, and he was nominated as a Best British Director Finalist in the 2021 British Short Film Awards. Chris is a hugely talented and in-demand storyteller working across film, theatre, commercials, and social media. Developing content for brands such as Epson, Microsoft, NS&I and Superdrug.
The wonderful team of Mark Dowds & Taylor May Woolsey van Maasdijk from Responsible - reimagining fashion and sustainability. Belfast based Mark is Chairman of TechVentures and a recognised champion of start-ups – a seed investor in both Uber and Twilio – and a passionate tech innovator. Taylor is a leading woman in tech, with a background spanning multiple industries and countries, she brings a unique perspective, and was a professional athlete. ‘Responsible’ has been described as the world’s first embedded finance platform in fashion and has just secured $6.6m in seed funding from leading media & tech investors.
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In classic campfire fashion: Hosted by ditto’s own Damien Sung, doors 6.00pm, talks start 7.00pm, finishing at 8pm, followed by drinks, snacks and shenanigans.