Dennis the Menace to join Like Minds Ideas Festival
Beano Studios, the home of Dennis and Gnasher, will take part in September’s Like Minds Ideas festival.
Digital and Commercial Managing Director Karen Eccles will join a host of speakers from global organisations, such as Lego and LinkedIn, at the Like Minds international ideas festival in Exeter this September.
Karen will talk about the legendary comic’s reinvention as it attempts to remain relevant in a new digital age.
The company recently set up Beano Studios to create, curate and distribute children’s entertainment across different channels, including television, live performances, merchandising and partnerships as well as the paper comic, annual and website.
Britain’s longest-running comic, now has online influencers working alongside cartoonists and there is even a new CGI animation series set to air on CBBC this year.
After last year’s successful event in Bristol, the Like Minds Ideas Festival is returning to its hometown of Exeter for a day of inspirational speakers and immersive master classes.
The international festival has also held events in Helsinki, Shanghai, London and New York.
Like Minds founder Drew Ellis said: “We are delighted to announce Beano Studios’ participation in September’s Festival. Karen will be talking about the comic’s determination to keep ahead of the trends and transform its product development, content and strategy, to succeed in a new digital era.”
The Like Minds Ideas Festival, entitled from ‘Start-up to Scale-up’, will take place on Friday 29 September, at the Rediscover Building, Northernhay Street in Exeter.
Guests will enjoy breakfast, an informal and interactive guest speaker segment, immersive masterclasses and Q&A sessions.
The list of confirmed speakers includes:
James Poulter Head of Social at Lego
Oli Barrett MBE, Co-founder Startup Britain
Minter Dial, Founder of The Myndset
Glen Woodcock, Exeter City Futures
Jason Miller, Global Content Marketing Lead, LinkedIn
Janet Coyle, Director, London & Partners
Robert Camp, Managing Partner Stephens Scown
Chris Moss, Co-founder MAV3RICK
Glenn Le Santo, Orange Business Services
Regional startups will also have the chance to pitch their entrepreneurial ideas to a number of investors in the audience from Angel & Venture networks like the UKBAA, with a collective £250,000+ to invest in the most innovative and exciting start-ups at the afternoon “PitchFest” session.
To book tickets, please visit: http://likeminds.live/
The email address to register for PitchFest is: pitchfest@wearelikeminds.com
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