From Monday 6th to Friday 10th March 2023, industry leaders from the worlds of media, music, games, events and esports will head to Confetti Industry Week.
Nottingham’s Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies in Nottingham, which has a £5m esports complex and recently hosted the 2023 Esports in Education Summit, will aim to inspire college and degree learners at its annual creative industries conference.
Guests will deliver a series of talks, workshops, masterclasses and live performances.
Confetti Industry Week guests
In terms of esports guests, there will be former FaceIt director Roald Van Buuren, esports host Adam Savage and gaming speaker and broadcaster Alysia Judge will join a cast of 80 industry stars lined up for intimate sessions, held in person and online.
Representatives from games giants Sumo Digital and EA Games will be offering valuable insights into the global gaming industry, and Animation Producer at Cloud Imperium Games (Squadron 42 and Star Citizen), Steve Austin, will bridge the gap between industry and education, providing students with top tips on how to prepare for landing their dream job.
There will also be guests from augmented Reality (AR) competitive sport, Hado, live video production experts, Ross Video, will be beaming in from as far afield as Los Angeles and more.
Guests from the worlds of music and media will also be present, including Sister Bliss and The Prodigy manager Nick Halkes, producer Danton Supple, music engineer and producer Ken Scott, and others.
“We are delighted to be able to provide another hybrid programme of events this year and again, we’ve cast our net far and wide to present the most relevant and inspiring industry guests from around the world.”
Craig Chettle MBE, Confetti
Confetti will also host a special esports invitational, Women in Games Jam, and its new esports complex, Confetti X, will broadcast a student-led Tekken 7 tournament.
Now in its 17th year, Confetti’s annual creative industries conference will also see a celebration of International Women’s Day, as well as the return of Confetti alumni now successfully working in the industry.
Chief executive Craig Chettle MBE said: “Every year since 2006, we’ve worked hard to bring leading figures from the creative and entertainment industries together for the Confetti Industry Week, and the line-up just keeps getting better and better.
“The Confetti philosophy is ‘Do It For Real’, and the Confetti Industry Week offers our students an unrivalled chance to learn from those working at the top of their game. Students can attend sessions directly relevant to their course and also pursue their other passions which might inspire new career paths.
“We are delighted to be able to provide another hybrid programme of events this year and again, we’ve cast our net far and wide to present the most relevant and inspiring industry guests from around the world.”
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Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
