We had a fantastic morning last Friday at the annual Creative and Digital Industries Conference 2024, hosted at BattleLab, Dorset Innovation Park! 🚀 It was great to see our founder, David Burnet from INVIDAR, take the stage alongside an impressive lineup of speakers, including Martha Earley from Lighthouse - Arts and Entertainment | Poole, Rosie Knapper from Dorset Chamber, Sharon Jones from the UK Ministry of Defence, Penelope Norman from Arts University Bournemouth, and Gordon Fong from X-Net (Services) Ltd. A big thank you to Stuart Palmer and Bournemouth and Poole College for organizing such a valuable event. The focus on closing the skills gap, fostering collaboration, and embracing creative and digital skills in the workplace is key to pushing the boundaries of innovation. Looking forward to continuing the conversation and driving creative and digital innovation in the months ahead! #Digital #CreativeEconomy #Dorset #Innovation #INVIDAR #TalentRetention #SkillsForTheFuture #CreativeIndustries
A fantastic morning on Friday at BattleLab, Dorset Innovation Park, for our annual Creative and Digital Industries Conference. The conference highlighted the importance of closing the skills gap, fostering collaborative working and embracing creative and digital skills within the workplace. Attendees had the opportunity to listen to thought-provoking presentations, engage in Q&A sessions and network. A huge thank you to our speakers, who provided valuable insights into their personal career journeys; focusing on talent retention, raising aspirations, and how integrating creative and digital skills into their industries has driven innovation and new ways of working. Speakers included: David Burnet: INVIDAR Martha Earley: Lighthouse - Arts and Entertainment | Poole Rosie Knapper: Dorset Chamber Sharon Jones: UK Ministry of Defence Penelope Norman: Arts University Bournemouth Gordon Fong: X-Net (Services) Ltd