Getting nearer every day. I’ve got to say that I’m looking forward to this years event more than ever before. It has been a pleasure to pull together. We could have done with another three months, but eh? what can you do. C’est la vie. Hope it will be very different situation next year. As i keep saying, the bestest bit of designing b.TWEEN is spending time talking to interesting people, introducing them to each other and figuring out the strongest intersection between them. (more…)

I met with Richard ( who has by the way been a massive support for the last few months on just about every level) and Kristina the other week to discuss which bits of their huge and varied knowledge we could most usefully focus on in this 35 minute session. I may have mentioned earlier that we have decided to scrap the Q and A after the sessions in favour of break outs. Essentially each of the speakers will go to a breakout space and delegates can choose which one they would most like to have a deeper conversation with. Q and As are so often no more than an opportunity for less shy delegates to introduce themselves (more…)

This one was a two stage discussion At the first, we considered how useful it would be for small companies to understand a little more about the internal workings and politics inside the walls of the major players. EAch of the panellists used to work for the biggies ( Matt used to work for the BEEB, Morgan for 3 and Jonathan for Orange.) I asked them each to spill the beans, and tell the audience 5 things they wouldn’t have felt comfortable saying while they were working for each of these organisations - useful tips from the inside that would help indies to navigate their complicated and shrouded landscapes when trying to pitch an idea or cut a deal. they were each going to use warts and all case studies to tell the audience what not to do when approaching these monoliths. (more…)

i know it’s remiss of me to have gone so long without posting. There is no excuse other than we’ve been completely snowed under.For me this has meant i have spent the last few weeks meeting up with some of the most interesting and inspiring figures around the interactive media scape and working with them to figure out exactly what they will bring to the table at the forum.( It’s a tough job but someone’s got to do it ). (more…)