Theme: Creation

This year, we look at human being's infinite potential and capacity to create.

From all across the UK, we will bring together speakers who have changed and influenced the world with their creations, ranging from inventors of cutting-edge technology, artists who add beauty to the world through their craft and imagination, individuals who use their skills to create and inspire a better life in those they touch, thinkers who examine the very act of creating and sharing it with others, as well as pioneers who combine many of the above to produce a result that is greater than the sum of its parts.

Join us on 6 June 2015!

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Ushaw College
Ushaw College
Durham, Durham, County, DH7 9RH
United Kingdom

4Q Barbershop Quartet

4Q Barbershop is a barbershop quartet consisting of 4 students from Trevelyan College, Durham University who got together in 2012 “in order to allow them to get more singing done”. This developed into a mutual love of close harmony work, and, as a group, they have performed at a wide variety of concerts in Durham, looking to continue into the future. 4Q Barbershop Quartet are: Seb Goodman, Olli Milton, Alex Peckham, and Mark Pugh.

Northern Lights

Northern Lights: Durham University A Capella is an A Capella group composed of Durham University students. Creating their own musical arrangements with a wide range of voices - alongside some talented beatboxing - Northern Lights give unforgettable performances wherever they go.

Abi Cole

Abi Cole is an undergraduate student at St. Aidan's College, Durham University.

Annie Fairchild

Annie Fairchild is currently completing her MSc in Global Politics at Durham University, and is curator of Matter Magazine, a publication which values an approach of "Slow Journalism

Arnab Basu

Dr. Arnab Basu came to Durham after receiving first class honours in Engineering from Northumbria University to pursue a PhD in Physics, for which he received the Russell Grant prize for best thesis in solid state physics. His flourishing academic career in Durham later translated into his appointment as CEO of Kromek Group Plc., a supplier of patented radiation detection technologies in medical imaging, nuclear detection and security screening.

Geoff Watts

Geoff has built his career on offering effective team-building and leadership training to business leaders who wish to join driven, passionate individuals into autonomous, engaged teams with an intrinsic culture of reflection and empowerment. His client list offers a dizzying array of household names: BT, Nokia, Sage, JP Morgan, Citigroup, AOL, EMI Music, Motorola, Investec, KPMG and the Reed Elsevier group among others.

Jelly Cleaver

Jelly Cleaver is an undergraduate at Durham University and a singer-songwriter. She has written her own music from a young age, and, while she favours a guitar in live settings, plays a multitude of instruments while recording, mixing them together and producing complex tracks entirely on her own.

Koichi Samuels

Koichi Samuels works with the The Drake Music Project Northern Ireland (DMNI). DMNI is a charity that aims to enable musicians with physical disabilities and learning difficulties to compose and perform their own music through music technology. At DMNI, Koich acts as research leader and access music tutor, specialising in research on inclusive music practices and interfaces. He is also a PhD candidate at the Sonic Arts Research Centre, Queen’s University Belfast.

Stuart Maitland

Stuart Maitland is a Newcastle medical student, award-winning entrepreneur, and founder of Mediwikis, a collaborative medical education community site geared towards providing medical students with up-to-date medical knowledge and information. For his endeavours, Stuart has been named “Britain’s Top Real Role Model," 2013.