FOURTH PORTAL
THE PAST AND FUTURE ALWAYS MEET IN THE PRESENT
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Wednesday, 20th November, from 11:00 to 21:00
With extensive media interest, the Innovation Showcase featured across the BBC, with radio interviews broadcast throughout the day and in news bulletins.
Welcome to the Innovation Showcase Listing
The Innovation Showcase is a one-day event in Gravesend, Kent, bringing together local communities, academics, and businesses to explore emerging technologies and new economic opportunities.
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Events listed below take place throughout the town centre - from shops to churches - offering a glimpse into a future that’s already here!
Number of Showcase events
29
Performance
Ticketed £
2. St George's Church Hall
19:00
The Laserium
Transforming Sound Into Light
A fully immersive 800 laser experience with music by Funki Porcini.
Demonstration
Not Ticketed
1-2, 14, 17 Popping Up
11:00
Meet Mechanismo - Engaging and Playful Robots
The Mechanismo team will be demonstrating their troupe of joyful robots that incorporate advanced sensing technology, four-wheel drive, and expressive movements.
Discussion
Not ticketed
4. Julius Caesar Italian
11:00
Your Opinion On AI
Come and tell Dr. Glenn McGarry what you really think about AI, do you feel included in the discussion? What do you want to see happen? Do a vox pop about the future!
Participation
Not Ticketed
13. House of Lelya
15:00 & 17:00
The Bell Agency
The Bell Agency opens out into a mesmerising slow motion sound world. Somewhere between performance and unfolding realisation, led by Charles Hayward.
Talk
Not Ticketed
14. The Grand GYG
18:00
Drum Machine
Charles Hayward is an English drummer/singer/composer and a founding member of the experimental rock group This Heat. Charles will invite people to join him for 5 minute drumming sessions.
Exhibition
Not Ticketed
9. Gravesend Library
11:00
Polaroid Exhibition
Polaroids photos exhibition from the Saturday 16 Nov workshop using Instax ‘Polaroid’ cameras to explore and photograph urban spaces.
Demonstration
11am
2. St George's Church Hall
10:00
Green Yonder - Sustainable Design Futures
Playful, assessable and interactive devices to raise awareness of the complex sustainability issues resulting from society’s increasing adoption of emerging technologies like AI and ‘smart’ Internet of Things.
Demonstration
Not Ticketed
14. The Grand GYG
18:00
Doraraathara
Doraraathara is a live performance blending generative art, spoken word, and technology to explore creativity in the digital age, followed by a Q&A with creators, Jennifer Bell & Kristian Jones.
Participation
Not Ticketed
Across Town Centre
1 November
Nodevember
Nodevember is a global challenge to learn, share, and connect through procedural programming with tools like Blender. Running throughout November as part of the Innovation Showcase – join in!
Participation
Not Ticketed
14. The Grand GYG
16:00
Large Language
Gravesend's spoken word community welcomes the general public to explore the interactions between poetry and A.I. Watch, perform, or have your say!
Talk
Not Ticketed
14. The Grand GYG
19:00
How to do VFX
Beginners guide to the tools and techniques of the VFX trade
Workshop
Ticketed £
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Polaroid Workshop
A hands-on workshop, participants will use Instax ‘Polaroid’ cameras to explore and photograph urban spaces.
Discussion
Not Ticketed
1. St George's Church
13:15
AI, Archaeology, Avatars and Pocahontas
Who gets to write the history of figures like Pocahontas, and how will AI and avatars, as a form of modern statues, shape these narratives? Explore who controls the stories of the past and the future.
Discussion
Not Ticketed
1. St George's Church
14:00
AI Responsibility
Associate Dean for Research and Innovation in the City Law School, Professor David Townend will lead a discussion on the challenges and opportunities being presented by AI for law and the legal profession.
Talk
Not Ticketed
1. St George's Church
12:30
Wicked Avatar Problems
Untangling questions of multiculturality in visual representation.
Talk
Not Ticketed
14. The Grand GYG
16:15
Art of VFX 1896-2024
Tools and techniques to trick the audience
Participation
Not Ticketed
4. Julius Caesar Italian
10:30
Fair AI Futures?
Have your say on the future of Ai and ask what will a FAIR AI FUTURE look like at the University of Nottingham’s Innovation Showcase hub on Gravesend High Street.
Participation
Not Ticketed
1. St George's Church, Gravesend
11:30
Innovation in Gaming
Experience the world of innovation through gaming on real vintage computers, 3D modelling and AI.
Talk
Not Ticketed
1. St George's Church, Gravesend
16:00
Game Changing AI Future
Next Level: How gaming created our AI future (and why we should be excited about it) with journalist James O'Malley.
Participation
Not Ticketed
9. Gravesend Library
11:15
Museum of Portable Sound
The Museum of Portable Sound is a digital museum housed on an iPhone that explores sounds of daily life as well as the acoustic environments of London and many other cities worldwide.
Participation
Not Ticketed
14. The Grand GYG
16:00
Museum of Portable Sound
The Museum of Portable Sound is a digital museum housed on an iPhone that explores sounds of daily life as well as the acoustic environments of London and many other cities worldwide.
Demonstration
£5 otd
12. The Compass Alehouse
12:00, 14:00 or 15:00
Debugging Craft Beer Myths
Join one of The Compass Alehouse's lively tasting sessions that uncover the history, innovation, and hidden truths of the beer world.
Talk
Not Ticketed
8. Pender Pharmacy
12:30
NHS Pharmacy First Service
Pharmacist Steven Kane will discuss the expanding healthcare access through the NHS Pharmacy First Service at Gravesend’s trusted Pender Pharmacy.
Discussion
Not Ticketed
10 Munns of Gravesend
13:30
Shaping Processes
How artists Naomi Boyle and Dawn Cole use innovation to adapt and personalise both traditional and new
Talk
Not Ticketed
9. Gravesend Library
12:00
Reclaiming Wisdom
Reclaiming Wisdom invites us to rethink the purpose of education, as artist and theorist, Professor John Wood advocates for a shift toward holistic learning to address biodiversity loss and the climate crisis.
Discussion
Not Ticketed
9. Gravesend Library
14:00
Traditional Apprenticeships in the Digital Age
Embracing tradition in a modern world: Adapting apprenticeships and notions of work as old industries reinvent themselves.
Participation
Not Ticketed
9, 15-17, Popping Up
11:00
Mini Jam with Tiny Synths
Join producer and electronic artist, Felix X Tigersonic for one of the relaxed pop-up interactive workshops where you'll explore the world of tiny synths. No experience is needed.
Participation
Not Ticketed
3. Mug and Meeple
11:00
Laser Cutting
Introduction to laser cutting with Glenn at the team at the Mug and Meeple.
Talk
Not Ticketed
9. Gravesend Library
11:00
Enhancing Student Engagement
Enhancing Student Engagement in Remote Learning: Exploring the Acceptance of Educational Technology in Higher Education Amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic