Immerse UK is proud to be hosting the first Immerse UK Summit at BEYOND 2022 in the Cardiff City Hall Council Chambers on October 19th. Beyond Conference is a unique gathering of current and future innovators focused on Research & Development across the Creative Industries, with guest speakers this year including actor Michael Sheen.

The full conference runs from Oct 17-20th and this year will be addressing questions crucial to our future creative industries, focused on understanding what part the creative industries should play in designing a zero-carbon future. Register through Immerse UK’s link to receive exclusive ticket offers.

BEYOND 2022 features a unique and inspirational line up of expert speakers from across the creative industries, from renowned and established veterans to rising talent. BAFTA nominated Jason Mohammad is this year’s conference MC. He is joined by a legendary line up featuring Sophie Howe (Future Generations Commissioner for Wales), actor Michael Sheen (Good Omens, Frost/Nixon), futurist world-builder Alex McDowell, Claire Doherty (GALWAD) and Shirish Kulkarni (journalist and researcher).

We will also be launching our 2022 Immersive Economy Report at 9:30am on the 19th. There are an estimated 2,106 Immersive sector companies in the UK. This report features the latest insights and data on the immersive tech sector in the UK, and provides evidence of the growth of the sector and its key drivers and barriers. The report was commissioned from Oxford Insights & The Data City by Immerse UK with funding from Innovate UK, and follows on from the previous two reports from 2018 & 2019.