Interactive Scotland launches to support Digital Media companies in Scotland

Start Date: 25/03/2010

Digital Media is one of the key growth sectors for our economy. There is a wealth of talent and an abundance of new ideas and innovative solutions. To capitalise on this, er are bringing together some of the industry's key players to discuss the global challenges facing the digital media sector, identify some major opportunities and highlight their future predictions for this evolving sector.

This event will introduce Interactive Scotland*, an exciting digital media initiative designed to support Scottish SMEs in developing creative products, services, content and application solutions.

The event will end with an industry panel discussion where some key individuals from the digital media industry will be asked to debate the main challenges and issues facing their industry and provide their opinions on where the opportunities and future growth lie.

To voice your opinion, follow Interactive Scotland on Twitter@IntScotland NOW and join the discussion! This event is open to anyone working in the digital media sector.

A hot buffet will be served following the industry panel discussion.

The event line up will include:

Stuart Cosgrove, Director of Nations and Regions Channel 4. Stuart will describe the key recommendations from the recently published Digital Inspirations strategy and what this means for the Digital Media industry in Scotland.

Lena Wilson, Chief Executive, Scottish Enterprise. Lena will give an overview of Interactive Scotland and how it supports 'Digital Inspiration'.

Danny Meaney, Managing Director, New Media Partners. Danny will provide a glimpse into the future of the Digital Media sector in Scotland. He will discuss emerging trends and some of the challenges currently facing this sector and look at new commissioning models and the opportunities they will afford Scottish companies, both on a UK and global scale.

John Maxwell Hobbs, former Head of Creative Development for Ericsson CyberLab in New York and now Head of Technology and co-manager of the Innovation Team at BBC Scotland. John will share the BBC's innovation strategy and outline what SMEs need to do to develop potential solutions for the BBC.

* Interactive Scotland has been developed by Scottish Enterprise to drive growth in the sector and support 'Digital Inspiration', the recently launched strategy for Scotland's Digital Media Industry. Interactive Scotland will be delivered for Scottish Enterprise by Innovation Centres Scotland and New Media Partners, experts in the digital media market. More information is available at www.interactivescotland.com

REGISTER for this free event NOW

Registration 5pm, 5.30pm start

Venue: The HUB
Address: Digital Media Quarter
Pacific Quay
Town/City: Glasgow

www: www.scottish-enterprise.com/events-dm-industries-register?articleid=292720&pagetitle=Event%20Registration%20::%20What's%20next%20for%20digital%20media