Art of Possible
Culture. Tech. Connect.
Now in its 6th year, the award-winning event series Art of Possible, a feeder series for the CAN DO Innovation Summit, brings together an eclectic community of innovators, creatives, academics, policy experts and entrepreneurs to explore how unexpected tech collaborations can bring about new ideas and innovations to tackle challenges we are facing in industry and society.
Catch up on previous Art of Possible events
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The Metaverse: Gimmick or Revolution
For some, the arrival of the metaverse seems a little sci-fi. For others, it’s a natural evolution of how we interact online. The metaverse is likely to become part of our reality one way or another.
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Cybercrime in Business: Hacking the Hacker
Costing $1 trillion to the global economy, cybercrime now represents the top business concern in 2022. No matter your sector or your size, it’s no longer a question of ‘if’ your company or organisation will be targeted, but “when”.
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The Future of Fashion - The Tech Edit
Known across the globe for creativity and innovation, Scotland has been influencing the world of fashion for centuries. But what does the future hold?
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The future of emerging tech in business – opportunities vs threats
In this session - leading experts in the fields of data science, AI, robotics and immersive tech explore the business opportunities and threats of emerging tech to achieve profit with purpose.
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Design Thinking for Digital Innovation
Our inspirational panel of experts shared insights on how design-thinking can help start-ups and SMEs leverage the right tech solutions for people, planet and the bottom line.
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Leading Change in the Digital Age
Our diverse panel of inspiring leaders came together to discuss how digital and wider tech transformation is a continuous process - a state of mind that enables a company to continually evolve and adapt with an eye on the future.
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Business by Design
This event brought together a panel of inspiring creative leaders from across the UK, who shared insights and learnings on how they’ve connected diverse minds, disciplines and technologies to open up a world of new opportunities.
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How AI is Transforming Business
Our panellists explored how the adoption of AI within business can generate efficiencies, help financial resilience and drive productivity, while also considering how to identify the new skills required, embed new behaviours and ensure ethical practices.
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Future of Space Data
At this event we heard from experts who are utilising space data to disrupt a variety of industries - from the e-fitness industry to improving waste management and tackling climate change and renewable energy.