Our Speakers

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  Sarah Hyndman

  Author

  What Sarah Hyndman doesn’t know about fonts isn’t worth knowing! She specialises in exploring culture and the senses through typography and is the author of the bestselling Why Fonts Matter. She creates engaging and interactive multisensory events for on and offline worlds and is the go-to for type-related knowledge – she advises chef Heston Blumenthal on “font science” and co-publishes research with sense expert Professor Charles Spence, University of Oxford. She conjured a new way of experiencing fonts during the pandemic and has been joined live by nearly 10,000 viewers. She’s a TEDx speaker who has appeared on shows including BBC Radio 4’s Word of Mouth and Channel 4 television’s Sunday Brunch.

  Sarah Hyndman on LinkedIn

  @typetasting on Instagram

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  Klasien van de Zandschulp

  Interactive Artist and Creative Director

  Klasien van de Zandschulp designs story-based and participatory experiences that traverse digital and physical worlds. The Amsterdam-based interactive artist explores sensory design, embodiment, rituals, augmented realities, human interaction and (radical) thoughts around our daily technology consumption. She experiments with formats – In collaboration with Emilie Baltz she created the futuristic cooking show called ‘EAT TECH KITCHEN‘ and in partnership with researcher Natalie Dixon, she created the project  ‘Good Neighbours‘, an interactive documentary about intimate surveillance and the micro-politics of neighbourhoods. During the recent lockdown, she created ‘DISTANCE DISCO‘, a virtual dancefloor for techno romances… She is the creative director at studio affect lab.

  Klasien van de Zandschulp on LinkedIn

  @KlasienZ on Twitter

  @klasien on Instagram

  Visit Klasien van de Zandschulp's Website

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  Morgan Catalina

  curator, producer and holistic sexuality educator

  Morgan is an Amsterdam-based Curator and Producer. She was a curator at South By Southwest, where she co-founded the SXSW Art Program and was Executive Producer of SXSW Eco. She is exploring how we can take a sense of intimacy, vulnerability and audience connection online. During the pandemic, she hosted the Quarantine Confessions and founded HOTTAKES, a platform to research contemporary sexuality, love and relationships through fresh perspectives and inclusive discussions. The featured artworks interrogate the evolution of intimacy, identity and the very possibility of shared reality in the age of algorithms. Her work revolves around experiential education and establishing meaningful connections between creatives, organizations and the general public.

  Morgan Catalina on LinkedIn

  @morgancatalina on Instagram

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  Jade Coles

  Creative Strategist

  Jade Coles is a creative strategist who has spent the past decade designing cultural event programmes that resonate with London’s creative, forward-thinking audiences and communities. She has worked with industry leaders in the hospitality space (Shoreditch House), Festivals (Lost Village), cultural institutions (The Southbank Centre) and creative startups (The Collective). Since the pandemic, she has been supporting businesses to pivot hybrid strategies. She has helped OverTime Leader to create insightful virtual fireside chats and is currently heading up digital programming and engagement in Soho Houses digital content team.

  Jade Coles on LinkedIn

  @perpetualcrush on Twitter

  @jadecoles_ on Instagram

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