Vision+Media, the organisation created to aid the development of digital and creative businesses in the North West, has announced a series of 10 events to inspire and educate the industry.

The half day events will take place across the North West in order to provide insight for those working in TV, Radio, Publishing, Music, Games, Film and the digital and creative services.

The first Visionary Session entitled ‘Developments & Opportunities in the Education Market’ will take place on Thursday 27 May and will highlight the latest trends in the use of digital technology across many platforms inside and outside of the classroom, while aiming to identify the future needs of the education market. Participants will hear from and be able to network with distributors, content producers and potential partner businesses.

Speakers include:

•    Ray Barker – British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA),
•    Dr Cathy Lewin – MMU,
•    John Cotton - Findel Education,
•    Tony Tickle - T3d,
•    Jon Wetherall – Onteca,
•    Louise Lynch – Libra TV,
•    Simon Sprince - Focus Innovation 
•    Enda Carey – Vision+Media

The event has been created specifically for those working in games development, mobile development, animation, brand agencies, TV production companies and education.

Other upcoming events will explore a diverse range of subjects such as; the impact of 3D on the film, TV and games industry and new forms of digital distribution in the music industry.

Lindsey Gayle Taylor, manager, digital and creative services at Vision+Media, commented: “In 2009 we delivered 17 Visionary Sessions, which were attended by over 600 industry professionals. However, due to the lightening speed at which the digital and creative sectors are changing, we have created a brand new schedule of events that promise to address the challenges that people are facing now and in the near future.

“Our aim is to support those working in the digital and creative industry by making them aware of the latest advancements and opportunities in their particular sector, but we are also presenting them with new ways in which to grow their business by showing them how other markets, for example; education, could present a new opportunity.”