When
12, 13 & 14 Feb 2025
Wed 8.30am – 5pm, Thu 8.30am – 5pm, Fri 9am – 2pm
Explore the future of arts, culture, and technology in Australia – and the mindsets, capabilities and skills we need to get there.
Over two days, the 2025 FACT symposium will focus on the future of culture, art and media and the infrastructures that support them. Developed for cultural leaders, policy makers and those sitting between creative practice and academia, FACT – now in its third year – exists to catalyse new conversations, and draws together disparate ideas that shape how we think, imagine and shape our futures.
This year’s program offers a range of engaging formats, including keynotes, panel discussions and workshops, enriched by ample opportunities for networking and a dedicated networking drinks event. For those interested, a pre-booked lunch add-on will be available. The symposium culminates with an optional third day of hands-on workshops and exclusive site tours.
The full schedule, along with further details and costs for these add-on experiences will be available soon.
All tickets to FACT 2025 also include FREE admission to our exhibition, The Future & Other Fictions.
View first release speakers | Schedule TBA
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Supporting Partners
First Release Speakers
Adrian Hon (UK)
Game Designer and Author
In addition to At 1pm on Sat 15 Feb, Adrian will present 'The Future History of the World in 7 On-Screen Objects', a talk connected to his novel A History of the Future in 100 Objects (2013).
Dr Debbie Chachra (USA)
Author of How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems That Shape Our World and Professor of Engineering at Olin College
Jennifer Deger
Professor of Digital Humanities at Charles Darwin University
Angela Stengel
Head of Digital Content & Innovation at the ABC
Aaron Cope (USA)
Head of Internet Typing at SFO Museum at San Francisco Airport
More speakers to be announced
Schedule
TBA
Tickets
Super Early Bird
SOLD OUT
Early Bird
$165 (ends 9am Mon 16 Dec 2024)
Lunch – $25 per day
A daily lunch pack includes a sandwich, sweet treat, salad and small water bottle and is an optional addition.
You can order lunch and advise of dietary requirements when you book your conference ticket online.
Otherwise you can order separately via invoice or via credit card.
Stay for the Weekend
Over the weekend of 15 & 16 February, ACMI is running The Future & Beyond with public talks and screenings that may also be of interest to FACT attendees. Expanding beyond their FACT presentations, Adrian Hon will present a talk connected to his A History of the Future in 100 Objects book, and Jennifer Deger and collaborators will present work from Miyarrka Media.
If you are coming from interstate or a regional location, you may wish to plan to stay for the weekend and also attend these events.
ACMI’s The Future and Other Fictions summer exhibition will be on view for attendees during the symposium. A complimentary ticket to the exhibition is included in your FACT registration. Imagine the futures that you want to see.
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