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Events
Our events programme is designed to spark innovation, build skills, and support creative businesses across the West Midlands. From hands-on workshops and expert talks to networking sessions and industry roundtables, we bring together creatives, technologists, and researchers to share ideas and unlock new opportunities. Whether you’re looking to explore emerging technologies, get support to innovate or develop your creative practice, our events offer practical support, fresh insights, and the chance to connect with like-minded innovators. Join us to shape the future of the region’s createch ecosystem—one idea, collaboration, and breakthrough at a time.
CreaTech Frontiers: Live Performance Strand Consultation
Join us at Warwick Arts Centre to help shape the Live Performance strand of Createch Frontiers.
May 15 / 3:00 pm
Innovation Fest 2026: Powering CreaTech Innovation Through Collaboration
Join us at Innovation Fest 2026 at Birmingham City University for a panel exploring how collaboration can turn early-stage ideas into real-world impact. As part of this programme, the CreaTech Frontiers panel will showcase how research and development activity is translated into innovation through partnership working. *by invitation only*
May 18 / 2:30 pm
Future-Proof Your Business Session for Herefordshire’s CreaTech Community
We’re inviting you - creatives, freelancers, founders, artists, technologists, educators, researchers, funders, students, makers, community leaders, business owners and curious minds - to join us for a free, dynamic Open Space workshop where the agenda is shaped by the people in the room.
June 8 / 10:00 am
Preparing for Grants & Funding
Understand which funding routes best suit creative and createch projects and what makes an application stand out.
March 19 / 10:30 am
West Midlands CreaTech Exchange: Ideas, Traction & Opportunity
The Createch Exchange is an evening about bringing the ecosystem together: founders, leaders and partners building at the intersection of creativity and technology.
March 18 / 4:45 pm
Commercial Pressure Test Workshop
This expert-led, three-hour workshop helps Createch founders test the commercial reality of a new product or service, and decide whether to push forward, pivot or pause. Delivered as part of the Traction programme, it’s a fast, focused route to clarity before you invest further time or money.
March 18 / 1:00 pm
BOM Immersive Workshops – Photogrammetry & 3D Scanning (3)
Powered by CreaTech Frontiers, BOM will deliver a series of individual workshops, designed to support diverse-led SMEs and creative practitioners within the West Midlands working in immersive and CreaTech sectors.
February 27 / 9:30 am
BOM Immersive Workshops – Virtual Production and Motion Capture (3)
Powered by CreaTech Frontiers, BOM will deliver a series of individual workshops, designed to support diverse-led SMEs and creative practitioners within the West Midlands working in immersive and CreaTech sectors.
February 26 / 1:30 pm
BOM Immersive Workshops – Metahuman Creation (3)
Powered by CreaTech Frontiers, BOM will deliver a series of individual workshops, designed to support diverse-led SMEs and creative practitioners within the West Midlands working in immersive and CreaTech sectors.
February 26 / 9:30 am
The Frontiers Networking: Storytelling, Branding & Peer Exchange
An exclusive workshop for the grantees, focusing on storytelling, partnerships, branding and maximising award impact. *by invitation only*
February 25 / 4:30 pm
BOM Immersive Workshops – AI-Assisted Content Creation (3)
Powered by CreaTech Frontiers, BOM will deliver a series of individual workshops, designed to support diverse-led SMEs and creative practitioners within the West Midlands working in immersive and CreaTech sectors.
February 24 / 1:30 pm
BOM Immersive Workshops – Planning and Managing XR Projects (3)
Powered by CreaTech Frontiers, BOM will deliver a series of individual workshops, designed to support diverse-led SMEs and creative practitioners within the West Midlands working in immersive and CreaTech sectors.
February 24 / 9:30 am
Value Proposition Workshop
A practical workshop to help you define what makes your offer unique, who it’s for, and why it matters.
February 19 / 10:30 am
CreaTech Frontiers Responsible Innovation Frameworks Introduction
An exclusive session for the grantees. In this event you will meet the CreaTech Frontiers team who are leading our Responsible Innovation, EDI and Sustainability frameworks. *by invitation only*
February 18 / 12:00 pm
BOM Immersive Workshops – Photogrammetry & 3D Scanning (2)
Powered by CreaTech Frontiers, BOM will deliver a series of individual workshops, designed to support diverse-led SMEs and creative practitioners within the West Midlands working in immersive and CreaTech sectors.