Night Nomads.
The Night Nomads exist to facilitate bold, daring and sometimes uncomfortable conversations around the way in which digital technology is changing our lives... for better or for worse.
Run over three consecutive Tuesday evenings, the events feature outstanding digital legends who have a free license to engage, provoke and challenge us to think differently about our digital futures.
Run over three consecutive Tuesday evenings, the events feature outstanding digital legends who have a free license to engage, provoke and challenge us to think differently about our digital futures.
2020 theme. The internet and its humanity.
‘When you grow up you have to accept responsibility’ says the father of the internet, Tim Berners-Lee.
As a fully fledged 30 year old, the internet has grown bigger and faster, however it hasn’t matured or evolved as much as its years would indicate.
In one corner we often hear about how the internet is broken, with challenges around privacy breaches, data exploitation, threats to democracy & bad actors. On the other hand, we are hopeful about the possibilities which lie before us - the internet of everything, collaboration and community, increased affordability & availability of technology ... likely a digital future we yet unable to comprehend.
The internet is a reflection of our humanity. It magnifies our ability to do good, to build communities, to create, to save lives; along with our dark side, the hate, fear, anger & frustrations of being human.
The 2020 Night Nomad Series celebrated the internet whilst exploring the relationship between our real selves and our online personas. We examined the good, the bad and the ugly that has inadvertently altered the course of humanity.
As a fully fledged 30 year old, the internet has grown bigger and faster, however it hasn’t matured or evolved as much as its years would indicate.
In one corner we often hear about how the internet is broken, with challenges around privacy breaches, data exploitation, threats to democracy & bad actors. On the other hand, we are hopeful about the possibilities which lie before us - the internet of everything, collaboration and community, increased affordability & availability of technology ... likely a digital future we yet unable to comprehend.
The internet is a reflection of our humanity. It magnifies our ability to do good, to build communities, to create, to save lives; along with our dark side, the hate, fear, anger & frustrations of being human.
The 2020 Night Nomad Series celebrated the internet whilst exploring the relationship between our real selves and our online personas. We examined the good, the bad and the ugly that has inadvertently altered the course of humanity.
Events at a glance.
Between digital humans, manipulated media, general misinformation, deep fakes and advances in machine learning - the truth is no longer out there!
Or perhaps it is and we need to learn how to distinguish what is true and what is not.
>> Read the wrap up report here
>> Watch the wrap video
Or perhaps it is and we need to learn how to distinguish what is true and what is not.
>> Read the wrap up report here
>> Watch the wrap video
The digital/physical divide is already blurred. But what happens when that tips? When most of our lives are lived online rather than in real life? What will our lives look like when we are always ‘on’ communicating, two ways, with the internet?
>> Read the wrap up report here
>> Watch the wrap video
>> Read the wrap up report here
>> Watch the wrap video
Over the past 50 years the internet has impacted every single aspect of our lives, from the mundane to the significant.
Imagine the revolution that will take place over the next 50 years. What the world will look like in 2070. What the internet will enable us to create…
>> Read the wrap up report here
>> Watch the wrap video
Imagine the revolution that will take place over the next 50 years. What the world will look like in 2070. What the internet will enable us to create…
>> Read the wrap up report here
>> Watch the wrap video
13 Outstanding Speakers.
Danielle Cronin
Editor
Brisbane Times
Editor
Brisbane Times
Hayden Delaney
Partner + Head of IP & Technology Team
HopgoodGanim
Partner + Head of IP & Technology Team
HopgoodGanim
Dimity Dornan
Executive Director & Founder
Hear and Say / Bionics Queensland
Executive Director & Founder
Hear and Say / Bionics Queensland
David Douglas
Postdoctoral Fellow (Responsible Innovation in Robotics and AI)
CSIRO
Postdoctoral Fellow (Responsible Innovation in Robotics and AI)
CSIRO
Susan Forde
Director, Centre for Social & Cultural Research
Griffith University
Director, Centre for Social & Cultural Research
Griffith University
Ben Johnston
Co-founder
Josephmark
Co-founder
Josephmark
Fiona Kerr
Founder and CEO
The NeuroTech Institute
Founder and CEO
The NeuroTech Institute
Marek Kowalkiewicz
Chair in Digital Economy
QUT
Chair in Digital Economy
QUT
Lucie Krahulcova
Policy Analyst - APAC
Access Now
Policy Analyst - APAC
Access Now
Cat Matson
Brisbane's Chief Digital Officer + GM Innovation
Brisbane Marketing
Brisbane's Chief Digital Officer + GM Innovation
Brisbane Marketing
Stephen Phillips
CEO
Mawson
CEO
Mawson
Benjamin Richards
Executive Producer
Apothecary Films
Executive Producer
Apothecary Films
Kirsty Robinson
Head of Experience - Brisbane
VMLY&R
Head of Experience - Brisbane
VMLY&R
What our attendees had to say.
The Night Nomads have delivered an event that no other group has: thought provoking content with industry leaders in an interactive setting that was incredibly stimulating and entertaining at the same.
Jane Cluff, Felicity Jane Digital
Jane Cluff, Felicity Jane Digital
This set of Night Nomads has been brilliant the sessions leave you with more questions than answers but worth it!!
Libby Gore, Core Logic
Libby Gore, Core Logic
Something Digital have done it again with the Night Nomads event series. It is the best way to keep your finger on the pulse of the important topics we need to know about and questions we need to be asking. And so its not just a great brain stretch but also a really fun night!
Jane Peacock, Partners in Digital
Jane Peacock, Partners in Digital
Night nomads cover interesting topics and have a great range of knowledgeable panelists. The interaction between the audience and the panel is fantastic.
Debbie Hilton, R1D1 Enterprises
Debbie Hilton, R1D1 Enterprises