Transformational Media 2012

A new summit bringing together leaders from across the globe to explore the role that media can play in creating a peaceful and prosperous world.

DAY 1

27 September

Workshop

Leadership in media and creating purposeful content

DAY 2

28 September

Summit

A celebration and exploration of transformational media

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HOW CAN MEDIA HELP CREATE A BETTER WORLD?

About

THE WORLD IS CHANGING FAST

Advances in technology and healthcare have made it possible for us to now live with incredible freedom and comfort. However, in 2011 TIME Magazine named its person of the year - The Protester - in recognition of revolutionary voices around the world. At the end of the year the UN climate talks highlighted the fragile balance of our natural world.

The role and culture of the media industry also came under the spotlight, with the Leveson enquiry, and events leading to the closure of the News of the World. At the same time the expansion of the internet and rise of social media has brought new levels of transparency and democracy. Our media is starting to reflect the depth of our global interconnectedness.

MEDIA WITH SOLUTIONS

These widespread changes reflect a world that is going through a transitional period. To support an evolution that brings positive changes there is a calling for leaders with vision to take the opportunity to produce media content that can help support the transformation from conflict to peace, from environmental destruction to preservation, and from lives of excess to balance, creativity and enjoyment. Pioneering individuals and organisations are already taking up the challenge. You will hear from authors, journalists, film makers, artists, media channel owners, and producers about how they are creating media for a better world - transformational media.

TRANSFORMATIONAL MEDIA

There is a calling for media that points us towards our true nature. Transformational Media content is created from a place of clarity and insight. It shows a deep awareness of the potential of humanity with the intention to help a transformation to a peaceful prosperous world.

This is a subject which is often covered poorly in conventional media, yet is perhaps the biggest story at the start of this millennium - the destination of humanity.

Transformational Media may be focused on inner qualities, inspiring stories, or on practical solutions. It is transformational in the sense that its goal is to transform conflict into peace, to unite rather than divide, and transform environmental destruction into living in harmony with the natural world.

The inner qualities and values which are the foundation to create transformational media.

The external qualities of transformational media content.

Programme

TM WORKSHOP

The workshop consists of an opening plenary, followed by two sessions:

Leadership – exploring personal and organisational leadership to drive positive change. Themes include – communications,values, personal, societal, and global change, co-creation, mindfullness, and authenticity

Communications with purpose: Creating stories with the power to transform. Developing the depth that gives foundation to intention and the transformational content. Nurturing talent and creativity and maximising potential.

Participants of the workshop will receive a certificate from the UN mandated UPeace Centre for Executive Education.

TM SUMMIT

The summit consists of short film screenings, animations, plenary talks from experts, and panel discussions. It will be an interactive environrment with participants enclouraged to actively participate and share insights from their own experience.

Themes include:

- Social media & democracy
- Web 2.0 and the global community
- Visioning the future
- New rituals
- Mindfulness and creativity
- Poking fun at ourselves: how humour can transform
- Covering war & conflict
- How to cover 'slow burn' stories such as climate change and poverty
- New sustainable lifestyle and economic paradigms
- Alternative cultural stories, and giving a voice to the unheard
- Citizen journalism
- Investigative journalism and documentary filmmaking
- The media landscape in 2012; the shift from ownership by the powerful to creativity by the empowered
- Profit vs public interest

There will be plenty of time to network and meet other participants, with an hour for a tasty lunch and a drinks reception in the evening.

SPEAKERS

Transformational Media 2012 brings together a group of the world's most inspiring thinkers, visonaries, creatives and doers. Their short descriptions here hardly do justice to the energy, wisdom, passion, and creativity that they bring collectively. This group of people are ideally placed to explore the journey of humanity and achieving our highest potential.

Duane Elgin

Author

Duane is an internationally recognized, visionary speaker and author. His books include: The Living Universe , Promise Ahead , Voluntary Simplicity , and Awakening Earth. In 2006, Duane received the international "Goi Peace Award" in recognition of his contribution to a "global vision, consciousness, and lifestyle that fosters a more sustainable and spiritual culture."

John-Paul Flintoff

Writer

John-Paul is a writer who has worked for the Financial Times and The Sunday Times and written for many other papers and magazines internationally. His books include Sew Your Own, an account of his attempt to tackle climate change and economic catastrophe by making all his own clothes. The book has been described by critics as, variously, wonderful, amazing, funny, warm, inspiring, moving and utterly brilliant.

Stuart Hughes

Diplomatic Producer, BBC News

Stuart has covered major events around the world for the BBC including the 9/11 attacks, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and Arab Spring. While in Iraq in 2003 he stepped on an anti-personnel landmine and had to have his right leg amputated below the knee. Despite this he continues to work for the BBC and raise awareness of the physical and emotional toll of reporting conflict.

Mohit Mukherjee

Director, UN mandated University for Peace Centre for Executive Education

Mohit runs innovative leadership courses reaching out to leaders in all sector to enable them to be more effective in their working environment within a global context. Prior to this, he served for four years as Education Programme Manager of the Earth Charter Initiative.

Maddy Harland

Editor and Co-founder, Permaculture Magazine

Permaculture Magazine has an international focus and covers all aspects of sustainable living. Maddy is also a founder member of Gaia Education and she has been cited for a 'Special Commendation' at the Triodos Bank Women's Ethical Business Awards.

Jeremy Wickremer

Director, Ideal Media

Jeremy set up Ideal Media to produce communications to inspire progress towards a peaceful sustainable world. He enjoys good food, and has run a series of Good Food Festivals across London.

Anna Coote

Head of Social Policy, New Economics Foundation

Anna is a leading analyst, writer and advocate in the field of social policy. She was responsible for ground-breaking work on health and sustainable development as Commissioner for Health with the UK Sustainable Development Commission (2000-9).

John Elkington

Executive Chairman, Volans

John is Founding Partner and Executive Chairman of Volans and Co-Founder of Sustainability. He is a world authority on corporate responsibility and sustainable development. In 2009, a CSR International survey of the top 100 CSR leaders placed John fourth: after Al Gore, Barack Obama, and the late Anita Roddick of Body Shop.

Dara Marks

Script Consultant

Dara is a leading international script consultant, seminar leader, and author. She is rated as Hollywood's No.1 script consultant by Creative Screenwriting Magazine, and specialises in the transformative story, providing advice for apprentice screen writers to top studio writers and executives.

"Stories can point the way to creativity, and realising potential, others can point the way to our destruction"

- Culture & Media, Ideal Media

"The problems of the world cannot be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by obvious realities. We need those who can dream of things that never were"

- John F Kennedy

"The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems."

- Mahatma Gandhi

REGISTER

Transformational Media 2012 is a gathering of individuals passionate about the role media plays in our lives, and the power for good it has.

The invitation to participate in Transformational Media 2012 is extended to people who work with media content and to those that have an interest in transformational media. We expect that with the themes covered there will be a wide range of interests and organisations represented at the event. To apply to attend the event this year please download and complete the form on the link below. We encourage you to get involved during the summit, and please feel free to suggest ideas and how you may like to contribute to shaping the event on the registration form.

PRICES

Workshop - 27 September

£400

Summit - 28 September

£400

Both days

£700

If you are a student or work for a charity you can receive 20% of the registration fee.
For group discounts please contact us.

RESERVE YOUR PLACE

Tickets go on sale from 2 May 2012. Places are limited, so please book as early as possible. To reserve your place at Transformational Media 2012 please download and complete the form on the link below. You will receive confirmation details within 48 hours.

DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION FORM

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