Meet the team

Prof. James Bennett

Prof. James Bennett

Director

Prof. Adrian (Ade) Woolard

Prof. Adrian (Ade) Woolard

Director of Technology / Professor of Creative Technologies

Sarah Smyth

Sarah Smyth

Director of Operations

Prof. Nuno Barreiro

Prof. Nuno Barreiro

Democratisation & Standards Lead and Professor in Immersive Engineering

Miles Bernie

Miles Bernie

Head of Innovation

Muskaan Bindra

Muskaan Bindra

Research Contracts Manager

Sarah Brown

Sarah Brown

Head of Marketing & Communications

Kylie Bryant

Kylie Bryant

Senior R&D Producer

Cristen Caine

Cristen Caine

R&D Producer

Prof. Angela Chan

Prof. Angela Chan

Head of Inclusive Futures

Matt Cue

Matt Cue

Senior Grants & Contracts Officer

Anna Dalton

Anna Dalton

Co-ordinator, CDT & StoryFutures

Prof. Polly Dalton

Prof. Polly Dalton

Head of Audience Futures

Fernanda Ferreira Freeman

Fernanda Ferreira Freeman

Marketing & Communications Assistant

Chris Gallani

Chris Gallani

Head of Programme Delivery

Prof. Adam Ganz

Prof. Adam Ganz

Professor of Screenwriting, Worldbuilding Team

Dr. Claude Heath

Dr. Claude Heath

Lecturer in Worldbuilding / StoryFutures World Designer

Chris Hogg

Chris Hogg

Lecturer in Creative & Social Media, Instructional Designer

Johnny Johnson

Johnny Johnson

Senior Creative Technologist

Prof. Fiona Kilkelly

Prof. Fiona Kilkelly

Head of Knowledge Exchange, Enterprise & Commercialisation

Destiny Lawrence

Destiny Lawrence

Junior Technician & Showcasing Coordinator

Dr. Maruša Levstek

Dr. Maruša Levstek

Research Fellow in Technology and Culture / StoryFutures User Researcher

Prof. Mark Lycett

Prof. Mark Lycett

Head of Business Futures

Kirsten McClure

Kirsten McClure

Digital Communications Officer

Anne McNeil

Anne McNeil

Programme Co-ordinator

Dr. Krisanee Meechao

Dr. Krisanee Meechao

Research Fellow in Digital Innovation

Prof. Amanda Murphy

Prof. Amanda Murphy

Head of Partnerships & Training

Helen Scarlett O'Neill

Helen Scarlett O'Neill

Senior Training & Innovation Producer

Prof. Jen Parker-Starbuck

Prof. Jen Parker-Starbuck

Professor of Performance, Worldbuilding Team

Lisa Pearson

Lisa Pearson

Co-Production Coordinator

Dr. Alex Reppel

Dr. Alex Reppel

Business Futures Team Lead

Prof. Peter Richardson

Prof. Peter Richardson

WorldBuilding Lead

Prof. Will Saunders MBE

Prof. Will Saunders MBE

Creative Head

Neil Smith

Neil Smith

Senior Technician

Sarah-Jane Southgate

Sarah-Jane Southgate

Finance Assistant

Dr. Niki Strange

Dr. Niki Strange

Executive Producer

Carl Thomas

Carl Thomas

Creative Enterprise Manager

Dr. Laryssa Whittaker

Dr. Laryssa Whittaker

User Research Lead / Lecturer in Anthropology of Audiences

Dr. Andy Woods

Dr. Andy Woods

Prototyping Research Lead / Senior Lecturer in Creative Technologies and UX