REMIX Summit London 2026 features a curated stage of 65+ world-class speakers from across culture, tech and business. Everything you need to kickstart 2026: short talks on trends, examples and ideas, followed by our popular ‘Follow the Speaker’ discussions so you can deep dive into the topic and meet the speaker.

This year, with the theme ‘the Power of Possibility’, REMIX London takes place on 29-30 January 2026 at Here East (Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park) and The National Gallery with networking receptions on both evenings. It’s the perfect way to kickstart your 2026!

Hear from 65+ incredible speakers including:

• Dr Gus Casely-Hayford – Director, V&A EAST on reimagining the museum experience for today’s audiences
• NAZIR AFZAL OBE – Chancellor, The University of Manchester; Chair, The Lowry; Former Chief Crown Prosecutor for NW England sharing findings from his ‘Class Ceiling’ Inquiry into working class representation in the arts with Matt Baker – Founder, RISE ASSOCIATES
• Robert Hammond – Co-founder, THE HIGH LINE (NYC) & President & Chief Strategy Officer, THERME GROUP on reclaiming ideas of collective wellbeing – designing into the urban fabric for all. Therme group have just broken ground on a £450 million wellbeing resort in Manchester with integrated arts and cultural experiences
• Celebrated Portrait Artist JONATHAN YEO in conversation with founder JOHN CASSY on his creative journey through the world of extended realities
• Ulrich Schrauth – Artistic Director, UBS DIGITAL ART MUSEUM (Hamburg) on creating the largest museum in Europe dedicated exclusively to digital and immersive art, launching with teamLab Borderless permanent exhibition in 2026
• Nikki Wright – International Arts & Culture Lead, BANK OF AMERICA in conversation with WILL GOMPERTZ – Journalist, Author & Director, SIR JOHN SOANE’S MUSEUM on innovative arts partnerships
• Sara Wajid MBE – Co-CEO, BIRMINGHAM MUSEUMS TRUST on the museum as a catalyst of cultural and social change – the Citizens’ Jury and Digital Good Network
• Keith Jopling – Author, ‘BODY OF WORK’ & SPOTIFY’s Former Global Head of Strategy & Intelligence on how the album outlasted the algorithm and survived playlist culture – cultural supply, formats and consumption
• Saad Eddine Said – CEO & Artistic Director, NEW ART EXCHANGE on becoming the world’s first cultural institution to hand permanent leadership to a citizens’ assembly
• Martin Green – Director, EUROVISION SONG CONTEST (Watched in 2025 by 166 million people with 2 billion social media interactions)
• Jessica Goldman Srebnick – Lead Curator, WYNWOOD WALLS (MIAMI) – on creating magic in often-overlooked places how they transformed 80,000 sq ft of wall-space into one of the world’s largest and most celebrated outdoor galleries. “The walls are one of the first things on every ‘Things to do in Miami’ list” (Forbes) with over 3 million annual visitors
• Mark Ball – Artistic Director, SOUTHBANK CENTRE on its 75th Anniversary celebrations and how the arts can galvanise and help us imagine a different, better world
• DODDZ – Multi-award-winning Artist & Creative Innovator on how to believe in magic again
• Julia Walter – Head of Digital & Broadcast, ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY on using digital twins in the production process
• Rhys Matthews – Digital Lead, SOHO THEATRE on efficient digital capture and distribution
• Carl Stevens – Senior Manager, New Technologies & Innovation, ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND on digital transformation projects
• BECCY McCRAY – Artist-Activist & Impact Strategist in conversation with JAMES TURNER – Co-founder, GLIMPSE & Former Communications Director, GREENPEACE on harnessing the power of creativity to make positive grassroots change irresistible in popular culture
• JASON BRUGES – Artist & Founder, Jason Bruges Studio on managing constant innovation and R&D
• Jason Baldridge – Research Scientist, GOOGLE DEEPMIND & BEN CULLEN WILLIAMS, Artist on their collaboration to create a video self-portrait of generative AI
• Dr Bettina Kames – CEO & Co-founder, LAS ART FOUNDATION (Berlin) on the implications and possibilities of the evolving field of quantum technologies, which some predict will transform our world in the next five years
• Deborah Papiernik – Senior VP New Business Development, Technology & Strategic Alliances, UBISOFT on innovative gaming collaborations
• Liz Rosenthal – Curator, Venice Biennale’s VENICE IMMERSIVE on the latest trends in immersive storytelling and creative XR expression
• BEATIE WOLFE – Musician & Technologist, currently collaborating with BRIAN ENO – ‘Musical Weirdo & Visionary’ (Vice); ‘Profound’ (BBC); ‘Inspired’ (New York Times); ‘Pioneering’ (NASA)
• STUART SEMPLE – Multidisciplinary artist, entrepreneur & activist – on his latest book ‘Make Art or Die Trying’, demystifying art concepts and uncovering everyone’s inner artist
• Aziz Isham – Executive Director, MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE (NYC) on using screen history to make sense of the forces and experiences that create our shared reality
• Ariane Koek – Initiator & Founding Director, ARTS AT CERN on the successful transdisciplinary collaborations
• Charles Kerr – Senior Strategic Partner Manager, YOUTUBE on the secrets of creating great video content
• Ethan Joseph – Arts Team, BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES on supporting innovation through the Digital Accelerator Programme and Bloomberg Connects
• Julien Fleury – Creative Lead, SNAPCHAT AR STUDIO (Paris)
• Freya Salway – Head of the Lab, GOOGLE ARTS & CULTURE
• Aoi Nakamura & Esteban Lecoq – Co-Founders & Co-Artistic Directors, AΦE – on blending XR, dance, and AI to create LILITH.AEON, featuring an extract from their incredible Lecture Performance
• SARAH TICHO – Multi award winning artist; Producer & Director, SOUL PAINT (Winner SXSW Special Jury Prize) on art, wellbeing and immersive
• Katherine Templar Lewis – Author, THE UNCERTAINTY TOOLKIT & Co-founder, KINDA STUDIOS on ‘uncertainty tolerance’ – thriving in the face of uncertainty
• Dr Lee Bofkin – Co-founder & CEO, GLOBAL STREET ART on what can yesterday’s discarded objects teach us about creativity today?
• Dr Rob Myles – Multi-award-winning Director & Founder, NATIONAL REPERTORY NETWORK on creating a more stable and optimistic future for theatre in every region of the UK
• Samantha King – Head of Programme, VIVE ARTS (HTC)
• Tadeo Lopez-Sendon – CEO, ABANDON NORMAL DEVICES on challenging norms through creativity, science and tech
• Neil Hubbard – Partner & Group Leader, HEATHERWICK STUDIO on creating joyful, engaging and human places
• Dr Julie Freeman & Grace Attlee – SHAPEDSOUND & TRANSLATING NATURE on sound and data as an art material, creating sound you can touch
• Aki Carpenter – Vice President, Chief Creative Officer, RALPH APPELBAUM ASSOCIATES (RAA) & blooloop Top 50 Museum Influencer on designing a community tech lab from one-third of the space at NYC’s Museum of the Moving Image
• Jane Knowles – Director of Public Engagement, THE NATIONAL GALLERY on launching NG Citizens
• Sally Lockey – Director, RIGHT UP OUR STREET on creating a sense of belonging through world-class art in Doncaster
• HAM the Illustrator – Artist & Creative Director, THE ANTI-APARTHEID LEGACY: CENTRE OF MEMORY & LEARNING on the artist’s journey as an activist, and the launch of the historic 28 Penton Street centre
• Sam Bompas & Alix Cherowbrier, BOMPAS & PARR on the future of food in 2026: immersive sensorial experiences
• CONSTANT WASHING MACHINE – Responsible AI process and practice by Hannah Redler Hawes, OPEN DATA INSTITUTE, Matt Adams, BLAST THEORY, Dr Denis Newman-Griffis, FRAIM, Dr Susan Oman, Senior Lecturer in Data, AI & Society, UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
• Lawrence Chiles – Head of Digital Services, THE NATIONAL GALLERY on digital transformation in the gallery
• Verity McIntosh – Director & Principal Investigator, IMMERSIVE ARTS on their latest research into distributing and exhibiting immersive artwork
• Caroline Butler – Founder, CONVERT CULTURE (Former Head of Marketing, Insight & Digital Strategy, PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE) on discovering entirely new audiences through social intelligence

…plus MORE still to come! Click here for the latest updates…