Chris Michaels
Founder, Digital Advisory
Chris founded consultancy Digital Advisory in 2022 to create new intersections between art, research and technology. His clients include some of the world’s leading universities, museums and foundations, plus a portfolio of creative technology startups. He is the Deputy Chair of English Heritage; an Associate of Human Economics; Digital and Strategy Director for Bolton & Quinn, and a former Sr Visiting Fellow at King’s College London. He is the author of “Creative R&D: Art | Ideas | Technology” a weekly newsletter on new trends in culture and creativity.
From 2017-22 Chris was Director of Digital, Communications and Technology at the National Gallery and ran National Gallery X, an innovation lab for the future of art and technology. Chris has a PHD from the University of Bristol and a Masters in Innovation Economics from UCL.
REMIX Summits appearances:
- Fireside Chat: Future of Gaming
- REMIX Summit London 2024
- Innovation at National Gallery X
- REMIX London 2022
- REMIX Sydney 2016
- REMIX London 2014
- REMIX London 2015
- REMIX London 2018
- Panel: Audience Engagement at the Right Place, Right Time
- Digital Innovation at the British Museum
- The Future of Storytelling: British Museum & Cirque du Soleil
- Panel: Big Data versus the Institution
- Panel: Multi-Channel Culture – Strategies for Developing New Markets and Audiences to Grow the Market