3 October 2023
The Barbican

That was fun!

Our team loved meeting up with future-minded professionals from all over Europe - big thank you to all participants for turning it into such a supercharged day at the Barbican  🙌

Oh, and as promised (if you participated), you can now download all presentation decks here

We hope you will join us (again) at our next European flagship event, which will be held in Amsterdam at the iconic EYE venue, on 26 September 2024.

 

 

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What was covered?

A full day immersion into all the meaningful consumer trends that need to be on your radar in the coming 12 months. Curated and presented by TrendWatching's analysts. 

All participants were also set up with temporary access to our trend platform and post-event access to all decks presented.

Oh, and plenty of opportunity to network with your fellow trend people was included, too.

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Who attended?

Love trends, but short on time?

On 3 October 2023, we welcomed Marketing Managers, Heads of Innovation and Insights Managers to Strategists, Creative Directors,  Account Managers and many others. Across all industries.

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Where did it take place?

The Barbican

The seminar took place at the iconic Barbican Centre, one of London's most spectacular cultural venues. 

Some of our keynote speakers

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Victoria has delivered over 150 empowering keynotes, strategy sessions and innovation workshops for clients and brands across the globe. Victoria is passionate about helping brands find their purpose and – crucially – enabling them to act on it. She has helped many of our clients – including Mastercard, PayPal, Warner Music Group and Kontoor – prepare for the (purposed) consumer of tomorrow and can’t wait to do the same for you. Before she switched her attention to trends, Vicki worked as a journalist - her insights have been featured in a range of publications including The New York Times, the Guardian and The Telegraph.

Victoria Loomes

Victoria Loomes

Head of Trends, London 

Victoria has delivered over 150 empowering keynotes, strategy sessions and innovation workshops for clients and brands across the globe. Victoria is passionate about helping brands find their purpose and – crucially – enabling them to act on it. She has helped many of our clients – including Mastercard, PayPal, Warner Music Group and Kontoor – prepare for the (purposed) consumer of tomorrow and can’t wait to do the same for you. Before she switched her attention to trends, Vicki worked as a journalist - her insights have been featured in a range of publications including The New York Times, the Guardian and The Telegraph.

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Erick works across the intersection of trend intelligence, business opportunities and strategic direction. A Dutch-Belgian hybrid, Erick combines his academic background in innovation research and concept development with his love of getting into the nitty-gritty of the new and the next. Through his work, he’s produced multiple podcasts and white papers on intersectional activism and led innovation trajectories for various multinational brands including JP Morgan Chase, Brookfield and PageGroup.

Erick Smet

Erick Smet
Content Director, Amsterdam
Erick works across the intersection of trend intelligence, business opportunities and strategic direction. A Dutch-Belgian hybrid, Erick combines his academic background in innovation research and concept development with his love of getting into the nitty-gritty of the new and the next. Through his work, he’s produced multiple podcasts and white papers on intersectional activism and led innovation trajectories for various multinational brands including JP Morgan Chase, Brookfield and PageGroup.
Robbie

Based in the UK, Robbie helps brands, from Warner Music to Nissan, to identify and run with the latest consumer trends. Having traveled extensively as a journalist and editor before segueing into brand strategy, he brings a global perspective and open-mindedness to his work – delivering reports, workshops and presentations that embrace TrendWatching’s cross-industry approach. 

 

Robbie Hodges

Robbie Hodges

Trend Analyst, London

Based in the UK, Robbie helps brands, from Warner Music to Nissan, to identify and run with the latest consumer trends. Having traveled extensively as a journalist and editor before segueing into brand strategy, he brings a global perspective and open-mindedness to his work – delivering reports, workshops and presentations that embrace TrendWatching’s cross-industry approach. 

 

Michell

Michell operates at the intersection of technology forecasting, business potential, and futures literacy. Swedish-Brazilian and currently living in Portugal, Michell merges his academic pursuits in technology trend analysis with an intrinsic passion for the futuristic and groundbreaking. His company, Envisioning, focuses on the impact and emerging technologies and how to think about potential futures. He has consulted and led research projects for public entities and several multinational corporations worldwide.

Michell Zappa

Michell Zappa

Founder Envisioning, Lisbon

Michell operates at the intersection of technology forecasting, business potential, and futures literacy. Swedish-Brazilian and currently living in Portugal, Michell merges his academic pursuits in technology trend analysis with an intrinsic passion for the futuristic and groundbreaking. His company, Envisioning, focuses on the impact and emerging technologies and how to think about potential futures. He has consulted and led research projects for public entities and several multinational corporations worldwide.

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What participants said about our previous seminars

It greatly exceeded my expectations. I got a lot of inspiration, information, knowledge out of it.

New York

I came out of the day with a sense of wonder, excitement and mild panic. It was great!

Amsterdam

Fantastic cross section of experiences & knowledge!

Bangkok

Inspiring, insightful, engaging. By the end of the day my brain was aching (physically hurting, in a good way) with ideas and possibilities.

Jakarta

The quality of the presentations by the majority of the speakers and the variety of information shared was exceptional.

London

A lot was packed into a short time, but it was a high impact, efficient day.

Sydney

It’s surprising how many examples outside your
industry are relevant for your own business.

Bangkok

Being at the front of some of these trends will help shape some of my organisation's innovation.

Amsterdam

Such a great room of talented and interesting professionals!

Atlanta

An inspiring day of consumer trends and the opportunities they present to delight our customers; featuring actionable insights, from start to finish!

San Francisco

Killer content, great insights and we leave with our heads buzzing.

Hong Kong

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Have any questions about previous or future events?

Want to attend our next big European Trend Event in Amsterdam on 26 September 2024? Or do you have any other questions?
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