Presented in partnership by Creative Manchester, Digital Futures and the Turing Innovation Catalyst (TIC) Manchester, the CreaTech 2025 series of events aims to support the development of a network of industry professionals working in CreaTech and related industries, CreaTech being the intersection between Creativity and Technology.

The 2025 events build on an initial series of CreaTech Network Events hosted in 2024, which brought together people in Greater Manchester working in CreaTech, exploring potential opportunities for innovation, and to facilitate partnerships between the university and the wider Greater Manchester Business Community.

Throughout this series AI will be the focus and approached via three different themes. The pace of development of this technology is rapid and leads the creative sector into previously unchartered territory, which may prove as much a threat as it provides opportunity to the future of the creative and cultural industries.

At this event our focus will be on AI and Music, exploring how creative businesses can take advantage of emerging technologies and create opportunities for innovation and knowledge exchange. A panel of expert speakers will explore applications, challenges and opportunities of AI in the Music industry.

The event will feature short talks from expert speakers, an insightful panel discussion, and will bring together researchers, educators, students, policymakers, and businesses from the creative and cultural industries sector in Greater Manchester to share knowledge and experiences.

Join us on 12 May in the Flex Space of the new SISTER Building for an opportunity to:

• participate in knowledge exchange about AI and Music
• understand the application of AI in the creative and cultural industries sector
• make new connections in the CreaTech community in Greater Manchester and the Northwest
• find out how to collaborate within the CreaTech ecosystem
• learn about funding opportunities with the University of Manchester