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United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs and PVBLIC Foundation

Space Isn’t the Future – It’s Your Brief

Tuesday 23 June, 12:45–13:15

Duration: 30 mins
Location: Rotonde Stage, Rotonde

Description:

Space powers brands through connectivity, data, climate insight and global storytelling, yet many creatives overlook its potential. The issue isn’t access – it’s understanding. As space integrates into everyday systems, it unlocks creative and strategic opportunities that remain underutilised. This session simplifies space’s complexity for marketers and creatives, featuring insights from renowned physicist Brian Cox and Sian Leo Proctor, the first woman commercial spaceship pilot – alongside the United Nations, the world’s greatest storyteller of our shared human future. Discover how space is transforming idea development, enabling new tools and technologies and offering teams a competitive edge. The takeaway is clear: space is no longer just a theme or metaphor – it’s an essential part of the creative brief.

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Innovation Unwrapped

Your guide to the pioneers, technologies and transformations already shaping tomorrow.

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Speaking
  • Professor Brian Cox

    School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester and CERN

    Physicist and Professor

  • Dr Sian Leo Proctor

    Space2inspire

    Visionary Artist, Futurist & Explorer

  • Aarti Holla-Maini

    United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)

    Director

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Content streams
  • Innovation Unwrapped
Type of experience
  • Festival Talks