DANI is a singer, songwriter and guitarist. Her sound is inspired by the Irish traditional melodies she was raised with, her vocals blend bluesy coarseness with lullaby softness.
DANI spent 2016 delivering music workshops and performing in Europe and the Middle East, working in the field of global peace education. She has been researching and capturing new sounds to create a new piece of work that will be released in 2017.
Fellow at Birmingham Open Media and artist-in-residence at Nottingham University
In 2014, Miebi Sikoki and other colleagues founded Digital Nativ—a digital fabrication studio founded out of passion for creating compelling, disruptive, iconic brand building tools and experiences that connect with end-users, regardless of category or industry. Their projects center around the adoption of technology as part of their creative process.
Miebi Sikoki, is a graduate from the Pelita Harapan University’s School of Visual Communication Design in 2007. As a trained professional in computer graphics and software programming, Miebi aims to explore new possibilities in product designs and creative processes.
Head of Transnational Education, East Asia
International Office, Newcastle University
Dr Xenia Xu recently took up a new role as the Head of TNE for East Asia at Newcastle University, leading its TNE portfolio and wider engagement in East Asia. Prior to the current appointment, Xenia has led Newcastle’s student recruitment, partnership and business development in China and East Asia since 2017. She has over 15 years’ research and work experience in the UK Higher Education sector.
Anuncius Gumawang Jati is a Senior English Lecturer and Teacher Trainer at Universitas Katolik Parahyangan, Indonesia, and President of iTELL. He has worked extensively with the British Council on technology-integrated teacher development across Southeast Asia. His work focuses on digital pedagogy, AI-assisted learning, and ethical, human-centred use of technology in ELT.
Indonesia
Imperial College London
Elsya Patresia's interest in Environmental Engineering began in 2019 when she worked as an engineer for a coal mining company in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Witnessing the environmental impact on local communities, she aims to research urban flooding and develop flood control systems using remote sensing data. After her studies, Elsya plans to contribute to sustainable development in Indonesia, leveraging the knowledge gained at Imperial College London.
Graduating with a master in Curatorial Practice from Glasgow School of Art in 2016, Emily has previously worked for a number of arts organisations including Associate Director of Salem Art Works and Curator at Scottish Sculpture Workshop. Recent projects include Grab a Chair, Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh, Platform:2015, Edinburgh Art Festival, William Hunter to Damian Hirst: The Dead Teach the Living at the Hunterian Art Gallery, Glasgow and the weight of things, Glasgow School of Art.
Eric Sasono is known as a multi-award winning film critique. Eric has also been the jury for film festivals across Indonesia, Philipines, Thailand and South Korea. Additional to that, Eric has been an honorary International Board member for Asian Film Awards in Hongkong. He has also been an active advisory board member for the Indonesian Documentary Film Centre (In-Docs) since 2008.