Occassionally I leave my desk to speak at events about animation, illustration and running a small creative business. Here are some of the events I’ve spoken at.

2019: Speaker at Adobe After Effects World Conference in Seattle, USA. Talks on character rigging and motion paintings.

2019: Speaker at the ENVISION summer environmental research conference. Launching a competition and talking about the use of animation in scientific research communications.

2018: Creative Careers Q&A Panel at the University of Derby.

2017: Women in Tech – Nottingham. A 30 minute talk about the principles of animation.

2015 & 2016: Speaking about freelancing and self employment at the University of Derby for Visual Communication students

2015: Design Swansea – Swansea, Wales.  Gave a talk on “Turning a hobby into a job.”

2013: Panelist at RvB UK: Video game and animation convention. Panel on running a creative online business, Leicester

2013: Guest Speaker at Let’s Do Business – Enterprise Centre Derby.

2013: Guest Speaker about “Animated Logos” at Geek Easy, Derby.

2013: Guest Speaker  about “Animated Logos” at Creative Coffee, Leicester.

2013: Guest Speaker about “Animated Logos”  at Fry Up Friday, University Derby Enterprise Centre.

2013: Guest Speaker at Creative Business Social Media Marketing with David James Ross at Broadway Cinema, Nottingham.

2012: Guest Speaker at for Seed Creativity Careers talk at the University of Derby.