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Stars on 45 –
Volume #45 - 28th September It is our great pleasure to be able to bring together such a rich diversity of talented speakers for an evening of cerebral stimulation. Our speakers are all checking their slides, rehearsing their timings and ensuring their vocal cords are...
Open Call for Inspiring speakers
Do you have burning passion you need to share? If the answer is Yes to these questions then we want to hear from you. Every few months we bring together inspiring speakers from in and around Liverpool to enlighten our audience at Leaf Cafe on Bold Street. And our next...
‘Liverpool 2050: how can we build a resilient city – one that is thriving, fair and sustainable?
Future sessions We took a trip into the future on Saturday to look at the issues that will affect all of our lives over the next 30 years. Each themed session consisted of short 5 minute presentations from our speakers who then faced the audience for a Question and...
Ignite one more time
Read on for the full list of speakers and subjects for our 44th event. Speakers: Volume #44 Speaker: Alex J Lennon Talk title:The Kettle Companion - "Near, or far, wherever you are" Speaker: Xiaoxiao Hou @musicxiaoxiaoTalk title: Time signatures, Rhythmic...
The Rekindling
Yes we're back - we know you missed us.... Read on for the list of speakers and subjects for our 20th October event. Speakers: Volume #43 Speaker: Cath HollandTalk title: Life after deathHow to be a good widow. I am a recent widow and there are rules to be a good and...
We’re not sure when but we are sure
We may not know an exact date as to when we will be returning but returning we are. We'll be back with what they call a blended event, some talks given online and some in real Life (IRL). But we will be back upstairs at Leaf IRL. Let's not pretend that lockdown hasn't...
Speaker #42 – An Ignite in by the Fire
Read on for the full list of speakers and subjects for our 25th February event. Speakers: Volume #42Speaker: Patrick HurleyTalk title: “Every City Needs a Michael Young.” It’s a talk about how every city needs a Michael Young.Speaker: Andrew Bolster @bolsterTalk...
An Ignite in by the Fire
We hope you are all well and managing to cope with home schooling, social isolation, home working, furloughing and just general day to day living. We haven't been able to hold our normal Ignite as we had planned for Leaf Café over the past year. But now we are back...
Speakers #41
Read on for the full list of speakers and subjects for our 4th March event. Speakers: Volume #41Speaker: Kate Reilly James @katereillyjamesTalk title: What a difference a decade makesWhy 2010 was a year to rememberSpeaker: Samantha Jones @Homegrown_CollTalk title:...
Ignite turns 10!
Ignite Liverpool returns to Leaf on the 4th March for its 10th Birthday edition. On 4th March 2010, Ignite Liverpool had its first outing at John Moores Art and Design Academy, with about 10 speakers covering a range of topics from Open Source software...
Jenny Radcliffe People Hacker
Jenny Radcliffe: Ethical con-artist Our upcoming event Ignite 40 will be a special ‘hacker-flavoured’ event featuring talks about – but not limited to – social engineering and cyber security.One Ignite Liverpool alumna, Jenny Radcliffe, is back by popular demand with...
Ignite 40 Speakers
Read on for the full list of speakers and subjects for our 18th November event. Speakers: Volume #40 Speaker: Thomas Richardson @richie_research Talk title: How the sex ratio influences our behaviourA factor that is always present and can influence our behaviour in...
Our next Ignite is in November and plan to have a Hacker Flavoured Ignite Liverpool
We've teamed up with Human Factor Security to bring you a special "hacker flavoured" Ignite. On November 18th 2019 we are calling on the Information Security, Cyber and Hacker communities to come and talk about all things related to the job, the culture and the...
Our enlightening speakers for #ignite 39
Read on for the full list of speakers and subjects for our 19th August event. Speakers: Volume #39Speaker: Marc McDermott Talk Title: Perception is ProjectionHow the mind works. Your senses process an enormous amount of data - roughly 11 million bits per second...
Call for speakers
Do you have burning passion you need to share? If the answer is Yes to these questions then we want to hear from you. Every few months we bring together inspiring speakers from in and around Liverpool to enlighten our audience at Leaf Cafe on Bold Street ..... and our...
Ignite Futures – speakers at MakeFest 2019 #LivMF19
Future sessions We're taking a trip into the future at Ignite to look at the issues that will affect all of our lives over the next 30 years. Each themed session consisted of three or four short 5 minute presentations from our speakers who then faced the audience for...
Speakers for Ignite Liverpool – 13th May
Read on for the full list of speakers and subjects for our 13th May event. Speakers: Volume #38 Speaker:Eleanor Senior Talk Title: The cow STI costing America over $200 million. The parasite Tritrichomonas foetus isn’t as famous as other disease causing and carrying...
Ignite Features ……Makefest Talks 2019 #LIVMF19
Ignite at Makefest Liverpool 29th June 2019 Call for proposals for Ignite Liverpool at MakeFest 2019 What might life be like in 2049? Themed talks Ignite sessions At Liverpool Makefest we thought we would take the opportunity to examine some of the issues that...