Digital City Festival 2021 was our first Festival delivered virtually, with industry leaders coming together to MediaCityUK where we broadcast live through the Digital City Network. We also showcased a number of live cultural events, including the launch of StreamGM and the Manchester Jazz Festival to name a few! This innovation by necessity sparked an idea in us to continue to share sessions for 2022 as well. 

If you didn't manage to watch in 2021, here's our pick of some of the best talks not to be missed:

• Women in leadership on the future of digital with Dept - a special broadcast for International Women’s Day 2021 

• Solving Bias in the Digital World with speakers from Manifest and TikTok, a topic that is still very relevant today

• United We Stream, StreamGM and the legacy of lockdown live streaming chaired by Sacha Lord, GM Night Time Economy Advisor and founder of Parklife and The Warehouse Project, alongside speakers from Hacienda Classical and Hacienda Recordings, United We Stream, GMCA, English Folk Expo and The Met

• Solving the People and Technology Puzzle with Northcoders and theidol.com, on how to find the right people with the skills you need

• The acceleration of MedTech and digital health innovations in Manchester with Midas, and speakers from The University of Manchester, Health Innovation Manchester and Medtronic UK

• Why Your Rainbow Logo Isn't Enough: Authentically Reaching the LGBTQ+ hosted by Grindr, a deep dive into how brands, companies and city governments could do more

• And, of course, dip into the cultural side of things with Manchester Jazz Festival at Digital City Festival 2021

Watch 2021's session on demand here

Earlier this year we returned to Manchester Central to host Digital City Festival 2022 live in person again. Following on from the success of our virtual sessions in 2021, we decided to continue to this trend! We live streamed all of our Keynote theatre sessions and made all session from the Marketing, Ecommerce and Tech theatres available on demand.

Here are some of our favourites...

• When it comes to heritage brands, it's all about retention with Klaviyo and Orla Kiely on Orla Kiely’s successes and difficulties in marketing a heritage brand

• One of our most popular talks, Social Media Trends 2022: A dispatch from the future of social with Dominique from Hootsuite and still very relevant today! 

• Neurodiversity: why it's essential to the future of tech with speakers from Great Influence, Sparkle Class, and NeuroClastic

• It’s time to up your engagement game with Peek & Poke on why some of the biggest brands are choosing to gamify their marketing campaigns 

• Weetabix & Beanz – the story behind the tweet that broke the internet with Gareth Turner, Head of Marketing at Weetabix at the time

• Smarter technology for a sustainable future with GFT and Google, revealing the latest innovations around sustainable technology 

• Hyper Island invites you to meet the Metaverse Experts, with experts from Leeds Beckett University, Xpllore, Department of Work & Pensions, The Fabricant and Chayn

Catch up on 2022 content here

If you want to supercharge your learning next year, don't forget to secure your free place for Digital City Festival 2023. We'll be returning to Manchester 27- 31st March and we can't wait for you to join us!

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