The Essential Guide to MUTEK Forum

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In parallel to the Festival, the MUTEK Forum is back for its seventh edition from Tuesday, August 24 to Thursday, September 2 on our virtual platform. This marketplace of ideas will bring together artists and companies from the digital creation and electronic music fields to explore the most innovative artistic practices while stimulating reflection on the ethical and political issues related to technology and the digital world. Seven themes will be explored by more than 100 local and international speakers through 60 activities.

Dive into the fields of expertise covered:

XR, Immersive and Experiential Storytelling
Exploring Imaginaries of Artificial Intelligence
New Frontiers in Digital Art and Sound
Music Matters
Fashion and Art for Our Futures
New Models for Presentation and Monetization
Digital Detox
A Virtual Market for Creative Minds and Connexions

For a second consecutive year, the Forum will also feature a virtual market that facilitates networking by showcasing Québec, Canadian and international artists to buyers from around the world. More than 700 participants, including over 200 distributors, representing 400 different organizations and companies from over 50 countries, will gather on the online platform to attend conferences, panels, and workshops, as well as to develop artistic connections and business opportunities.

Discover the list of participants, exclusive networking activities, and our second official selection of 20 Québec and Canadian artists, all embodying the most cutting-edge developments in the local artistic community. Click here for more information.

Join MUTEK Forum

• WHEN: From Tuesday, August 24 to Thursday, September 2 with a small break on Saturday and Sunday. Nevertheless, all streamed content will be available on-demand until Thursday, September 30.

• WHERE: Online, in our Swapcard virtual platform, accessible via your browser or the app from Tuesday, August 17.

• WHO: Find this year’s selection of over 100 speakers, including their biography and the topic they will cover, on this documented page. You can also review the list of all virtual market participants here.

• WHAT: Manage your schedule and choose among the 60 conferences, panels, case studies, workshops, Q&A, and roundtables offered by consulting our detailed time grid.

• HOW: By purchasing one of the three Forum Passports available. The Regular Passport gives you access to all conferences and profiles of other participants while the Pro Passport also grants you exclusive access to specific networking activities, which will take place every day as part of the virtual market, including thematic roundtables and discussion groups. Finally, the Company Passport gives you access to an exhibitor space on the platform, allowing you to stand out by showcasing your projects, content, services, and products as part of the virtual market.

Ælab ^CA/QC Ahreum Lee ^KR/QC Alejandra Cárdenas (Ale Hop) ^PE/DE Ali Nikrang ^AT — Ars Electronica Futurelab Alexander Scholz ^CA — HOLO Alex Tibbitts ^US/QC Amanda Gutierrez ^MX/QC — Concordia University Analucia Roeder ^PE Andrea Ludovic^VE Andrée Martin ^CA/QC Anouk Wipprecht ^NL/US Antoine Cayrol ^FR — ATLAS V Barney Steel ^UK — Marshmallow Laser Feast Benjamin Bratton ^US — University of California San Diego Cat Bluemke ^CA — Ender Gallery Celine Garcia ^FR — Puppet Master Label & Publishing Centre de recherche TAG ^BR/QC+CA/QC Claire L. Evans ^US Claire O’Neill ^UK — A Greener Festival David Hershkovits ^US — Cultural Content Consultancy Deena Abdelwahed ^TN/FR Eddie Lou ^CN — Sandbox Immersive Festival Edy Fung (Quantum Foam) ^HK/UK Elena Zavalev ^US — CADAF Eliane Ellbogen ^CA/QC — Fasken Erin Gee ^CA/QC Estelle Schorpp ^FR/QC Feli Cabrera López ^CO/AR Félix Lajeunesse ^CA/QC — Félix & Paul Studios Fereshteh Toosi ^IR/US — Florida International University Flor de Fuego (Florencia Maria Alonso) ^AR Fossilation ^CA/QC Frances Adair Mckenzie ^CA/QC Gabrielle Harnois-Blouin ^CA/QC Guillaume Pascale ^CA/QC Grand River ^IT/NL Greg J. Smith ^CA — HOLO Gwendal Creurer ^FR/QC — Société des arts technologiques Huidi Xiang ^CN/US Ida Toninato ^FR/QC Ievgeniia Ivanova ^PL/UA — ARNOVA Isabella Salas ^MX/QC — Isabella Salas Studio Isla Angus ^UK — Client Earth Jacqueline Beaumont ^CA/QC — Concordia University Jana Müller ^DE — Deutsches Museum Nuremberg Jean Dubois & Ghyslain Gagnon ^CA/QC Jean-Patrice Rémillard (Pheek)^CA/QC Jenny Maritza Ramirez Osorio (Jennitza) ^AR Joanna Berzowska ^CA/QC — Concordia University Joanna Duda ^PL Joaquina Salgado ^AR John Connell ^UK/DE+US — Soundworks Jonathan Carroll ^CA — Ender Gallery Julie Knibbe ^FR — Music Tomorrow Julie Tremblay ^CA/QC — PHI Juliette Lusven ^FR/QC Kanta Dihal ^NL/UK — University of Cambridge Karine Charbonneau ^CA/QC — Rafael Lozano-Hemmer Studio Katja Melzer ^CA/QC — Goethe-Institut Montréal Ké Medley ^CA/QC Kiran Bhumber ^CA Kyle Duffield ^CA Laurence Dolbec ^CA/QC — National Film Board of Canada Lewis Jamieson ^UK — Music Declares Emergency Libby Heaney ^UK Louis-Philippe Rondeau ^CA/QC Louise Hisayasu ^DE — Tactical Tech Love Ssega^UK — EarthPercent Lucas LaRochelle ^CA/QC — Queering The Map Lukas Volz ^DE — University of Cologne Magdalena Molinari ^AR Mara Gourd-Mercado ^CA/QC — Académie canadienne du cinéma et de la télévision Marc-André Cossette ^CA/QC Marie Brassard ^CA/QC — Infrarouge Matthew Herbert ^UK Maude Thibodeau ^CA/QC — Dpt. Maya Indira Ganesh ^IN/DE+UK — University of Cambridge Maxime Boutin ^FR/QC Mélanie O'Bomsawin ^CA/QC Memo Akten ^TR Michael Casey ^US — CoinDesk Mimi Allard ^CA/QC Miranda Smitheram ^NZ/QC — Concordia University Monica Lopez De Victoria ^US — Lopez De Victoria Studio LLC Muhammad Radwan ^DE — Tactical Tech Nancy Lee ^CA Nao Tokui ^JP — Qosmo Nathalie Bachand ^CA/QC Nedine Moonsamy ^ZA — University of Pretoria Nicolas Bernier ^CA/QC Nicolas Reeves & David St-Onge ^CA/QC Noah Pred ^CA/DE — Manifest Audio GbR Olivia Klawonn ^US Olivia Mc Gilchrist ^FR/JM/QCOlivier J. Bergeron ^CA/QC — Click & Mortar Orit Halpern ^US/QC — Concordia University Patrick Haggart ^CA/QC Philippe Bédard ^CA/QC — Québec/Canada ^XR Pierre-Luc Lecours ^CA/QC Qianqian Ye ^CN/US — Processing Foundation Ralf Eger ^DE — ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe Richard Chartier ^US rkss (Robin Buckley) ^UK Ryan Howard ^US — Google Sabrina Calvo ^FR/QC Sabrina Ratté ^QC/FR Safa Ghnaim ^US/DE — Tactical Tech Sandra Rodriguez ^CA/QC — MIT (HackingXR) Sandra Volny ^FR/CZ/QC Sarah Ciston ^US — University of Southern California Sarah Friend ^CA/DE — Ender Gallery Sarah Mackenzie ^CA/QC sava saheli singh ^CA — University of Ottawa Sense Factory ^CA/QC+DE Shari Frilot ^US — Sundance Film Festival Shonee Arroyo-Kreimes ^CR/QC Sofian Audry & TeZ ^CA/QC+IT/NL Sol Rezza ^AR Takashi Ikegami ^JP — University of Tokyo Tatiana Heuman ^AR/DE Thomas Azoug ^FR/QC — PHI Tina Blakeney ^AU/QC — Thinkwell Studio Montréal Vicky Clarke ^UK Viktoria Modesta ^UK/US Vivian Marthell ^US — O Cinema WhiteFeather Hunter ^CA — SymbioticA / The University of Western Australia x/o ^CA Xiaowei Wang ^US — Logic Magazine Yan Breuleux ^CA/QC Yannick Hofmann ^DE — ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe Ying Gao ^CA/QC — Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) Yu Su ^CN/CA Yuri Suzuki ^JP/UK — Pentagram Design

MUTEK would like to thank its partners, who play a key role in the maintenance and development of its activities, and have provided particular support towards the creation of the Forum.

The Government of Québec, the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, the ministère du Tourisme du Québec, the Secrétariat à la région métropolitaine du gouvernement du Québec, the ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Conseil des arts de Montréal, the City of Montréal, FACTOR and Canada's private radio broadcasters, the Department of Canadian Heritage, Musicaction, the British Council, the Consulat général de France à Québec, the Goethe-Institut, Tourisme Montréal, Air Canada for Business, HOLO, Soundworks, BeatConnect, Zú, Society for Arts and Technology.