UNITING ART, TECH & ETHICS TO HELP PEOPLE & PLANET

  • Gaynor O'Flynn

    Cultural industry professional, 30 years + global experience working across music, moving image, performance art & technology working with organisations including BBC, C4, National Geographic, ITV, Canal Plus, CBS, Sony, UNESCO & The British Council. Gaynor has an M.A., Distinction, from R.A.D.A. & is studying for PhD at Royal College of Art.

  • Chris Lovell

    Co founder of Beinghuman, Chris has a background in programming for Handelsbanken an ethical, sustainable, local bank. He is also an experienced creative programmer & documentary filmmaker. Responsible for finance, reporting, archive, data, comms, post-production & operations.

  • Dr. Nick Rothwell

    Nick is an interaction designer of media artworks. An experienced software engineer, technical lead & developer, he is responsible for sound & creative tech design & programming. He has worked globally with artists & venues including Wayne McGregor, Ballet Frankfurt & ICA.

  • Dr. Carlo Harvey

    Director of Future Games & Graphics at BCU. Dr. Harvey's specialities include computer graphics, interactive audio simulation for virtual environments, architectural acoustics, sound synthesis, efficient audio-visual & olfactory-visual rendering & of course game tech.

  • Yosra Letiaeff

    Strategy consultant with 10+ years’ experience advising private equity funds & corporates across the Technology, Media & Telecom sectors. Extensive experience in due diligence, value creation & go-to-market strategy for companies including Dot Vector & Scale Up Capital.

  • Rob Bozas

    30+ years music industry experience working with top musicians specialising in music production, synch placement, catalogue administration, royalty accounting, project management, contract negotiation and intellectual property. Current clients include Peter Gabriel, LVMH, Cartier Foundation, Arba Development Studios & Reactional Music.

  • Simon Bennison

    RADA and YALE trained Lighting Designer for stage and performance works. Extensive Technical Management experience in the field of opera, ballet and theatre including fifteen years at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

  • Tatiana Collette-Apraxine

    Award winning VR creator and real time artist living in London. MA in Immersive storytelling from Royal Holloway. Skills include Unreal Engine (Worldbuilding, filming, optimising, animating, materials, virtual production) , 3d Modelling with Blender, 360 filmmaking, & Adobe.

  • Amy Jackson Bruce

    A digital UX/UI designer, thinker & maker. Amy has worked for The Tate, Burberry, Endemol, RSC & Decoded. She is responsible for UX/UI & technological innovation.

  • Nathan Dewell

    Nathan Dewell is a Computer Games Technology, Production & Asset Pipeline expert. Host of Birmingham XR, a monthly XR conference that aims to bring together cross-reality enthusiasts, educating and informing on all things AR & VR. Academic at BCU

  • Lucy Manning

    Experienced editor & journalist, (The Guardian, The Times, Vogue…) with a background in print & online media, Lucy is responsible for editing the Beinghuman Magazine

  • Erica Wolfe Murray

    IP expert, Founder Lola Media & lead at BFI Female Founders, Erica is Beinghuman’s go-to adviser & creative business guru. Beinghuman is currently supported by Creative UK to work with Erica on our business plan.

  • Paul Casbon

    European Patent Attorney & Chartered UK Patent Attorney, with a degree in Physics with Astrophysics. Director at Greaves Brewster. Expert on IP rights in software and computers Extensive experience in opposition & appeal proceedings at the European Patent Office.& monetisation of patents. contributor to the CIPA Guide to the Patents Act published by Sweet & Maxwell, which is the foremost guide to patent law used by UK patent attorneys.

  • Advisors

    Well-connected across creative sectors & continents, our advisors include Zillah Watson-Ex Head BBC VR Hub, Professor Kenny Mitchell-Ex-Head Research Disney, Anna Lowe-Smartify-40M+ users, Marsha Meredith-Ex- Director Saatchi & Saatchi…

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

  • Smart & Design Round 2 support in 2023

  • Gaynor selected for China Mission 2019 & SXSW 2022

  • Gaynor selected as a BFI Female Founder 21/22

  • Gaynor & TIME selected for VAULT 5 22/23 out of 3,000+ applications & 600+ live shows

  • Gaynor awarded an MA (Distinction) from RADA & The University of London in 2021

  • Beinghuman supported under both BFI Female Founders & Business Development Intitaives