FITC TORONTO 2014
Event Information
Description
The journey begins here
FITC is the intersection between Creative Technologists, Designers, Developers and all-around awesome thinkers from various innovative industries across the globe. They converge every year in Toronto to connect, challenge, inspire and to experience the cutting edge in design and technology.
This year we’ll have 75 amazing presenters from around the world covering design, creativity, and technology, including talks about biohacking, remote-controlled cockroaches, a 98-year-old digital artist, the leading edge in neuroscience tech, an artist who offers professional kidnapping – and that’s just a fraction of this year’s talent.
Join us at FITC Toronto 2014 for…
• Three full days, plus one optional day of pre-festival workshops
• Over 80 presentations and panels
• Over 1200 attendees from around the world
• Making connections at the parties and evening events
• The FITC Awards Party
SPEAKERS
We’ve announced our first ten prestigious speakers and are thrilled to have the legendary Stefan Sagmeister, Sougwen Chung, Addy Osmani, Hal Lasko, Brock Enright, Charlie Taylor, Mary Huang, Neil Mendoza, Tim Cannon, and Molly Schwartz grace our stage. More top tier speakers will be announced to this impressive roster in the coming months.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
Design • Inspiration • Creativity • Digital Art • Creative Coding (3D printing, Installations, Projection Mapping, OpenFrameworks, Processing, and more) • Web Tech (Responsive, SASS/LESS, Javascript, node.js, WebGL, Kendo UI, Sencha, Backbone.js, Ember, Angular, and more) • Business (Networking, Selling, Pitching, Process, Clients, Startups/Freelancer tips, and more) • DIY/Hardware • Web Gaming • Unity, and more!
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
DIGITAL CREATORS and TECHNOLOGISTS. This festival is for designers, developers, digital artists or anyone who creates things in the digital space. From technical to inspirational sessions, there’s always something for you, no matter what stage of your career you’re in.
WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?
FITC Toronto covers the future of everything innovative, technical and creative to leave you informed, challenged and inspired. It’s three solidly packed days of presentations, featuring hand-picked speakers from all over the world. This year we are announcing designated full-day tracks covering Creative/Inspiration, Creative Coding, Web Dev, and Gaming, plus the afternoon Lounge sessions. This means that at any given time you will have a selection of different presentations to choose from. FITC Toronto also provides unparalleled networking opportunities and legendary parties. We bring the community together to connect, putting you in a room with people who share your passion for this industry and giving the future a stage.