Rob Blakemore
Event Producer @Burning Man Project
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WORK HISTORY
Event Producer @Burning Man Project
I\'m officially appointed as Regional Contact in the UK for Burning Man (and a Burning Man member of staff). I formally sign off events on behalf of Burning Man organisation in America, ensuring each adheres to the 10 Principles of Burning Man. Burning Man is widely considered to be the leading participatory art and immersive event in the world today.* I\'m involved in creating, planning, managing, and running events and festivals in the UK and also across Europe.* Since 2008, I have been a lead organiser of London Decompression, and was overall operational Event Lead for 8 years, and still remain a Director. This includes legal and financial responsibility for everything that happens at the event. The event is for over people, managing hundreds of talented people who run the departments required to pull off the spectacular experience. It’s the longest running Burning Man event outside America.* Burning Man has a community of over in the UK, and over in Europe. I consider a large part of my role to be in helping people believe in themselves to unleash their own creativity, through encouraging confidence in their abilities to bring whatever projects or themecamps they wish - taking their idea from conception to reality at an event. I also help through connecting the key groups of people together.* I’ve attended every Burning Man European Leadership Summit, which has been a fantastic source of learning for me in how to run immersive events smoothly. I\'ve also delivered training sessions at the summits for the other European event leaders.
EDUCATION
University of Exeter
Computer Science, B.Sc.
International IS Security Certification Consortium (ISC2)
Masters Degree - Certified Information Systems (IS) Security Professional (CISSP), Computing / IT Security
ABOUT ROB BLAKEMORE
A technology innovator who for 25 years has designed and delivered groundbreaking solutions with leading blue chip organisations and Governments worldwide. I\'ve a passion for blending technology, art and entertainment to create truly immersive experiences, most recently as Co-Founder of both and been delivering groundbreaking technology solutions within corporates for decades - from cyber security for the UK Government (GCHQ) in USA’s Silicon Valley, to recently delivering a Satellite+5G Innovation Lab for the European Space Agency. This lab included immersive Augmented Reality experiences - used by UK Government ministers and industry leaders from all sectors.I\'ve long been passionate about unleashing creativity through delivering co-created transformational events - being inspired from witnessing the positive change that creative events can drive in people\'s lives - whether through Immersive Leadership Development in the corporate world or experiences at events outside the workplace.For 15 years, I\'ve managed and run various UK & European immersive art/entertainment events & festivals – with hundreds of volunteers, thousands of attendees; whilst bearing holding legal & management responsibility. I remain a Regional Contact for Burning Man in the UK, and a Burning Man member of staff.I have helped build and performed at ground-breaking creative immersive theatre, from \'Secret Cinema\' to the Olivier-Award-nominated \'You Me Bum Bum Train\'. I\'ve created world-leading 12-hour immersive adventures across London, and consulted on immersive games experiences worldwide.I co-created the industry-disrupting Quest for Collective Intelligence (QCI) with Living Systems, which delivered our Collaborative Adaptive Technology into the world of Learning and Development - receiving a fantastic reception from all that have been through it - including leaders from top Nasdaq-listed companies.I\'m an angel investor in over 75 start-up companies, with a focus on tech innovation, fintech, and the renewable and sustainable sectors.I\'m always looking for avenues for new creative opportunities and connections - so please reach out and connect or follow.
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