How to make people care
You care about a cause. And you want the same from others. But, how do you make them care enough to get involved? To engage with you beyond a mere like? To make change?
SPEAKERS
Bess Mayhew - CEO of More United
Bess is co-founder and CEO of More United, a movement making politics fit the 21st century. More United works by running grassroots campaigns that connect people directly with MPs from different parties who are prepared to work together on issues they agree on to make change happen in Parliament. So far they have grown to nearly 170,000 people and have worked with 90 MPs.
@BessMayhew
@MoreUnitedUK
Jeff Coghlan - Matmi
Gamification and audience engagement specialist, Jeff has directed and produced games, apps, platforms, gameshows and even theme park attractions. He's worked with celebrities including the Gorillaz, Lilly Allen and Iron Maiden and for For companies including PlayStation, Microsoft, Dell, ITV, BBC and Universal. His main passion is to improve the lives of others through digital transformation and game theory and has worked with many charities and global organisations including Cancer Research, the European Union and the United Nations.
@JeffCoghlan
@matmi
TIMINGS
6:30 Arrival for food, drinks and networking
- We have alcohol, non alcohol, vegetarian and vegan)
- If you don't fancy networking, the venue has plenty of space for you to sit and chill.
7:00 Speaking stuff starts.
8:15 speaking stuff ends. Time for more drinks, food and networking
9:00ish - event close
LIGHTNING TALKS
We'll also have space for brief "lightning" talks on the night, where anyone will have a chance to speak for up to 3 minutes on something that helps more people do good with tech.
****PARTNERS****
We are proud to be sponsored by The Federation, Co-op Foundation and Luminate Group
http://www.thefederation.coop/
OTHER STUFF
You can follow us on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/techforgoodlive #tfgl
Please keep your RSVP up to date as we often have high demand, but a fair few no-shows on the night.