THE TEAM UNITING ART, TECH & ETHICS TO HELP PEOPLE & PLANET
Over 20+ years, we have built an amazing team & network of creatives, companies & venues across disciplines & across the globe.
The team work with broadcasters, orgs & brands & venues including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Canal+, NESTA, Mall Galleries, British Council, UNESCO, Sadler’s Wells, Rolls Royce, LVMH & the RSC & human beings include Björk, Stomp, New Order, PJ Harvey, Wayne McGregor & the Dalai Lama.
Beinghuman Ltd. have also been selected for the prestigious Royal College of Art Innovation Hub. The RCA is the #1 school in the world for art and design for 10 years running & Innovation RCA’s amazing team are also supporting Beinghuman Ltd.
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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 a practice-based PhD at Royal College of Art.
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Chris Lovell
Co founder of Beinghuman, Chris has a background in programming for banks including JP Morgan & currently advises 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.
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Dr. Nick Rothwell
Nick is an experienced software engineer, technical lead & developer, he is responsible for tech design & programming. He has worked globally with artists & venues including Wayne McGregor, Ballet Frankfurt & ICA & currently is lead at the UAL Creative Computing Institute
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Professor Carlo Harvey
Professor of Digital Art at Manchester Art School, Professor 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.
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Greg Sherwin
Engineering superstar for Silicon Valley start-ups & businesses including CBS Interactive, NBC Internet, Ex NASA, Singularity University Mentor, Oxbridge Ethical AI Judge. He co-founded the national website for the American Red Cross, is a judge for the OXbridge ethical AI competition & is a senior engineer at Farfetch.
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Alex Jukes
Oxford University educated fractional CTO Alex is former head of engineering at Intropic, a technical decision maker who ensures engineering investment has the maximum impact for the business.
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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 & intellectual property. Current clients include Peter Gabriel, LVMH, Cartier Foundation, Arba Development Studios & Reactional Music.
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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.
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Simon Bennison
RADA & YALE trained Lighting Designer for stage & performance works. Extensive Technical Management experience in the field of opera, ballet & theatre including fifteen years at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
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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.
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Lucy Manning
Experienced editor & journalist, (The Guardian, The Times, Vogue…) with a background in print & online media, Lucy is key to our intelligent marketing strategy.
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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.
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Barney Worfolk Smith
CGO at DAIVID, leading a team of creative specialists who help global brands & agencies understand why their advertising works or not, affordably & at scale. Powered by AI, DAIVID decodes the impact of attention, emotions, memory, & brand uplift on sales outcomes.
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Crysta Dela Cuesta
Graphic Designer& alumna of Snap Design Academy & the RCA Graduate Diploma program, Crysta was awarded a full-ride scholarship through the partnership of Snap Inc. to pursue her Master’s Degree in Visual Communication at the RCA.
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Tatiana Collet-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, Blender, 360film & Adobe.
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Sian Bussy
Sian is a brand & trade mark expert with a focus on brand development & “clearance” work; plus trade mark protection (including trade mark prosecution), enforcement/infringement advice & portfolio management, she joined Temple Bright in Bristol in 2012.
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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 & computers Extensive experience in the European Patent Office.& monetisation of patents. Contributor to the CIPA Guide to the Patents Act published by Sweet & Maxwell, the foremost guide to patent law used by UK patent attorneys.
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Advisors
Well-connected across creative sectors & continents, our advisors include Zillah Watson-Ex Head BBC VR Hub, Professor Kenny Mitchell senior at Disney, Anna Lowe, Forbes 30 under 30, Smartify 40M+ users, Marsha Meredith, Ex-Director Saatchi & Saatchi…
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
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Smart & Design Round 2 support in 2023
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Gaynor selected for China Mission 2019 & SXSW 2022
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Gaynor selected as a BFI Female Founder 21/22
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Based at The Innovation Lab at The Royal College of Art
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Gaynor selected as a Games London Gamechanger 2024, supported by the Mayor of London to travel to SLUSH, Helsinki.
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Beinghuman supported under both BFI Female Founders & Business Development Intitaives
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Gaynor selected for BAFTA CONNECT as a future lead in the industry, supported from 2023-2026
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Gaynor awarded an MA (Distinction) from RADA & The University of London in 2021
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Gaynor & TIME selected for VAULT 5 22/23 out of 3,000+ applications & 600+ live shows