VAF Industry 2024 - Sustainability & Soft Skills

VAF Industry 2024-tema: Sustainability and Soft Skills

In an ever-evolving field, how do we as creative
industries make sure we are ready for the workforce
of tomorrow? How do we foster inclusive and tolerant
workplaces that fuel creativity and innovation?
From animation to gaming, can our art drive positive
social change, and is it possible to do Gaming for Good?
Join VAF as we debate, share insights, and work together
to build a more resilient, inclusive, and responsible
creative future.

Konferencetema under VAF Industry 2024 om bæredygtighed, inklusion og diversitet i den kreative, visuelle industri

VAF Industry præsenterede 3 talks med ledende brancherepræsentanter under Soft Skills and Sustainability

TALK 1
Work environment and Soft skills in Creative Digital and Visual Industries
– with Paneurama.eu

Join VAF for an exciting panel discussion, when PANEURAMA zooms in on the current work environment and soft skills in European animation and games industry. Afterwards, we invite you to voice your opinions and possible
answers to the questions: How can we mature our industry to ensure a positive work environment, sustainable work life and lifelong learning?
Read more about Paneuram at paneurama.eu

TALK 2
Do you care?
– with Vision Denmark & SYBO Games
How do you take responsibility for both the environment
and your team? And is it possible to work strategically with “Gaming for Good”? Join Mathias Gredal Nørvig as he dives into issues of diversity and sustainability within the gaming industry and the responsibility that comes
with reaching over 3 billion players around the globe.

Speakers:
Mathias Gredal Nørvig (CEO, SYBO GAMES)
This event is planned and funded in collaboration with Vision
Denmark, The Danish Board of Business Development and EU

TALK 3
Not your typical producer – Working in the creative industry with a disorder
– with Ian Otto
“My name is Ian Otto, I am a Senior Producer for Animation, Motion Design, Immersive and VFX, and I have a neurological disorder. I have worked in the industry since 2010 and call WOODBLOCK my work-family. Those who have met me in person might have noticed that I am not your typical producer, I am “the producer with Tourette-Syndrome (TS)”

Meet Ian Otto for a talk about working in the Creative Industry with a disorder, diving into topics like:
• Growing up with Tourette’s in the 1990s
• What led him to work in the creative industry
• Working in a client-facing job as someone who has Tourette’s
• How he built his confidence at work
• What has (and hasn’t) helped him manage his tics

Ian Otto is a Senior Producer at WOODBLOCK. For many years, Ian worked in Berlin with studios like WOODBLOCK, Zeitguised and Tamschick Media + Space, for clients like Gore-Tex, Samsung, Nike, Swatch, Mercedes-Benz and Heineken Experience.