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Vivid Ideas Announce Over 180 Events And 400 Speakers For 2016

Staff Writer

This year's festival is set to be massive

After unveiling an amazing line-up for Vivid LIVE featuring New Order, Bon Iver and Bjork, today comes the full 2016 program for Vivid Ideas, featuring hundreds of speakers and events to get yourself to.

Having already announced acclaimed producer/director of films like Her and Where The Wild Things Are Spike Jonze, House Of Cards creator Beau Willimon, Orange Is The New Black creator Jenji Kohan and fashion blogger and innovator Margaret Zhang, Vivid have today unveiled that acclaimed The Dressmaker director Jocelyn Moorhouse will be participating in an In Conversation event.

Also new to the festival is a Women In Electronic Music Symposium, which will include a three-day masterclass to inspire the next generation of women dance music artists, DJs and producers, as well as a debate panel and a talent showcase.

NSW Woman Of The Year Jen Armstrong, founder of Beauty Bank, will also share her insights at the Mistakability event, while the Deathroll robot from LA's Battlebots show will take the stage in Robowars.

On the technology front, Code In The Park and Creating Cut-Through Content are both interesting events to attend, the latter featuring advice from editors of popular publications such as Kinfolk's Georgia Frances King, Broadsheet's Nick Shelton and BOSS Magazine's Joanne Gray. 

Head to Vivid's website for full details on all the events available as part of Vivid Ideas and the wider Vivid Sydney festival.