Ian Forrester

Ian Forrester is a well known character on the digital scene in the UK and Europe. Living in Manchester, UK, he works for the BBC’s R&D Advisory team. He specialises in open innovation and new disruptive opportunities; by creating value with open engagement and collaborations with start-ups, universities, hackers and early adopters. His current research is split between 1) The future of public service in the internet age, sometimes referred to as the public service internet. Approaching the dominate business model/narrative of the internet with a more human, ethical and public focus. 2) The future of narrative and adaptive storytelling, with a technology he calls Perceptive Media. Its a new approach to broadcasting; which pairs the best of broadcast with the best of internet technology; creating a experiences like sitting around a camp fire telling stories.
His diverse background makes him adaptive and flexible in any situation; with a relaxed and creative leadership style. He takes sustainability, data ethics and human potential seriously in his leadership and collaborations. Taking pride in his background he champions inclusion and diversity wherever he goes. His achievements recently was noticed by the Inclusive board, landing him in the top 100 diverse tech leaders in the UK. Ian is proud to have a non-traditional background in interaction design which he crossed over with development using XML & Semantic web technologies.