The Converger was created by the team at Beinghuman® an award-winning art & technology company that creates cool, clever, considerate work.
For over 20+ years from our East London base, 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, Tate Channel 4, Canal+, NESTA, Mall Galleries, British Council, UNESCO, Sadler’s Wells, Rolls Royce, LVMH & the RSC & human beings including Björk, Stomp, New Order, PJ Harvey, Wayne McGregor & the Dalai Lama.
The Team
Gaynor O’Flynn
Cultural industry professional, 30 years + global experience working across music, moving image, performance art & technology working with 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 PhD at Royal College of Art.
Chris Lovell
Co founder of Beinghuman, Chris has a background in programming and fintech consultancy for banks including JP Morgan and Handelsbanken . He is also an experienced creative programmer & documentary filmmaker. Responsible for lead programming & finance, reporting, archive, data, comms, post-production & operations.
Dr. Nick Rothwell
Nick is an interaction designer of media artworks. An experienced software engineer, technical lead & developer, he has worked globally with artists & venues including Wayne McGregor, Ballet Frankfurt, ICA & Tate. He is responsible for programming The Converger.
Professor Carlo Harvey
Director of Future Games & Graphics at BCU, specialities include computer graphics, interactive audio, virtual environments, architectural acoustics, sound synthesis, efficient audio-visual & olfactory-visual rendering & game tech.
Greg Sherwin
Former VP NASA Ames Research Centre, Mountain View, Greg is a tech veteran, Singularity University mentor, with a passion to humanise technology. Currently UX/UI at Farfetch and based in Lisbon.
Rob Bozas
30+ years music industry experience working in project management, contract negotiation & intellectual property. Current clients include Peter Gabriel, LVMH, Cartier Foundation, Arba Development Studios & Reactional Music.
Advisors
We are well connected and can rely on a network of advisors and contacts across creative sectors & continents: including Zillah Watson - Former Head BBC VR Hub, Professor Kenny Mitchell - Former Head Research Disney, Anna Lowe -Smartify-40M+ users, Marsha Meredith - Former Director Saatchi & Saatchi, Erica Wolfe Murray IP expert, Founder Lola Media & lead at BFI Female Founders…