Snippets of my versatile track record as an events producer and facilitator:
AI: More than Human (Moderator), Liverpool World Museum, 13 May 2021
SPEAKERS: Shakir Mohamed, senior staff scientist at DeepMind; Dawinder Bansal, award-winning British artist and producer; Lydia Nicholas, AI commentator, researcher and writer. https://www.nationalmuseumsliverpool.online/
‘AI: Should we be afraid?’
As part of an exciting events season on Artificial Intelligence at the World Museum Liverpool, I had the pleasure of moderating the launch event for their blockbuster exhibition AI: More than Human.
From its extraordinary ancient roots to the thrilling vision of the future, this interactive exhibition – with immersive artworks and cutting-edge research projects – is an unprecedented survey of the relationship between humans and technology.
Client testimonials:
Yasmin wrote and moderated an in-depth panel discussion about AI for our online exhibition opening. She was an absolute delight to work with. Her expertise and advice were invaluable, and she went above and beyond our expectations to ensure our event was successful. She liaised with our panellists and took part in technical discussions in the lead up to the event. On behalf of National Museums Liverpool, I would recommend Yasmin to anyone who needs to work with a professional Cultural Consultant and I hope that we are able to work together in the future. (Laura Cunliffe, Fundraising and Events Officer, National Museums Liverpool)
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It was a pleasure to work with Yasmin on our AI: More than Human preview event. Not only did Yasmin chair the event seamlessly, she was an integral part to the organisation and delivery of the event. Her knowledge and skills in how to engage with an audience (that too virtually) is unmatched. Dissecting a topic like artificial intelligence is no easy task, and Yasmin did it brilliantly, catering to the many difference audiences we serve. (Sehar Beyad, PR and Communications Officer, National Museums Liverpool)
Selected events from the archive
Sindbad Sci-Fi, Creative Director,(2013 – 2018) I independently produced a series of participatory events and salons on the theme of Arabic Science Fiction, in collaboration with cultural venues and, artists and authors from across the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia. Programmed in association with major festivals including Bradford Lit Festival, Orkney Science Festival, Shubbak Festival, WorldCon, MFEST and Nour Festival.
Governance Now Producer (2018). Programmed the inaugural conference for UK Chairs, CEOS and trustees as party of the inception of the Cultural Governance Alliance.
Unequal futures: wealth and health (Panel Chair), FutureFest, London, 6 July 2018
Dystopian Fiction (Chair), Royal Festival Hall, 22 October 2017. A discussion on how closely dystopian fictions resemble reality? With award-winning writers, Jussi Valtonen and Megan Hunter.
‘Nation builders or breakers: Combating the Looting and destruction of cultural heritage’, Museums Association annual conference, Glasgow, November 2016 (Chair and panel producer)
Is SciFi a Female Invention?, 16 October 2016, Southbank Centre. As part of the London Literature Festival, a panel including Naomi Alderman, Yasmin Khan and Lauren Beukes look across an international range of science fiction and discuss whether scifi was a female invention.
Building an inclusive organisational culture (Panel Moderator), ‘Space Invaders’ conference, Imperial War Museum, March 2016
‘Cities, Museums & Soft Power’, British Library, 8 October 2015 (Panellist). Book launch organised by Lords Cultural Resources and the Knowledge Quarter.
‘Gender & Diversity: Museums as meeting points of intersectionality’, Keynote for 6th ASEMUS General Conference (Asia-Europe Museum Network), Weltmuseum Wien, Austria, 25 Sept 2014
‘Inclusion and Gender Mainstreaming in Cultural Institutions’, Panellist at 6th International Conference on the Inclusive Museum, Copenhagen, 23 April 2013
‘Gender mainstreaming in cultural leadership’, Panellist at World Culture Forum, Bali, Indonesia, 24-27 November 2013
