Silke Hassreiter, Professor at Breda University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands, will deliver the keynote lecture “From Classroom to Camera: What Two Years of European Research Reveal About Employment, Skills and the Future of Virtual Production, VFX, Games, Animation, XR and Visual Storytelling.”

The research focuses on talent mobility, transferable skills, and career development across the creative industries. At Blend, she will share key insights from the European research project AVENUE.