COGX FESTIVAL 2023
Turning an Arena-Sized Conference into a Visual Spectacle of Grand Proportions
In 2023, CogX Festival, renowned as the world's leading festival of inspiration, impact, and transformational change, welcomed 90K attendees at its new venue - The O2 London, featuring three summits and an impressive expo.
THE CHALLENGE
Commissioned by brand experience creative agency Blonstein and working closely with producer Brian Jones and Technical Director Matt Spark, delivering a conference of this calibre at The O2 set the bar high. The most challenging part was the tight rig schedule, which had multiple departments loading sequentially in just one day.
THE SOLUTION
80six met the challenge head-on and delivered top-tier video solutions integrated across two stages in a timely manner, working in parallel with rigging, lighting and the staging departments to ensure the event was ready for rehearsals.
The Global Leadership Summit Stage: Prominent figures like Queen Rania of Jordan and Steven Bartlett took to the stage framed by an expansive 45.6m x 7.8m ROE Visual CB3 LED display, featuring three flown screens, using Brompton Technology SX40 4K for processing. To run the full-screen content, we deployed three Barco E2-4K Event Masters linked with two Disguise VX4+ media servers.
The multiple Apple Mac Studio M1's were deployed to manage PowerPoint and keynote presentations and all the events VT's. We also provided four Telescope Glass Teleprompt Systems for the presenters.
ROE LED strips enhanced the stage's design, using disguise to map full-screen video content across the stage in a manner that was captivating to the eye.
The O2 Indigo Room: As the backdrop for the AI & DeepTech Summit and CogX Awards, 80six installed a 13m x 4.5m ROE Black Onyx 2.8mm LED screen, angled on the sides at 45 degrees to ensure immersive viewing. This setup employed Brompton SX40 LED image processors, disguise solo’s for media playback, and integrated Barco S3-4K-Event and Lightware MX2-8X8-HDMI20-L Matrix for video signal processing. 80six also deployed various MacBook Pro M1’s to manage Keynote and PowerPoint presentations.
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      ROE Carbon 3.75 LED panel ROE LED Strip 9.37 ROE Black Onyx 2.8 Brompton Tessera SX40 4K LED Processor Disguise VX4+ Rack Disguise Solo Rack Barco E2-4K Event Master 20U Rack Lightware MX2-8X8-HDMI20-L Matrix Apple Mac Studio M1 Ultra - 20-core CPU, 48-core GPU Automatic Telescope Glass Teleprompt Systems 55" Samsung QM55H 4K Monitor 43" Samsung QM43H 4K Monitor 
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      Agency: Blonstein Creative Production Audio: Britannia Row Productions Limited Video: 80six Ltd Lighting: TSL Lighting Scenic: TREEND Crew: Spartan Crew Ltd H&S: Gallowglass Health and Safety LLP Catering: Eat to the Beat HMUA: Hannah Sorcha Production Team: Iain Stewart, Douglas Holliday, David Bregler Site Logistics: Emma Simpson, Lauren Calton, Kajsa Sundström 
 
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
      