DAO CreaTech & PLACES by EcoGPX® Symposium (Coventry, West Midlands, UK):

‘Regenerative Futures: DAOs, XR, AI and Community-Led Culture’

On Wednesday 18 February 2026, Intercultural Roots’ DAO CreaTech team and community artists in Coventry will host a full-day symposium at (TBC) The Box @ FarGo Village (09:30–18:30). The day will bring together artists, cultural practitioners, community organisers, technologists, funders and local partners to explore how decentralised tools, XR and AI can help communities shape and resource their own creative futures.

The symposium will share learning from five interconnected Intercultural Roots projects working with communities made disadvantaged in Coventry:

* DAO CreaTech – introducing a new model for co-financing and co-governing creative industries and community production
* PLACES by EcoGPX® – a place-based XR platform, an engine for socially augmented media
* Extending Nature – digital therapeutics linking nature-connection and mental health
* Belonging (BBC Children in Need) – creative programmes with newly arrived young people
* Neighbourhood Nature Coventry – local eco-arts activity

Express your interest

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Across the day, participants can expect:

* Introductory project showcases explaining how these programmes work in practice in Coventry
* A presentation on “community technologies” – how CreaTech, FinTech and HealthTech can work with, rather than against, community needs
* Workshops on DAOs (Web3 Decentralised Autonomous Organisation) and co-funding, including practical discussion of how the new DAO CreaTech platform can support events and fundraising for creative projects and production
* A hands-on session with the PLACES by EcoGPX® app - discover how it can help you place geolocated media for your organisation and community
* An AI/ML for funding workshop, offering practical guidance on using AI tools and prompts equitably and ethically to strengthen VCSE funding bids
* A panel on arts, community and technology, including accessibility, EDI and community consultation perspectives
* A future-focused panel on the risks and possibilities of emerging technologies (AI/ML, cyber, embodied AI, biotech, agents) for community and cultural work
* Short performances and ambient interventions from local Coventry artists threaded through breaks and the closing reception
* The event will be designed to support intercultural, accessible, community-led conversation, with time for networking, small-group discussion and sharing ideas about how these tools might translate into participants’ own contexts.

Who is it for?

We particularly welcome:

* Coventry and Warwickshire voluntary and community organisations
* Artists, creative practitioners and freelancers working in arts, culture, heritage, XR, games, mental health or community development
* Practitioners and partners involved in social justice, nature-connection, youth work and grassroots organising
* Funders, policy-makers, technologists and those interested in CreaTech / HealthTech / FinTech community-led models and ethical innovation
* Students, researchers and early-career practitioners exploring DAOs, XR or AI in cultural and community contexts

Practical details

Date: Wednesday 18 February 2026

Time: 09:30–18:30 (registration from 09:30; closing performances and networking late afternoon)

Venue (TBC): The Box @ FarGo Village, Coventry

– fully accessible events space within a creative quarter with cafés and food vendors on site

Format: In-person symposium with plenary sessions, breakout workshops, live demonstrations, artist interventions and informal networking

Ticket costs (indicative)

We are planning a tiered ticket structure to keep the day accessible for Coventry communities while inviting support from industry and national partners:

* Coventry residents, community groups, students, unwaged: approx. £5–£10
* Artists, freelancers, small charities/social enterprises: approx. £20–£30
* UK / international industry professionals, funders, larger organisations: approx. £55–£75

- A small number of bursary / free places will be available for those who would not otherwise be able to attend.
- Final ticket prices and registration links will be confirmed in mid-January 2026 via the new DAO CreaTech platform.

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