Craig Swann & his move to Adelaide to take over the leading innovation festival, _SOUTHSTART

For more than 25 years, Craig has lived at the intersection of community and technology and explored the opportunities to connect people through innovative, interactive and intimate experiences. As part of his award-winning music technology, Looplabs, he’s built multiple online communities in the millions and Offline, Craig co-launched and curated FITC, Canada’s largest design and technology event as well as created and hosted technology unconferences in North America and Europe.Since arriving in Adelaide Craig has helped turn around _SOUTHSTART , a struggling local startup event, into the nation’s leading innovation festival hosting technology, impact and investment leaders from across the country and beyond. As a long-time TEDster Craig also organised Adelaide’s first TEDx youth event at Scotch College.Craig believes in prototyping the future and that if it’s not fun, exciting or affecting lives it’s not worth doing.We enjoyed this podcast session with Craig to learn why he chose South Australia to live and work#adelaideconnected #ichoosesa #liveinadelaide #workinadelaide #_southstart