The future of entertainment: the recent Ent-Tech and ALMA Innovation and Discovery Expo provides insight on what's on the horizon
The future is here.
This is more than a standard catchphrase regarding the movement within society and life. The recently completed Ent-Tech Innovation and Discovery Expo (September 30-October 4, 2026) provides a look at current trends and possibilities for the future, especially when it comes to immerging audiences within technology, film, art, and culture.
With representation across more than 40 countries, we're able to be a part of an intimate setting and event the first day of the expo, along with an enriching and engaging experience at one of the lectures (on the second day of the expo).
The opening night mixer takes place at Palate Atlanta Tasting Room (September30th). Among the highlights of the event include wine tastings via Behind the Pour along with a musical performance by LyriQ Lashay. Complimenting the evening is a preview of the lecture provided by the creative team behind the improv of Act A Fool and a special boutique performance by the Blue Bistro Theatre, as it features the short stage play My Father's Dream (written by Anthony R. Page and S. Denise Couba) under the direction of Kaylee Jade Warfield and featuring actresses Deja Holmes and Sunday Sabbath along with actor Talib Henderson.
Accentuating the evening, the presence of Tallulah Patricia, the Zurick-based cultural advocate whose work Je Suis Noires provides perspective on Black woman in Switzerland, along with Anatola Araba and her cutting edge work via Reimagine Story Lab, take time to share remarks on their work and the larger focus of the expo.
On October 1st, we take time at the Robert W. Woodruff Library for the Centering 1526: Symposium & Reflecting Forward Community Discussion (convened by the Department of Africana Studies and History at Morehouse College). Done in collaboration with the Afro-Mosaic Cinema Summit, the segment we experience allows for a deep dive in the Gullah-Geechee culture and related studies from among the more foremost scholars in the field. Ranging from the importance of storytelling, recording narratives, along with the means used to preserve and articulate history, all are provided the opportunity to learn more, better engage, raise questions, and see how in some way all can play a part on multiple levels and aspects in this critical field.
From its launch in the Dominican Republic (click HERE our article) earlier this year (and scheduled return in March 2027) to the recent expo, there's something moving and shaking in technology and fields including (but not limited to) art, history, and related creative spaces and arenas.
The future is here.
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