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The first-ever outdoor event in the festival's history brings fresh sounds and a creative use of the dock landscape.

Overview of early summer events at RAD London

The Royal Albert Dock was transformed at the weekend into a glittering outdoor ballroom, complete with a giant chandelier where the candles are human dancers – the first of its kind in the world – as part of the closing ceremony of the Greenwich + Docklands International Festival.

As a dynamic new business district takes shape at RAD London, the Greenwich+Docklands International Festival closing ceremony captures the outward looking spirit of East London.

Last week RAD welcomed a panel of top aviation experts for a lively discussion exploring the Future of Aviation, which was held in partnership with City AM and London City Airport.

The technology community converged at Royal Albert Dock for the UK Asia Tech Powerhouse, which brought together leading experts and delegates to take part in a series of debates and competitions as part of London Tech Week.

There is a significant opportunity for collaboration in both the UK and Asia. We each stand to benefit through the exchanging of ideas and playing on each other’s strengths.

Royal Albert Dock (RAD) has launched as the UK India Tech Hub – a designated space for technology firms from India and the UK.

Over 180 students, academics, employers, education providers and community stakeholders took part in a special one-day event at the newly built Altitude building at the Royal Albert Dock development (RAD) to explore the future growth, sustainability and diversity of the talent pipeline in East London.

Once at the forefront of global trade, the Royal Docks suffered from the introduction of containerised cargo and technological advances from the 1960s, ultimately leading to it’s decline and closure in 1981.