Susan Walker

Susan Walker is the founder and CEO of Scene2, the UK design and production company established in 1999. She has more than 24 years of experience designing, creating and producing immersive theatrical experiences.

The company works across immersive theatre, live events, experiential marketing, exhibitions, pop-up shops and branded environments.

Scene2's projects include The Gunpowder Plot, Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds: The Immersive Experience, The Paddington Bear Experience and Monopoly Lifesized. Its services include creative design, fabrication, project management and installation.

Scene2 operates a zero-waste-to-landfill policy, reusing, recycling or repurposing materials from its projects. It also works with Used Creative to sell or reuse props, sets and other materials.

In an article for blooloop, Walker discussed how greater collaboration between creative and production teams can help make immersive projects more sustainable. She said: "As the sector continues to evolve, the most important innovation may not be a new technology or material. It may be a new way of working. One that recognises that sharing expertise is not a weakness, but a route to stronger, smarter and more sustainable creative production."

A person who nominated Walker said: "Susan is not only a master of scenic realisation and spatial design, but a visionary leader who is actively pushing the immersive sector toward a greener, more responsible future. She represents the absolute best of our industry: crafting unforgettable physical worlds that deeply move people while protecting the environment."