Juan Atkins, known as the ‘Originator of Techno’, started out in 1979 and coined the term “techno” to define the high-tech soundscape of his early music projects. Inspired by George Clinton and playing keyboards as a teenager-his aim was to create a futuristic music sound that would wed the most abstract funk of Parliament with the robotic synth-pop of Kraftwerk. Fast-forward to 2016 and techno remains on the cutting edge of electronica, with generations continuing to push its boundaries. In this unmissable closing keynote, one of modern electronic music founding fathers will tell the story of the birth of this most iconic of genres.