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Global Creative Economy Council
Welcome to the new Global Creative Economy Council (GCEC), a joint initiative between Creative PEC and British Council. Here you can meet the members of the council and read all our latest publications and blogs relating to the work of the GCEC.
Below, read a welcome from John Newbigin, Chair of the GCEC, and an introduction to the GCEC from Hasan Bakhshi, Creative PEC’s Director, and Rehana Mughal, British Council’s Director of Creative Economy.
We are also launching three new blogs offering insight on the global creative economy: the development of the creative industries in Egypt, a short history of the work of the British Council in Central Asia and a look at the creative sector in Jamaica and who it currently benefits.
What is the GCEC?
The Global Creative Economy Council (GCEC) grew out of the PEC International Council that was launched and was operational during the first stage of Creative PEC, from 2018-2023.
The GCEC brings together academics, practitioners, policy professionals and investors from five continents to identify and discuss emerging trends of global significance in creative economy practice and policy. In particular, it aims to provide inclusive perspectives on global policy issues that span both Global South and Global North, and consider ideas for transnational policies and standards. Supported by Creative PEC and the British Council, it contributes to the work of both organisations by providing targeted insights and related research.
Read about the work of the Global Creative Economy Council
Global Creative Economy Council: An introduction from the Chair
John Newbigin introduces Creative PEC's Global Creative Economy Council
Introducing the Global Creative Economy Council (GCEC)
Hasan Bakhshi and Rehana Mughal explain what the GCEC is trying to achieve and how the network will …
Creative Industries in Egypt: An Overview
Omar Nagati – GCEC Member and Co-Founder of CLUSTER – outlines the findings of a study into the crea…
UK engagement in Central Asia: Education and the creative economy in the territories of the ‘new Silk Roads’
Dr Martin Smith and Dr Gerald Lidstone look at the history of the British Council's work in Central …
Meet the Global Creative Economy Council
Daniar Amanaliev – Kyrgyzstan
Co-founder and Band Master of ololo group, Chair of Kyrgyzstan’s Creative Industries Park Board
Laura Callanan – United States
Founding Partner of Upstart Co-Lab
Edna dos Santos-Duisenberg – Switzerland and Brazil
Vice-President, International Federation on Multimedia Associations
Avril Joffe – South Africa
Post Graduate Coordinator of the Cultural Policy & Management Department at the Wits School of Arts,…
Marcel Kraus – Czech Republic
Head of the Hyb4City department at Charles University's Hybernská Campus, Prague
Jairaj Mashru – India
Advisor – Design, Innovation and Creative Entrepreneurship
Omar Nagati – Egypt
Architect, Urban Planner and Co-founder of CLUSTER
Diana Marcela Rey Vásque – Colombia-Canada
Cultural Statistics Expert at UNDP for Saudi Arabia, Associate Researcher at Lado B
Leandro Valiati – Brazil and South America
Senior Lecturer and Programme Director in Creative and Cultural Industries Programmes, University of…
Andrea Dempster Chung – Jamaica
Andrea Dempster Chung is the co-founder and executive director of Kingston Creative, an NGO that use…
Dwinita Larasati – West Java, Indonesia
Lecturer and Researcher at Industrial Design Program, FSRD ITB, Indonesia Tita is a product designer…
John Newbigin – UK
Chair, Creative PEC’s Global Creative Economy Council John is the Mayor of London’s Ambassador…
Pearl Wang Haoqing – China
Associate Professor and Director, Center for Global Cooperation and Education Development, USC-SJTU …
