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Cultural Industries at the Crossroads of Tourism and Development in the Maldives
Eduardo Saravia explores the significant opportunities – and risks – of relying on tourism.
Rewriting the Logic: Designing Responsible AI for the Creative Sector
As AI reshapes how culture is made and shared, Ve Dewey asks: Who gets to create? Whose voices are erased?
Creating value: the creative economy beyond culture by Marta Foresti
Marta Foresti explains the value of international cooperation as she becomes Chair of the GCEC.
Eduardo Saravia – Colombia/Germany
Chief Economist at Sound Diplomacy Eduardo Saravia is a cultural economist with over 16 years of experience designing and evaluating policies for the cultural and creative sectors across Latin America… Read More »Eduardo Saravia – Colombia/Germany
Kelly Wilhelm – Canada
Head of the Cultural Policy Hub at OCAD University Kelly Wilhelm (she/her) is a consultant and strategist with more than 25 years’ experience leading policy and innovation in Canadian government, the… Read More »Kelly Wilhelm – Canada
Wakiuru Njuguna – Kenya
Managing Partner, HEVA Fund Wakiuru Njuguna is a seasoned expert in Africa’s creative industries, with over 15 years ofexperience in structuring investment vehicles, raising capital, and deploying funding tocreative businesses… Read More »Wakiuru Njuguna – Kenya
Sara Pepper – UK
Co-Director of the Centre for the Creative Economy at Cardiff University Professor Sara Pepper OBE is an award winning and professionally respected creative and cultural industries leader with extensive strategic… Read More »Sara Pepper – UK
Octavio Kulesz – Argentina/Italy
Director of Teseo Octavio Kulesz is a philosopher, digital publisher, and director of Teseo, one of Latin America’s leading electronic publishing houses. As an expert collaborating with international organizations such… Read More »Octavio Kulesz – Argentina/Italy
The Mahakumbh Mela, India, 2025
The festival economy: A Priceless Moment in Time Worth GBP 280 Billion in Trade Jairaj Mashru looks at the festival economy and how these large events drive creativity and innovation.… Read More »The Mahakumbh Mela, India, 2025
Lifelong learning in the creative industries, part 2: the solutions
In part 2 of the blog, our Industry Champions discuss possible solutions to the challenges of lifelong learning in the creative industries
Lifelong learning in the creative industries – part 1: the challenges
Our Industry Champions discussed the challenges faced in creative industries education and lifelong learning at the recent roundtable.
Rebecca Swarray
Senior Policy Officer, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, and freelance Curator, DJ and Producer
Steven Berryman
President of the Chartered College of Teaching and Senior Deputy Head, Sir William Perkins’s School
Unlocking the power and potential of the U.S. creative industries
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma in conversation with Upstart Co-Lab Founding Partner Laura Callanan at “Investing for an Inclusive Creative Economy”, April 25, 2023 hosted by The Rockefeller Foundation. photo: Simon Luethi… Read More »Unlocking the power and potential of the U.S. creative industries
Introducing the World Creativity Organization
Edna dos Santos-Duisenberg (member of Creative PEC’s Global Creative Economy Council) & Lucas Foster, founders of the World Creativity Organization, explain where it came from and what it is trying to achieve.
Pearl Wang Haoqing – China
Associate Professor and Director, Center for Global Cooperation and Education Development, USC-SJTU Institute of Cultural and Creative Industry
Island in Transition: The Journey from Reggae Music Mecca to Creative Economy Hub
Andrea Dempster Chung, Co-founder and executive director of Kingston Creative A blog from Creative PEC’s Global Creative Economy Council Jamaica has long been a cultural mecca, with over 4 million… Read More »Island in Transition: The Journey from Reggae Music Mecca to Creative Economy Hub
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 Asia
Creative Industries in Egypt: An Overview
Omar Nagati – GCEC Member and Co-Founder of CLUSTER – outlines the findings of a study into the creative industries in Egypt
Hasan Bakhshi and Rehana Mughal introduce the Global Creative Economy Council
Hasan Bakhshi and Rehana Mughal explain what the GCEC is trying to achieve and how the network will work
Global Creative Economy Council: An introduction from the Former Chair
John Newbigin introduces Creative PEC’s Global Creative Economy Council
Rupert Oliver Allen
Manager of Economic Analysis, Creative Industries Sector, Department of Canadian Heritage
Hye-Kyung Lee
Professor of Cultural Policy at the Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries, King’s College London
Jian Lin
Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Pier Luigi Sacco
Professor of Biobehavioral Economics, Department of Neuroscience, University of Chieti-Pescara
Dwinita Larasati
Lecturer and Researcher at Industrial Design Program, FSRD ITB, Indonesia Tita is a product designer, lecturer/researcher at the Faculty of Art & Design, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Focal Point for… Read More »Dwinita Larasati
Roberta Comunian
Professor, Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries King’s College London Roberta Comunian is Professor of Creative Economies at the Department for Culture, Media and Creative Industries at King’s College… Read More »Roberta Comunian
Anthony Fung
Professor in the School of Journalism and Communication at the Chinese University of Hong Kong Anthony Fung is Professor in the School of Journalism and Communication at the Chinese University… Read More »Anthony Fung
Avril Joffe – South Africa
UNESCO Chair in Cultural Entrepreneurship and Policy, and Research Associate, University of the Witwatersrand
Anne Green
Professor of Regional Economic Development at the City-Region Economic Development Institute (City-REDI) at the University Anne Green previously worked at the Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS) at… Read More »Anne Green
Heidi Ashton
Centre for Culture and Media Policy Studies at the University of Warwick Heidi is a culture and creative ecology scholar at the Centre for Culture and Media Policy Studies at… Read More »Heidi Ashton
Cynthia Carter
Dr, School of Journalism, Media and Culture, Cardiff University Dr Cynthia Carter is Reader in the School of Journalism, Media and Culture, Cardiff University, UK. She has published widely on… Read More »Cynthia Carter
Rowena Crawford
Manager, Frontier Economics Rowena is an experienced professional economist, passionate about using economics to provide high quality evidence and design effective public policies. She is currently a Manager at Frontier… Read More »Rowena Crawford
Jun Du
Professor of Economics at Aston Business School Jun Du is Professor of Economics at Aston Business School. She is an applied economist with expertise on internationalization, innovation and productivity. Jun’s… Read More »Jun Du
Olivia Gable
Independent Researcher Dr Olivia Gable has a research background in creative industries, cultural policy, popular music, and insecure and precarious work. She currently leads research at Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF)… Read More »Olivia Gable
Geoffrey Crossick
Distinguished Professor of Humanities in the School of Advanced Study at the University of London
Introducing the Creative PEC’s Research Fellows Network
By Professor Hasan Bakhshi, Director Creative PEC and Professor Giorgio Fazio, Director of Research Creative PEC The Creative PEC’s mission is to grow the evidence base and inform policies… Read More »Introducing the Creative PEC’s Research Fellows Network
Andy Pratt
UNESCO Chair of Global Creative Economy, and Professor of Cultural Economy, City, University of London. Andy previously established the first Department of Culture and the Creative Industries in the world… Read More »Andy Pratt
Paul Owens
Co-Founder and Director of BOP Consulting Paul Is Co-Founder and Director of BOP Consulting, an international consultancy practice for culture and the creative economy. Paul has over thirty years’ experience… Read More »Paul Owens
Trilce Navarrete
Assistant Professor, the Erasmus University, Rotterdam Dr. Trilce Navarrete is a specialist in the economic and historical aspects of digital heritage, with special interest in digital cultural participation and the… Read More »Trilce Navarrete
Karol J. Borowiecki
Professor of Economics Department of Economics, University of Southern Denmark Professor Karol J. Borowiecki is internationally recognized as a leading authority on the economic history of the arts. He serves… Read More »Karol J. Borowiecki
Paul Moore
Professor/Director Future Screens NI, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Ulster University Paul Moore joined the University of Ulster in 1999. He was head of the School of Creative… Read More »Paul Moore
Stuart Cunningham
Professor, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology Stuart Cunningham is Distinguished Emeritus Professor, Queensland University of Technology, Professor, University of Canberra, and Senior Associate, Outside Opinion. He is… Read More »Stuart Cunningham
Douglas Noonan
Paul H. O’Neill Professor IU Center for Cultural Affairs, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University – Indianapolis
Elisabetta Lazzaro
Professor, Business School for the Creative Industries, University for the Creative Arts
Patrycja Kaszynska
Senior Research Fellow, University of the Arts London Dr Kaszynska is Senior Research Fellow at University of the Arts London & Research Affiliate at Northeastern University London. She has a… Read More »Patrycja Kaszynska
Mark Spilsbury
Research economist Mark has been working on a variety of projects relating to the creative industries, including defining the Creative Industries on behalf of the DCMS, Creative Skillset, Creative and… Read More »Mark Spilsbury
Ricky Lawton
Director of Economic Valuation, Public Affairs Evaluation, Ipsos Dr. Ricky Lawton is a Cultural Economist and Director of Economic Evaluation at Ipsos. Ricky specialises in economic valuation of intangible assets… Read More »Ricky Lawton
Terry Flew
Professor, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, The University of Sydney Terry Flew is Professor of Digital Communication and Culture and Australian Research Council (ARC) Laureate Fellow at the University… Read More »Terry Flew
Jen Snowball
Professor of Economics Department of Economics and Economic History Rhodes University, South Africa In addition to her role at Rhodes, Jen is a researcher at the South African Cultural Observatory… Read More »Jen Snowball
Jason Potts
Professor, Blockchain Innovation Hub, RMIT University Jason Potts’ work is broadly centred on the study of the creation and use of new knowledge (i.e. technological change) and its institutional context… Read More »Jason Potts
Tom Fleming
Director, TFCC Dr Tom Fleming is a global authority on cultural policy and the creative industries. His work focuses on advising governments, municipalities and institutions across the world to develop… Read More »Tom Fleming
Valentina Montalto
Associate researcher, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne Researcher and consultant in policy and data analysis for the cultural and creative sectors (CCS), holding a PhD in geography from the University… Read More »Valentina Montalto
Joanna Woronkowicz
Associate Professor, Faculty Director, Center for Cultural Affairs, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Cultural economist who conducts research on artist labour markets and cultural facilities investments.… Read More »Joanna Woronkowicz
Michael Rushton
Professor, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Michael Rushton has a PhD in Economics from the University of British Columbia, and teaches and writes in the fields… Read More »Michael Rushton
Leandro Valiati
Researcher and Senior Lecturer in Creative and Cultural Industries School of Arts Languages and Cultures – AHCP/Institute of Cultural Practices University of Manchester
Tom Campbell
Consultant and BOP Associate Tom Campbell is a consultant and BOP Associate. Until recently he was Head of Creative Industries at the Knowledge Transfer Network, the business engagement agency of… Read More »Tom Campbell
Trine Bille
Full Professor, PhD Department of Business Humanities and Law, Copenhagen Business School Trine received her PhD degree from the Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen, 1996. She is an economist… Read More »Trine Bille
John Newbigin – UK
Mayor of London’s Ambassador for the Creative Industries John is the Mayor of London’s Ambassador for the Creative Industries. Global Creative Economy Council
Dwinita Larasati – West Java, Indonesia
Lecturer and Researcher at Industrial Design Program, FSRD ITB, Indonesia Tita is a product designer, lecturer/researcher at the Faculty of Art & Design, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Focal Point for… Read More »Dwinita Larasati – West Java, Indonesia
Andrea Dempster Chung – Jamaica
Andrea Dempster Chung is the co-founder and executive director of Kingston Creative, an NGO that uses arts to achieve social and economic transformation.
Sawan Rathi
Research Fellow in the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex Business School
Tolu Stedford
Development Producer at the Independent Film Trust and CEO of Creative Lions Productions
Diana Marcela Rey Vásque – Colombia-Canada
Cultural Statistics Expert at UNDP for Saudi Arabia, Associate Researcher at Lado B
Marcel Kraus – Czech Republic
Head of the Hyb4City department at Charles University’s Hybernská Campus, Prague
Edna dos Santos-Duisenberg – Switzerland and Brazil
Economist, Policy Advisor and Researcher on Creative Economy and Development
Daniar Amanaliev – Kyrgyzstan
Co-founder and Band Master of ololo group, Chair of Kyrgyzstan’s Creative Industries Park Board
Mark Taylor
Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Methods at Sheffield Methods Institute, University of Sheffield
Siobhan McAndrew
Senior Lecturer in Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Sheffield Methods Institute, University of Sheffield
A global agenda from the Global Creative Economy Council
The GCEC’s contribution to the United Nations 2021 International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development.
Recovery and growth for creative freelancers: during and post-pandemic
Insights from our Industry Champions: in partnership with the Centre for Cultural Value At the end of March 2021 we consulted a panel of our Industry Champions to gain a deeper… Read More »Recovery and growth for creative freelancers: during and post-pandemic
Introducing the next wave: from poetry to pottery and illustration to immersive tech
Expanding our network of Industry Champions Engagement with industry is crucial to the PEC’s success. Our network of industry champions help guide us on industry’s most pressing challenges, provide expert… Read More »Introducing the next wave: from poetry to pottery and illustration to immersive tech
Patrizia Casadei
Senior Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Geography and Environment of the London School of Economics (LSE)
Hyojung Sun
Lecturer in the Business of the Creative and Cultural Industries, School of Arts and Creative Technologies at the University of York
Meet the PEC’s network of Industry Champions
Industry engagement is crucial to our success as a policy & evidence centre for creative industries The impressive growth performance of the UK’s creative industries – from design and advertising… Read More »Meet the PEC’s network of Industry Champions
Martin Kretschmer
Professor of Intellectual Property Law at the University of Glasgow, and Director of CREATe
Bruce Tether
Professor of Innovation Management and Strategy at the Alliance Manchester Business School
Eva Nieto McAvoy
Research Associate at the School for Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University
Monica Masucci
Senior Lecturer in Strategy and Entrepreneurship in the Department of Strategy and Marketing at the University of Sussex
Roberto Camerani
Senior Lecturer in the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex Business School
Dave O’Brien
Professor of Cultural and Creative Industries at The School of Arts, Languages and Cultures at The University of Manchester
Caitriona Noonan
Lecturer in Media and Communication in the School for Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University
Abigail Gilmore
UKRI Policy Fellow on Cultural Placemaking and Levelling Up with Department for Culture Media and Sport
Paul Moore
Director of Future Screens NI (a part of AHRC’s Creative Industries Clusters Programme) and a Co-Director of Ulster University’s Creative Industries Institute