Cultural Industries at the Crossroads of Tourism and Development in the Maldives
Eduardo Saravia explores the significant opportunities – and risks – of relying on tourism.
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Global Creative Economy Council
Meet the PEC’s International Council: a network of leading policy and creative economy practitioners from across the world, convened by The British Council. The group share international creative economy policy intelligence and research opportunities, and act as critical friends in reviewing and providing an international perspective on the PEC’s activities. Find out more.
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
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
Avril Joffe – South Africa
UNESCO Chair in Cultural Entrepreneurship and Policy, and Research Associate, University of the Witwatersrand
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.
Daniar Amanaliev – Kyrgyzstan
Co-founder and Band Master of ololo group, Chair of Kyrgyzstan’s Creative Industries Park Board
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.