Economist, Policy Advisor and Researcher on Creative Economy and Development
Edna is an economist who had an international career at the United Nations. She set-up and was Chief, Creative Economy Programme at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (2004-2012). She launched the UN Creative Economy Reports 2008 and 2010, as well as the UNCTAD’s Global Database on Creative Economy. She provides advisory services to governments and institutions and collaborates with academia in all continents.
Global Creative Economy Council
Daniar Amanaliev – Kyrgyzstan
Co-founder and Band Master of ololo group, Chair of Kyrgyzstan’s Creative Industries Park Board
Omar Nagati – Egypt
Architect, Urban Planner and Co-founder of CLUSTER
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
Mayor of London’s Ambassador for the Creative Industries John is the Mayor of London’s Ambassa…
Avril Joffe – South Africa
UNESCO Chair in Cultural Entrepreneurship and Policy, and Research Associate, University of the Witw…
Pearl Wang Haoqing – China
Associate Professor and Director, Center for Global Cooperation and Education Development, USC-SJTU …
Karen Brodie
Deputy Director at Creative PEC
Octavio Kulesz – Argentina/Italy
Director of Teseo Octavio Kulesz is a philosopher, digital publisher, and director of Teseo, one of …
Sara Pepper – UK
Co-Director of the Centre for the Creative Economy at Cardiff University Professor Sara Pepper OBE i…
Wakiuru Njuguna – Kenya
Managing Partner, HEVA Fund Wakiuru Njuguna is a seasoned expert in Africa’s creative industries, wi…
Kelly Wilhelm – Canada
Head of the Cultural Policy Hub at OCAD University Kelly Wilhelm (she/her) is a consultant and …
Eduardo Saravia – Colombia/Germany
Chief Economist at Sound Diplomacy Eduardo Saravia is a cultural economist with over 16 years of exp…
