Meet the core team, the researchers from our consortium of universities, our Industry Champions, and International Council.
This page is the process of being updated as the Creative PEC moves to new co-hosts Newcastle University and the RSA. Below you can see the researchers we worked with during the first iteration of the PEC 2018 - 2023.
Meet the PEC's Industry Champions: a UK-wide network of trusted practitioners, drawn from all parts of the creative industries. The group provide the PEC with guidance on industry’s most pressing challenges, expert insight to inform our research, and critical feedback on our policy recommendations.
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.
Director
Hasan is Professor of Economics of the Creative Industries and Director of the the Creative PEC, which is led by Newcastle Un...
Communications Manager
Billy is Creative PEC's Communications Manager. He was previously Stakeholder Relations Officer at Nesta, supporting the orga...
Head of Operations
Simon is Head of Operations at Creative PEC, joining the team in the summer of 2021. Previously, Simon has worked for the BBC...
Research Network Manager
Tom is the Research Network Manager for Creative PEC, always ready to have a conversation about creativity and innovation. He...
Research Director of Creative PEC and Chair of Macroeconomics at Newcastle University Business School
Giorgio is an applied economist with expertise in open macroeconomics, trade and investment. He has published several article...
Deputy Director
Lilli is Deputy Director of Creative PEC, responsible for supporting the team to realise the centre’s potential in achieving ...
Executive Assistant
Makena is Executive Assistant to Creative PEC's Director Hasan Bakhshi. My background is in international development and I h...
Head of Policy
Bernard is Head of Policy at Creative PEC. Previously he was Head of Research and Practice at the Design Council, where he ...
Head of Communications (job-share)
Alice is Head of Communications at Creative PEC (job-share with Anna). Prior to joining Creative PEC, she was for six years C...
Finance and Administration Manager
Duncan is Creative PEC's Finance and Administration Manager. Although studying Biology at University, Duncan’s background is ...
Head of Communications (job-share)
Anna is Head of Communications at Creative PEC (job share with Alice). She also works part-time at Hear Me Out - a charity w...
Independent Consultant and Chair of the PEC's Advisory Board
Jon Zeff is an independent consultant specialising in policy, strategy and regulatory issues affecting the media, communicati...
Deputy Director for Impact and Engagement at the Enterprise Research Centre
Vicki is Deputy Director for impact and engagement at the Enterprise Research Centre (ERC), based at Warwick University. The ...
Chair Of Governing Council at Goldsmiths, University of London and Chair of Education and Skills at Creative Industries Council
Dinah was appointed as Chair of Goldsmiths Council in September 2018. She is a member of the Creative Industries Council, Cha...
Joint Managing Director, DNEG
Alex Hope is the Joint Managing Director and co-founder of DNEG. He has helped guide the company from small London start-up t...
Managing Director of Wired Sussex
Phil is Managing Director of Brighton-based, independent membership organisation Wired Sussex and is founder of the FuseBox i...
Director of Public Affairs at BPI
Sophie Jones is Director of Public Affairs at BPI. She was previously Head of Corporate Relations at Channel 4, responsible f...
Associate Director of Programmes at the Arts and Humanities Research Council
Dr Paul Meller is Associate Director of Programmes at the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and Senior Responsible ...
Director for Media and Creative Industries in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Robert Specterman-Green joined the Civil Service in 2001. He is currently Director for Media and Creative Industries in the D...
Professor and Researcher - Creative Industries and Cultural Economics
Economist, PhD in Development Economics and post-PhD in Creative Industries (Sorbonne-Paris 13). Professor of Creative Indust...
Director of Work Advance
Heather Carey is Director of Work Advance, where she provides research and advisory support with a particular focus on inclus...
Director of Work Advance
Lesley Giles is Director of Work Advance, where she undertakes analysis and evaluation, and provides policy advice around wor...
Senior Lecturer at Newcastle University Business School
Jonathan Jones is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at Newcastle University Business School and a Research Lead in the Internati...
Senior Lecturer in Economics and Director of Post-Graduate Research at Newcastle University Business School
Dr Sara Maioli is an applied economist with expertise in firm-level data. Her research interests relate to applying micro-eco...
Senior Lecturer in Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Sheffield Methods Institute, University of Sheffield
Siobhan McAndrew is Senior Lecturer in Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Sheffield Methods Institute, University of Sheff...
Research Associate at Newcastle University Business School
Alejandro is a Research Associate in the research unit Creative PEC based at Newcastle University. His work at Creative PEC f...
Senior Lecturer in the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex Business School
Josh Siepel is Senior Lecturer at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex Business School. He is ...
Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Methods at Sheffield Methods Institute, University of Sheffield
Mark Taylor is Research Lead for Arts, Culture and Heritage at Creative PEC, and Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Methods at t...
Professor and Head of the School of Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University
Professor Stuart Allan is Professor and Head of the School of Journalism, Media and Culture (JOMEC) at Cardiff University. He...
Research Associate for the PEC at the University of Manchester
Victoria is Research Associate for Creative Industries Policy and Evidence at the University of Manchester; researching polic...
Researcher at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex
Martha Bloom is a Researcher at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex. After graduating with a BA in ...
Policy Insights Manager
Claudia was the Policy Insights Manager for the PEC where she produced briefing notes and insights for the consortium and wid...
Research Fellow in the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex Business School
Dr Roberto Camerani is Research Fellow at SPRU, University of Sussex. He holds a PhD in Science and Technology Policy Studies...
Research Fellow in Innovation and the Creative Industries in the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex Business School
Dr Patrizia Casadei is a Research Fellow in Innovation and the Creative Industries in the Science Policy Research Unit at the...
Research Associate
Dr Tom Chivers is a Research Associate with Cardiff University, working with the PEC's ‘Public Value in Arts, Culture and Pub...
Research Fellow, City-REDI, University of Birmingham
James Davies joined City-REDI in November 2021 as a Research Fellow. His work is focused on the regional impacts of creative ...
Principal Data Scientist at Nesta
John Davies is the Principal Data Scientist Nesta. He works on the interface of economics and data analysis, particularly in ...
Research Associate at Newcastle University
Dr Salvatore Di Novo is a Research Associate at Newcastle University. His research has focused on industrial organisation, in...
Professor of Media Economics at the University of Glasgow and Director of the Centre for Cultural Policy Research
Professor Gillian Doyle is Professor of Media Economics at the University of Glasgow and Director of the Centre for Cultural ...
Research Fellow at City REDI at the University of Birmingham
Dr Diana Gutierrez Posada became a member of City-REDI in January 2019. She is a quantitative researcher specialising in Regi...
Policy Analyst at the Work Foundation
Rebecca Florisson is a Policy Analyst at the Work Foundation. Among other projects, she is supporting implementation of the S...
Research Associate at CREATe, University of Glasgow
Ula Furgal is a Postdoctoral Researcher at CREATe, the UK Copyright and Creative Economy Centre at the University of Glasgow....
Policy Analyst at the Work Foundation
Olivia Gable is a Policy Analyst at the Work Foundation, where she is supporting the PEC's area of work in Skills, Talent and...
Director of Innovation Mapping at Nesta
Juan Mateos-Garcia is Director of Innovation Mapping at Nesta, where he leads a team using novel data sources and analytical ...
Senior Lecturer in Arts Management and Cultural Policy and Head of the Institute for Cultural Practices, University of Manchester
Dr. Abigail Gilmore is Senior Lecturer in Arts Management and Cultural Policy and Head of the Institute for Cultural Practice...
Professor of Regional Economic Development at City REDI at the University of Birmingham
Professor Anne Green is Professor of Regional Economic Development at City-REDI (Regional Economic Development Institute) at ...
Chair of Global Creative Enterprise at the University of Edinburgh Business School
Professor Candace Jones is the Chair of Global Creative Enterprise at the University of Edinburgh Business School. She receiv...
Senior Lecturer in the School of Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University
Dr Jenny Kidd is Senior Lecturer in the School of Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University. Jenny researches in th...
Research Fellow at City REDI at the University of Birmingham
Dr Tasos Kitsos is an economist specialising in regional research with interests on regional resilience; the creative and dig...
Professor of Intellectual Property Law at the University of Glasgow, and Director of CREATe
Professor Martin Kretschmer (LLM LSE, PhD UCL) is Professor of Intellectual Property Law at the University of Glasgow, and Di...
Associate Professor in Economic Geography at London School of Economics
Dr Neil Lee is an Associate Professor in Economic Geography at London School of Economics, where he is Director of the MSc in...
Data Science Fellow at Nesta
Raphael is a data science fellow at Nesta, where he uses data science methods to study the creative economy. His work include...
Dean of Research and Impact in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Ulster University
Professor Frank Lyons is Dean of Research and Impact in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Ulster University. He has dev...
Research Fellow at City REDI, University of Birmingham
Matt Lyons is an economist specialising in sub-regional economic modelling. He has recently submitted his PhD at Cardiff Univ...
Lecturer in Strategy and Entrepreneurship in the Department of Strategy and Marketing at the University of Sussex
Dr Monica Masucci is a Lecturer in Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the Department of Strategy and Marketing at the Universit...
Research Associate at the School for Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University
Dr Eva Nieto McAvoy works as a Research Associate at Cardiff University's School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies (J...
Creative Director for CREATe at the University of Glasgow
Bartolomeo Meletti works as Creative Director for CREATe, the UK Copyright and Creative Economy Centre (University of Glasgow...
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
Professor Paul Moore joined the University of Ulster in 1999 and has since been active in the development of the creative art...
Associate Professor, Applied Urban Sciences, UCL
Dr Max Nathan is Associate Professor in Applied Urban Sciences, UCL, and is a Deputy Director of the What Works Centre for Lo...
Lecturer in Media and Communication in the School for Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University
Dr Caitriona Noonan is lecturer in Media and Communication in the School for Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff Univers...
Professor of Cultural and Creative Industries at The School of Arts, Languages and Cultures at The University of Manchester
Dr Dave O’Brien is Chancellor's Fellow in Cultural and Creative Industries, based in the School of History of Art at the Univ...
Research Officer (Screen), Creative Scotland
Research Officer (Screen), Creative Scotland
Chair of Regional Economic Development at City REDI at the University of Birmingham
Professor Raquel Ortega-Argile holds the Chair of Regional Economic Development at City REDI Institute at the University of B...
Business Development Director of City REDI at the University of Birmingham
Rebecca Riley is the Business Development Director of City-REDI and leads on all consultancy services and operational deliver...
Professor of Journalism at Cardiff University
Richard Sambrook is Professor of Journalism and Director of the Centre for Journalism at Cardiff University. He began his car...
Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Newcastle University Business School
Professor Jonathan Sapsed is Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Newcastle University Business School. He was Pri...
Professor in Cultural Policy at the University of Glasgow and Deputy Director of CREATe
Professor Philip Schlesinger is Professor in Cultural Policy at the University of Glasgow and Visiting Professor in Media and...
Quantitative Research Fellow, Creative Economy & Data Analytics at Nesta
Dr Cath Sleeman is the Quantitative Research Fellow at Nesta. Her work shows new insights from novel sources of big data, suc...
Research Associate in Creative Industries in the School of Arts and Humanities, Ulster University
Dr Hyojung Sun is a Research Associate in creative industries at Ulster University. She is an interdisciplinary researcher, w...
Professor of Innovation Management and Strategy at the Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester
Professor Bruce Tether is Professor of Innovation Management and Strategy at the Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS) w...
Research Fellow in Innovation and Creative Industries
Dr Jorge Velez-Ospina is a Research Fellow in Innovation and Creative Industries in the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) a...
Lecturer in Macroeconomics at Newcastle University Business School
Dr Wessel Vermeulen is a Lecturer in Economics at Newcastle University Business School. He is an applied economist working on...
Postdoc research associate at CREATe
Xiaoren Wang is a postdoc research associate at CREATe, the UK Copyright and Creative Economy Centre at the University of Gla...
Policy Advisor at the Work Foundation
Melanie Wilkes is a Policy Advisor at the Work Foundation and has extensive experience in research and policy development. Sh...
Professor and Head of the School of Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University
Professor Stuart Allan is Professor and Head of the School of Journalism, Media and Culture (JOMEC) at Cardiff University. He...
Director, Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre, Nesta
Hasan leads the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre, a Nesta-led, AHRC-funded research consortium of ten universit...
Professor of Intellectual Property Law at the University of Glasgow, and Director of CREATe
Professor Martin Kretschmer (LLM LSE, PhD UCL) is Professor of Intellectual Property Law at the University of Glasgow, and Di...
Chair of Macroeconomics at Newcastle University Business School
Professor Giorgio Fazio is an applied economist with expertise in open macroeconomics, trade and investment. He has published...
Director of Work Advance
Lesley Giles is Director of Work Advance, where she undertakes analysis and evaluation, and provides policy advice around wor...
Senior Lecturer at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex Business School
Josh Siepel is Senior Lecturer at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex Business School. He is ...
Research Director of the PEC and Professor of Innovation Management and Strategy at the Alliance Manchester Business School
Professor Bruce Tether is Professor of Innovation Management and Strategy at the Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS) w...
Entrepreneur
Tom Adeyoola is a technology entrepreneur. He was CEO and Founder of apparel technology scale-up Metail (2008-2019); acquired...
Artist, Educator and Cultural Producer
Alia works at the intersection of arts, education and activism. Her grounding in Social Anthropology, Applied Theatre and Dev...
Director at Bradford Literature Festival
Syima Aslam is founder and Director of the Bradford Literature Festival (BLF) which she has established as one of the most in...
Founder and CEO of Sour Lemons
Sade Banks is currently the co-director of the social justice consultancy, The What If Experiment, where she creates strategi...
Founder of Sail Creative
Mandy is founder of Sail Creative, and a participatory designer focusing on story-led solutions. With a strong focus on co-cr...
Head of Creative Programmes at DanceEast
Lucy has been working in the arts sector for the last 18 years, specialising in dance participation and training and is passi...
Entrepreneurial Designer and Stylist
Charlotte is an award-winning Entrepreneurial Designer and Stylist with a passion for colour, sustainability and creative dir...
Joint Head of Policy Lab and Visual artist
Stephen Bennett is a multimedia artist and policy-maker working at the intersection of art, science and politics. Stephen wor...
Director of Wild Rumpus
Sarah Bird is a Director of Wild Rumpus, a rural community interest company based in a woodland in Cheshire. The organisation...
Artist
Artist Wolfgang Buttress creates multi-sensory artworks that draw inspiration from our evolving relationship with the ‘natura...
Co-Founder of Megaverse and Immerse Sheffield
Ben is the Co-Founder and Co-Director of immersive content studio Megaverse which specialise in creating bespoke, platform na...
Founder and Managing Director at Legend Times Group
Tom Chalmers is the Managing Director of Legend Times, a group of publishing companies he has founded. He started his first c...
Chief Executive at Agent Marketing
Paul is CEO of independent brand agency, Agent and the pioneering Agent Academy CIC which helps young people start careers wi...
Heritage Engagement Fellow at the University of Oxford
Oliver is Heritage Engagement Fellow at the University of Oxford where he leads a team dedicated to creating mutually benefic...
Co-Founder of Urban Symbiotics
Stephanie Edwards is an Architect, Urbanist and an elected Council member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)...
Poet, Playwright, Performer, Graphic Artist and Designer
Born in Nigeria, Inua Ellams is a Poet, Playwright and Performer, Graphic artist and Designer. He is a Complete Works poet al...
Director of Digital Development at Royal Shakespeare Company
Sarah Ellis is an award winning producer currently working as Director of Digital Development for the Royal Shakespeare Compa...
Director at London Design Festival
Ben Evans is the Director of London Design Festival, which he co-founded with Sir John Sorrell in 2003. The Festival celebrat...
Development and Communications Director at Roundhouse
Michaela Greene is the Development and Communications Director of the Roundhouse and has been at the organisation for over si...
Brand & Marketing Director of Unit 2 Games
Natalie is the Brand and Marketing Director for award-winning independent game studio Unit 2 Games, and the former founder an...
Chairman of The Royal Parks
Loyd Grossman is Chairman of The Royal Parks and well known as a food entrepreneur and broadcaster. His television career inc...
Freelance Sculptor and Performance Artist
Tony Heaton OBE is a practising Sculptor, Chair of Shape Arts and Consultant/Advisor to many major cultural organisations, in...
Chief Executive at Yeme Architects
As founder of Bradford based Yeme Architects, Amir Hussain has been extensively involved in design-led, aspirational regenera...
Deputy Chief Executive at Edinburgh Fringe Festival Society
Lyndsey Jackson is a senior arts administrator and live event producer, currently the Deputy Chief Executive of the Edinburgh...
Head of Learning at Into Film
Jennifer Johnston is Into Film’s Head of Learning UK, and Head of Programme, Northern Ireland, leading the Curation, Training...
Ceramicist, Designer and Educator
Reiko Kaneko is ceramicist, designer and educator based in London. She works at various scales in a range of typologies, desi...
Freelance Film Producer
Kurban recently produced the feature film “The Party” starring Kristen Scott-Thomas, Timothy Spall and Cillian Murphy. The fi...
Chief Executive Officer and Director at Visual Artists Ireland
Noel Kelly is Chief Executive Officer of Visual Artists Ireland – the representative body for professional visual artists on ...
Content and Partnerships Director at Culture24
Anra works with museums, galleries and heritage organisations, nationally and internationally, to help them successfully navi...
Director at Tileyard Studios
Former songwriter/producer Nick Keynes manages all aspects of Europe’s largest creative community, Tileyard London. Nick has ...
Founder and Director of GemArts
Vikas Kumar is Founder and Director of GemArts, and since 2001 he has been leading this visionary arts organisation. Vikas’ p...
Writer and Director
Hope completed her MFA in filmmaking at Columbia University where she made short films that played at festivals worldwide. Wh...
Co-founder and Director of Partnerships at Smartify
Anna Lowe is CoFounder of Smartify, a multi award-winning app named by the New Scientist as the ‘Shazam and Spotify of art’. ...
Community Manager and board member of shesaid.so
Amanda Maxwell is a board member and Community Manager of women in music network shesaid.so and a regular contributor to pane...
Co-Founder and Director of Charco Press
Samuel McDowell initially trained as a commercial pilot, before embarking on a career in information technology, working for ...
CEO of JAAK
Vaughn is CEO and co-founder at JAAK. Vaughn has been a pivotal figure in communicating the bold vision of JAAK to build a sp...
Co-founding Director at Taunt Studios
Fiona McLaughlin is the Co-founding Director of the animation, VFX and interactive image studio, Taunt, located in the heart ...
Founder and Artistic Director of The Belfast Ensemble
Conor Mitchell is the Founder and Artistic Director of The Belfast Ensemble, a pioneering music organisation in Northern Irel...
Director of Digital Innovation at Calvium
Jo operates at the intersection of research, design and enterprise. Focusing on digital innovation and multidisciplinary coll...
Author
Helen Mort has published two poetry collections with Chatto and Windus, ‘Division Street’ (2013) and ‘No Map Could Show Them’...
Self-employed Graphic Designer
Liz Mosley is a self-employed Graphic Designer with a passion for supporting and working with small businesses. She works for...
Director and CEO at HOME
Dave has worked as an arts professional for over 30 years. He currently leads HOME, a purpose built 7,500m2 multi art form ve...
Recording artist, Producer and Songwriter
Kobi Onyame (b. Kwame Barfour-Osei, July 3rd, 1982) is a Ghanaian/British recording artist, producer and songwriter. Describe...
Artistic Director of the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
Rachel O’Riordan was appointed the Artistic Director of the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre in February 2019 and her first programm...
Director at National Museums Liverpool
Laura Pye, Director of National Museums Liverpool, joined the organisation in August 2018. Born in Liverpool, Laura returned ...
Cultural Consultant
Lara is a freelance cultural consultant specialising in diversity, innovation, leadership, collaboration and cultural policy ...
Artistic Director at Kiln Theatre
Indhu Rubasingham is the Artistic Director of Kiln Theatre. Productions as Artistic Director include: Red Velvet (Evening Sta...
Consultant and Executive Producer
Will Saunders is an independent media consultant, and executive producer. He is Creative Industries Lead for the AHRC funded ...
Community Immersive Producer
Community Immersive Producer (Freelance) with experience in directing and producing documentaries and films. Former Sara Putt...
Co-Founder at WyndyMilla
Nasima decided to create The Fit Cycle to take her love for cycling together with her wealth of knowledge and experience on t...
Director of Asian Arts Agency
Jaswinder Singh is the Director of the Asian Arts Agency, a dynamic arts and music development agency based in Bristol that d...
Head of Talent at Framestore
Amy has been working in talent related roles within the visual effects industry for over fifteen years, in both the UK and Ca...
Co-Founder at Bridge Theatre
Nick Starr founded London Theatre Company with Nicholas Hytner in 2015 on leaving the National Theatre which they ran 2003-20...
Development Producer at the Independent Film Trust and CEO of Creative Lions Productions
Tolu Stedford is a writer, producer and actress. With over 20 years of industry experience, she has entertained audiences on ...
Founder and Creative Director of PRELOADED
Phil is founder and Creative Director of BAFTA-winning game studio PRELOADED. Since 2000 he has worked with game-based techno...
Co-founder of Big Couch and FilmChain
Maria's background is in film production, from line producing, budgeting to distribution strategies. She is passionate about ...
Managing Director at Boom Cymru
Nia Thomas is Managing Director of Cardiff based Boom Cymru TV Ltd, one of Wales’s largest, indigenous production groups. Emp...
Illustrator
Yehrin Tong is an award winning London based illustrator, born in the UK and from Korean descent. She studied graphic design ...
Freelance Photographer
Polly Tootal’s photography tells the stories of landscapes and of the people who inhabit them—how they came to be there and w...
Freelance Journalist
Zing Tsjeng is a journalist, podcaster, presenter and author. She is currently the executive editor of VICE UK, where she hos...
Artistic Director and Founder Trustee at Darbar Arts Culture Heritage Trust
Born in Nakuru, Kenya, Sandeep grew up to the sounds of his teacher and father, Bhai Gurmit Singh Virdee (1937-2005), playing...
Chief Executive at Cockpit Arts
Annie Warburton is CEO of Cockpit Arts, London's leading studios for contemporary craft and design and a NatWest SE100 award-...
CEO and Principal of Northern School of Contemporary Dance
Sharon Watson CEO and Principal of Northern School of Contemporary Dance. Prior to this, Sharon was the 7th Artistic Director...
Bid Director, Southampton City of Culture 2025
Claire has been appointed to take forward Southampton’s Bid for City of Culture 2025, working with Southampton’s communities,...
Director of Learning and Engagement at National Museum Wales
Nia Williams is Director of Learning and Engagement at Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales. A qualified teacher and fluen...
Freelance Advertising Consultant
Nicole is the founder of The NYC and before that the Ogilvy Labs – the dedicated Innovation unit of Ogilvy and Mather Group. ...
Chair, PEC International Council
John is the Mayor of London’s Ambassador for the Creative Industries and is Chair of the Creative Industries Policy and Evide...
Co-founder and CEO of ololo coworking spaces, Chair of Kyrgyzstan’s Creative Industries association.
Daniar is a serial creative entrepreneur and creative economy enthusiast. He is the co-founder, and business conductor of olo...
Founding Partner of Upstart Co-Lab
Laura is the founding partner of Upstart Co-Lab. Upstart Co-Lab is disrupting how creativity is funded by connecting impact i...
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 Progra...
Lecturer at the Hamburg Institute for Arts and Media Management
Bernd Fesel started his career in the art market, becoming 1997 Managing Director of the European Gallery Association. He als...
Social entrepreneur, Arts Manager, and the Managing Partner at HEVA Fund LLP.
George is a social entrepreneur, arts manager, and managing partner at HEVA Fund LLP. George is leading the development and b...
Head of Cultural Policy & Management Department at the Wits School of Arts, University of the Witwatersrand
Avril is an economic sociologist working at the intersection of academia and practice in fields such as culture in urban life...
R&D Programme Designer and Manager at the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic
Marcel promotes the innovative potential of social sciences, humanities and arts and interdisciplinary innovation at Charles ...
Lecturer and Researcher at Industrial Design Program, FSRD ITB, Indonesia
Tita is a product designer, lecturer/researcher at Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Focal Point for Bandung City of Design U...
Innovation Executive at Salesforce.com
His creative pursuits have led him to also teach design, innovation, and entrepreneurship, to mentor startups, and provide ev...
Architect, Urban Planner and Co-founder of CLUSTER
Omar is a practicing architect and urban planner, the co-founder of CLUSTER, an urban design and research platform downtown C...
Director of the eCommerce Observatory and Consultantv- based in Montreal, Canada
Diana is a Political Scientist with a PhD in Latin American Studies, is an expert in the creative economy and digital economy...
Professor and Researcher in Creative Industries and Cultural Economics
Leandro started his career in Brazil as a professor and policy advisor in Creative Industries and Economy of Culture, creatin...