Northern Creative Corridor signatories

Founding signatories to the Northern Creative Corridor Charter:

Syima Aslam MBE, Director and Founder, Bradford Literature Festival
Professor Hasan Bakhshi MBE, Director, Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
Sir Peter Bazalgette, Co-chair, Creative Industries Council / Chair Royal College of Art
Mayor Tracy Brabin, Mayor, West York shire Combined Authority
Dr Annette Bramley, Director, N8 Research Partnership
Mayor Andy Burnham, Mayor, Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Dinah Caine CBE, Chair of Council, Goldsmiths, University of London
Nicky Chance-Thompson MBE, CEO, Piece Hall
Mayor Oliver Coppard, Mayor, South Yorkshire Combined Authority
Tim Davie CBE, Director-General, BBC
Cat Drew, Chief Design Officer, Design Council
Mayor Jamie Driscoll, Mayor, North of Tyne Combined Authority
Alison Gwynn, Chief Executive, North East Screen
Andy Haldane CBE, Chief Executive, the RSA
Darren Henley CBE, CEO, Arts Council England
Charlie Kemp, Head of Creative Place, Tees Valley Combined Authority
Dr Henry Kippin, Interim CEO, North East Mayoral Combined Authority
Sir Richard Lambert, Chair, Bloomsbury Publishing
Alex Mahon, CEO, Channel 4
Carolyn McCall DBE, Chief Executive, ITV
Lord Neil Mendoza, Chairman, Historic England
Johnny Moore, CEO, Fulwell 73 UK
Dave Moutrey OBE, CEO, HOME
Caroline Norbury OBE, CEO, Creative UK
Dr Peter O’Brien, Executive Director, Yorkshire Universities
Lisa Opie, Managing Director, Ubisoft Reflections and Ubisoft Leamington
Professor Jane Robinson, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Engagement and Place, Newcastle University
Mayor Steve Rotheram, Mayor, Liverpool City Region
Sir Nicholas Serota, Chair, Arts Council England
Professor Katy Shaw, Director of Cultural Partnerships, Northumbria University Newcastle.

Other confirmed signatories to the Northern Creative Corridor Charter:

Dr Lorraine Archer, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Cambridge. Associate Lecturer Biodesign, Central Saint Martins.
Stephen Ardern, Managing Director, Continuous
Mark Ashmore
Charlotte Bowen, CEO, The Culture House CIO
Dr Oliver Bray, Dean of Leeds School of Arts, Leeds Beckett University
James Brindle, Executive Director, Magna Vitae Trust for Leisure and Culture
Ben G. Brown, Director, Filmmaker and Cinematographer
Kristan Bullett, Founder and CEO, Humans Not Robots
Rachel Crewes, Chief Executive Officer, Harewood House Trust
Helen Cross, Digital and Creative Cluster Manager, Growth Platform, Liverpool City Region Growth Company
Professor Rachel Cowgill, Professor of Music and incoming Associate Dean for Research and Director of the Humanities Research Centre, University of York
Salah uh Din, Future Observatory Research and Grants Manager, The Design Museum
Rach Drew, Co-Director, ARCADE
Nat Edwards, Director General and Master of the Armouries, Royal Armouries
Wieke Eringa, Director, Cultural Institute, University of Leeds
Simon Forster, Founder and Executive Creative Director, Robot Food
Dr Jennifer M. Freeman OBE, Writer, Lecturer and Chairman, Freeman Historic Properties Ltd
Stephen Freeman, Chief Executive, Royal Exchange Theatre
Therasa Garrod, Tourism and Place Manager, Bolsover District Council
Clive Grinyer, Clive Grinyer Design
Helen Hartley, Founder and Creative Brand Consultant, Helen Hartley Consulting
Melanie Hewitt, Author and Partnerships and PR Lead, XP School
Robert Hull
Sam Hunt, Co-Director, Everyone Here
Catherine Johns, Executive Director, Dance City
Lucy Kennedy, Chief Executive, The National Saturday Club
Chris Lane, Producer, Leapling Films
Andy Lester, Head of Creative, Eleven
Marianne Lewsley-Stier, Creative Director, Absolutely Cultured
Adrian Lochhead, Director, Eden Arts
James Lunn. Designer and Motion Director
Heather MacRae, Chief Executive, Ideas Foundation
Laura Mallows, Co-founder and Executive Director, ThickSkin
Edward Matthews-Gentle, Strategic Lead – Culture & Creative Industries, Creative Lancashire (Lancashire County Council)
Max May, Chief Officer, HEY Creative
John Mee, Freelance Drama Practitioner and Co-Creative Director, Alive and Kicking Theatre Company
Stephen Michael OBE, Independent Chair, Creative Wakefield
Su Morgan, Founder & Director, Tadcrafters CIC
Dr Louise Mullagh, Lecturer in Arts Management, Lancaster Institute of Contemporary Arts, Lancaster University
Professor Damian Murphy, Director, XR Stories, University of York
Martina Murphy, Founder and Creative Director, Artal
Anne-Marie Nugnes, Manager, Creative Manchester, University of Manchester
Louis O’Halloran, Senior Account Manager, Devo@Inflect
Helen Palmer, Company Director, Palmer Squared
Kam Panesar, Creative Culture Director, Urban Hybrid Architecture
Matt Plant, Artistic Director, Centre of Excellence for Performing Arts, Cronton Sixth Form College
Anthony Reid
Damien Reynolds BEM, Charity Leader, Mindera Foundation
Nia Richards, Director, Creativity, Culture & Education
Chris Skelton, Creative Director, ThreeTenSeven
Professor Ian Stewart, Professor of Political Practice, University of Bolton
Monika Swindells, Managing and Creative Director, ōH: Chester Design Foundation
Michael Taylor, North West Editor, TheBusinessDesk.com
Andrew Thomas, Director, Trapstreet Limited – Executive Coach and Business Mentor
Jo Towler, Chief Executive, Music in the Round
Owen Turner, Managing Director, United by Design
Dr Daniel Tyler-McTighe, Creative Director, BarrowFull
Richard Vickers, Digital Lead, Achieve, The Warren Youth Project
Alison Walton-Robson, Artist/Creative Director, Headway Arts
Alan Whitlock, Founder, Red Mason
Kitty Wright, Executive Director, Culture and Heritage Consultant

Creative corridors

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