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