The future skills agenda of the creative industries

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A lively discussion and the unveiling of a major new study on skills and the future of the creative industries.

The Creative Industries are critical to the UK government’s growth plans. To realise the potential, action is needed across education, skills and the creative workforce.

This event sees the unveiling of findings from a major new study looking at skills provision across all sectors of the creative industries from museums and music, to publishing and performing arts. Representatives from across the creative industries will discuss the findings and analyse what they mean for the future of creative education, skills and workforce planning.

For those attending in person, there will be a networking reception following the discussion from 3:30-4:30pm.

This event is presented by the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (funded by the AHRC) in partnership with Work Advance, and the Royal Society of Arts.

Speakers:

• Sir Peter Bazalgette, Co-Chair of the Creative Industries Council
• Heather Carey, Director of Work Advance
• Laura Mansfield, CEO of ScreenSkills
• Sinéad Rocks, Managing Director of Nations & Regions, Channel 4
• Baroness Shriti Vadera, Co-Chair of the Creative Industries Council
• Rebecca Swarray, Principal for Creative Industries, Greater Manchester Combined Authority; freelance DJ, Curator and Producer

Chair:

• Bernard Hay, Policy Director, Creative PEC