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Growth in the UK creative industries and priorities for the Industrial Strategy
Morning, Thursday, 7th September 2017
Central London
THIS EVENT IS CPD CERTIFIED

Guests of Honour
Andrea Young, Director of Broadcasting, Media and the Creative Industries, DCMS (subject to Departmental business)
Sue Bishop, Director, Creative, Consumer and Sports Economy, DIT (subject to Departmental business)

This seminar will examine the priorities for the UK’s creative industries post-Brexit.

Sessions assess sector-wide priorities for a post-EU framework, as well as issues for individual sectors within the creative economy, focusing on:

Talent pipelines, skill gaps, career pathways and professional development;
Making the case for future public investment;
Utilising, developing and investing in new technologies;
Balancing growth in creative clusters across the nations and regions of the UK;
International trade, export strength and soft power; and
Identifying priorities for regulatory and policy support.