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Panels and events

Thursday 23rd June
LCB Depot, Rutland Street, Leicester


10.30AM - Welcome and opening - Dr. Allan Taylor, Associate Professor Of Media Production and LCE Convenor
VIDEO WELCOME - Professor Katie Normington, Vice-Chancellor, De Montfort University

11am-1pm
Levelling Up: what role can the creative industries play in the Leicester’s Levelling Up agenda?
Chair: Dr. Allan Taylor – De Montfort University


Panel includes:
​Mike Dalzell, Director of Tourism, Culture and Investment
Councillor Danny Myers, Assistant City Mayor
Andy Gundelach, Film Leicester


1-2PM LUNCH (provided)

2-4pm
Supporting growth in the creative economy  
Chair: John Coster

Panel includes:
Ali Sinclair, Chair of Trustees, Phoenix Cinema and Arts Centre
Sanjay Katwa, Create Leicester
​Tracy Harwood, Professor of Digital Culture, De Montfort University
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4.30pm
Creative Cocktails (courtesy of Creative Coffee) and networking
​Hosted by: Lee Tomes, Orange Fox Studios
Grab a free cocktail and get to know your expo colleagues better at this creative networking event


Fri 24th June – LCB Depot, Rutland Street, Leicester
 11am-1pm
Identifying priorities for the city's cultural strategy
Chair:
Dr. Allan Taylor – De Montfort University

Panel includes:
Rachel Granger, Professor of Creative Economies, De Montfort University
Bill Haley, Haley Sharpe Design and Board Director at the Phoenix, the NSC and the Experience UK advisory group
Lee Tomes, Creative Coffee

1-2PM LUNCH (provided)
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2-4pm
Digital inclusion and the creative industries: the social value of creativity in the digital divide
Chair: John Coster

Panel:

Gerarde Manley, Careers Hub Manager, Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership
Fi Donovan, Director of Social Engagement, De Montfort University
Tina Barton, Director of Education and Engagement, Documentary Media Centre
Yasin El Ashrafi, Managing Director, HQ Recording

 5pm onwards – Last Fridays DMUxLCB Depot
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