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Net.work Event - 'creat_ive tomorrow'

Creat_ive tomorrow

High Melton
Thursday June 21st
10.00am – 4.00pm

'creat_ive tomorrow' is a one day conference looking at strategies for developing and getting the best of its creative industries
in the context of its overall strategy.

it will bring together the borough's policy makers, economic policy professionals, trainers and educators in the sector
specialists with international and local perpectives, and a strong range of Doncaster's own creatives and their work.

	09:30 – 10 am	Coffee, Registration
	10.00 - 10:45am	Introduction and Welcome - Paul Thorpe, Digital Knowledge Exchange The Context for the Creative Industries • Creative and Digital Industries – the Yorkshire picture - Stuart McFarlane • Developing the creative sector - Keith Evans Chair – Paul Thorpe
	10:45 – 11am	Coffee
	11.05 – 12 noon	Workshops 1 A. Changing places – Inner city to rural hamlet - CDI in regeneration – Steve Szostak B. Developing the Skills – vocational learning and professional development – Richard Lukey/Maureen Sydney C. Digital Knowledge – digital technology in creative contexts – Dave Collins D. Creative Clusters – networking and workspaces – Keith Evans E. Raising the Temperature – towards a creative Doncaster – Janet Sisson, Howard Johnson
	12 – 12:45pm	Doing the Business – Creative Professionals in Doncaster • Howard Johnson – Fern Creative • Tim Johns - Public • Steve Curtis – Universal Groove Chair – Janet Sisson
	12.45 - 1.45pm	Lunch and Networking at the Stables
	1.45 – 2.15pm	Growing the Creative Industries • Dany Louise – The creative Brighton story • Huw Champion – Themes for Doncaster Chair – Steve Szostak
	2:20 – 3.00pm	Workshops 2 A. Changing places – Inner city to rural hamlet - CDI in regeneration – Steve Szostak B. Developing the Skills – learning the ropes for the job – Richard Lukey/Maureen Sydney C. Digital Knowledge – creativity and digital technology –Warren Fearn, Kate Corbin D. Clustering creatives – workspaces – Keith Evans E. Raising the temperature – creating the environment – Janet Sisson, Howard Johnson
	3.00pm	Coffee
	3:15pm	Looking ahead • Developing Doncaster’s Economic strategy – Andrew Gates • A Creative College – Bill Webster • Last word from WAK Studios – Warren Fearn and Kate Corbin Chair – Paul Thorpe
	4.00pm	Close

Contributors to the event

Dave Collins - HE Programme Director, Faculty of Arts, Doncaster College
Kate Corbin – Co-founder, WAK Studios
Steve Curtis – Managing Director, Universal Groove
Keith Evans – Managing Director, CIDA (Creative Industries Development Agency, Huddersfield)
Warren Fearn – Co-founder, WAK Studios
Andrew Gates – Policy and Partnerships Officer DMBC Economic Team
Tim Johns – Joint Managing Director, Public
Howard Johnson, Managing Director, Fern Creative
Dany Louise – Creative and Digital Industries Manager, Brighton and Hove City Council
Richard Lukey – Creative and Digital Manager, CDI Business Link South Yorkshire
Stuart McFarlane – Cluster Development Manager - Creative & Digital Strategy, Yorkshire Forward
Antony Pawlett – Head of Doncaster Business School
Janet Sisson, Director, HotHouse Festival, Project Leader, New Performance Venue
Maureen Sydney – Dean of Faculty of Arts, Doncaster College
Steve Szostak – Regeneration, business and economic consultant, recently Interim CEO at Doncaster New Deal
Paul Thorpe - LETS Project Director, Digital Knowledge Exchange, Doncaster
Bill Webster – Acting Principal, Doncaster College

Support team
Gill Harrap DKE
Wendy Harrison DKE
Emily Moncuit Icon Events
Colin Jones Doncaster Business School
Fern Creative Media Ltd
Huw Champion