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Banks' Mill Studios
Banks' Mill Studios was set up to retain Graduate level skills in the creative industries in the Derby area
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Date: Thursday 25th February 2010
Venue: British Acandemy, Carlton House Terrace, London
Time: 1.30pm til 5.30pm
Cost: FREE
Speakers:
Sion Simon MP, Minister of State for the Creative Industries
Ed Vaizey MP, Conservative Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Don Foster MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Paul Collard, Chief Executive, Creativity, Culture & Education (CCE)
David Kester, Chief Executive, Design Council
Tom Bewick, Chief Executive, Sector Skills Council
Alan Milburn MP
Anushka Asthana, Policy Editor, The Observer
Further speakers to be confirmed
The creative industries are crucial to the British economy. As policymakers look towards economic recovery one key challenge for the sector is to make sure that growth benefits everyone – particularly individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.
For example, many people enter creative industry jobs through unpaid internships. These can be both socially and geographically inequitable, with individuals lacking strong networks finding it difficult to access desirable roles.
