Friday 15 November, 9am – 4pm. Gala Theatre, Durham.
Supported by the Loeb Fellowship Alumni Association.
A one-day conference discussing how the creative industries can offer innovative solutions to intractable problems, re-imaging the city of 21st century. Speakers included visionaries and policymakers from the worlds of the arts and urban planning, local government and business. The conference discussed themes of trade, economic impact, sustainability, transport and housing –topics not normally associated with the arts.
This fascinating day left participants with a wealth of new ideas and ways of thinking about how our cities are designed and managed.
Speakers
- Stella Hall (Chair)
Independent Festival Producer
- Heather Ackroyd
Artist & Environmental Campaigner, Ackroyd & Harvey
- James Berresford
Chief Executive, Visit England
- Ben Cameron
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
- Nathan Coley
Artist
- Christine Dalby
EU Representation in the UK
- Martyn Evans
Creative Director, Cathedral Group
- Judy Fulton
Harvard iLab
- George Garlick
CEO, Durham County Council
- Matt Jones
Programme Manager, Federation Square
- Rick Lowe
Artist, Developer, Loeb Fellow
- Tim Marlow
Writer, Broadcaster & Art Historian
- Sarah Maxfield
Director, Arts Council England North
- John Mowbray
Co-Chair, Cultural Partnership for North East England
- Simon Preston
eat Newcastle
- Susannah Sayler
Canary Group, Loeb Fellow
- Deirdre Schmidt
One Roof Global Consulting, Loeb Fellow
- Peter Sharp
Curator, Kielder Art and Architecture
- Edward Walker
Founder of Cityworks, Loeb Fellow