Westminster Media Forum

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Next steps for funding in the creative industries

May 2022


Price: £95 PLUS VAT
Format: DOWNLOADABLE PDF


This conference assessed the future outlook for funding in the media and creative industries.


Areas for discussion included:


  • sector challenges and recovery priorities
  • the Cultural Recovery Fund and wider sources of funding 
  • the role of local authorities
  • R&D, innovation and growth
  • measuring positive benefits and value for money
  • workforce development
  • policy priorities

We were very pleased to be able to include keynote sessions with: Caroline Norbury, Chief Executive Officer, Creative UK; Professor Christopher Smith, Executive Chair, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), UKRI; and Professor Ben Walmsley, Professor of Cultural Engagement, University of Leeds.


The conference was an opportunity for stakeholders to consider the issues alongside key policy officials who attended from: DCMS; Ofcom; DLUHC; the Department for Communities; Department for Communities, NI; HMRC; the IPO; the DIT; NICS; the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Government - as well as parliamentary pass-holders from the House of Commons.



This pack includes

  • Dropbox video recording of the conference
  • PDF transcript of the discussion, including all speaker remarks and Q&A
  • PDFs of speakers' slide material (subject to permission)
  • PDFs of the delegate pack, including speaker biographies and attendee list
  • PDFs of delegate articles