Cr8net

Cr8net is the brainchild of CIDA, the Cultural Industries Development Agency.

CIDA is the leading specialist support organisation for the grassroots creative and cultural sector in London. We have supported thousands of creative individuals, businesses and arts organisations since our inception in 1999 by providing information, business support, professional development training, networking & showcasing opportunities and by commissioning new work.

“Cr8net is a high visibility platform for leaders in the creative and cultural sector to debate the state of the industry, to highlight opportunities, to face down challenges and to offer resolutions: creative minds supporting creative minds”. Toks Majek-Akisanya, CIDA’s CEO.

We are proud to welcome back Guardian Culture Professionals Network as our media partners for Cr8net 2013.

Speakers

Cr8net is a one-day conference for the creative industries, bringing together industry practitioners, policy makers and businesses. This year, Cr8net will be held at the innovative Village Underground (in ‘Tech City’) on 24th April 2013.

Visit our YouTube page to see footage of the panels from 2011 and 2012, including keynote speeches by Richard Florida and Alan Davey (CEO, Arts Council England). The event will be chaired by Matthew Taylor (CEO, The RSA).

Confirmed speakers this year include:

- Ed Vaizey MP (Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries)
- Eze Vidra (Google, Head of ‘Campus’)
- Alison Wenham (CEO, Association of Independent Music)
- Pauline Tambling (CEO, Creative and Cultural Skills)
- Rashid Kasirye (Founder of LinkUp TV)
- David Parrish (Author of ‘T-Shirts and Suits: A Guide to the Business of Creativity’)
- Andrew Senior (Creative economy expert)
- Mary-Alice Stack (Director, ArtCo/Arts Council England)
- Fabio Santos (Artistic Director, Phakama)
- Nancy Groves (The Guardian Culture Professionals Network)
- Charmaine Hayden (Founder, Face 4 Music/ graduate of CIDA’s Digital Women’s Club)
- Frances Brindle (Director, Strategic Marketing and Communications, British Library)