University of Suffolk Unlocked: Creative Industries

Date
16 May 2025
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16 May 2025
Time
9.00 AM3.00 PM

Location
The Hold, Ipswich, IP4 1LN
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Waterfront campus - Question Mark

This event brings together higher education leaders, business professionals, policymakers, and industry experts from the creative sector to foster collaboration, exchange knowledge, and develop strategies that drive innovation, growth, and sustainability within the creative industries.

Some highlights of the event include:
  • Panel Discussions
  • Research and Knowledge Exchange Marketplace: -An interactive space that showcases research projects, facilitates knowledge exchange, explores opportunities for collaboration, and fosters connections that drive impactful outcomes.
  • Networking Opportunities: Connect with peers from the creative sector to establish meaningful partnerships.

Agenda

Time Event Event Description

9.00am - 9.30am

Registration & Networking Breakfast  

9.30am - 9.45am

Welcome
Presented by Professor Emma Bond, Pro-Vice Chancellor Research and Knowledge Exchange

9.45am-10.30am

Opening Keynote: The Future of the Creative Economy  

10.30am-11.00am

Panel 1: The Business of Creativity - Monetizing Art, Content & Innovation

Discussion Topics:

  • Creative entrepreneurship
  • Copyright
  • AI & Intellectual Property

11.00am-11.15am

Break  

11.15am-11.45am

Panel 2: Education, Creative Industries & Skills

 

11.45am-12.30pm

Panel 3: Building Creative Communities  

12.30pm - 1.30pm

Lunch & Networking Creative Industries Marketplace

1.30pm

2.00pm 

2.30pm

 

Workshop 1: Finding and Applying for Funding

Workshop 2: Navigating Internships: Opportunities, Challenges and Best Practices

Workshop 3: Setting up your own Creative Business