#OurWorldWithout Open Letter to the Chancellor and the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
100 Parliament Street
London SW1 2BQ
The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP
Chancellor of the Exchequer
HM Treasury
1 Horse Guards Road
London
SW1A 2HQ
27th April, 2020
Dear Chancellor and Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport,
We, the undersigned creative professionals and institutions, call on the government to protect the UK’s creative industries.
Our creative and cultural sector is in crisis. A Creative Industries Federation survey of 2,000 creative organisations and freelancers revealed that 1 in 7 creative organisations believe they can last only until the end of April on existing financial reserves. Only half think their reserves will last beyond June.
We cannot allow the UK to lose half of its creative businesses and become a cultural wasteland. The creative industries are one of the UK’s biggest success stories, previously growing at five times the rate of the wider economy. The creative sector will also be critical to driving the UK’s economic recovery - and transforming lives for the better - as we re-build.
We must act, and act fast. We call on the government to implement urgent funding for creative and cultural organisations impacted by the fall-out of Covid-19.
Yours sincerely,
Caroline Norbury MBE, CEO, Creative Industries Federation and Creative England
On behalf of:
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Mal Abbas, Biome Collective
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Bibi Abdulkadir
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Mariana Abella
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Campbell Addy
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Shahid Ahmad
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Toki Allison, Film Audience Network Inclusive Cinema
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Marin Alsop, Artist in Residence at the Southbank Centre, Principal Conductor of the Vienna Radio Symphony, Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony
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Jeanie Annan-Lewin
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Deborah Annetts, Chief Executive, Incorporated Society of Musicians
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Josh Appignanesi, Director
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Paul Appleby, Director, Bristol Media
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Helen Apse, Head of Culture and Wellbeing, Make It York
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Ami Aripin
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Thomas Armstrong, Demob Happy
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Arts Emergency
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Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music
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Gary Aspden
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Michael Attenborough CBE D Litt., Theatre Director
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Georgia Attlesey, Creative Producer
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AudioUK
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Holly Aylett, Director, UK Coalition for Cultural Diversity
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Benji B
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Riccardo Bacigalupo
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Christopher Bailey, Clerk, York Guild of Media Arts
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Rosetta Bain
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Duncan Baird
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Maria Balshaw CBE, Director, Tate
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Alison Balsom MBE
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Matthew Banwell, Creative Director, Apt
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Felix Barrett, Artistic Director, Punchdrunk
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Luella Bartley
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Carol Bartram, The Crystal Hive
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Tracy Bass, Independent Producer
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Alex Beard, Chief Executive, Royal Opera House
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Mark Beaumont, Chairman, North West Theatre Arts Company C.I.C.
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Mandy Berry, Chair, Miracle Theatre
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David Betteridge
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Sanjeev Bhaskar
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David Bickle, Partner, Hawkins\Brown Architects
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Katherine Bidwell, State of Play
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Professor Anna Birch FRSA
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Julian Bird, Chief Executive, UK Theatre and Society of London Theatre
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Tom Bird, Executive Director, York Theatre Royal
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Alan Bishop, Chair, The Place
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Dan Blackett (Landshapes)
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Helena Blakemore MA SFHEA, Senior Lecturer, BA Creative & Professional Writing, University of East London
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Iwona Blazwick OBE, Director, Whitechapel Gallery
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Claire Boissiere, Jumpship
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David Bomford, Former Director, J Paul Getty Museum
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Cathy Bolton, Co-Director, Manchester Literary Festival
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Michelle Bondesio, Communications Consultant and Business Mentor
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Grace Wales Bonner
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Rebecca Boulton, Prime Management
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BPI
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Steven Braines, CEO, The Weird & The Wonderful and He.She.They
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Fiona Brand
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Zowie Broach
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Simon Brookes, Associate Dean (Students), Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries, University of Portsmouth
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Olivia Brooking (Cassyette)
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Barbara Brown, bodytao
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Sam Brown, Creative Director and Producer
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Lucy Brown, Founder, Women In Screen
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Caroline Bruce, Designer
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Simon Bryant
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Andy Brydon, Curator / Director, Curated Place
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Liza Buddie, Artist Manager & MMF Board Member
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Amanda Budge
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Belinda Budge, Vice Chair, Creative Industries Federation and Creative England
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Moira Buffini, Dramatist, Director and Actor
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Baroness Deborah Bull, Vice President & Vice-Principal (London), Senior Advisory Fellow for Culture, King’s College London
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Sean Bullick, Managing Director, Make It York
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Paul Burger, Soho Artists
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Claire Burman
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Kate Burnett, Theatre Designer, Educator and Curator
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Clemency Burton-Hill, Presenter, BBC Radio 3
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Mellie Buse, Adastra Development Ltd
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Dean Byfield
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Nicky Callow, Independent Record Co
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Simon Callow
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Emma Cameron, Independent Producer
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Angela Campbell
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Jude Campbell
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Sindy Campbell, Head, Film Birmingham
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JC Candanedo, Photographer
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Sir Nigel Carrington, Vice Chancellor, UAL
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Frank Carter, Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes
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Hilary S Carty, Executive Director, Clore Leadership
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Charlie Casely-Hayford
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Lucy Catherine, Writer for television, film and radio.
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Nick Cave
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Carl Cavers, Sumo Digital
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Jane Cecchi
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Simon Chambers, Director, Storm Model Management
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Claire Chapeyrou-Clair, Integrated Project Director at The Communications Store
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Andrew Chowns, CEO, Directors UK
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James Clayton
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Marley Clifton
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Nadia Cohen
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Annabella Coldrick, Chief Executive, Music Managers Forum
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Neil Constable, CEO, Shakespeare's Globe
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Anna Cook, Director, White Rabbit Marketing
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Tracy Cooper, Chief Executive, Arts Depot
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Simon Costin, Artist & Director of the Museum of Witchcraft & The Museum of British Folklore
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Natasha Cowan, Executive Fashion Coordinator to Suzy Menkes, Editor, Vogue International
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Tamara Craig, Art Collector
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Creative & Cultural Skills
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Gary Crosby OBE, Co-Founder, Tomorrow's Warriors
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Kim Crowther
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Paul Cullen, Paul Cullen Partnerships Limited
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Jamie Cullum
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Culture Counts
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Andy Cunning, Chief Creative Officer, JPIMedia Ltd
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Sinéad Cusack, Actress
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DACS
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Sophie Dahl
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Marcus Davey CBE, Chief Executive and Artistic Director, The Roundhouse Trust
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Christa Davis, Independent Fashion Designer
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Deborah Dawton, Chief Executive Officer, Design Business Association
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Lucy Day FRSA, Founder Director and Curator, A Womans' Place Project
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Matthieu De Braconier, Independent Film Producer
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Marcia Deakin, NextGen Skills Academy
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Sara Dee
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Jeremy Deller
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Sarah Derbyshire MBE, Chief Executive, Orchestras Live
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Estelle Dévé, Director, Estelle Deve Studio Ltd
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Isobel Dixon, President, Association of Authors’ Agents
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Philip Dobree, Founder/CEO Jellyfish Pictures
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Iain Dodgeon, OKRE
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Isabelle Doran, Head of Policy & Public Affairs, BAPLA
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Nick Dunmur
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Kirsten Dunne, Senior Manager, Cultural Infrastructure and Public Realm, Mayor of London
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Matthew Dunster, Director
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Baxter Dury
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David Edgar, Playwright
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Chris Edwards, Chair, REACH (York Cultural Education Partnership)
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Tom Eggeling
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Sally Elhosaini, Screenwriter / Director
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Mark Elliot
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Leanne Elliott Young, Founder CEO, CommuneEAST
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Lena Emery
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Phoebe English
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Kristina Erdely, Producer
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Antonio Eugenio, Fashion Photographer
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Kate Fahy
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Paloma Faith
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Bridget Farrands, Director, FGC
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Featured Artists Coalition
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Jules Fennell
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Claire Fennelow, Executive Director, EVCOM
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Heather Fenoughty
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Di Ferrier
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Conor Ferris, Narrative Management
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Dilara Findikoglu
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Janet Fischgrund
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Guy Fixsen
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Tim Flach, President, Association of Photographers Ltd
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Marc Fleetham, Director of Business Development & Knowledge Exchange, York St John University
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Anne Fontenoy, Fine Artist and Dress Designer
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Harriet Forde, President, British Institute of Interior Design
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Joe Frankland, CEO, PRS Foundation
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Martin Franks, Adastra Development Ltd
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Simon Frederick
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Jemma Freeman (Landshapes)
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Steve Freeman, Executive Director, Royal Exchange Theatre
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Bella Freud
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Stephen Fry
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Julia Fryer
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Aleksandra Funmusik
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Preena Gadher, Managing Director, Riot Communications
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Ione Gamble
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Edward Gardner, Principal Conductor Designate, London Philharmonic and Chief Conductor of the Bergen Philharmonic
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Paul Gardner, Wiggin LLP
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Dr Natalie Garrett Brown, Head of Music, Writing & Performance, University of East London
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Moffy Gathorne-Hardy
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Ruth Gawthorpe, CEO, Smart Working Revolution
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Lilli Geissendorfer, Director, Jerwood Arts
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Jonny Geller, CEO of Original Talent and Chairman, Curtis Brown
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Inês Geraldes Cardoso
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Luisa Gerstein (Landshapes)
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Tina Gharavi, Screenwriter & Director
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Rick Gibson and Iain Simons, BGI
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Dan Glendining, Musician & Film Composer
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Daniel Godard, Film Editor & Musician
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Molly Goddard
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Adam Godfrey, Demob Happy
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Fiona Goh, Director, British Arts Festival Association
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Sarah Golding
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Katie Goode, Triangular Pixels
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Daniel Gorman, Director, English PEN
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Dr Ceri Gorton, Director, Bird & Gorton
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Emily Gottlieb, Chief Executive, National Opera Studio
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Anton Gottlob
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Becca Graham, Partner, Margaret_
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Finian Greenall (Fink)
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Rosy Greenlees OBE, Executive Director, Crafts Council
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Neil Griffiths, Chief Executive, Arts Emergency
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Marc J Grundy, Director
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Annabel Grundy, Film Hub Midlands
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Nigel Guérin-Garnett
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Fanny Guesdon, Brunswick Arts
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Jack Guinness
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Louisa Guinness
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Claire Gulliver, Arts Consultant
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Krista Gurcka
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Amy Gustin, Director, British Independent Film Awards
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Jefferson Hack
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Terry Hall, Singer, The Specials
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Laura Halliday, Account Director, The Communications Store
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Christopher Hampson, Artistic Director and CEO, Scottish Ballet
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Lucas Harding
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David Hare, Playwright
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Liz Harkman, Executive Director, Bristol Festivals
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Jane Harris [PhD] FRSA, Director of Research & Innovation (Stratford), Professor of Digital Design & Innovation, London College of Fashion
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Hannah Harris, CEO, Plymouth Culture
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Joanne Harris, Chair, Society of Authors
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Adam Harrison, The Boxer Rebellion
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Jodie Harsh
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Ben Hartman, Chief Client Officer, International, Octagon
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PJ Harvey
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Natalie Haslam
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Craig Hassall, CEO, The Royal Albert Hall
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Riette Hayes-Davies
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Kerrie Hayes, Actor
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Rick Haythornthwaite, Chair, Creative Industries Federation and Creative England
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Lara Hayward, Lead for Arts, Heritage & Creative Industries, Oxford University Careers Service
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Imogen Heap, Recording Artist, Composer, Founder Mycelia for Music and MI.MU
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Karen Hedger, AIM
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Jude Henderson, Director, Federation of Scottish Theatre
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Ian Hetherington
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Piers Hewitt, The Boxer Rebellion
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Siobhan Hewlett, Director, Oyster Films
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Bernard Heymann
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Anne Heymann, Artist
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Lindy Heymann, Film & TV Director
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Caz Hildebrand
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Katie Hillier
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Sam Hope, Wolverhampton Cultural Compact Champion
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Stephen Hough, Pianist, Composer, Writer
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Kenya Hunt
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Andrew Hurst, Chief Executive, One Dance UK
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Nadine Ijewere, Photographer
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Irene Ilias
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Georgia Illingworth
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Janine Irons MBE, Co-Founder, Tomorrow's Warriors
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Marie-Claire Isaaman, CEO, Women in Games
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Stephen Israel, Joint Artistic Director, The Company
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Gabriel Isserlis, CEO, Tutti
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Gina Jackson
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Farrah Jaufuraully, Producer and Director
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Charles Jeffrey, Fashion Designer
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Paul Jenkins, Founder & Creative Director, Triple Double Studio
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Natalie Jerome
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Caroline Jeyaratnam-Joyner, Theatre Arts Consultant
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Tim Joss, Chief Executive and Founder, Aesop
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Sir John Sorrell CBE, Founder, Creative Industries Federation
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Adrian Joffe
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Liz Johnson
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Rachel Johnson, Film & TV Director
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Charlotte Jones
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Neil Jones
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Ben Jones
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Benjamin Jonsson
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Sonali Joshi, Founder & Director, Day for Night Film & Visual Arts Ltd
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Brian Joyce
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Councillor Judith Blake CBE, Leader, Leeds City Council
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Chris Jupe, Filmmaker
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Zygi Kamasa, CEO, Lionsgate UK and Europe
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Roxani Kamperou
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Anish Kapoor
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Lotte Karlsen
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Michael Keillor, Director
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Oliver Kember
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Jemma Kennedy, Screenwriter
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Helen Kennedy, University of Nottingham
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Rose Kent, Creative Director, Accessible Arts and Media
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Nicholas Kent, Director
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Justine Kenyon, Knowledge Exchange Coordinator, Network
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Tom Kiehl, Acting CEO, UK Music
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Paul Kilduff-Taylor, Mode 7 Games
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Reyahn King, Chief Executive, York Museums Trust
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Teresa Kirby, Partnership Manager, North East Culture Partnership
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Henry Kitcher
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William Knight, Director, Renew
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David Knight, Writer, Journalist & Editor Of Promo News
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Melissa Jo Knox, Rare
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Catherine Kodicek, Costume Designer and Supervisor
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Jess Kohl
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Hanna Kopp-Young
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Lune Kuipers
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Olya Kuryshchuk
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Tanya Laird
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Matt Lambert
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David Lan
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Valerie Langfield
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Juliette Larthe
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Professor John Last OBE, Chair, ukadia and Vice-Chancellor, Norwich University of the Arts
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Susie Lau
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Josephine Pearl Lee
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Kelly Lee Owens
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Andy Lenthall, General Manager, Production Services Association
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Christian Lewis
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Romaine Lillie
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Gabrielle Lindemann, Kent Film Office
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Ian Livingstone CBE, Co-founder, Games Workshop & Chair, Sumo Group
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Katy Louis FRSA, Managing Director and Co-founder, Margaret_
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Jordan Louis Day-Williams
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Emma Love, Producer
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Dick Lunn
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Susan Lynch, Actor
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Christabel MacGreevy
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Arthur Maclean, Unit 2 Games
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Joelle Mae David, CEO, Bluebird Pictures
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Dr Lesley Main, Head of Department of Performing Arts, Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries, Middlesex University
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Richard Malone
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Anne Mannion. AOP Chair & Senior Associate , Swan Turton LLP
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Matthew Marcantonio, Demob Happy
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Tim Marlow, Director, Design Museum
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Janine Marmot
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Johnny Marr
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Billie Marten
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Inès Marzat
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Kate Mason, Director, The Big Draw
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Katie May Boyd
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Gareth McConnell
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Patrick McCrae, Co-Founder and CEO, ARTIQ
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Kathryn McDowell, Managing Director, London Symphony Orchestra
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John McGrath, Artistic Director and CEO, MIF
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Seamus McGibbon, Executive Director, The Association of Photographers Ltd.
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Paul Mckee
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Gordon McKenzie, CEO, GuildHE
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Lisa McMullin
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Martha McNaughton, Brand & Communications Consultant
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Tracey Mee
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Boris Meister
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Katie Melua
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Linda Merrick, Principal, Royal Northern College of Music
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Ella Mesma
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David Micklem, Writer, Producer and Arts Consultant
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Adam Milford, Director, Theatre Workout Ltd
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China Moo Young
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Gillian Moore CBE, Director of Music, Southbank Centre
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Darren Moore, General Manager, York Barbican
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Malcolm Moore, Producer, Planispheres
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Lucy Kumara Moore
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Liz Moran, Director of Arts and Culture, University of Kent
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Simon Bøcker Mørch
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Victoria Morris, Directors UK
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Andrew Morrison, Chief Executive Officer, York Civic Trust
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Emily Morus-Jones, Puppeteer and Puppet Maker
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Kate Moss
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Rachel Moss, Consultant for Arts Education
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Chloe Moss, TV & Theatre Writer
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Dave Moutrey, CEO, Home & Director of Culture for MCC
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Jane Muirhead, Managing Director, Raise the Roof Productions
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Alex Mullins
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Martina Murphy, Director
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Stuart Murphy, Chief Executive, English National Opera
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Una Murphy, Co-founder, VIEWdigital
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Dominic Myatt
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Pam Myers, Voice Casting & Audio Production, Rorschach
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Miriam Nabarro, Artist & Set Designer
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Sue Needleman, Casting Director
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Ian Neil
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Shelly Nel
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Karoline Newman, director, The Lettering Arts Trust
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Philippine Nguyen, Co-Founder and Director, Art Night
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Nathan Nicholson
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Samuel Nixon
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Gabi Norland, Cinematographer
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Jessica Norman
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Mischa Notcutt
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Chi-chi Nwanoku OBE
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Emmanuel T W O’Brien
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Charlotte O’Connor (Charlotte OC)
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Kirsty Ogg, Director, New Contemporaries
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Sharna Osbourne
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John O’Shea, Independent Artist and Associate Director (Creative), Science Gallery London, King’s College London
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Anna Olejnicki, Artistic Director, Hype Dance Company Ltd
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Philip Oliver
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Andrew Oliver
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Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp CBE, Director, The Africa Centre
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Mariem Omari, Artistic Director, Bijli Productions
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Paula Orrell, Curator and Consultant
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Daniele Owen (Liza Owen)
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Stephen Page, Chief Executive, Faber and Faber Ltd
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Sol Papadopoulos, Hurricane Films
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Craig Parkinson, Actor
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Adah Parris, Futurist and Storyteller, The House of Griots
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Art Partner
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Shreepali Patel, Artist
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Dr Alexis Paterson, Chair, British Arts Festivals Association & CEO, Three Choirs Festival Association (CEO)
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Sarah Patterson, Actor
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Andy Payne OBE, Founder, AppyNation
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Julia Payne, Director, the hub
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Ben Pearce, Paintings in Hospitals
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Nicholas Pearson, Publishing Director, 4th Estate
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Olga Pedan
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Mark Pemberton, Director, Association of British Orchestras
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Eleanor Pender
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Jon Peppiatt, Chairman, BBH Advertising
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Ben Perdue
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Danny Perkins, Founder, Elysian Film Group
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Grayson Perry
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Phoenix Perry, Code Liberation
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Emma Pettit, Co-founder and Director, Margaret_
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Aaron Phelan, Photographer & Digital Designer
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Amanda Pinkerton
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Simon Platz, MD, Bucks Music Group Ltd.
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Emma Powell, Actors Management Company
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Martin Prendergast, Director of Development and Public Affairs, RADA
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James Priestley, Secretsundaze
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The Professional Publishers Association
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Jonathan Pryce
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Simran Randhawa
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Bryan Raven, Managing Director, White Light Ltd
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Jane Rayner, Independent Cinema Office Film Hub South East
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Robert Read, Managing Director, Kings Place
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Richard Redman
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Jonathan Reekie CBE, Director, Somerset House Trust
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JC Reid, Co-founder, Skint Records
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Dean Richardson, Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes
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Esther Richardson, Joint CEO and Artistic Director, Pilot Theatre
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Rachel Richardson-Jones, Producer / Festival Director
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Ian Rickson
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Bob Riley, Chief Executive, Manchester Camerata
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James Roberts
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Louise Annabel Robertson
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Simone Rocha
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Steven Roth, Executive Director, Scottish Ballet
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Tim Royle
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Marco Santucci, Agent/Director, Industry Art
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Andrew Savill, Freelance Graphic Designer and Illustrator
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Nitin Sawhney, Chair, PRS Foundation
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Kate Saxon, TV & Theatre Director
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Sandra Schembri, CEO, Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy Charity
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Jeanie Scott, Director, Culture Radar
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Kwesi Sey (Kwes)
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Dawn Shadforth
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Bryony Shanahan, Joint Artistic Director, Royal Exchange Theatre
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Amanda Sharp
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Sandie Shaw MBE
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Nicky Shaw, Freelance International Set & Costume Designer
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Meriel Sheibani-Clare, Writer and Script Editor
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Bijan Sheibani, Writer and Director
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Francesca Sheldon
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David Shelley, CEO, Hachette UK
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Jeremy Shine, Artistic Director, Manchester International Arts/Streets Ahead
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Cllr Darryl Smalley, Executive Member for Culture, Leisure & Communities, City of York Council
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Dr Nikesh Shukla D. Litt, FRSL
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Tom Shutes, Co-Director, Museum Of Everything
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Senta Simond
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Justine Simons OBE, Deputy Mayor of London for Culture and the Creative Industries
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Dan Simpson, Director
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Marion Sinclair, Chief Executive, Publishing Scotland
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Saskia Sichermann
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Bob and Roberta Smith, Artist
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Andrew Smith, The Boxer Rebellion
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Steve Smith, TV Director and Chair, Directors UK
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Richard Smithies, Unit 2 Games
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Jess Smyth, Biig Piig
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Nicola Solomon, Chief Executive, Society of Authors
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Linda Sou
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Alistair Spalding, Artistic Director and Chief Executive, Sadler’s Wells
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David Speed, Creative Rebels
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Maria Stoica, Policy Researcher, Fashion Roundtable FRSA
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Suspension Theatre CIC
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Meera Syal CBE
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A Sai Ta
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Delyth Thomas
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Dr Paul Thompson, Vice-Chancellor, Royal College of Art
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Sydney Thornbury, CEO/Artistic Director, The Art House
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Matthew Thornhill, Managing Director, Young Turks Management Ltd.
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Phil Tidy
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Carolyn Timson
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Dr Delma Tomlin MBE, Director, National Centre for Early Music
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Carole Tongue, Chair, UK Coalition for Cultural Diversity
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Anne Torreggiani, Chief Executive, The Audience Agency
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Maria Torres
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Robin Townley, CEO, Association of British Theatre Technicians
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Jo Townshend, Principal Partnerships Manager (Creative Sectors), UCL Innovation and Enterprise
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David Toynbee, UAL
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Jo Tracy
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Laurie Trueman, Founder, Denude Magazine
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Andrew Tunney
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Heloise Tunstall-Brehrens (Landshapes)
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Brett Turnbull
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Owen Turner, Managing Director, United by Design
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Rachael Turner, CEO, MadLab
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United Agents
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University of the Arts London
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Elinor Unwin, Cultural Consultant, New Understandings
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Professor Carole-Anne Upton, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Middlesex University
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Anna Valentine, Executive Publisher of Orion
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Alan Vallance, CEO, RIBA
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Teun van Rooij, Manchester City Council
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Simon Vincenzi, Performance Artist
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Harriet Vine MBE, Co-Founder and Creative Director, Tatty Devine
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Hardish Virk
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Camile Vivier
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Rankin Waddell
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Ivan Wadeson, Manchester UNESCO City Of Literature
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Rufus Wainwright
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Nicola Walker
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Professor Allan Walker, Dean, School of Arts Media and Creative Technology, University of Salford
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Timothy Walker CBE AM, Chief Executive and Artistic Director, London Philharmonic Orchestra
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Che Walker, Actor & Theatre Director
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Deena Wallace, Director, British Independent Film Awards
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Antony Waller, Freelance Fashion Producer & Special Projects PR
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Jonathan Walsh, Co-Founder, Kambe Events
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Annie Warburton, CEO, Cockpit Arts
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Rich Warren, Director, Encounters Film Festival
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Ann Watson-Thomas, Books and Games
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Graham Watson-Thomas, Books and Games
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Fiona Watt, Honorary Secretary, The Society of British Theatre Designers
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Elizabeth Watts, Soprano
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Judith Weir CBE, Composer
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Sarah Weir OBE, CEO, Design Council
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Laura Weir, Editor in Chief, ES Magazine and The Evening Standard
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Roy Alexander Weise, Joint Artistic Director, Royal Exchange Theatre
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Tom Weldon, CEO, Penguin Random House UK
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Samuel West, Chair, National Campaign for the Arts
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Helen Wewiora, Director, Castlefield Gallery
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John Whalley, Strategic Director, Use.Space and Head of Branding, Seventy7
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Luned Whelan, Executive Director, TAC
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William Whelton, Executive Director, Hope Mill Theatre
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Jasmine Whitbread, Chief Executive, London First
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Kate White, CEO, National Centre for Circus Arts
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Adam Whiteley
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Dr. Jane Wildgoose
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Quin Williams, Editor & Owner Of Ten Three, Independent Editing Facility
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Jael Williams, Arts and Heritage Consultant
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Richard Williams, CEO, Northern Ireland Screen
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Ross Williams, Chief Executive, Creative Kernow
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Sadie Williams
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Fiona Williams, Chief Executive, Explore York Libraries and Archives Mutual Limited
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Jason Williamson, Sleaford Mods
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Brett Wilson
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Catriona Wilson, The Petrie Museum
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Dame Penelope Wilton
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Elizabeth Woods
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Jo Wright, Arts, Music, Creative & Digital Economy Consultant
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Nick Wright, Editor
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Anya Yiapanis
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Hazel York , Head of Civic, Community and Culture Sector, Hawkins\Brown Architects
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Leanne Elliott Young
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Dan Zeff, TV and Film Writer & Director