Meet the core team, the researchers from our consortium of universities, and our Management Board, Advisory Board, Industry Champions, and International Council.
Meet the PEC's Industry Champions: a UK-wide network of trusted practitioners, drawn from all parts of the creative industries. The group provide the PEC with guidance on industry’s most pressing challenges, expert insight to inform our research, and critical feedback on our policy recommendations. To find out more: learn about the individuals below, see the announcements of our first and second wave of Industry Champions, and read their insights on the value of creative education and on how policymakers can support local growth in the creative industries.
Meet the PEC's International Council: a network of leading policy and creative economy practitioners from across the world, convened by The British Council. The group share international creative economy policy intelligence and research opportunities, and act as critical friends in reviewing and providing an international perspective on the PEC’s activities. Find out more.
Chair, PEC International Council
John Newbigin is founder and first Chairman of Creative England (from 2011 to 2018). As Special Advisor to the UK Minister fo...
Head of Cultural Policy & Management Department at the Wits School of Arts, University of the Witwatersrand
Avril Joffe is the Head of the Cultural Policy and Management Department at the Wits School of Arts, University of the Witwat...
Bernd Fesel studied Economics and Philosophy in Heidelberg and Bonn from 1983 to 1990 and graduated with an economics degree....
Assistant President of SMG Performing Arts Group (SMG Live)
Chenlin Zhao is the assistant president of SMG Performing Arts Group (SMG Live), a leading company in culture industry in Chi...
Co-founder and CEO of ololo coworking spaces
Daniar Amanaliev studied financial management at Saint Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance. He started his c...
Director of the eCommerce Observatory and Consultant
After studying political science and a PhD in Latin American Studies, Diana has dedicated her efforts to demonstrate the soci...
Economist, Policy Advisor and Researcher on Creative Economy and Development
Edna dos Santos-Duisenberg is an economist who developed her international career of nearly 30 years as high-level officer at...
Social entrepreneur, Arts Manager, and the Managing Partner at HEVA Fund LLP.
George Gachara is a social entrepreneur, Arts Manager, and the Managing Partner at HEVA Fund LLP. He is leading a development...
Innovation Executive at Salesforce.com
Jai is an Innovation Executive at Salesforce.com in India and as part of the Ignite team, he empowers organisations to be mor...
Founding Partner of Upstart Co-Lab
Laura Callanan is the Founding Partner of Upstart Co-Lab, which is disrupting how creativity is funded by connecting impact i...
Professor and Researcher in Creative Industries and Cultural Economics
Economist, PhD in Development Economics and post-PhD in Creative Industries (Sorbonne-Paris 13). Professor of Creative Indust...
R&D Programme Designer and Manager at the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic
Marcel is a research and development Programme Designer and Manager at the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic. His work ...
Architect, Urban Planner and Co-founder of CLUSTER
Omar Nagati is a practicing architect and urban planner, and the Co-Founder of CLUSTER, an urban design and research platform...
Lecturer and Researcher at Industrial Design Program, FSRD ITB, Indonesia
Dwinita 'Tita' Larasati was born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia, before pursuing her study at Industrial Design Program, Fa...