Malcolm was previously Vice-Chancellor of City University London, and a Vice-President of the Australian National University.

A musician and linguist by education, Malcolm Gillies is well known as a writer on twentieth-century music history, higher education policy and the importance of broad curriculum. He has been President of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, the National Academies Forum and the Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Since 1997 he has been editor of Oxford University Press's Studies in Musical Genesis series, and in 2007 received an award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers for his music research.

Malcolm Gillies is currently an Adjunct Professor in the Creative Industries Faculty of the Queensland University of Technology, series consultant to the Philharmonia Orchestra's "Infernal Dance" concert series, and the new Chair of London Higher, the advocacy body of London's universities.

Lord Bilimoria CBE DL
Founder, Cobra Beer, Chairman, Cobra Beer Partnership Limited President, UK India Business Council

Sir David Brewer CMG
Chairman of the China-Britain Business Council, President of the EU-China Business Association and a ‘Think London’ International Envoy for London

Andrew Chitty
MD Illumina Digital Board

Gilles Albaredes
Managing Director Crystal CG International

Professor Jia Leilei
Assistant President of Chinese National Academy of Arts & Director of Cultural Development Strategy Research Center, Beijing

John Hartley, AM
Research Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation at Queensland University of Technology in Australia

Professor Dr. Leon Xiao
Vice Dean, School of the Art & Communication, Beijing Normal University in Beijing, China

Professor Scott Cohen
MD and Co Founder Orchard Enterprises Inc

Sarah Weir
Head of Arts and Cultural Strategy, Olympic Delivery Authority

Professor Dr. John Gabriel
Dean Applied Social Sciences, London Metropolitan University

Dr. Lucy Montgomery
Research Fellow Australian Research Council funded Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation (CCI)

Simon has substantial experience as an educator, manager and researcher, in the fields of, management, education, training and creative and cultural policy. He has written extensively and published in national and international journals such as the Journal of Education through Partnership, the International Journal of Arts Management, the International Journal of Museum Management and Curatorship, and the Journal of Arts Management, Law and Society. In addition he has edited the Journal of Vocational Education and Training and sat on editorial boards such as Arts Documentation Monthly and the International Journal of Applied Management. His work has been cited in many publications including the Creative Industries Mapping Document, 2001, published by the Department for Culture Media and Sport, and 'Building Jerusalem, Art, Industry, and The New Millennium' authored by John Pick and Malcolm Anderton.
Awards and scholarships have included research fellowships at the University of Bradford, and City University, Goethe Institute Cultural Scholarship, and Leverhulme Trust Research grant. He has been Adjunct Professor at the Queensland University of Technology, and Visiting Professor at the University of Central England and currently at the University of Bolton.
Committee membership includes the Qualifications and Curriculum Agency Qualifications Advisory Group, the Joint Forum for Higher Education Credit, QAA Foundation Degree Review, Department of Education and Skills National Graduate Apprenticeship Strategy Group; the DFES sponsored Employer Champions Group and the North West Universities Representative on the North West Cultural Consortium as well as the HEFCE Widening Participation Regional Committee for Yorkshire and the Humber as well as chairing the South Yorkshire Widening Participation Partnership.
He has direct experience of management in the educational and cultural fields currently as the Chief Executive for the University Vocational Awards Council, and latterly as the founding Director of the Museum Training Institute where he developed and established national occupational standards of competence for the heritage sector. His senior management experience in higher education includes Dean of the School of Arts and Design, University of Derby, Head of the School of Creative Arts, Northumbria University and Head of Academic development, Bretton Hall, University of Leeds.

www.safehandsmanagement.com

Stimulating, facilitating and enabling partnership and action in the promotion of enterprise between industry, community and education to increase student employability
An international business woman and academic. Industry background in facility management, microenterprise, multinational hotels and restaurants, government organizations, skills and management training.
1987 first UK hospitality industry female awarded a Masters degree (Comparative Employment Relations). The thesis tested hotel productivity models in Berlin and London advising on strategic publications with the National Institute of Economic and Social Research
Academic and research interests include restaurant economics, tourism corporate strategy and contemporary issues, customer relations applications, design. International research publications in micro enterprise, natural disaster management, hospitality, tourism, training and education
Thought leader, key note speaker, visiting professor, strategic adviser and trainer for curriculum development, industry training and micro business projects with industry and government partners in Germany, Netherlands, Finland, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Cuba, Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Russia, Romania, China
Concept Director: International Alliance Cultural & Creative Industries Symposium, London All Party Parliamentary Groups: Enterprise and Women, China, Cuba
Enterprise Alliance UK: key sponsor
Founded joint venture with Peking University: Masters ‘Edu Tourism’ Creative & Cultural Industries Programme
Founder member ‘International Alliance Cultural/Creative Industries’ with Peking University and Shih Chien University, Taiwan
Education Industry Synergy Adviser to China Business Network
Trustee to Croydon Education Authority Westwood School
Adviser to NACUE & London Met Enterprise Society
Judge Enterprise UK, Shine Awards, Varsity Ventures ….
Mentor partner ‘Passport2Shine’ , Business in the Community Mentoring Circles
Small & Micro Business adviser Scotland, England, Greece, Cuba, Caribbean
Concept Adviser to ‘Café Vert’, George Green’s School, Tower Hamlets
Tourism ‘expert’ to London Development Agency
Tourism education adviser to international governments
Lead consultant to Tourist Boards: ‘What the UK Customer Needs’
Co Founder LMU International Institute for the Study of Cuba
Founder member LMU International Institute for Culture, Tourism and Development
Education representative British Hospitality Trade Association, Institute of Directors, Canning House, British Expertise, Caribbean Council, Cuba Initiative, Middle East Association, CBBC
Business Education Partnership planning academic courses
Interests: fun, textiles, design, food appellations, extended family, voluntary roles

James research concerns the convergence of digital media and television and the impact this has on the creative industries, cultures, policies and programming forms of public service broadcastings.
He is principle investigator on a 2 year AHRC grant 'multiplatforming public service broadcasting' (AH-H018522-1) that examines the relationship between independent production companies in television and digital media, the commissioning practices and imperatives of public service broadcasters.
He has published widely on television as digital media; the aesthetics of digital media; celebrity cultures and television personalities; and Australian cinema and multiculturalism.
He is the editor of "Celebrity Forum" section in the new /Celebrity Studies Journal/ (Routledge, launching 2010) and the author/editor of /Television Personalities: Stardom and the small screen/ (Routledge, 2010) and /Television as Digital Media/ (Duke University Press, 2011; with Niki Strange)

Following senior management positions at ICL, Fujitsu and Ferranti, Phil’s entrepreneurial spirit drove him towards the e-business sector. He was appointed managing director of Brokat AG and then Netlife AG, two European Stock Market-listed companies specialising in e-commerce.

Phil is one of the Founding Partners at Can Communicate (CAN), Europe’s leading independent producer of 3D content in Sport, Music and Entertainment. He is responsible for commercial and strategic development, bringing a broad understanding of technology, communications and general management to CAN and works closely with clients to ensure projects are a commercial success for both parties.

John Howkins is a leading authority on creativity and innovation, and author (in 2001) of 'The Creative Economy'.

John is also board director of HandMade plc and HotBed Media He was formerly chairman of Tornado Productions, one of Britain’s first webcasting companies. He was Director of the RSA Adelphi Charter on Creativity, Innovation and Intellectual Property and is Chairman of the British Council Copyright Forum 2010. He devised the London Intellectual Property Advisory Service which the London Development Agency launched as ‘Own It’.
John has advised global corporations, international organisations, governments in over 30 countries including Australia, Canada, China, France, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Poland, Singapore, UK and USA.
His business career encompasses TV, film, digital media and publishing.
He is Deputy Chairman of the British Screen Advisory Council (BSAC), a Member of the United Nations UNDP Advisory Committee on the Creative Economy, a former Chairman of the London Film School and a former Executive Director of the International Institute of Communications (IIC).
John is Visiting Professor of City University, London; Lincoln University; and the Shanghai School of Creativity. He is Chairman of ITR Consultants and John Howkins & Co. He is a member of BAFTA.

Rob has had a successful career in the music industry spanning 39 years. Following graduation in 1971, he joined Warner Bros Music Publishing and three years later was made Managing Director at the age of 24. Within 5 years he was appointed International Vice president of the Company and later Chairman of Warner Music UK, one of the five 'major' record companies in this country. He has worked closely with among many others, Enya, Madonna, Seal, REM, Cher, The Corrs, Sex Pistols, Rod Stewart and Vangelis In 1999 Rob set up his own entertainment company, Instant Karma, which became a completely independent label. Dharma Music, his independent music publishing company has achieved chart successes with Cher, Rod Stewart and Girls Aloud.
In 2000, he was appointed by the Prime Minister as a Trustee of the Victoria and Albert Museum where he also was the Chairman of The Museum of Childhood and a director of V&A Enterprises - the commercial arm of the museum.

He is a Trustee of Watts Gallery in Surrey and donated to them his collection of Victorian Photographs

As a founding Trustee of Youth Music, Rob has worked in the setting up of networks to help young people realize their musical ambitions especially in inner city and rural areas

Within the music industry Rob has chaired the trade organization the BPI as well as the Brit Awards where he was responsible for taking the show 'The Brits' from being badly supported and ill funded to one of the highlights of the British Record Industry's calendar.

He was awarded a CBE for services to the music industry in the Queen's Jubilee Birthday Honours list and in 2003, named as Man Of The Year receiving the prestigious Music Industry Trust Award following in the footsteps of previous recipients Andrew Lloyd Webber and Elton John.

In 2009, Rob was a member of the Conservative Arts and Creative Industries Group with a brief to report on Training Skills and Heritage

He has recently been appointed to Chair The Theatres Trust, the national advisory board on theatres in the UK

Tim is the project executive of the BBC Digital Olympics project, a pan-BBC initiative tasked with bringing together digital service and content developments in preparation for the BBC’s coverage of London 2012.

Tim started work at the BBC as part of the digital radio development team in 1997 and later moved on to become the first interactive editor for Radio 2 & 6 Music, responsible for the launch of the first ever Radio 2 website in 2000.

Prior to working on the Digital Olympics project, Tim worked on the development of the BBC Electric Proms in 2007 and 2008 and was responsible for the development of the new music element of the festival; showcasing the best new and emerging bands from across the UK. Prior to this, Tim was the project manager, Africa Lives on the BBC and coordinated all broadcast and event activity as well as being responsible for the relationships with partners. Prior to this Tim was an executive producer in the BBC Live Events unit.

Clive Jones is the Chairman of Netplay, the interactive television company, Sticky Moon, the new media technology and design company, Energetic Communications, the New York marketing and events company and the Wales IP Fund. He is the sole non-executive director of S4C, the Welsh public service broadcaster. He has just completed a five year  term as chairman of GMTV, Britain’s most popular breakfast television station.

In April he took over the chairmanship of London Metropolitan University. Clive is also  a visiting Professor at the School of Journalism at Cardiff University.

Until he stepped down in 2007, he was the Chief Executive of ITV News and Regions and the longest serving senior executive in ITV. During his thirty two year career in television he has been Managing Director of the ITV Network, CEO of Carlton Television, Managing Director of Central Television and Managing Director of London News Network. He began his career on the news desk of Yorkshire Television after eight years as a newspaper journalist.

As a consultant he chaired the Peer Review of the UK Film Council for the DCMS and was the project leader overseeing the digitisation of the ITV and Channel Four newsrooms for ITN. He is currently advising a group of Britain’s leading theatres on their new media and digital ventures.

A graduate of the London School of Economics, he has chaired Skillset, the sector skills council for television, film, publishing and new media for the past eight years. He also chairs Mediabox, the Government’s youth media fund, the Creative Diploma Development Partnership for the DCFS and the Runnymede Trust, Britain’s leading diversity think tank. He sits on the board of the Young Vic Theatre and the Legacy Trust.

He founded and chaired for its first two years the groundbreaking Cultural Diversity Network. He was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Television Society in 1995 and it’s Gold Medal, the Society’s highest award, in 2007. In the same year he was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for services to broadcasting.

He is married to Vikki Heywood, the managing director of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

LMBS is one of the largest business schools in
Europe.  LMBS has over 10,000 students and 220 full-time staff and a
large number of adjunct faculty.

Previously Bob has worked as an economist in government, working at Her
Majesty's Treasury and the UK's National Ports Council.  His main career
has, however, been in education and other than London Metropolitan
University he has worked at Durham, QMC University of London, Greenwich
and Middlesex Universities.

IoD Director General, Miles Templeman began his career as a marketing specialist and gained his pedigree leading such major consumer brands as Daz, Ribena and Lucozade, and was Marketing Director of Levis jeans.  He then moved to general management and after running Threshers, Miles became MD of the Whitbread Beer Company.  He had great success in building those companies, especially with the growth of such brands as Boddingtons and Stella Artois.

Miles then had a series of non-executive directorships and consultancy roles including Royal Mail, Ben Sherman and Accenture before becoming Chief Executive of Bulmers, which was eventually successfully sold to Scottish & Newcastle.  Miles was also Non-Executive Chairman of restaurant chain YO! Sushi between 2003 and 2008.

A firm believer in the power of the brand and the importance of valuing your team, Miles is a passionate believer in the values of enterprise and assumed the role of Director General of the IoD in 2004, at a time when its membership, influence and relevance was steadily increasing, particularly with the growing importance of corporate governance, director standards and the importance of entrepreneurship and innovation in business.  One of the key objectives is to make the IoD more international and build its reputation as a centre of excellence for directors around the world.

Alongside his IoD role, Miles is Non-Executive Chairman of Shepherd Neame, the Kentish family brewer; a Board Member of Young Enterprise; Enterprise Insight; and The European Confederation of Directors’ Associations (ecoDa); and Senior Non-Executive Director of Melrose PLC, the buy-out specialist.

An international business leader who has successfully built and led global practices and developed clients at the highest levels while active in volunteer leadership positions and as a speaker in business forums.

Professional Experience
18th January 2010 – present Chief Executive, Asia House, London

2002 - 2010 Gow & Partners Group, London and New York; Founder and Chairman. Global executive search and consulting business. Through its subsidiary Gow & Partners World Team, consists of a network of offices in twelve cities worldwide. Another subsidiary, Gow Board Consulting (GBC) conducts Board advisory assignments.

2000 – 2002 Odgers Ray & Berndtson, London, Director and Chairman of the Board and Financial Services Practices. Left to start own business.

1995 – 2000 LAI Worldwide, later TMP, New York. Executive Vice President
responsible for the North East Region and Co-Head Global Financial Services
Practice. Ran New York office which became Head Office of the firm and increased revenues from $4.5 to $30 million in two years. Member of the Board of LAI and also Amrop International. Served as Chairman of The Americas and later Deputy Chairman Worldwide. Involved with LAI’s listing on NASDAQ, the first executive search firm to go public. Involved with the acquisition of Ward Howell. Left following acquisition by TMP and change of leadership.

1994 – 1995 Russell Reynolds Associates, New York, Managing Director. Developed a geographic practice with financial services clients in Latin America. Generated new clients for the firm. Was recruited away to assume a larger role.

1991 – 1994 GKR Group Limited, London, Chief Executive of this British global
executive search consulting company with four offices in the UK and eight in other countries around the world. Left after the untimely death of the principal shareholder and Chairman.

1983 – 1991 Russell Reynolds Associates, London. Executive Director and then
Managing Director. Head of Global Financial Services Practice 1986. Managing
Director, London Office and Member of the Firm’s 6 person Executive Committee
1988 - 1991. Managing Director International 1990.

1978 – 1983 Barclays Bank in London and New York. Member of the Management Development Programme. Gained experience of retail and corporate banking. Became Vice President with Barclays Bank of New York.

1966 – 1978 Service in the British Army as an officer in the Scots Guards, retiring as Captain. Held leadership positions in NW Germany, Northern Ireland and Belgium. Served as ADC to the Chairman of NATO’s Military Committee, the senior officer in the Alliance, and was an Instructor at The Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.

Education
Winchester College, Winchester, UK
Trinity College, Cambridge University, UK BA Hons 1970 MA 1972

Professional and Other Awards
OBE, Officer of the British Empire; Awarded for services to British Trade in theUS
FRSA Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts
FIPM Fellow of the Institute of Personnel Management
ACIB Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers

Other Activities
Non Executive Chairman, Gow & Partners Group, Offices Worldwide
Member, Royal Company of Archers, Queen’s Bodyguard for Scotland, 1982- present
Chairman, Action Resource Centre 1991 – 1993
Chairman, British American Chamber of Commerce of London and New York, (now British American Business), 1999 – 2001 (involved with merger with American
Chamber of Commerce in the UK)
Chairman, President and Vice President, British American Business Council, 2001 – 2003
Member, Guild of International Bankers, London 2001- present
Member, Advisory Council, London Symphony Orchestra 2001–present
Co-Chairman, American Foundation of the London Symphony Orchestra 2001- present
Fellow, Foreign Policy Association, 2005 – present
Member, Advisory Board, British American Business, 2006 – present
Member, Business Advisory Council, Said Business School, Oxford University, 2007- present
Council Member, Brookings Institution, 2008 – present
Director, American Scottish Foundation 2008 – present

I was born in Wales in 1949 and was educated at Haileybury and then Trinity College Cambridge, where I read economics and law. After my degree I did my articles at Coward Chance (now Clifford Chance).

After working as a volunteer at the North Kensington Law Centre I joined the Streatham Liberal Association (1973) and then went on to be their ward organiser. In 1976 I became the Secretary to the Association of Liberal Lawyers, campaigning for civil liberties and legal aid. I was also interested in policing issues. I was Chairman of the Liberal Party 1986-1988 and played a significant part in the merger negotiations with the SDP to form the Liberal Democrats. I also ran Paddy Ashdown's campaign to become leader of the Party in 1988.

In 1994 I was Director of the Liberal Democrats campaign for the European Elections and then vice chair of the Party's 1997 General Election Campaign team and Chair of the 2000 and 2004 London Mayoral and Assembly campaigns.

In 1998 I became a Peer and was the Party's health spokesman in the Lords until 2004. I am now Lib Dem spokesperson in the Lords for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. In 2002 I succeeded in piloting the Tobacco Advertising and Sponsorship Bill through the House of Lords as a private members bill which came into effect in 2004.

I am Vice Chairman of the All Party Autism Group and the All Party China Group and an Icebreaker fellow of the 48 Group Club.

I am now the Federal Treasurer of the Liberal Democrats.

On the career front, after being Legal Director of Grand Metropolitan Retailing and then the Head of Legal Services at London Weekend Television, from 1986 to 1995 I was Legal Adviser and Group Company Secretary of Kingfisher plc. Then I moved to be a director of Political Context-the public affairs consultancy and a founding partner of ICM, the legal management consultancy. I then moved to DLA Piper the global law firm and for 10 years was Co-Chairman of Global Government Relations, their government and media relation's practice. I am now partner, International Business Relations at DLA Piper with special responsibility for China, Korea and the Middle East.

I am also a Director of British American Business the London/New York Chamber of Commerce and Non Executive Chairman of the Context Group an environmental and social responsibility consultancy.

I have also been Chairman of Crime Concern and a Council Member of the London Lighthouse and was between 1986 and 2008 a Trustee of Cancerbackup, the cancer information charity founded by my late wife Dr Vicky Clement-Jones which has now merged with MacMillan Cancer Support. Until recently I was chairman of Lambeth Crime Prevention Trust and Chairman of Treehouse the autism education charity.

I am chairman of the Council of the London School of Pharmacy.

I married Jean in 1994 and we have a son, Harry, born in 1998. My leisure interests include cinema, theatre, travel, running and modern art.

Expertise & Interests:

Autism
Chairman, Treehouse Trust (2001-2008)
Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson (1998-2004)

Cancer Services
Former Trustee of Cancer Backup (1986-2008), now merged with MacMillan Cancer Support)

Pharmacy Issues
Chairman of Council School of Pharmacy, University of London (2008-current)

Youth Crime Prevention
Chairman, Crime Concern (1990-1995)
Chairman Lambeth Crime Prevention Trust (Flipside) (2004-2010)

Culture, Media and Sport
Extensive knowledge of copyright and creative intellectual property
Practised as solicitor and was Head of Legal Services London Weekend Television (1980-1984)
Legal Director Kingfisher plc (1986-1995)

International Commerce/Relations (China, Kurdistan and USA)
Director, British American Business (2005-current)
Vice Chairman All Party China Group (2005-current)
Vice Chairman All Party Group for Kurdistan Region of Iraq (2007-current)
Through DLA Piper, member of Middle East Association and China Britain Business Council

Research Areas

- Cultural & Creative Industries
- Management of the Arts and Culture
- Human Resource Development & Management

Background

Yong Xiang is a University Assistant professor and Vice dean of the Institute for Cultural Industries (ICI). Peking University (PKU), where he is working on a Creativity and Management project. He joined the PKU cultural industries research group in 2003. He gained his PhD in Management at School of Government, PKU for work on The Research on Competency Model of Creative Managers in Chinese Cultural Industries. He gained his MA in Arts Administration at School of Arts, PKU and his BA in Philosophy (Major), Economics (Minor), Department of Philosophy & China Centre for Economics Research (CCER), PKU. Since 2005, he taught the courses, Studies of the Management of Creativity, Strategy and Management of Cultural Industries etc at School of Arts, PKU, Beijing, P.R. China. He has visited universities in USA, Japan South Korea.

Awards

• Top Ten New Talents in China’s Cultural Industries, awarded by China University of Communications
•  2008-2009 Excellent Teaching Award, Peking University

A BA degree in Chinese from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, and Master degrees in Chinese from Seoul National University and from National Taiwan University, and Ph.D. in Chinese from Yonsei University. He has been teaching at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) since 1982, and served as Director of Academic Office of Graduate School of HUFS, and President of Korea Esperanto Association. He is currently Director of Institute of Foreign Literature of HUFS, President of Academic Association of Global Cultural Contents and President of The Society of Chinese Studies. He has been researching in Chinese literature and cultural studies for about 27 years. Presently, his research focused on Korean war-time literature, contemporary and modern Chinese Literature, and overseas Chinese writers. His major works include Chinese articles “Gao Xingjian’s Soul Mountain”, “Gao Xingjian’s One Man’s Bible”, “Hong Ying’s Hungry Daughter”, “Ba Jin and the Korean War”, “Liu Baiyu and the Korean War”, “Wei Wei and the Korean War”, “Lu Ling and the Korean War” , and books “World Novelist- Nobel Prize Winner Gao Xingjian and his World in Novels”, “Gao Xingjian’s The Case for Literature”, “the Origin of World Literature”, “La Literatura Mondo de Elpin”. In January 2005, he presented a paper “Investigating the Theme ofGao Xingjian’s Soul Mountain” in the International Conference of Gao Xingjian’s Novels and Dramas in Provence, France.
Prof Lee is also active in cultural exchange between Korea and China. He presented a paper “An Analysis of Cases of Cultural Industries in Cultural Exchange between Korea and China” at the International Conference in July 2007. In the 2008 New Year International Forum organized by Research Institute of Cultural Industries in Peking University, he presented a paper “World Cultural Heritage—a Case Study of Suwon Hwaseong Fortress”.  In April 2008, at the invitation of Peking University, he presented a paper “The earliest Slow Cities in Asia and the globalization of its brand”.

Graeme has held senior research posts at Central St Martins (University of the
Arts London) and the University of North London Business School where he
directed the Centre for Leisure & Tourism Studies and he previously held
project and financial management posts in industry, government and
voluntary sectors, including establishing a cultural industries management
consultancy.
He is a leading expert on the cultural and creative economy,
creative cities and urban planning. He led international studies into
Creative Spaces for the London Development Agency/Toronto Metro and
devised a national Cultural Planning Toolkit for the Department for
Culture Media  & Sport (DCMS). He has recently completed two studies for
DCMS’ Culture & Sport Evidence (CASE) programme on regeneration effects
and cultural assets mapping.
Recent international assignments include
Shanghai EXPO (Culture Heritage & Regeneration Forum), Gimhae & Seoul,
S.Korea (City of Design), Istanbul 2010 Capital of Culture, and leading on
the Creative Economy for the OECD’s Territorial Review of Copenhagen
Capital region.  
He holds a special chair in Culture and Urban Development
at Maastricht University and is an academic expert on the Olympic Legacy
Directorate which is evaluating the legacy impacts of London 2012.

Courtyard Management is the business that manages the career of
Radiohead.
Together with his courtyard partners, Brian is a shareholder in ATC, the company that manages, invests and partners with over 20 artists including Eliza Doolittle, Faithless, Hadouken, Kate Nash, Rumer and Sarah Brightman.
ATC is dedicated to finding the best business partnerships for the long term benefit of its artists and on a personal note, Brian is committed to establishing the 'artist self release' (artist direct to fan model) as a viable business option, both for the established performer and for those just starting out.
Brian is chairman of the UK MMF, an organisation that represents over 450 of the UK's front line music artist managers. He is also an advisor to the Featured Artist Coalition, the newly formed artist body based out of the UK.
Through his work with both organisations, he promotes the opportunities provided by current technological change, both for artists, their partners and the music industry as a whole.
As a director of UK Music, Brian also has a role to play in defining the landscape for the next generation of artist and music entrepreneur.

CEO Strategic Asia European Office and Co –founder of Strategic Asia, original architect of the Mayor of London/London Development Agency’s emerging markets programme in India and China. Formerly Programme Head of the Corporate Sector Reform Team at the United Nations Support Facility for Indonesian Recovery (UNDP). Ash has a strong corporate and entrepreneurial background having dealt with the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation of India, and run his own businesses in the leisure, petrol and travel industries. Ash has an MBA in International Management and a degree in Public Administration and law.

Graham Hitchen is an independent project adviser, working across the public sector, specialising in strategic management, relationship building, and high-level facilitation and negotiation.

He was formerly a Project Director at the London Development Agency, leading the development of an international design and innovation programme.  While at the LDA, he set up and ran the Creative London programme, and led an international research project with Toronto, New York, Barcelona and Berlin.  He was also head of the Agency’s work in Manufacturing and Production Industries, and was chair of the RDAs’ Creative Industries network, and chaired the RDAs’ Design advisory group with the Design Council. 

He now runs a successful consultancy business, advising agencies and organisations on strategic and major project development.  He recently contributed to a major study on culture and sport, for the Brazilian Ministry of Culture, as part of their preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games.

Alan Freeman writes regularly on cultural policy and has authored or co-authored three cutting-edge provocations: Creativity in the Age of the Internet on the economic definition of creativity; Measuring Intrinsic Value, on the valuation of culture, with Hasan Bakhshi and Graham Hitchen, and Not Rocket Science, on the case for Arts Research and Development,with Hasan Bakhshi and Radhika Desai. He works for the Mayor of London's Economic Analysis Unit for which he wrote Creativity: London’s Core Business, the first comprehensive study of London’s cultural and creative industries, which was updated for the fourth time in 2010. In 2008 he produced London: A Cultural Audit, a rigorous comparison of the cultural offer of London, Shanghai, Paris, New York and Tokyo, and is now working on the 2011 update.
He is coordinator of the UK-based Association for Heterodox Economics and with Radhika Desai is launching a new book series on the past, present and future of the world economy. His career includes 15 years in software design, 13 as an economics Lecturer, and 8 years at the GLA.

Born in Kolkata, India’s West Bengal state, Babu left at a very young age to settle in the UK. With design education from the Central School of Art & Design in London, Babu initially worked for a number of central London design consultancies where he became more involved in the creative thinking for fmcg sector, here he developed the understanding of how brands work. He went on to establish Butler Datta Design Asssociates – a specialist brand packaging consultancy before leaving to found Evolve Creative. This collective experience has given Babu a great understanding of global brands and international companies.

Evolve was formed to meet the need for more strategic thinking in global branding specifically emerging markets. Although Evolve has an track record of working with market leaders such as the L’Oréal Group, Hamleys, Avon and Nevada Bobs Golf, Babu has more recently recognised the potential of his international brand experience combined with the understanding of the Asian market culture and attitudes and is now working on brand portfolios of major Indian companies.

Evolve Creative works across a broad range of sectors in India, Kohinoor Foods (global rice brand), Eveready Industries (India) (energy), the Emami Group (personal care) and Tilaknagar Industries (drinks & spirits). Babu currently spends 10 -12 days of each month in India and is a regular contributor of articles in Asian Enterprise Magazine, he has been guest speaker at a number of events for the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII).
Winner of 'Emerging Markets Exporter UKTI Passport to Export Awards 2008'

Hasan Bakhshi joined NESTA in 2006 as a senior policy analyst. He leads on creative industry policy and research and assists with economic analysis.
Prior to NESTA, Hasan worked as Executive Director and Senior International Economist at Lehman Brothers, and as Deputy Chief Economist at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
He has eight years experience as an economist at the Bank of England. Hasan has published widely in academic journals and policy publications on topics ranging from economic growth to the economics of the creative and cultural sector.
He has also consulted for a number of organisations, including the UK Film Council and Film London. Hasan has a BA in Economics from Cambridge and an MPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford.
He is also Honorary Visiting Professor at City University and Research Fellow at the ARC Centre for Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation at the Queensland University of Technology.

Harold Tillman CBE is an entrepreneur with interests embracing fashion, retail, leisure, and lifestyle in Britain and around the world. Now in the fourth decade of his career, Tillman relishes his myriad roles: be it as champion of the heritage brands Jaeger and Aquascutum, or as an acclaimed chairman of the British Fashion Council.
Tillman learnt his trade at the London College of Fashion, and in the sartorial melting pot that was Sixties London. His ventures have embraced the changing face of British fashion: from the early transformation of Kilgour, French and Stanbury into the talk of swinging London to his 21st Century transformation of Jaeger.
Fashion is not merely Tillman’s work, it is his passion – a passion as manifest in his consummate eye for tailoring, as his unfailing instinct for the vicissitudes of the high street. In 2009, Harold’s ambassadorship secured a triumphant 25th anniversary for London Fashion Week. Meanwhile, his devotion to nurturing future artistry is achieved through his considerable charitable commitments.
Perfectionism lies at the heart of the Tillman story: his impeccable Savile Row suits being a fitting metaphor for the man. Beneath this exemplary exterior beats the heart of an equally assiduous retailer, industrial magnate, and patron.

He is a leading authority on creativity, innovation, leadership, change and communication. He is.. 

Previously Roger worked in marketing communications. For ten years he was with Saatchi & Saatchi over a period of remarkable growth to number one worldwide and was appointed to the board of directors aged 27.  Joining Lintas (now Lowe) as managing director of their London agency, he went on to become chairman in Australia/New Zealand and regional director for Asia/Pacific. He joined WCRS Worldwide in London as deputy chairman in order to help the group to internationalise quickly. Roger was World President of the International Advertising Association 1990-1992.

An expert on the artists, writers and musicians of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Roger was also active in helping Sam Wanamaker to re-build Shakespeare’s Globe in London.He curated the exhibition Legends: The Art of Walter Barnett for the National Portrait Gallery in Australia, which attracted 186,000 visitors.

He started his working life as a professional rock musician.

He specialises in advising cities and commercial and cultural organisations on positioning themselves in global markets. He is currently advising the Mayor of London, managing the development of the London Brand as part of developing London’s International Promotion Agenda. He is also advising a number of cities in Europe, MENA and Asian regions on developing their economic development strategies and international brand positioning.
A specialist in economic development, his experience includes the design and implementation of business development programmes in creative industries, manufacturing, technology, innovation and sustainability. He works with global businesses and brands in developing shared business objectives with the public sector. He has trained in Economics and Market Failure with the Cranfield School of Management; Strategy and Cultural Leadership with Cass Business School, City Finance with the Financial Times, and Corporate, Performance, and Risk Management with KMPG and Deloitte.
An experienced conference speaker, moderator and facilitator, he regularly gives speeches to international audiences on topics ranging from global urban trends, city-governance and building public-private partnerships.His expertise in these areas is complemented by a rich network of associates and through Global Cities, David is able to draw on the experience of senior international policy-makers and sector experts.
David held roles such as Head of Emerging Markets at the London Development Agency, and led on positioning London in the key markets of China, India, Russia and South America. He spearheaded Mayor Livingstone's branding and market activation initiatives in China and India in 2006/7 and most recently - with Mayor Johnson's administration - was responsible for London House: London's brand platform during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
David graduated with 1st Class Honours in Politics and International Relations from the University of Kent; receiving the Bryan Keith-Lucas prize for highest achievement in 2nd Year examinations and the Maurice Vile Prize for highest achievement in 3rd Year examinations. He has worked in policy formulation at the Institute for Public Policy Research one of the UK's leading think tanks, and as an independent consultant in the economic development industry.

Her research interests focus on strategy in arts, cultural and media organizations, and on creativity in business. Allègre has received numerous awards for her research and teaching, including the 2004 FNEGE Special Jury Prize and Honorary Distinction for her PhD research, and the 2010 Cambridge MBA Professor of the Year Award. Her scholarly work has been published in several international journals, including the International Journal of Management Reviews, Management Decision, and the Journal of Cultural Economics, and has been mentioned in the business press, including Business Week and the Financial Times. She has a Master’s in Management/Diplome Grande Ecole from ESCP Europe, a DEA from University Paris X Nanterre, an MA from Cambridge University and a PhD in Strategic Management from HEC in Paris. Allègre was a Visiting Scholar at UCLA in 1998, a Visiting Researcher at CRG-Ecole Polytechnique in Paris in the autumn of 2006 and a Visiting Faculty at MIT Sloan School of Management in 2007. She has been a Visiting Professor in Strategy and Cultural, Arts and Creative Management at HEC since 2003, and a member of the CEHIC (Centro Esade-HEC de Indústrias Culturales) since 2008.