Armando Iannucci, Carol Vorderman and more leading voices to convene at Cultural and Creative Industries Pavilion at 2025 Labour Party Conference
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From 28-30 September, Creative UK will bring industry and A-list creatives together at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool’s ACC to explore how we can harness the power of creativity to drive sustainable social and economic growth.
With an agenda that includes Armando Iannucci, Carol Vorderman, Aardman, Angela Rippon and Nihal Arthanayake – plus more than 35 organisations from across the creative and cultural sub-sectors – the event will showcase the proven role of the cultural and creative industries in driving sustainable social and economic growth across the UK and how that impact can be maximised.
Creative UK believes in the power of creativity to change lives and in convening the Cultural and Creative Industries Pavilion for the second consecutive year, we are facilitating a space that opens up the floor to topics spanning everything from political satire, the value of diversity and creative education, through to independent journalism and new media.
The programme of events will be largely policy-led and comes just months after the publication of UK Government’s Industrial Strategy, which identified the creative industries as a priority sector for economic growth. Alongside sessions like Financing the Future: Funding Creativity in New Ways, there will be performances and receptions showcasing the indomitable talent that is to be found in all the corners of the UK. That looks like piano lates with live pianists and performers, a performance from the Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Quartet, evening receptions and more yet to be revealed.
Highlights of the programme’s agenda can be found below, with full details available to view on the microsite. Creative UK members will be able to livestream the event from the Members Area on the Creative UK Portal from 28 September.
Highlights from the programme
Find the full programme on our microsite. Below are some of the events we’re most looking forward to.
- Armando Iannucci on Political Satire (30 September, 11.30am-12.30pm)
- Nick Park and Sean Clarke on Wallace & Gromit (29 September, 6pm-7pm)
- Carol Vorderman and Carole Cadwalladr on the New Media Landscape (29 September, 2.30pm-3.30pm)
- Author Kate Mosse in Conversation with Broadcaster Nihal Arthanayake (28 September, 2.30pm-3.30pm)
- Financing the Future: Funding Creativity in New Ways (28 September, 3.45pm-5.15pm)
- Actress and Director Angela Griffin on Widening Access to the Creative Industries (28 September, 5.30pm-6.30pm)
- Creative Industries and the UK Industrial Strategy: A Growth Engine Across Sectors (29 September, 10.30am-11.30am)
- IP in the Age of Gen AI: Rights, Revenues & Responsibilities (30 September, 3pm-4.30pm)
SUNDAY PIANO LATES SPONSOR
The Cultural and Creative Industries Pavilion has been made possible thanks to the support of our sponsors: 5, YouTube, Creative Alliance South West and Channel 4; and our presenting partners: AIP – Alliance for IP, Art Fund/National Museum Directors’ Council, Association of Photographers, Bath Spa University, Bectu, Big Creative Education, BPI (British Recorded Music), British Fashion Council, DACS – The Design and Artists Copyright Society, GuildHE, Heart of Glass, Into Film, Kingston University, Manchester Metropolitan University, Music Mark, Music Venue Trust, National Theatre, New Writing North, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Premier League, Production Park, Publishers Association, Royal Ballet and Opera, Royal College of Art, Sadler’s Wells, ScreenSkills, Surrey Institute for People-Centred AI, Southbank Centre, Talawa Theatre Company, The Film and TV Charity, UKIE, University of the Arts London.
