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Creative Industries Festival

Date
04.09.24
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07.09.24
Times
10:00 AM
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05:00 PM
Location
University of East London
Organiser
University of East London

Hosted by the School of Arts and Creative Industries at University of East London, this festival will connect, educate, and inspire current and future creative talent and bring together the best of the UK creative and business communities.

The festival will welcome creative talent, entrepreneurs, policymakers, students and graduates, academics, researchers, and everyone with a passion for the Creative Industries. During the festival there will be a host of interactive workshops, talks, panel discussions, installations, performances, exhibitions, hackathons, showcases, a talent/ careers fair, and community engagement events.

The festival will be a platform for change, bringing together business and industry professionals, educators, future talent, and local communities to share knowledge, develop collaborations, initiate future innovations and start conversations to bring positive change to stakeholders throughout the creative industries.

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