This in-person workshop focuses on setting the vision for the Surrey Creative Corridor. Through a mix of presentations, discussion and knowledge sharing, cultural and creative business leaders and stakeholders from education, the public sector, elected representatives and voluntary and community organisations are invited to review the existing research, share their knowledge of the emerging regional context (including changes around devolution) and come up with ideas for a Creative Corridor vision.

Be first to learn the findings of new research into the creative workforce in Surrey and Hampshire and help shape the vision for the Surrey+ Creative Corridor

• What do you what do you most want to get out of the Surrey+ research?

• Who needs to be engaged in co-design and delivery of the outcomes?

• Where can Surrey+ have the greatest impact in building social capital?

• How can we build stronger collaborations between artists, cultural organisations and the creative technology sector?

• What is the vision for the Surrey Creative Corridor?

• What options are there for actionable strategies that can transform the perception and performance of the creative economy in the Surrey Creative Corridor?

Cultural, creative and tech business leaders and educational, public sector, civic and community sector partners with a vision for the transformation of the creative economy in Surrey and surrounding areas.

• ·Review up-to-the-minute research on creative businesses and workforce

• Debate how shifts in the external political, economic and technological environment will affect organisations and individuals across the Surrey and South Central region

• Hear “success stories” from other regions which have attempted similar transformations of their creative economies

• Bring your vision for the Surrey Creative Corridor

• Explore options for actionable strategies that can transform the perception and performance of the creative economy in Surrey and its surrounding areas

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