About this Event
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.
General Admission Tickets
To secure tickets – please click on each day for general admission tickets which give you access to the Careers and Talent Fair, Enterprise Launchpad and exhibitions.
Talks/ Workshops and Event Tickets
Under the General Admission tickets, you will be able to choose tickets for talks, workshops, panels and networking. Some of these events have limited availability so please book your ticket to secure a place.
Our draft schedule is below, but we are adding new events to it every week, so please keep checking back to make sure you get your ticket to the hottest events and talks.
Schedule
Wednesday 4th September
11.00 – 16.00 Careers and Talent Fair
11.00 – 16.00 Enterprise Launchpad
11.00 – 11.30 Networking - Coffee Chat, time to brew some new connections!
12.00 – 13.30 Talk ‘Connecting East London and the UK through Co-design, Creative Practices and Lived Experience.’– Foundation for Future London
14.00 – 15.30 Webinar 'Your Creative Career Options are MUCH Bigger than you Think' with The ERIC App
15.00 – 16.00 Talk - The Power of Side Hustles Whilst Breaking into the Media Industry’ with Samina Kiyani, London Higher
16.00 – 18.00 Seminar - Are you looking for funding for your next film project with Cine Circle
17.00 – 19.00 Creative Networking – mix, mingle, collaborate, and get inspired!
18.00 – 20.00 Cine Circle Networking event
Thursday 5th September
11.00 – 16.00 Careers and Talent Fair
11.00 – 16.00 Enterprise Launchpad
11.00 – 11.30 Networking - Coffee Chat, time to brew some new connections!
11.30 – 12.30 Workshop - CV & Interview Tips Workshop with Searchlight Recruitment
13.00 - 14.00 Talk - Sustainable Place development: The Bow Arts model and Royal Albert Wharf"
14.00 – 15.00 Workshop - The Media Industry: Which Career is Right For Me with Searchlight Recruitment
14.00 – 15.00 Panel Talk - Building a cultural and educational quarter with East Bank
15.00 – 16.30 Panel Talk - Early Careers in Film & TV with creativeLDN
16.30 – 17.30 Panel Talk - What it takes to run a brand: The jobs you never knew existed! with Karen Mabon
17.00 – 19.00 Creative Networking – mix, mingle, collaborate, and get inspired!
17.00 – 19.00 Private View - MA Fine Art Final Exhibition
19.00 – 21.00 Workshop and Networking - Emerging Screenwriters x Agent Assistants with the Developing Room
Friday 6th September
11.00 – 16.00 Careers and Industry Fair
11.00 – 16.00 Enterprise Launchpad
11.00 – 16.00 MA fine Art Exhibition in the AVA gallery
11.00 – 15.00 Friday Social – immersive showcase and networking for emerging creative talent
11.00 – 12.00 Talk - Skills needed to Succeed in the Professional World with Canva
11.00 - 12.00 Webinar - How to finance a small fashion business with Beyond Form
12.00 - 13.00 Interactive workshop ‘The Art Of Perception’ with Catalyst in Communities
13.00 – 14.30 Lunchtime Lecture – Navigating Greenwashing as a Creative with Mel Watt
14.00 – 15.00 Workshop - Confidence in walking and posing for images workshop with Eclipse Model Management
14.00 - 15.00 Webinar - How to use AI to forecast fashion trends and objectify your fashion designs.
14.00 – 15.30 Workshop - Nature Inspired Mosiacs for Wellbeing with Rosetta Arts
Saturday 7th September
11.00 – 16.00 Stratford Creative Community Day with Stratford Original
PARTNERS and SPONSORS
Beyond Form, Bow Arts, British Council, Canva, Caramel Rock, Catayst In Communities, Cine Circle, Creative Access, creativeLDN, East Bank, East London Brewing, Eat Real Snacks, Eclipse Model Management, ERIC App, Foundation for Future London, IPG Media Brands, Karen Mabon, Lemonaid, London Higher, Lost Sheep Coffee, Mel Watt, MJK Casting, Newham London, Rosetta Arts, Royal Docks, Royal Docks Centre for Sustainability, Searchlight, Stratford Original, The Developing Room, The Freelancer Club, University of East London
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Royal Docks Centre for Sustainability, University Way, London, United Kingdom
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