Name: Panel Discussions & Talks
Start: 2025-11-15T12:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-11-15T17:00:00+00:00
Location: Invisible Wind Factory

Part of Liverpool's Cultural Workshop Expo 2025, Liam Kelly (CEO of Make CIC) will be hosting a number of panel talks & presentations.
About this Event

Make CIC & Invisible Wind Factory invite you to Liverpool’s Cultural Workshop Expo 2025; a carnival of culture, art, education & conversation.

The North Docks of Liverpool is the workshop of the city’s culture & creative sector We plan to showcase the amazing talents and outputs of the creative community across a weekend filled with exhibitions, workshops, conversation, food, drink, & an artisanal market on the 15th & 16th of November taking place at Make North Docks & The Invisible Wind Factory.

We want to invite you to a conversation on culture, regeneration & the politics of living in an ever-developing city.

We will be presenting two panel discussions & an interactive workshop dissecting the issues faced by the cultural sector, establishing and reimagining solutions to the negative effects of gentrification, corporate development, and political uncertainty:

Can arts & culture be the patriotism of unity?

Britain’s creative industries are one of the country's remaining international soft powers. We’ll be exploring how arts & culture could offer an alternative form of patriotism that makes people feel welcome and challenges negative ideas about national identity.

How can arts & culture be heard amongst large scale regeneration and political headwinds?

In the shadow of a £800 million stadium development, we will discuss how arts & culture generates value that can supercharge regeneration and the challenges associated with individuals and organisations being taken seriously in the conversation.

We will be welcoming speakers from across the creative industries. From grassroots venues & festival operators, to educators, policy makers, funders, artists, & more.

Liam Naughton (Managing Director, Invisible Wind Factory) & Liam Kelly (CEO, Make CIC) will also be giving presentations detailing the stories of IWF & Make, the struggles they have faced and what the future holds for the North Docks Cultural Cluster.