BEYOND 2026

Willis, K. (Participant)

School of Art, Design and Architecture

Activity: Event organisation or participation › Organising a conference/congress (organisational committee role)

Description

Creative Coastal Futures Panel at the Beyond Conference 2025

Period	26 Nov 2025
Event type	Conference
Location	Manchester, United KingdomShow on map
Degree of Recognition	National

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This was a panel at the Beyond Conference 2025 Title: Creative Coastal Futures Venue: Aldridge Studio 2 How can creative industries connect and catalyse change in our coastal regions? Creative industries and cultural investment have the potential to create a step change for coastal communities, to diversify their economies and enhance their cultural assets. The panellists from creative industries organisations working in coastal regions will consider how cultural and creative assets in coastal regions can catalyse new futures. Hannah Harris, Director , Plymouth Culture Jo Morrison, Director of Digital Innovation and Research,, Calvium Joceyln Cunningham, Director, Lancaster Arts Kasper De Graaf, i-PLACE, Director Katharine Willis, Professor of Smart Cities and Communities, University of Plymouth Rebecca Madgin, Professor of Urban Studies, University of Glasgow Thea Behrman, Artistic Director & CEO, Estuary Festival

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Projects
AHRC Digital Seascapes
Project: Research

Research outputs
Creative Coastal Futures: Developing cultural and creative industries
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review