Each year the National Creative Industries Conference brings together leading policymakers, entrepreneurs and practicioners from across the UK’s creative and cultural sector to debate the latest policy, share best practice and call for action.

First launched in 2005 at the Design Museum on the same day as George Cox launched his review on creative industries, the NCI conference has grown from a small gathering to a large network of creative professionals that meet on an annual basis attracting leading politicians, entrepreneurs, thought leaders and media commentators.

The conference has since been hosted around the country in Leeds, Liverpool, Blackpool, Bradford and for the past two years it has been held back in London.