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A blueprint for cultural transformation?

Location

Shoreditch Electric (Shoreditch Electric Stage)

Date & Time

June 4, 2025, 4:10 - 4:40 PM

About

Category: Society & Governance

Track: 2050: Future-Thinking

Format: Panel

Description

For centuries, east London has been a place of creativity and innovation, from powering the Industrial Revolution to championing women’s rights. Today, it’s rewriting the rules of regeneration with East Bank, a cultural quarter at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. With partners including the BBC, V&A, Sadler’s Wells, LCF and UCL, East Bank offers a blueprint for a future that puts people and culture first. This session will dive into the opportunities and challenges of creating institutions for the future, the role of community in shaping these spaces.

Speakers

AH

Ahmed Hussain

Head of Network

BBC Asian Network

RJ

Robert Jones

Associate Artistic Director

Sadler's Wells

SJ

Sam Jackson

Controller, BBC Radio 3 & BBC Proms

BBC

Moderator

TA

Tamsin Ace

Director of East Bank

East Bank

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