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Welcome to c&binet forum

Andrew | 26 Oct 2009, 11:34

c&binet welcome message, Ben Bradshaw, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

We’re into the final countdown to the start of the first c&binet forum and I’m looking forward to personally welcoming delegates to The Grove this evening.

It has been a real pleasure over the past few weeks to see the agenda filling up as key figures from across the world and from every sector of the creative industries have carved out time to come to the conference and support the c&binet aim of growing the global creative economy.

I’m particularly keen to welcome our Young Creative Entrepreneurs this evening, and I’ll be aiming to talk to as many delegates as possible in the time between my opening discussion tonight (with Stryker McGuire on the creative journey Britain has taken over the past decade) and my closing remarks scheduled for Wednesday lunchtime.

This is a formidable gathering of creative minds and I urge all of you following the sessions online to use the opportunity to contribute your thoughts and questions [through this website, or by inlcuding #cabinetforum in your tweet] as we progress through the sessions. We have a precious opportunity to identify commitments and courses of action that will create income, growth and jobs, and I urge you to take it.

Enjoy the next few days. I look forward to your contributions  

Best wishes

Ben