Chaired by the Lord Mayor in partnership with the City of London Corporation and Culture Mile, the new Culture and Commerce Taskforce assembles leading figures from across the capital to address the massive challenges faced by the cultural and creative industries in the City, and London more widely, through better connecting the cultural and commercial sectors.
The Culture and Commerce Taskforce believes that by coming together, culture and commerce can develop new ways of collaborating, to build a renewed creative sector that drives economic growth and supports competitive advantage for the City and London.
Collectively the Culture and Commerce Taskforce members will:
Contribute to an area-wide response to the impact of the pandemic, ensuring we draw on all available expertise and assets to maximise impact.
Play a key role in rebuilding the local community, the City of London, and London more widely, to ensure future social and economic success.
Be at the forefront of closer working between the cultural and commercial sectors
Play a role in changing perceptions of the City of London - both domestically and internationally
Develop connections with the Lord Mayor and other London leaders, particularly those from different sectors
Strengthen up to date knowledge of local issues in the City of London
Contribute to the development of the City’s cultural ecology and to Culture Mile as an innovative placemaking initiative.
Apply professional skills, knowledge, and connections in a new context.
Inform strategies and practice for wider-London’s cultural and commercial sectors,
Be at the forefront of change, shaping a new way of working between commerce and culture, and playing
Chair -
Alderman William Russell,
The Rt Hon The Lord MayorDan Makoski,
Lloyds Banking Group, Chief Design OfficerLucy Musgrave, OBE,
Publica, Founding DirectorTonya Nelson,
Arts Council England, Director, London
Beatrice Pembroke,
King’s College London, Executive Director, Culture
Maria Adebowale-Schwarte,
Foundation for Future London, CEOCharles Armstrong,
The Trampery, Founder and CEOJustine Simons, OBE,
Greater London Authority, Deputy Mayor for Culture & Creative IndustriesRuss Shaw,
Tech London Advocates & Global Tech Advocates, FounderStella Ioannou,
Sculpture in the City, Artistic Director and Lacuna, DirectorRuth Duston OBE, OC,
Primera Corporation Ltd, Managing DirectorJemma Read,
Bloomberg LP, Global Head of Bloomberg Corporate PhilanthropyTony Matharu,
Integrity International Group, Founder and Chairman Central London, AllianceTom Sleigh,
Barbican Centre, Chairman of the Board and Amazon Business UK Head of Public Sector Alliances and PartnershipsSir Nicholas Kenyon,
Barbican, Managing DirectorDan Scanlon,
Brookfeld Properties, Senior Vice President, Developments and City Property Association, ChairGideon Moore,
Linklaters, Firmwide Managing PartnerJohn Studzinski CBE,
Genesis Foundation, Founder and Chairman, PIMCO, Vice Chairman and Managing Director
