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A close up images of lots of tiny clay sculptures, building blocks and figurines
The Bare Project, The People’s Palace of Possibility, 2023. Photo by Sophie Le Roux

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Anna has held communications roles in museums, galleries, archives, theatres and public art festivals around the UK. As Head of Communications & Marketing for Wellcome Collection, she connects audiences with London’s free museum and library dedicated to health and human experience. She’s also a trustee for People’s History Museum in Manchester. Anna is disabled but can pass as non-disabled. She spends a lot of time thinking about what it really means to make arts and culture accessible for everyone.

Daisy Hale is an independent producer, fundraiser and sometime artist working across theatre, cabaret, live art and large-scale events with a multitude of exciting performance artists.
They specialise in experimental and socially engaged work that often has a grassroots activism strand and primarily work with Queer, Trans* and Disabled artists, bringing artists that have been historically ostracised into the mainstream through populism and fun. Previously Daisy was associate producer for Theatre Royal Stratford East, was part of the Old Vic 12 2019 and a Clore Emerging Leader 2020. They’re also an access consultant and disability equality trainer for arts organisations.

Christoph Jankowski is Regional Manager for the Americas and East Asia in the British Council’s Global Network Team – connecting the organisation’s work in those regions with the London headquarters and manages government relations. He was previously Head of Culture at Creative Europe Desk UK at the British Council. Since 2010, he supported hundreds of UK and other European organisations in developing arts, culture and heritage focused partnerships, projects and successful Creative Europe applications. He is an expert in European cultural policy and the impact of European collaboration on the sector, and is well connected through a number of European networks. Christoph has developed particular expertise, through necessity, on the possible impacts of Brexit on the cultural and creative sectors. He grew up in Brussels, is of German and American heritage and lives in Bow, East London.

Kathryn is a qualified management accountant with more than 20 years’ service across the public and commercial sectors, largely within the arts. She is currently the Director of Finance and Operations for The Royal Foundation. Her previous role was as Chief Financial Officer at Tate, delivering financial leadership across all of the galleries and supporting the recovery from the pandemic and the development of a new financially sustainable operating model. She has also held roles at The Place, Southbank Centre, the Cultural Olympiad and the London 2012 festival as part of the London Olympics.

Jeremy Smeeth is Chief Operating Officer at Norwich University of the Arts. He trained as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG in London and began working in performing arts management in 1997. From 2016 to 2022 he was Chief Operating Officer at Mountview and prior to that was Finance Director at Southbank Centre. Previously he was Director of Finance and Administration at National Theatre of Scotland, Finance Director at Artsadmin and Finance Manager for Shared Experience, Company of Angels, International Workshop Festival, Chickenshed and the Orange Tree Theatre.