Professor Andy Pratt spoke on a panel at the Cr8net event held at the Royal Institution on 24 April 2012, organised by Cultural Industries Development Agency (CIDA).
Details can be found here: http://cida.co.uk/cr8net/
CIDA said “Cr8net brought together leaders in the sector from across the globe to discuss the pressure points of the industry. The one-day conference – one of the most significant gatherings of industry practitioners, policy makers and businesses ever held”.
The conference had a live blog in association with The Guardian Professional Network: you can follow it here
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture-professionals-network/culture-professionals-blog/2012/apr/24/cr8net-conference-live?newsfeed=true
Andy talked about the challenges for support for creative industries and creative industry entrepreneurs in policy terms, and with respect to network and institution building.