Sita Brand is a storyteller, artist, writer and mindfulness teacher exploring folklore, culture and human connection through performance, education, visual art and creative practice. She is the founder of Settle Stories.

Simon Hayter is a UK digital, data and AI transformation adviser helping organisations develop digital strategy, use data effectively and explore practical AI opportunities, with a particular interest in connecting technology, creativity, arts and culture.

Yannick Oho Bambe is a creative writer, storyteller and filmmaker whose work explores one of the most fundamental aspects of being human: our relationships with one another.

Andrew Pounder is a fine art photographer whose work ranges across landscape, urban, street, architectural, monochrome, HDR and still-life photography. Specialising in capturing North East England, creating a visual record of places, landscapes and communities that might otherwise become overlooked.

Scott Flynn is a musician, composer, producer, bandleader, improviser, performer, educator and author whose career has moved comfortably between jazz, electronic music, reggae, hip-hop, funk, classical influences and the territory of avant-garde and improvised music.

For Bailey Alysse, creativity isn't simply something to observe. It's something to experience, share and use to connect people.

In May 2026, artist Cosimo Cavallaro invites a global audience into that conversation with The Passion of the Crust — a one-time livestream performance that blends sculpture, music, symbolism, and debate into a striking contemporary artwork.

Most people admire a fine dish for only a few fleeting moments before it disappears forever. Miriam Wilson sees something different. She sees works of art that can last.

Working primarily in oils, Robert creates richly imaginative paintings inspired by mythology, folklore and the timeless narratives that continue to influence human culture.

Some producers make programmes. Derren Lawford builds platforms for ideas.

As founder of Creative Connection, an author, poet and embodied creative leadership facilitator, Nicola Rose has created a world where the inner child is not expected to sit quietly while the grown-up gets on with business. Instead, the two are invited to dance together, make a mess, laugh loudly and discover that creativity isn't a luxury at all.

An artist, creative producer, and mentor working under the name ENNÈ, Nakisha has spent her career moving fluidly between music, visual arts, touring culture, and community-led creative development. Nakisha founded Grounded: Growing Creative Pathways in Malvern. The platform exists to support emerging artists through mentorship, fellowships, studio partnerships, and public showcases—rooted in community, but firmly connected to industry.

For decades, businesses have organised their data around a central assumption: gather everything in one place, secure it there, and extract value from it later. Andrew Hopkins thinks that assumption no longer holds. After a career spanning consulting, mobility, the Internet of Things, digital products and business transformation, Andrew has arrived at a deceptively simple question: if data is now created and used across billions of devices simultaneously, why do we still mana

Some people spend their lives specialising. Brian Holihan has spent his exploring.

At just nineteen years old at the time of publication, Teddy Flanagan is already developing an artistic voice that is both distinctive and deeply personal.

Tina Colby believes that creativity is not something reserved for artists, designers, or musicians. It is a fundamental human capability that too many people lose touch with as they move through education, careers, and adult life.

Michael Woodruff is a London-based motion graphics designer, digital artist and founder of Nectar Motion, working across film, television, documentaries, advertising, corporate communications and digital art.

Some artists build careers within disciplines. Philip Sheppard has spent his life connecting them.

Victoria Nwankpa is a fiction writer based in Nigeria, with plans to relocate to the UK by the end of 2026. A passionate storyteller, she has been writing for the past six years and works primarily across romance, fantasy, and paranormal fiction.

Vanessa Hastings is a corporate creative facilitator and founder of Crafty Team Building, delivering art, craft and wellbeing workshops that improve employee engagement, team connection, workplace culture and collaboration for organisations worldwide.