As Professor of Creative and Cultural Industries, Chair of Stoke Creates Cultural Compact, and as part of the leadership team of the C3 Centre: Creative Industries and Creative Communities at the University of Staffordshire, Prof Carola Boehm has been inmvited to join the Birmingham and the West Midlands Conference Ambassador Network.
She said: “As an academic and a cultural leader of our region, we regularly bring audiences, visitors and delegates to our city-region. Visitors contribute so much when joining us in our cultural and academic events that make our creative place what it is, the quintessential creative city with a deep and long history of producing creative products, services and creativity-underpinned knowledge & innovation. From medium-scale academic conferences to large-scale international festivals, from music concerts to boutique cultural gems, as a place with two universities and a multitude of vibrant creative and cultural organisations, we want to share our city with visitors.”
https://www.meetbirmingham.com/can/ambassadors

The West MIdlands Growth Company, under Chief Executive Neil Rami, set up the network to help reinforce the international reputation for excellence in academic research and contribute to our ongoing economic growth in the region.
“The Birmingham and the West Midlands Conference Ambassador Network has been created as a platform for the region’s greatest minds and leaders to work together in pursuit of a common goal – to contribute to our ongoing economic growth and reinforce our international reputation for excellence in academic research and business.”
“Ambassadors are influential in their field and play a key and active role in attracting their association conferences or connecting us with other people in the region who might be interested in working with us.”
The Birmingham & West Midlands Convention Bureau’s purpose is to promote the West Midlands and the wider region as a leading destination for events. The Bureau offers support for large-scale event bids, and help win and deliver events, assisting also with accommodation booking for delegates and marketing support.
More information from: https://www.meetbirmingham.com/can