Creative Industries Finance Forum 4th July 2025 Bayes Business School
An international conference for creative industries finance in the digital era
An international conference for creative industries finance in the digital era
On 4th July 2025 the Creative Industries Finance Forum brought together creative leaders and investment experts
Bayes Business School hosted a conference to address challenges in financing the creative industries.
Many of the UK’s most influential figures in the creative industries came together with investors and finance experts at Bayes Business School for a day of discussion around financing the creative industries – at the inaugural Creative Industries Finance Forum.
Host : Professor Barbara Casu, Deputy Dean, Bayes Business School
Chair :
Professor Michael Mainelli, Lord Mayor 2023-2024
"The Hotlist" - Joey Fisher, Consultant, Oliver & Olhbaum
"At the intersection creativity and commerce" - Laura Simpson, President, Truth Central, McCann Workgroup
“What are creative industries investors looking for?”
Mark Rowland, CEO, C21 (panel chair)
John Glencross, CEO, Calculus Capital
Alexandra Lebret, Partner, Axio Capital
Rahul Misra, Investment Principal, Creative UK
Dr Simon Hayley, Senior Lecturer in Finance, Bayes Business School
“Show me the money” – Monetisation in the New Entertainment Value Chains
Dan Stillit, Adjunct Value Partners (2025 Forum Content Lead and panel chair)
Dr Allègre Hadida, Associate Professor, Cambridge Judge Business School
Dr Chris Bain, CEO, PlayerOne Consulting
Nicole Magoon, Partner, Bain & Co
David Moody, Director of Strategy & Business Development, BBC Studios
How do you measure success and performance in the creative industries?
Joey Fisher (Chair)
Gregor Pryor, Managing Partner EMEA, Reed Smith
Reemah Sakaan, Global CEO, NED, Founder BritBox International
Richard Naylor, Research Director, BOP Consulting
Katherine Parsons, CIFF organiser Programme Lead, Media Consultant,
Professor Amanda Goodall, Professor of Leadership, Bayes Business School
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