The Culture Capital Exchange (TCCE) is delighted to welcome you to the Opening Event for our brand new National Centre for Academic and Cultural Exchange (NCACE) supported by Research England.

The key purpose of NCACE will be to facilitate and support capacity for Knowledge Exchange between Higher Education and the arts and cultural sector across the country with a particular focus on evidencing and showcasing the social, cultural, environmental, as well as the economic, impacts of such activities.

We warmly welcome all stakeholders who are interested in the wider potential and impacts of knowledge exchange between the academy and the arts and cultural sector.

Joining us to provide keynote addresses are: David Sweeney (Executive Chair, Research England), Professor Trevor McMillan (Vice Chancellor, Keele University and Research England Knowledge Exchange Champion), Professor Bambo Soyinka (Professor of Story, Bath Spa University and founder of Paper Nations) and Rosy Greenlees OBE, (Executive Director, Crafts Council).

Our keynotes will be followed by a panel discussion on knowledge exchange and flows between higher education and the arts and cultural sector with Alistair Hudson (Director of the Whitworth and Manchester Art Gallery), Dr Heather Robson (Head of Northumbria School of Design, Northumbria University) Claire Malcolm (Founding Chief Executive, New Writing North) and Dr Nicola Abraham (Lecturer, Applied Theatre Practices, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama).

Lastly, at the event, we will also be signalling our first tranche of activities and ways of becoming further involved in NCACE.

The event will be co-chaired by Suzie Leighton (Co-Director, NCACE and TCCE) and Evelyn Wilson (Co-Director, NCACE and TCCE)