Speaker information
Hear from leading researchers in the field of measuring cultural value
Hasan Bakhshi - Director Creative Industries in NESTA's Policy & Research unit
Hasan leads NESTA's creative industries and digital policy and research.
Prior to NESTA, Hasan worked as Executive Director and Senior International Economist at Lehman Brothers, and as Deputy Chief Economist at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
He has eight years' experience as an economist at the Bank of England. Hasan has published widely in academic journals and policy publications on topics ranging from technological progress and economic growth to the economics of the creative and cultural sector.
He has also consulted for a number of organisations, including the European Commission, the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment and the British Film Institute. Hasan has a BA in Economics from Cambridge and an MPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford.
He is also Honorary Visiting Professor at City University, Research Fellow at the ARC Centre for Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation at the Queensland University of Technology and a member of the Creative Industries Council.
Hasan will give the keynote presentation, talking about his research into measuring cultural value.
Other Panellists
Dr Lachlan MacDowall, Coordinator, Graduate Studies and Research, Centre for Cultural Partnerships, Faculty of the VCA and MCM, University of Melbourne
Lachlan’s academic research examines the theory and aesthetics of community-based art, arts-based research methods and cultural politics.
He is currently Chief Investigator in the ARC-funded project 'Towards an integrated evaluation framework for intrinsic and instrumental benefits of community-based arts'. The project, which is a partnership between the Australia Council and the University of Melbourne, addresses the increasing alignment of community based arts initiatives with specific government public policy agendas, including community development, wellbeing, urban development/renewal, racial and cultural harmony, youth alienation and juvenile justice.
Lachlan has a BA (Hons) in English Literature and PhD in Cultural Studies from the University of Melbourne and has taught in its Community Cultural Development program since its inception in 2005.
Dr Terry Cutler, Deputy Chairman, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation and Chairman Advisory Board, Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation
Dr Terry Cutler is an industry consultant and strategy advisor with a background in the information and communications technology sector. Terry Cutler has authored numerous influential reports and papers on the Digital Economy and innovation. During 2008 he chaired the Australian Government’s Review of the National Innovation System which culminated in the Report, Venturous Australia.
He is currently Deputy Chairman Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and Chairman Advisory Board Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation, among other appointments.
Terry Cutler has had a longstanding engagement with public policy. He has served on numerous Government Boards and advisory bodies. From 1996 to 1997 he was Chairman of Australia's Information Policy Advisory Council. When Chairman of the Industry Research and Development Board from 1996 to 1998, Terry Cutler spearheaded key initiatives in promoting venture capital and industry innovation and oversaw the licensing of the initial Innovation Investment Funds. In 1999 Terry chaired Australia's National Bandwidth Inquiry.
Terry Cutler has had a longstanding engagement with cultural institutions. He was President of the Australian Centre for the Moving Image from 2002 to 2005. He served as Chairman of the Australia Council from 2001—2002, having previously chaired its New Media Arts Board. He also has previously served as a director of Cinemedia, Film Victoria, Opera Australia, the Council of the Victorian College of the Arts, and the Library Board of Victoria.
Terry Cutler is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Public Administration, a Member of the Institute of Company Directors, and the Australian Society of Authors. In 2002 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Queensland University of Technology and in 2003 was awarded Australia’s Centenary Medal.
Master of Ceremonies
Anne Maria Nicholson, Senior Journalist, ABC TV News and Current Affairs
Anne Maria Nicholson specialises in covering all aspects of the arts - from opera to theatre and dance; visual arts to the film industry. For many years, Anne Maria has brought the arts to a mainstream audience around Australia - from an exclusive interview in Majorca with the late Joern Utzon, architect of the Sydney Opera House, to hundreds of interviews with international and local trailblazers in the world of arts and entertainment.