This is the web page of the Creative Industries track of the ABCP 2025 Annual Conference, to be held on 12-13th September 2025.

Venue

Teaching Block 1

Programme

Day 1: Friday 12th September 2025

1:40-2:00pm Welcome & Opening Remarks
1:40-1:45pm Chair’s Welcome
Dr Xinya You, Lecturer in Sustainable Business, University for the Creative Arts (UCA), UK
1:45-1:50pm (Online) Co-chair Remarks
Dr Yuan Gao, UK Tsinghua Association, UK
1:50-2:00pm Opening Address
Professor Hua Dong, Professor in Design, Brunel University of London, UK
2:00-2:20pm Keynote Talk
Jessica Harrison-Hall, Keeper of Asia, British Museum, UK
2:20-3:00pm Panel Discussion 1: Creative Collaboration Between the UK and China
Theme: Cultural Exchange, Co-production, and Innovation Partnership
Moderator: Panellists:
3:00-3:30pm Break & Refreshment (30 mins)
3:30-4:15pm Presentations: Building Sustainable UK-China Research Projects
Theme: Funding, Institutional Partnerships, Academic-industry Collaboration and Capacity Building
3:30-3:45pm TBD
Lauren Quinn, Games and Innovation Nexus, UCA, UK
3:45-4:00pm TBD
Karen Brodie, Deputy Director, Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre, UK
4:00-4:15pm (Online) TBD
Judy Fan, Director of the Brand Centre, Zhejiang Fashion Industry Federation, China
4:15-4:55pm Panel Discussion 2: Policy, Place and Prosperity in the Creative Economy
Theme: Regional Development, Innovation Ecosystems, and Public policy
Moderator: Panellists:
  • Professor Elisabetta Lazzaro, Professor of Creative and Cultural Industries Management, University for the Creative Arts (UCA), UK
  • Dr Oscar Zhou, Lecturer in Media Studies, University of Kent, UK
  • Andy Bossom, Industry Engagement Lead for Games & CreaTech, University for the Creative Arts (UCA), UK
  • Dr Amer Alwarea, Chelsea and Wimbledon Colleges of Arts, University of the Arts London (UAL), UK
4:55-5:00pm Closing remarks
Dr Xinya You, Lecturer in Sustainable Business, University for the Creative Arts (UCA), UK

Day 2: Saturday 13th September 2025

1:10-1:30pm Exhibitions
Yanan Zheng, Brunel University of London, UK
1:30-1:35pm Chair’s Remarks
Dr Xinya You, Lecturer in Sustainable Business, University for the Creative Arts (UCA), UK
1:35-2:25pm Presentations: Building Sustainable UK-China Research Projects
Theme: Funding, Institutional Partnerships, Academic-industry Collaboration and Capacity Building
Chaired by Professor Hua Dong, Professor in Design, Brunel University of London, UK
  TBD
Professor Yang Jiang, Professor of Immersive Design, University of Hull, UK
  TBD
Dr Bo Xie, Associate Professor, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, China
  TBD
Conghui Wang, Director of Zhi Art Museum, China
  TBD
Dr Weining Ning, Lecturer in Computer-based Industrial/Product Design, Brunel University of London, UK
2:25-2:35pm Break & Refreshment (10 mins)
2:35-3:40pm Presentations: Emerging Technologies and the Future

Chaired by Dr Weining Ning, Lecturer in Computer-based Industrial/Product Design, Brunel University of London, UK
  TBD
Ju Zhang, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
  TBD
Chuxuan Xu, Brunel University of London, UK
  TBD
Dr Liang Yang, Lecturer in Marine Renewable Energy Systems, Cranfield University, UK
  TBD
Tianyuan Zhang, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
  TBD
Zhiyi Zhou, Brunel University of London, UK
3:40-3:45pm Closing remarks
Professor Hua Dong, Professor in Design, Brunel University of London, UK
3:45-4:00pm Award Recommendation (closed session)
4:00-4:15pm Tea & Coffee

Organising Committee