Cultural Enterprises Conference & Trade Show 2027
22 February 2027 – 24 February 2027
ICC Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
28 sessions · 35 speakers
Organiser (1)
Association For Cultural Enterprises
Sponsors (10)
BIC Graphic · Rod Barlow Consulting · Complete Works · Make It Playful · Intelligent Counting · Northern Bloc · Profit Mojo · Peridot Partners · Cinchio Solutions · DigiTickets
Exhibitors (94)
Designed by Esther · Eurolockers B.V. · BIC Graphic · Jarrold Publishing · Nature Planet · Haskins Gifts · Timberplay · Bookspeed · Kulturalis · Flame Tree Publishing · Rod Barlow Consulting · Product of Your Environment · Arthouse Unlimited · Customworks · Pawprint Family · Roomytown · Bounce Sales and Marketing · Hot Tomato · Wildlife Garden AB · Coco Pzazz · King & McGaw · Siesta Crafts · Anna Faine Jewellery · Britain in Print · Hold Everything · Cured · Global Affairs · Ticketure · Fair to Trade Ltd. · The English Soap Company · Adventure Patch Company · Eco Chic · Lauren Radley · Make It Playful · Honeybuns · Farrah’s of Harrogate · Dynavics · Dalit Goods · Best Years Ltd. · Bill Skinner Studio · Allwag · Victoria Eggs · DACS · Just Trade · I was here souvenirs · Samuel Lamont · Bon Bons · Spice Kitchen · Bothy Threads · Northern Bloc · Digital Culture Network · VENT for Change · Profit Mojo · Lucy Loves This · Cornflower · Fox & Chave · Great British Jigsaws · Cherith Harrison · Glencairn Crystal · Peridot Partners · Royal Chou · StaffSavvy · Cinchio Solutions · History Heroes · GoCustom · The Income Curator · Abrams & Chronicle Books · Beckford Silk · Jennifer Court Artist & Illustrator · CRE8 · Westair Reproductions · Crawford Henderson · Heritage Playing Cards · Ceramic Design Heritage · Colour Heroes Ltd · Studio Painted · Own Label Company Scotland · The Gift Scholars · Ming Productions · The Puppet Company Ltd · Hole in my Pocket · Yarto · The Souvenir Collection · Judges · JOE COOL · Countryside Art Ltd · Bigjigs Toys Ltd · Janus Edinburgh · Tell Me AI · FuseMetrix · DigiTickets · Ezen Trade · Memory Lane Publishing · The Littler Places
Speakers (35)
- Dr Jill Seaton Venue Hire Coordinator, English Heritage
- Fran Sanderson CEO, Figurative
- Olivia Horner Commercial Director, Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust
- Rosie Field Co-Founder, Action Links
- Allison Everett Trading Operations Manager, National Galleries of Scotland
- Andy Dutton IT Manager, Black Country Living Museum
- Charlotte Pascoe Commercial Manager, The Box Plymouth
- Christina Pascoe Filming & Hires Lead, English Heritage
- Claire McHardy Head of Operations, Heritage Portfolio
- Clare Short Director of Enterprise, Birmingham Botanical Gardens
- Courtney Dore Senior Sales Executive, DACS
- Eleanor Ward Retail Manager, Bristol Dockyards
- Emily Larsen Front of House & Marketing Manager, Clifton Suspension Bridge
- Fi Anderson Creative Development Manager, Association for Cultural Enterprises
- Fi Morley Director, Unique Venue Solutions
- Fraser McCallum Senior Retail & Admissions Operations Manager, Imperial War Museums
- George Wakely Cultural Venues Development, Culture North Yorkshire
- Hannah Robertson Venue Sales & Events Manager, Foundling Museum
- James Etherington Director, Kiplin Hall & Gardens
- Laura Hilton Visitor Experience Manager, Clifton Suspension Bridge
- Laura Murray Head of Visitor Operations & Commercial Revenue, RZSS
- Melanie Lewis MBE Chair, Association for Cultural Enterprises
- Michelle Morton Licensing Manager, Royal Shakespeare Company
- Peta Swindall Executive Director, Little Angel Theatre
- Rosanna Dean Director of Visitor Experience & Commercial, The Tank Museum
- Rosie Baker Director of Commercial & Operations, Foundling Museum
- Sam Davies Systems & Processes Business Partner, Black Country Living Museum
- Sandra Reid Managing Director, Fare Consulting
- Sara Blair-Manning CEO, Birmingham Botanical Gardens
- Sarah Stratton Tessitura Consultant, ZSL
- Tabitha Paterson Visitor Engagement & Retail Manager, Foundling Museum
- Tracy Lucas Retail Operations Manager, Amgueddfa Cymru
- Vickie O’Malley Managing Director, Rockpool Licensing
- Victoria Reeves Chief Executive, National Justice Museum
- Xanthe Arvanitakis Director, Chiswick House & Gardens Trust
Agenda
- Cultural Enterprises Awards Ceremony 23 February 2027 · Main Stage
- Beyond Carbon: How Hospitality and Events Can Build More Sustainable Cultural Venues
- Beyond Footfall: Trend Forecasting for Year-Round Museum Retail Success
- Beyond the Grant: Turning Heritage Investment into Financial Sustainability
- Collaborative Wins – Building Resilience with New Catering Partnerships at RZSS
- Creating an Identity for Your Venue: How Strong Place Identity Drives Income, Audiences and Community Impact
- Cultural Enterprises Retail Trend Report
- Driving Enterprise Alongside Planning for a £19.45m – and Rising – Capital Project
- Embedding an Enterprise Culture: Commercial Strategy at the Churches Conservation Trust
- From Crisis to Community: Transforming Chiswick House & Gardens
- From Sketchbook to Shop Floor: Creating a Commercially Successful Exhibition Range for Gwen John
- From Tanks to Toddlers: Finding a Whole New Audience
- Funding Financial Resilience: How Impact Investment Can Support Cultural Enterprise
- Heart of a Conservator, Mind of a CEO
- How Many People Can Fit Inside the Clifton Suspension Bridge? Tours, Audiences and Using an Old Space in New Ways
- Kynren – A Time-Travelling Retail Journey
- Preserving Heritage, Creating Hospitality: The Commissioners House
- Procuring Systems That Are Fit for Purpose (and on a Budget)
- Removing Friction: What Gen Z and Sustainability Mean for Cultural Venues
- Selling Shakespeare: the Highs and Lows of Building a Brand Licensing Programme
- Sibling Rivalry or One Big Happy Family? Venue Hire Versus Visitor Engagement at Foundling Museum
- The First Year: Lessons from Reimagining a National Gallery’s Trading Company
- The Grinch, or How I Cancelled Christmas, Twice
- The People Are Out There: Off-Site Retail and Engagement at IWM
- What We Wish We’d Known Earlier: Lessons from Working with Artists, Rights and Commercial Partnerships
- Are You Actually Delivering the Experience You Think You Are?
- When Your Checkout Says No: Three Ways To Work Around System Limitations To Drive Revenue and Return Visits
- Beryl Mania – Making the Most of a Popular Exhibition