• Summit's Up - Choose Your Sessions!

    Choose the workshops/roundtable/panel discussions you want to attend and submit your registration before capacity fills. We also have a limited number of 1:1 sessions available at the bottom of this form.

  • Please choose your sessions from the below - it is not mandatory to choose sessions - we will also be hosting co-working and free headshots at Smithfield 1&2 throughout the day.

  • 13:00 - 14:15 Sessions - Please choose only one!

  • 13:00 - 14:15 - 'WHO PAYS FOR CULTURE AND WHY?' (Workshop/Talk), Mitchell Arts Centre (Cafe Space) (Max 40 attendees)
  • 13:00 - 14:15 - 'BIG MASSIVE EVENTS AND WHAT WE CAN LEARN' (Panel), Mitchell Arts Centre (Main Hall) (Max 150 attendees)
  • 13:00 - 14:15 - 'Future Talent: Engaging Young People Through Careers andCreativity' (Practical Session, Victoria Hall (Foyer) (Max 40 attendees)

  • 14:30 - 15:45 Sessions - Please choose only one!

  • 14:30 - 15:45 - 'CAN WE FUND THIS TOGETHER?' (Conversation and Q&A) Mitchell Arts Centre (Cafe Space) (Max 40 attendees)
  • 14:30 - 15:45 - 'SO, WHAT’S ACTUALLY HAPPENING IN THE CITY CENTRE?' (Panel/Conversation), Mitchell Arts Centre (Main Hall) (Max 150 attendees)
  • 14:30 - 15:45 - 'WHAT SHOULD STOKE SOUND LIKE?' (Conversation), Victoria Hall (Foyer) (Max 40 attendees)
  • 14:30 - 15:45 - 'NO POTBANKS! NO SPITFIRES!' (Workshop/Creative Drop In), Drop City Books (Max 20 attendees)

  • 16:00 - 17:15 Sessions - Please choose only one!

  • 16:00 - 17:15 - Drop City Books Activity (Hands-on Activity), (Max 20 attendees)
  • 16:00 - 17:15 - 'GET PEOPLE THROUGH THE DOOR' (Workshop/Talk), Mitchell Arts Centre (Cafe Space) (Max 40 attendees)
  • 16:00 - 17:15 - 'CREATIVITY, HEALTH AND WHAT ACTUALLY WORKS' (Workshop/Conversation), Mitchell Arts Centre (Main Hall) (Max 150 attendees)
  • 16:00 - 17:15 - 'BIG BUILDINGS, BIG BUDGETS, BIG LESSONS' (Round Table), Victoria Hall (Foyer) (Max 40 attendees)
  • 16:30 - 17:30 - 'MAKING THEATRE WITHOUT A BIG BUILDING' (Round Table), Smithfield 1 (Boardroom) (Max 14 attendees)

  • We have a limited amount of 1:1 sessions available on the day. These are first come, first served - if you select a 1:1 and are unable to attend, please do let us know.

  •  Arts Council England 

    Got an Arts Council question you keep putting off? A chance to talk directly with Arts Council staff about funding, applications and where your work might fit.

  • 13:00 - 13:20 - ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND, Smithfield 1 (Max 2 attendees)
  • 13:20 - 13:40 - ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND, Smithfield 1 (Max 2 attendees)
  • 13:40 - 14:00 - ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND, Smithfield 1 (Max 2 attendees)
  • 14:30 - 14:50 - ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND, Smithfield 1 (Max 2 attendees)
  • 14:50 - 15:10 - ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND, Smithfield 1 (Max 2 attendees)
  • 15:10 - 15:30 - ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND, Smithfield 1 (Max 2 attendees)
  • 16:00 - 16:20 - ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND, Smithfield 1 (Max 1 attendee)
  • 16:20 - 16:40 - ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND, Smithfield 1 (Max 1 attendee)
  • 16:40 - 17:00 - ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND, Smithfield 1 (Max 1 attendee)

  • Producer Surgery with Trevelyan Wright, CEO, Wolverhampton Arts Centre

    Twenty minutes. Your project. Your questions. A focused one to one to unpick an idea, problem, opportunity or next step. 

  • 13:00 - 13:20 - Trevelyan Wright, Smithfield 1 (Max 1 attendee)
  • 13:20 - 13:40 - Trevelyan Wright, Smithfield 1 (Max 1 attendee)
  • 13:40 - 14:00 - Trevelyan Wright, Smithfield 1 (Max 1 attendee)
  • 14:30 - 14:50 - Trevelyan Wright, Smithfield 1 (Max 1 attendee)
  • 14:50 - 15:10 - Trevelyan Wright, Smithfield 1 (Max 1 attendee)
  • 15:10 - 15:30 - Trevelyan Wright, Smithfield 1 (Max 1 attendee)
  • 15:30 - 15:50 - Trevelyan Wright, Smithfield 1 (Max 1 attendee)

  • Producer Surgery with Kat Boon, Producer and Theatre Maker

    Bring the thing you are stuck on, building or trying to make happen. Twenty minutes of focused producer thinking on your project, career or next move.

  • 14:45 - 15:05 - Kat Boon, Smithfield 1 (Max 1 attendee)
  • 15:05 - 15:25 - Kat Boon, Smithfield 1 (Max 1 attendee)
  • 15:25 - 15:45 - Kat Boon, Smithfield 1 (Max 1 attendee)
  • 16:00 - 16:20 - Kat Boon, Smithfield 1 (Max 1 attendee)
  • 16:20 - 16:40 - Kat Boon, Smithfield 1 (Max 1 attendee)
  • 16:40 - 17:00 - Kat Boon, Smithfield 1 (Max 1 attendee)
  • 17:00 - 17:20 - Kat Boon, Smithfield 1 (Max 1 attendee)
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