We have invited Dave Harte to talk ab
out his experience and knowledge of working in the Creative Industry. These talk will be of interest to anyone working in the Social Media and related areas. After a short introduction to his work on the subject, we hope to encourage a general discussion including other people experiences and knowledge of Industries
Dave is a Senior Lecturer in Media and Communications and our award leader for the MA in Social Media. He has recently completed a secondment to Birmingham City Council as Economic Development Manager for Digital Birmingham where he championed the use of social media and digital tools to the city leaders and the business community.
For many years he has worked closely with Birmingham’s vibrant digital media sector acting as a link between the public sector and the business community. Since 2003 he has worked with the regional development agency for the West Midlands on their business clusters strategy and has previously managed a major business support project on their behalf.
Dave is an enthusiastic advocate of social media and blogs at www.daveharte.com as well as managing a local news website for Bournville, a site often cited as an exemplar of its kind.
Dave has recently published a research paper in Creative Industries journal on the development of business cluster in the Digital Media sector. Understanding the role of policy-makers in creating ‘digital’ or ‘creative’ spaces in cities is part of his current research interests.
The discussion will be held on the 27th of November from 7.00pm – 9.00pm in the Co-working space.
Its free to attend but space is limited so please register early to avoid disappointment. Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis. To register for any or all of these events please visit the eventbrite page (Moseley Exchange in Birmingham). For more info:
Email info@moseleyexchange.com or Tel: 0121 449 8585