Creative Industries Federation
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| Formation | 24 November 2014 |
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Chair
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Sir John Sorrell |
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Chief Executive
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John Kampfner |
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Legal status
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Non-profit organisation |
| Website | www |
The Creative Industries Federation is the independent representative body of the UK's arts, creative industries and cultural and creative education institutions. It represents more than 1000 member organisations and advocates for the infrastructure and investment required to retain the creative industries' position as the fastest growing sector of the UK economy.
The Federation was the brianchild of Sir John Sorrell, the designer and UK business ambassador, and a team of creative leaders including Sir Nicholas Serota of Tate, Sir Peter Bazalgette from Arts Council England, Amanda Nevill of the British Film Institute, Darren Henley of Classic FM, Tim Davie of BBC Worldwide, Sir Nicholas Hytner of the National Theatre and Caroline Rush of the British Fashion Council. Operations commenced in March 2014 before the organisation launched officially in November of the same year with a 500-person reception at Central Saint Martins. Its membership scheme commenced in January 2015.
The Federation marked its first anniversary in January 2016 with a celebration at Television Centre, welcoming 650 guests and featuring an address by Chancellor George Osborne. Its second anniversary saw similar numbers attend a celebration at the Design Museum, with speakers including Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Greg Clark, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Karen Bradley, Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs Fiona Hyslop and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and performers including Company Wayne McGregor.
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