Create Growth N2 Celebration Event
For nearly a decade, programmes such as The Big House, LEADD:NG and Create Growth N2 have supported thousands of creative businesses across our region, providing funding, mentoring, and growth support that has helped founders build stronger, more ambitious companies.
Type of event: In conversation | Networking
From: Tuesday 31 March 2026, 4 pm
To: Tuesday 31 March 2026, 7 pm
Registration: 4:00 pm
Booking deadline: Monday 30 March 2026, 12.00 am
Event details
This is a pivotal moment for Nottinghamshire’s Creative and Digital sector.
For nearly a decade, programmes such as The Big House, LEADD:NG and Create Growth N2 have supported thousands of creative businesses across our region, providing funding, mentoring, and growth support that has helped founders build stronger, more ambitious companies.
Together these initiatives have supported almost 3,000 businesses, delivered tens of thousands of hours of funded support, and in the last 24 months has helped businesses in Nottingham secure over £1.4m in competitive grant funding.
As tailored funded business support for the sector in our region comes to a close at the end of this month and future investment decisions move to the East Midlands Combined Authority, this is an important opportunity for our sector to come together, celebrate its achievements, and demonstrate the energy, ambition and scale of our creative community and start to shape what might come next.
We would love you to join us at our Create Growth N2 Celebration Event:
Metronome, NTU
31st March 2026
4:00pm - 7:00pm
Refreshments and nibbles will be provided.
The event will feature:
- Keynote from Claire Ward, Mayor of the East Midlands
- Policy leaders discussing the regional Big Picture
- Sector leaders discussing the future of the Creative & Digital economy
- Inspiring stories from businesses who have benefitted from the Create Growth N2 Programme
- Exhibitions from beneficiaries
- Jubensha by Chronic Insanity Theatre, Murder Mystery Networking Activity
- Music from The Limelight Orchestra
Full Agenda
| 4:00pm | Registration, Jubensha by Chronic Insanity, murder mystery networking begins |
| 4:45pm | The Power of Funding & Growth Support Hear from our innovate UK grant winners and support beneficiaries about the difference the Create Growth N2 programme has made to their business. |
| 5:10pm | Keynote Address Claire Ward, Mayor of the East Midlands |
| 5:20pm | The Big Picture
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| 5:40pm | Interactive Session |
| 5:50pm | The Future of Creative Sector in Nottingham Discussion with local industry leaders with their thoughts on future CDI growth opportunities featuring Michael Fisher, Managing Director, Linney Create |
| 6:15pm | Further Networking, Exhibitions and music from The Limelight Orchestra |
| 7:00pm | Event Closes |