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WMCA Cultural Leadership Board Meeting 8 - Minutes

Foreword

Date:
  • Monday 16 August 2021
Time:
  • 14:00 - 16:00
Location:
  • Virtual Teams meeting
Organisers:
  • Adam Hawksbee, Head of Policy and Programme Development, WMCA
  • Salla Virman, Senior Policy Officer - Culture, WMCA
  • Rachel Fearn, Support Officer, WMCA
Attendees:
  • Nikki Bi (Civic Square)
  • Raidene Carter (Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games)
  • Indi Deol (DESIblitz)
  • Doreen Foster (Warwick Arts Centre)
  • Adrian Jackson (Wolverhampton Grand Theatre)
  • Jerrel Jackson (Creative Academies Network)
  • Cheryl Jones (Grand Union)
  • Ayub Khan (Cultural Services & Libraries Warwickshire County Council)
  • Andrew Lovett (Black Country Living Museum)
  • Timothy Maycock (Birmingham Hippodrome)
  • Julia Negus (Theatre Absolute)
  • Gina Patel (Young Combined Authority)
  • Martin Sutherland, Chair of Cultural Leadership Board
Apologies:
  • Val Birchall, WMCA Cultural Officers Group Chair
    Simeon Shtebunaev (Birmingham Architectural Association)
  • Aftab Rahman (Legacy WM)
  • Parminder Dosanjh (Creative Black Country)
  • Pamela Cole-Hudson (Gazebo)
  • Ammo Talwar (PUNCH Records)
  • Karen Newman (Birmingham Open Media)
  • Laura Nyahuye (Maokwo)
  • Ian Francis (Flatpack Film Festival)
Guests of observers:
  • David Furmage, Vice-Chair, Cultural Officers Group (observer & Item 5)
Welcome & apologies

Apologies were noted.

Declarations of interest

None.

Approval of the minutes of the previous meeting

The minutes of the previous meeting were approved with the following outstanding action:

  • Board members to email Salla their Self-Assessment forms.

WMCA is establishing a Race Equalities Taskforce and it has been confirmed it can have representation from CLB. Salla to share details once available.

Action:
  • Board members to email Salla their Self- Assessment forms
  • Salla to share nomination details with CLB