Create Growth Programme Investor Roundtable Series

Join us for our hands‑on investor roundtables exploring the state of play, opportunities, and challenges in the creative industries. With a focus on key sub‑sectors - video games, music, createch, and sustainable fashion - the sessions will showcase funded projects and feature insights from sector experts, founders and investors, offering a practical look at the future of creative sector investment.
When

03/02/2026 - 04/02/2026 09.00 - 17.00
Location

London
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About the event

Organised as part of the Create Growth Programme, funded by the Department for Culture, Media, and Sports (DCMS) and delivered by Innovate UK, the roundtables bring together sector specialists, leading investors, and founders to encourage discussion, support the growth and visibility of creative sub‑sectors, and enable syndication opportunities.

Why attend?

  • Gain insights into current trends, developments, and practices across four creative sub‑sectors, shared by sector specialists and investors
  • Take part in roundtable discussions and panel sessions that encourage open dialogue on challenges, opportunities, and investment strategies
  • Connect informally with other investors and regional teams to build valuable relationships for future collaboration and syndication

Who should attend?

  • Specialist investors in creative sub‑sectors: Video games, music tech, createch, and fashion tech.
  • Investors looking to expand networks, explore syndication, and connect with regional creative businesses.
  • Investors interested in the intersection of technology and creative sector investment, including emerging opportunities and barriers.
  • 09:15-13:00

    Video Games – Create Growth Programme Investor Roundtable

    Session breakdown (Detailed agenda to follow)

    • Video Games Roundtable
    • Sector and Investor Insights
    • Roundtable Discussion: regional focus and case studies
    • Lunch & Networking
  • 13:00-17:00

    Music Tech – Create Growth Programme Investor Roundtable

    Session breakdown (Detailed agenda to follow)

    • Lunch & Networking
    • Sector and Investor Insights
    • Roundtable Discussion: Investment strategies, opportunities, barriers (AI & IP infrastructure), sector reports
  • 09:15-13:00

    Createch – Create Growth Programme Investor Roundtable

    Session breakdown (Detailed agenda to follow)

    • Sector Insights: Createch (Ad‑Marketing AI)
    • Roundtable Discussion: Workforce innovation & distributed teams
    • Lunch & Networking
  • 13:00-17:00

    Fashion Tech – Create Growth Programme Investor Roundtable

    Session breakdown (Detailed agenda to follow)

    • Lunch & Networking
    • Fashion Tech Roundtable
    • Case Studies: Fashion Tech sustainability
      Specialist‑led
    • Discussion: Sustainable innovation & investment ecosystem

You can attend all roundtables, or select individual sessions. Please ensure that you have selected the event session that you wish to attend on the registration page.

Accessibility and Inclusion

We are committed to ensuring our events are accessible for all.

If you experience any barriers to registering, for any reason, please contact us by email: enquiries@iukbc.org.uk or phone: +44 03333 403250 and we will support your registration.

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This Event is part of Create Growth Programme .

Helping businesses in England convert their creative potential into creative growth.

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