Breakfast Briefing with Susannah Storey, Permanent Secretary, DCMS
Join us for this briefing with Susannah Storey to discuss how DCMS is driving economic growth
The UK’s media, culture and sport sectors make a significant contribution to economic growth, productivity and global competitiveness, supporting millions of jobs and generating substantial value across the economy. From creative industries and digital technologies to cultural institutions and sport, DCMS plays a central role in enabling innovation, investing in modern infrastructure, and strengthening skills pipelines to support long-term growth.
At a time of rapid technological change and regional economic disparity, cross-sector collaboration and leadership is essential to scaling businesses, unlocking regional opportunity and ensuring sustainable growth. This briefing will provide an opportunity to hear from the Permanent Secretary on how DCMS is working across sectors to drive innovation, boost productivity, and deliver economic and social value through partnership.
Discussion points:
- How DCMS is enabling innovation across creative and cultural sectors, and the role of cross-sector leadership in boosting productivity and unlocking new growth opportunities.
- The contribution of creative and cultural industries to economic growth, and how collaboration between government and industry can support investment in skills, infrastructure and regional development.
- How government, business and civil society can work together to support scale-up, improve skills pathways, and use initiatives such as the Civil Society Covenant to deliver more effective public services and inclusive economic growth.
Susannah Storey is the Permanent Secretary at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Previously, Susannah was Director General for Digital Technologies and Telecoms at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and Director General for Digital and Media Policy at the then Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
Prior to this role, Susannah was Director General at the Department for Exiting the European Union. Before joining DExEU, she held a number of director roles at BEIS, DECC and UK Government Investments.
When registering for this event you can choose whether you would prefer to attend in-person or virtually. Please note in-person capacity is limited, and any members we are unable to accommodate face-to-face will be offered the opportunity to join virtually. The livestream will run from 08:30-09:30.