Jon Holmes is Managing Director of Jon Holmes Media Ltd. He was previously Chairman of SFX Europe and the former Chairman of Leicester City Football Club with over thirty years' experience as a client manager, FA Licensed Players' Agent, and with a wealth of television and media knowledge. Jon is an occasional contributor to newspapers, TV and Radio on Sports Management related topics. He is also an accomplished speaker on the topics of Sports/ Sponsorship/Marketing/ Branding.

Jon has overseen the development of a number of media productions including co-devising with Gary Lineker the screenplay for ITV's "All in the Game" drama series broadcast in 1993, and "Gary's Golden Boots" for BBC1 in 1998. He has worked as a Programme consultant to "They Think It's All Over" BBC TV/TalkBack (1995-2000) and "Trevor's World of Sport" BBC TV/Hat Trick (2003).

Jon's other interests include the theatre, reading, sport, politics, current affairs, general financial affairs and journalistic issues.

Rebecca Blackwood has twenty years wide-ranging experience of corporate communications including brand development and corporate positioning. Her experience with cultural institutions includes Arts Council England, Museums Libraries and Archives Council, Regional Development Agencies across the country and the Contemporary Art Society as well as numerous high profile museums, galleries and performing arts

Clare Cooper was Co- Founder and Co Director of Mission, Models, Money (MMM) a two year action research programme and campaign for change which sought to develop new approaches to organisational and financial sustainability in the arts and cultural sector and which completed in May 2007. She is now producing MMM's next generation initiative 'Designing For Transition' which will re-inforce key messages from and implement recommendations made by the MMM programme by delivering a further series of practical interventions.

Ray Dinsdale is currently Chair of East Northamptonshire Cultural Community Partnership. He has twenty years of experience as a plc board member, fifteen as a CEO. He is an experienced non-executive Director and Chairman with strong financial expertise.

Peter Helps is Chief Executive of sinfonia ViVA, the East Midlands only professional orchestra. He has been General Manager of the Theatre Royal in Glasgow for Scottish Opera and Theatre Manager of The London Coliseum for ENO. He is Chairman of Derby's Arts Forum and was founding Chairman for Derby's Creative Industries Network.

Sukhy Johal is the Executive Director of Culture East Midlands and an active volunteer with a number of organisations, including the New Art Exchange of which he is also a board member, the Black Environment Network and Apna Arts.

Professor John McRae has been Special Professor of Language in Literature Study at University of Nottingham since 1992 and since 1999 Professor Invité at the University of Avignon, He has published a number of books on language and literature as well as being co-editor of the Penguin Student Editions. He is also Deputy Chairman of the British Council's Language in Literature and Culture Committee.

Shona Powell is Director of Lakeside Arts Centre, University of Nottingham. She was founding Director of the Lemon Tree in Aberdeen in 1992. She is Deputy Chair of Culture East Midlands and also Chair of Derby Dance Centre.