Institutional and government advisory

Culture is infrastructure. I help states and institutions treat it that way.

Advisory for governments, agencies, universities and cultural bodies that need creative economy strategy grounded in delivery, not theory. I run the tours, the festivals and the company, so the plan I write is a plan that can be built.

11

Cultural and diplomatic missions delivered

UN

Briefed on displacement and student evacuation

22 yrs

Of operating history behind the delivery arm

3

Continents worked across on live and policy briefs

Four mandates I take on.

01

Creative economy strategy

Where the value sits in a national music, film or events sector, what leaks offshore and which infrastructure closes the gap.

02

Soft power and cultural diplomacy

Programmes that carry a country's story abroad, designed around real artists and real audiences rather than showcase events nobody attends.

03

Diaspora engagement

Reaching diaspora communities as participants and investors, using the channels and cultural cues they actually respond to.

04

Evidence and briefing

Research, written briefs and testimony, including work presented to United Nations bodies and covered by international press.

How the missions work

Policy, industry and diaspora, in the same trip.

01

Government and policy

Missions that sit where culture meets policy: private meetings with heads of state and ministers, and contributions to national creative economy and soft power agendas.

02

Creative industries

Each trip maps venues, partners and talent, finds the gaps in local infrastructure, and designs touring routes, festival concepts and capacity building for the next generation.

03

Diaspora and tourism

Bridging home and diaspora through events, storytelling and curated experiences that move travel, investment and cultural exchange in both directions.

  1. Saudi Arabia2024
  2. RwandaDec 2024
  3. United Arab EmiratesJan 2025
  4. KenyaJan 2025
  5. NigeriaApr 2025
  6. EthiopiaJun 2025
  7. AlgeriaSep 2025
  8. ZimbabweNov 2025
  9. BarbadosNov 2025
  10. GhanaDec 2025

Engagements start with a scoping conversation.

Most institutional work runs as a retained advisory arrangement or a defined programme with named deliverables. Tell me the mandate, the timeline and who has to be convinced, and I will come back with a shape and a figure.

Ways in

  • Retained advisory, rolling with a three month minimum
  • Programme design and delivery oversight, scoped per mandate
  • Keynotes, briefings and closed-door sessions
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