Experience the power of Creative and Cultural Industries at ACSIS 2025. Africa and the Caribbean are home to rich traditions and bold innovations that drive economic growth through music, film, fashion, and digital art. These industries offer potential for investment, global partnerships, and sustainable development. Meet creators, funders, and decision-makers who are shaping the future of culture and commerce. Discover new markets, explore fresh ideas, and unlock meaningful opportunities. Join us to celebrate creativity, build lasting connections, and take part in a movement that is redefining the global creative “Orange” economy.
Creative & Cultural Industries
Focus Areas
The Orange Economy & Globalization of African and Caribbean Culture
How African and Caribbean creatives are shaping the global Orange (Creative) Economy exporting music, fashion, film, and art while redefining narratives and creating powerful cultural exports that drive economic growth and global recognition.
Women in Culture and Creativity
Celebrating the leadership and innovation of women driving cultural production, preserving heritage, and building creative enterprises. This session will spotlight their impact, challenges, and transformative role in shaping inclusive creative economies.
Politics & Creative Expression
Exploring how artists and movements use creative expression to challenge systems, advocate for change, and influence political discourse in Africa and the Caribbean, turning art into a force for activism and dialogue.
Cultural Festivals, Art & Storytelling as Living Museums
Discover how festivals, visual arts, and oral traditions act as living museums that are preserving history, educating communities, and inspiring future generations through immersive cultural experiences rooted in local identity.
Language as Cultural Tools
Understanding the power of indigenous and creole languages as vessels of identity, resistance, and creativity. Learn how language preservation supports cultural continuity and strengthens storytelling, performance, and education, deep-rooted in African and Caribbean culture.
Creative Entrepreneurship in the Diaspora
Explore how creatives in the African and Caribbean diaspora are building global brands, connecting cultures, and investing back into their homelands through innovation, storytelling, and strategic entrepreneurship.
Join us in London, UK
on Friday & Saturday 21st – 22nd November 2025 at Queens Gate House, London, SW7 5JS for the premier event in the African and Caribbean business and innovation space.
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