Richard Neville is a journalist with extensive experience in the Scottish media and is currently a director of the media and communications consultancy, Neville Robertson Communications Ltd. He was previously the Head of Newspapers for DC Thomson Media, overseeing The Courier and The Evening Telegraph in Dundee and The Press and Journal and The Evening Express in Aberdeen as well as The Sunday Post. He previously edited both The Courier and The Press and Journal. He was the architect of the digital transformation of DC Thomson’s news brands in 2020/21.

Richard is passionate about helping to drive change in Dundee, and devised and launched the successful Courier Business Awards to help celebrate success across the region.  

Previously Richard was Editor of Business a.m., the critically acclaimed Scottish daily business and political newspaper that closed in 2003. He has also been Deputy Editor of The Scotsman and worked as a reporter for The Daily Record and Edinburgh Evening News and ran the newsdesk of the York Evening Press. 

Richard is also a director of Dundee Heritage Trust, a member of the Fundraising Board at The Maggie’s Centre in Dundee and a member of the University of Dundee School of Business Advisory Board. 

Anzal is a litigation solicitor working in a range of areas including planning, environmental, property and public law.

She is also a creative practitioner working at the intersection of interactive media and social impact. She has worked for numerous public and third sector clients to study and deliver creative projects for impact beyond entertainment.

Anzal is motivated by the power of creativity and storytelling to amplify new perspectives and nurture greater understanding.

Sorcha is a musician, composer and disabled activist based in Dundee. Her work includes delivering accessible music workshops and advocating for equal access to musical and creative experiences for all.  

Recently, Sorcha’s artistic practice has become more intrinsically linked with activism which she expresses through poetry and song. Sorcha is founder of Springboard Creative Arts, which supports and champions young aspiring disabled musicians, and offers a support network for disabled women working in the arts in Scotland. 

Springboard Creative Arts also designs and delivers workshops and materials to facilitate global citizenship and climate justice education through the creative arts. 

Sorcha’s latest project, Transforming the Narrative, commissioned by Touretteshero, is a creative expression of the experiences of disabled people during the pandemic.

You can also find Sorcha drinking good coffee or on walks with her dog.

Jason’s art practice over the last 15 years has explored the production of work through socially engaged and collaborative processes. He often works directly within communities exploring notions of culture, co-production, collective ownership and stewardship. Jason is interested in how activity can empower and enable expression and action. His work is often a response to context and exists as a result of direct engagement with people, their environments and their relationship to it. Regardless of the scale of the project the underpinning concepts that drive his work are notions of learning, social structure and ideas of identity, community, ownership and agency. 

Jason has extensive experience at working for and with a wide range of organisations and partners managing and delivering projects of varying scale and complexity in a variety of contexts. Through his work Jason is exploring how to connect local significance with global relevance – how the local, through international partnership can find synergy and impact on the global. 

Clare is a Lecturer in Visual Arts Practice on Abertay University’s Computer Arts undergraduate programme.

Clare brings her experience as an artist, curator and creative producer to the role, often seeking opportunities for students and staff to exhibit and advance their work through GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) partnerships.

Her research is practice-based and explores the intersection between playful technology, performance and community engagement. Clare seeks to create meaningful experiences for people, providing a space for connection, reflection and discussion. Often these projects explore sociocultural or sociopolitical topics, with a focus on empathy, wellbeing and self-expression.

These interdisciplinary projects involve collaborations with performers, game designers, sound artists and other creative practitioners.

Currently, Clare is working on projects that explore lived experience, nostalgia and cooperative games, bringing people together to share their stories in playful, accessible ways.

Leyla is a multidisciplinary artist and creative facilitator with experience in arts organising, community programming, and youth engagement. Her work spans sculpture, installation, illustration, and writing, as well as hands-on experience in metalwork, digital fabrication, and material-led making. 

She often makes socially engaged, critical, and spiritual work, and has collaborated with galleries, festivals, and artist-led spaces across Scotland, including projects with V&A Dundee, Generator Projects, Intercultural Youth Scotland, the Leith Late Festival, Exhale and LGBT Health.

Jim is an intellectual and cultural historian who has held a variety of leadership positions in universities in the UK and Ireland. He has a strong interest in the relationship between creative practice and social change. 

He is currently managing Atlantic Futures, a major transformation project in the North-West of Ireland, and Co-Directing PACESETTERS, a EU-funded project on creative practice and the just transition. 

He has lived in Dundee since 2013 and was previously Dean of Humanities in the University of Dundee and one of the co-directors of InGAME.

Curator / Producer based in Dundee, Scotland working on projects that blur between disciplines, foster joy and make space for connection, conversation and questioning – beyond a momentary experience. Focusing on regional art festivals and itinerant programming as Co-Director of Art Night Dundee CIC: Becca’s interests sit with collectivism, the commons, intersectional feminist-practicing and the possibles of sonic attunement. Becca is the Co-Founder of dundee radio club, a listening project based in the city, alongside the Co-Organiser of Dundee Zine Fest, celebrating print and DIY culture.

Previous experiences blend grassroots programming with institutional learnings, inc. Yuck ‘n Yum, Strange Field, V&A Dundee, Future Observatory with University of Dundee (Design HOPES), Kettle’s Yard at University of Cambridge and Atlas Arts.

John is a cultural strategist who specialises in audience engagement and gamified experiences in heritage. He has worked extensively for major heritage organisations including the National Trust and Imperial War Museums. 

He also helped build the digital engagement culture for the first ever National Museum in the UAE and has consulted internationally with organisations on innovation and creative practices. 

Previous to this John is a former Head of Creative Learning for the Royal Lyceum and Schools Producer for the Lyric Hammersmith.