Inaugural Creative North conference arrives in Manchester on Friday

Tickets, which are still available, cost £297 + VAT – and registration for Creative North begins at 8:30am. There will be opportunities for networking and idea sharing, as well as casual drinks after the day has come to an end. Breakfast, lunch, tea, coffee and a drink at the Royal Exchange Bar will be provided for attendees.

Martin Williams, Co-founder of Hampson Nattan Williams and Creative North, told Prolific North: “There was a Creative North shaped hole… in the North. We talked about it on the train back from last year’s Copy Capital. We decided to do something about it.

“Now there isn’t. What had we hoped for when set up? An amazing venue. Amazing speakers. An amazing audience. And that’s exactly what we’ve got.

“A long overdue and much anticipated alternative to the London-centricity (and straight-white-male-ness) of other creative events, Creative North promises something new [and] fresh: a roadmap for creative collaboration – especially in terms of marketing and messaging.”