Cultural Compact
Birmingham Cultural Compact was formed in October 2024 to work with Birmingham City Council to drive forward their new Cultural Strategy Framework for Birmingham.
The Compact is Chaired by Professor David Mba, Vice Chancellor of Birmingham City University with Cllr Suleman Cabinet member for culture being Vice Chair.
Current members of the Cultural Compact were initially selected by the Chair, Birmingham City Council and Culture Central to bring together key cross-sector representation to ensure the framework and outputs were co-owned.
The current compact members are:
Symon Easton,
Head of Culture,
Birmingham City Council
Erica Love,
CEO, Culture Central
James Watts,
Director Birmingham, Arup
Rhys Boyer,
Public Health,
Birmingham City Council
Alex Tross,
Deputy Chair, Colmore Bid
Gurjit Jagpal,
Goldman Sachs
Simon Delahunty Forrest,
Assistant Director Inclusive Growth, Birmingham City Council
Nick Reed,
B:Music CEO and WM Music Board Chair
Hayley Pepler,
Head of Culture, Creative Industries and Digital Roadmap, WMCA
Matt Hammond,
West Midlands Growth Company
Henriette Breukelaar,
West Midlands Regional Director at the Canal and River Trust
Clara Day,
Chief Medical Officer
Sarah Kennedy,
Senior Relationship Manager, Arts Council England
Jon Gilchrist,
CEO and Artistic Director, Birmingham Hippodrome
Sally Burns,
Director Public Health, Birmingham City Council
Emma Stenning,
CEO, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sara Wajid,
Co-CEO, Birmingham Museums Trust
Brian Carr,
BVSC
Cllr. Saima Suleman (Vice Chair),
Cabinet Member for Culture, Birmingham City Council
David Mba (Chair),
Birmingham City University
Mohammed Ali,
CEO and Artistic Director Soul City Arts
Sara Jones,
University of Birmingham