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SpeakersMeet CIISA, the Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority, at our free webinar with their CEO, Jen Smith and learn about their vision to create safe and inclusive workplaces for creative industry professionals.
Following the recent release of the CIISA standards, a set of four behaviour standards that all creative organisations should meet to ensure safe and inclusive working environments, CIISA will, over the year ahead, open up its reporting and support services to ensure these standards are upheld.
These new services will help build a clearer picture of behaviour issues within the creative industries, allowing CIISA to give a real data-driven insight into current issues and establish comprehensive reporting, mediation and resolution processes.
Register now to learn more about CIISA’s work and how film exhibition organisations can become supporters and help them achieve their vision.
Speakers
Jen Smith
CEO, CIISA
Jen Smith is CEO of the Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority (CIISA) responsible for developing its remit, operating model and governance structure. Jen led the creation and publication of the screen sectors’ first ‘Set of Principles and Guidance to Prevent Bullying and Harassment and Racism’ convening over 50 cultural organisations to adopt them, in addition inspiring additional editions tailored for the Theatre and Music sectors. In her previous role at the BFI before leaving to lead CIISA, she was responsible for gaining international recognition for the BFI Diversity Standards, achieving Autism Friendly Status for BFI Southbank, partnering with Changing Faces on the impactful #Iamnotyourvillain campaign and ensuring that the full range of diversity data on who the BFI funds and employs is published annually. Jen has also held a broad range of roles in the housing sector leading on Strategy, PR, Business Development, Learning and Develpment and Inclusion. Prior to that Jen worked as Parliamentary Researcher specialising in Foreign Affairs and International Relations and is a member of the Institute of Regulation and an ACAS accredited mediator.
Catharine Des Forges
Director, Independent Cinema Office
Catharine started her career as a Film Exhibition Officer at the BFI and has worked with many venues over the last 30 years both as a funder, consultant and advisor as well as a period spent at Arts Council England in a similar role. She set up the ICO in 2003 and took it from a start-up with 3 members of staff and 10 months worth of funding to the present day, with a capital asset and a turnover of just under £2m. Over the years she has led on funding strategy and organisational development and has raised millions of pounds from organisations such as BFI, ACE, Esmee Fairbairn, Creative Europe, Screen Skills and numerous film institutes and other partners. She is an advisory board member for Be The Business (www.bethebusiness.com).