(Two days event taking place on 5th and 6th November 2025 at the Bangalore International Centre)
Cultural industry leaders, artists, policy makers and entrepreneurs from India and the UK come together; panels, performances and the marketplace showcase the cultural connections between the two countries
Bengaluru : British Council, the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities, today announced the launch of Creative Convergence: Growth Reimagined, a two-day gathering that will bring together India and the UK’s leading voices in arts, culture, and enterprise to shape the future of the creative economy.
Taking place on 5th and 6th November 2025 at the Bangalore International Centre, the inaugural edition will convene creative entrepreneurs, policymakers, and cultural change makers to exchange ideas, share insights, and explore new models of collaboration for inclusive and sustainable growth.
Set in Bengaluru, one of India’s most vibrant hubs of creativity and innovation, the dialogue will explore the future of India’s creative economy through three key lenses: innovation, inclusion, and international collaboration. The programm will feature Policy Conference on Creative Cities, Innovative Creative Enterprises, Music City Futures, UK–India Partnerships.
An online professional development programme ‘Supporting the Creative Economy ’will complement the event, offering capacity-building resources and strengthening India-UK creative networks.
Ahead of the event, Alison Barrett MBE, Country Director India, British Council, shared, “Creative Convergence embodies the British Council’s long-term commitment to supporting India’s creative economy and fostering meaningful partnerships between India and the UK. By uniting diverse voices from across the creative and policy landscapes, this initiative seeks to redefine how collaboration and creativity can drive inclusive growth, innovation and lasting socio-economic impact. It is our vision that this dialogue will inspire new ideas, partnerships, and solutions that shape the future of creativity for both nations.”
As part of the British Council’s wider effort to enable knowledge exchange, research, and skills development, Creative Convergence represents a milestone in the evolving India-UK cultural partnership. The Bengaluru edition marks the first chapter of this initiative, to be followed by a second edition in New Delhi in January 2026.