Friday 24 August 2018 (Afternoon): Closing Plenary

The Closing Plenary of the 2018 Edinburgh International Culture Summit includes the following contributions. A transcript can be downloaded from above.

Rapporteurs’ Summaries

Ruth Hogarth (Director of Cultural Partnerships, King’s College London)

Catherine Holden (Independent Consultant)

Asif Majid (Fellow, Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics)

Emma Ruse (National Youth Arts Advisory Group)

Arianne Welsh (National Youth Arts Advisory Group)

Contributions by Heads of Delegations

The Honourable Charles R Banda (Minister of Tourism and Arts, Republic of Zambia)

Woosung Lee (Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Republic of Korea)

Hamat Bah (Minister of Tourism and Culture, Republic of The Gambia)

Michael Ellis (Minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism, United Kingdom Government)

Memunatu B Pratt (Minister of Tourism and Culture, Sierra Leone)

Charles Mabaso (Deputy Director General, Department of Arts and Culture, South Africa)

The Honourable Olivia Grange CD MP (Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Government of Jamaica)

Closing Remarks

Jackie Killeen (Acting Director UK Region and Director Scotland, British Council)

Fergus Linehan (Director, Edinburgh International Festival)

Performance by Bea Webster

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