Live on Tuesday 10th August at 3pm Alice Morrison, the CEO of Vision & Media, will be “In Conversation with…” (ICW) Lewis Webster, MD of Little Orchard.

Why? Because we, like you, want to know what the future holds for creative businesses now that the NWDA and other funding bodies are to be phased out. We want to know whether the digital bubble is about to burst. And we want to know what support is left for creative businesses, after all…

Vision+Media exists to help grow the digital and creative industry in England’s Northwest. They do this by delivering projects and programmes that help creative companies and individuals (at all levels) in TV, Radio, Publishing, Music, Games, Film and Digital and Creative Services. They also attract filming to the region, helping productions find locations and staff.

Vision+Media’s Digital Media Skills Programme (2009/10) benefitted over 850 digital and creative professionals and created 20, new full time jobs. Other key achievements include; funding quality film production in the North West such as the BAFTA nominated ‘Nowhere Boy’ and the highly acclaimed ‘Looking For Eric’ and developing UK industry firsts with its Accidental Leader and Fast Company programmes.

Alice Morrison has over 20 years industry experience and is an expert when it comes to the digital and creative industry. She has extensive media expertise having worked for eight years at BBC Current affairs she has also worked at Sky, Channel 4 and ITN.

Alice has worked across publishing, broadcast and online media, Alice launched leading Lancashire ISP www.supanet.com before joining Vision+Media in 2002.

So if you have a question for her, she is ready to answer it. Ask now at lewis@littleorchardprods.co.uk or call 0845 838 7396 or Tweet to Little_Orchard.

ICW is LIVE and free to watch.Take a look at previous episodes here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ICW1