Events and Engagement

We convene researchers, practitioners, and business leaders to share knowledge, challenge assumptions, and develop new ideas together. Our events range from academic conferences to hands-on workshops open to organisations.

Event highlights

World Creativity and Innovation Day

Each year, the Centre marks World Creativity and Innovation Day with an event that brings together our community to celebrate the power of creative thinking. Drawing on the Centre’s research and network, these events use hands-on creative processes and interdisciplinary collaboration to explore some of the most pressing challenges we face, inspiring fresh ideas and new approaches to making a positive impact in the world.

Creativity in Education: A Perfect Storm or Time for Change

The Centre hosted a public lecture 'Creativity in Education: A Perfect Storm or Time for Change' by Dr Gerard Puccio, State University of New York Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Centre for Applied Imagination at Buffalo State University, exploring the critical role of creativity in shaping the future of education. He made the case for moving beyond conventional rote learning towards more dynamic, creativity-focused teaching, sharing evidence-based strategies that educators at all levels can use to cultivate creative thinking and problem-solving in the classroom.

Bayes Innovate 2024: Entrepreneurship in the Era of AI

Bayes Innovate is a premier interdisciplinary conference exploring entrepreneurship, innovation, and creative leadership. The 2024 edition focused on the applications of AI across the entrepreneurship space, bringing together more than 175 delegates, entrepreneurs, investors, academics, and decision-makers, for a programme of talks, workshops, and panel discussions on best innovation practice.

The Global WIIN Conference 2022

Global Women Inventors & Innovators Network (GlobalWIIN) Conference, Showcase & Awards Ceremony introduced speakers from around the world to discuss subjects including the pursuit of protection and ownership of intellectual property, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the rise of digital assets, the food industry, the growth of women inventors in the Middle East, investing in the next generation of female leadership, and the value and impact of protection in a competitive world.

News

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• City St George’s experts discuss opportunities, challenges and cross-pollination of AI to launch new Institute
  Institute for Creativity and AI hosts launch event at Bayes Business School.
  October 2024
• Centre for Doctoral Training in Diversity in Data Visualisation awarded over £9m funding from the EPSRC
  First of its kind CDT will offer research career paths to currently under-represented groups in the data visualization sector, with the goal of upskilling the wider workforce to harness the benefits of data visualization.
  March 2024
• Leading with Creativity: Meet Diana Squires
  Meet Diana Squires, Master’s in Innovation, Creativity and Leadership graduate and Global Women’s Leadership Programme Scholar
  January 10, 2023
• International employability and entrepreneurship programme aids partnerships for 24 UK and Sub-Saharan Africa universitiesBayes Business School programme works to reduce levels of youth unemployment in Sub-Saharan Africa.
  October 26, 2022
• Bayes celebrates collaborative partnerships at Global Women Inventors & Innovators Network annual conference
  Speakers from around the world spoke on subjects including non-fungible tokens, female inventors and Intellectual Property.
  August 16, 2022
• City hosts University of Havana officials
  The City Law School and Bayes Business School recently hosted Marian Cabrera and Arlem Perdomo Diaz from the University of Havana.
  July 19, 2022
• How Collaborative Working across the Globe is Increasing Innovation and Creativity
  Bayes Business School centres showcase breadth of innovative and creative collaborations across the globe to celebrate World Creativity and Innovation Week.
  May 6, 2022
• World Creativity and Innovation Day at Bayes Business School
  The Centre for Creativity in Professional Practice (C2P2) and The National Centre for Creativity enabled by AI (CebAI), research centres within Bayes Business School celebrated collaborative innovations for the United Nations' World Creativity and Innovation Day. In 2021, the special focus on Goal 16, the sustainable development of peace, justice & strong institutions.
  April 21, 2022
• City receives Alan Turing Institute Network Development Award
  City, University of London has been named among the first-ever successful UK university applicants to The Alan Turing Institute’s Network Development Awards.
  February 2 2022
• Bayes Research Day: The value of research and collaboration
  Bayes Business School hosts inaugural research day to share projects in progress and discuss the benefits and challenges of greater collaboration.
  January 27, 2022