Providing unparalleled access to globally successful creative entrepreneurs, artists and designers, this executive masterclass at the World's No 1 University for art and design is your gateway to level up your business, develop new markets and grow your team.

This three-day masterclass will give a unique look inside the processes behind some of today's brightest creative entrepreneurs and leaders, RCA academics and founders of successful start-ups from the award-winning incubator InnovationRCA. From 18 - 20 September 2024, this experiential short course has been designed by Philip Dodd (Chair, Made in China UK Ltd) and Nadia Danhash (Director, InnovationRCA and AngelClubRCA) to help entrepreneurs, professionals and leaders working in creative businesses create a greater impact, structured around three core themes of building a business, developing new markets and growing and developing a team. Guest contributors for the 2024 programme include: -Patrik Schumacher, Principal, Zaha Hadid Architects -Eva Guerra, Strategic Design and Service Experience Consultant -Jay Osgerby, Co-founder, Universal Design Studio -Rosey Blackmore, Licensing and Merchandise Director, Tate -Neil McConnon, Director of International Partnerships, Tate -Anthony Rowe, Founder, Squidsoup -Sam Bompas, Co-founder, Bompas & Parr -Chelsea Chen, Co-founder, Emotech -Daljit Singh, Co-founder, ANNA Money -Clara Gaggero Westaway, Co-founder and Creative Director, Special Projects -Virginia Gardiner, CEO, Loowatt Ltd They will share how they successfully initiate, drive and manage creative projects and businesses. Visits to studios, galleries and creative workspaces across London include Somerset House, Universal Design Studio, Tate Modern and Bompas & Parr. In an exclusive small-group setting, you will receive and reflect on new ways to re-evaluate, improve and expand your capabilities, plus address some of the daily practical issues that need to be answered for a business to grow. Delivered at the new RCA Battersea campus in London. Designed by Herzog & de Meuron, this is an anchor institution for a new creative cluster, located near Foster and Partners, Vivienne Westwood, Apple UK and the Battersea Power Station. This course is application-only. Please click through to the course webpage for further information and how to apply.