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Dame Liz Forgan

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Chair
Arts Council of England

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MAXIMISING THE IMPORTANCE OF ARTS AND CULTURE THROUGHOUT THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
This Seminar will be held at The Brewery in London
On Friday 24th April 2009

Seminar reference AAC/235


Biography:

Dame Elizabeth Forgan
Chair
Arts Council of England

Liz Forgan was appointed a Dame Commander of the British Empire for services to broadcasting and heritage in 2006.

Liz joined the National Heritage Memorial Fund and Heritage Lottery Fund as Chair in April 2001 and stood down at the end of her term in October 2008.

Following an early career in newspaper journalism, she moved to television with the start of Channel 4 where she became Director of Programmes. She joined the BBC as Managing Director of BBC Radio from 1993 to 1996

She is a Trustee of the British Museum, a patron of the St Giles Trust, a Vice-Patron and former Chair of the Churches Conservation Trust and also former Trustee of the Phoenix Trust. She is the Chair of the Scott Trust (the non-profit organisation which owns the Guardian Media Group).


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