Meet Jude Kelly
We’re thrilled to announce that Jude Kelly, Founder at The Wow Foundation and Chair of One Creative North will be joining us for the One Creative North: Stronger Together discussion at Bloom 2025!
Jude Kelly CBE is an internationally acclaimed creative leader who has founded and steered some of the world’s most prestigious cultural institutions, arts festivals, charities, and outreach programmes. A pioneer for social progress, Kelly is renowned for championing inclusion, gender equity and diversity.
She is former Artistic Director of the Southbank Centre, and the Founder and current Head of Global Advisory of WOW – Women of the World which runs festivals and programmes in 26 countries.
Jude Kelly has directed over 200 theatre and opera productions and in 2024 became Chair of the newly launched One Creative North, a bold new vision for the north of England’s creative industries. In April 2025 Jude will become Master of St Catherine’s College, Oxford.
Be inspired with us at Bloom 2025
Baltic Creative invite you to join us for a day focused on collaboration, innovation and placemaking. Bloom 2025 is a future-focused business festival uniting creative and digital leaders. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, or simply someone with a passion for community-building, there’s something for you at Bloom!
Join us on Thursday 6th March to be inspired. 🌱
