Jon Holmes is Managing Director of Jon Holmes Media Ltd. He was previously Chairman of SFX Europe and the former Chairman of Leicester City Football Club with over thirty years' experience as a client manager, FA Licensed Players' Agent, and with a wealth of television and media knowledge. Jon is an occasional contributor to newspapers, TV and Radio on Sports Management related topics. He is also an accomplished speaker on the topics of Sports/ Sponsorship/Marketing/ Branding.

Jon has overseen the development of a number of media productions including co-devising with Gary Lineker the screenplay for ITV's "All in the Game" drama series broadcast in 1993, and "Gary's Golden Boots" for BBC1 in 1998. He has worked as a Programme consultant to "They Think It's All Over" BBC TV/TalkBack (1995-2000) and "Trevor's World of Sport" BBC TV/Hat Trick (2003).

Jon's other interests include the theatre, reading, sport, politics, current affairs, general financial affairs and journalistic issues.

Rebecca Blackwood has twenty years wide-ranging experience of corporate communications including brand development and corporate positioning. Her experience with cultural institutions includes Arts Council England, Museums Libraries and Archives Council, Regional Development Agencies across the country and the Contemporary Art Society as well as numerous high profile museums, galleries and performing arts

Ray Dinsdale is currently Chair of East Northamptonshire Cultural Community Partnership. He has twenty years of experience as a plc board member, fifteen as a CEO. He is an experienced non-executive Director and Chairman with strong financial expertise.

Peter Helps is Chief Executive of sinfonia ViVA, the East Midlands only professional orchestra. He has been General Manager of the Theatre Royal in Glasgow for Scottish Opera and Theatre Manager of The London Coliseum for ENO. He is Chairman of Derby's Arts Forum and was founding Chairman for Derby's Creative Industries Network.

Shona Powell was appointed as the first Director of Lakeside - the University of Nottingham's public arts centre - in March 2002.  She was founding Director of The Lemon Tree in Aberdeen from 1992 - 2002.  She is Chair of Déda, the East Midlands dedicated dance house, and in addition to Cultivate is a board member of the Galleries of Justice and Ticketing Network East Midlands.  She is a founding member of the East Midlands Children's Theatre Consortium; and is a panel member of: Greater Nottingham Partnership SAT for Tourism, Leisure, Culture; Tourism Panel, Experience Nottinghamshire; Planning Group, Nottingham Cultural Marketing Initiative; Highfield Park User Group; Notts 2012 Culture Group; CADEM (Chinese Arts Development East Midlands) Advisory Group and Chinese New Year Steering Group, Nottingham.  She was a board member of Culture East Midlands between 2003 and 2009.

Nazim Karimjee has broad commercial and financial experience in business and the not for profit sectors over 30 years. A  partner of Grant Thornton for over 20 years, recently Treasurer and Council member of the University of Nottingham and a director of various family companies. He is a trustee of a number of charities, a museum and various trusts.

Philip Talbot began his career as an actor, including a five year stint as an acting member of the National Theatre Company. In 1985 he turned to producing shows in the theatre, initially on the fringe and then on tour and in the West End. In 1987 he also started to produce corporate events, specialising in awards ceremonies – eventually producing over 40 a year - with his company PTP. PTP was sold in 2005 and he now produces fewer awards ceremonies with his new company – Talbot Productions – and is returning to producing in the theatre.

Mick Gallagher has enjoyed a long career in Local Government, working for 6 local authorities over a period of 32 years. Until recently he was Chief Executive at Boston Borough Council (Feb 2006 – July 2009) having previously been its Director of Development for 4 years. Over the years Mick has specialised in strategic planning and management and especially in the creation and development of culturally led regeneration schemes. Mick is presently a self employed consultant working both independently and with other consultancies, to provide a range of services to the public and voluntary sectors. He is also a Governor of Boston FE College and a former Board Member of Culture East Midlands (Regional Cultural Consortium) and of the Blackfriars Arts Centre in Boston.