Nona Hunter is Creative Economy Lead at the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority (WECA), leading the region’s strategic approach to growing and strengthening its creative industries. She works regionally, nationally and internationally to develop ambitious programmes and partnerships that bring together industry, government and the wider creative sector, supporting innovation, investment, talent and sustainable growth.
Nona heads up the West of England’s £25 million Creative Places Growth Fund, a major programme of investment focused on screen, music and createch. Her work spans business growth and investment, skills and talent, international development, sustainability and inclusion, with a particular interest in the role of the creative industries in driving economic growth and shaping ambitious, distinctive and thriving places.
