Wayne Garvie, Creative Director, Sony Pictures will give the 50th Anniversary Innovation Lecture on Thursday 15 January at 6pm.

The lecture, titled ‘Failure: Catalyst for Innovation’, will take place in Woolf College Lecture Theatre and is free and open to all.

Wayne Garvie is an alumnus from Kent (School of History, 1982-85), where he was a leading light in student entertainment, bringing Billy Bragg and Elvis Costello to play on campus.

Ideas, creativity and talent management form the backbone of Wayne Garvie’s experience and flair. He has an unparalleled expertise in crafting creating environments in which people can realise their potential, borne from his years at the BBC, and now implemented on a broader scale in his role as Chief Creative Officer for Sony Pictures.

Before his current post, Wayne worked at All3Media, where he oversaw international production and programme development at the companies behind such hits as Peep Show, Skins, The Only Way Is Essex, Embarrassing Bodies and The Cube. Wayne’s reputation and influence on the media was realised at the BBC where, as Head of Entertainment, he oversaw many of the UK’s most popular programmes and launched iconic shows such as Strictly Come Dancing.

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