The Showcase Selectors

Bea de Souza is the founder of the Agency Gallery in London, which is internationally renowned for showing cutting edge contemporary art. With a background in Art History she has advised the Tate archive and private collections

Chief Executive of Cockpit Arts since 2002, Vanessa has transformed the organisation from a managed workspace to a creative business incubator, actively supporting and promoting over 150 artist designer-makers and product designers through all stages of their business development.

Elizabeth returned to the UK in 2005 to pursue her own film projects and run the flagship Initiative which supports local filmmakers' professional development with grants, advocacy and mentoring as well as audiences through screenings, Q&As and networking.

Anthony Bowne is Director of Laban and has been instrumental in realising the new Laban building at Deptford Creekside. As a lighting designer for dance and theatre he has worked with, amongst others, Fin Walker, The Cholmondeleys and the National Theatre of Taiwan.

Rebecca is a founding director that has been the driving force behind Raw Nerve since the foundation in 2003. Responsible for creative direction, strategic initiatives of both client and internal projects, she ensures each project pushes boundaries while producing attainable results.

Grant Hawthorne is the general manager of the Rivington in Greenwich, a member restaurant of the Caprice Holdings group. His experience includes managing a variety of venues, from cocktail bars, restaurants and gastro pubs in the City of London.

Dan Frost has been Arts and Entertainment Editor at the South London Press for one year and was deputy editor for a year previously. Producing the paper's weekly what's on supplement, The Pulse, his local arts supplement covered a wide stretch of South London.

Hannah Walker has been editor-in-chief of the South London Press since 2000. As well as the (bi-weekly) South London Press, the group also includes The Mercury and The Post series of free newspapers, along with a number of glossy magazines.