Anna B Sexton Measures of Esteem March 2018

1. Anna B. Sexton BA FRSA MIOEE Measures of Esteem
Keynote and plenary addresses at conferences
July 2017 How can being open to create allow us to ride the waves of change?
Canterbury Arts Conference, Canterbury, UK
March 2012 Plenary presentation Being Real – authenticity in female led enterprise
I’m Visible International Women’s Day conference
University of East London, UK
Speaking at conferences
July 2017 Presentation about social entrepreneurship, UCL Innovation & Enterprise
UK-Japan Social Entrepreneurship Symposium in Memory of Tomoatsu Godai
Cruciform Lecture Theatre, University College London
Nov 2015 Presentation about How to stand out in the crowd as a freelancer?
Freelancers edition talk as part of Global Entrepreneurship week
London South Bank University, UK
May 2013 Panel Debate ‘Challenge of Starting Up’ with Carrie Green
Youth Enterprise Live, Earl’s Court, London UK
March 2012 Rape - panel discussion, chaired by Jude Kelly
Women of the World (WOW), Southbank Centre, London UK
Conference / Symposium organisation
Nov 2016 Celebrating Successful Female Creative Leaders panel debate
Global Entrepreneurship week 2016
London South Bank University
Dec 2014 UK Disability History Month panel debate
as part of UN International Day of Disabilities programme
Hackney Museum, London UK
April 2014 Project 353 Panel discussion to celebrate carriage 353 restoration
& community arts project with 10 partners across London
A Carriage Through Time exhibition launch
London Transport Museum, UK
Nov 2013 What anxieties do women in leadership roles face within the
fields of ‘arts and culture’?
A Parliament Week and Anxiety Arts Festival London 2014 Taster
event co-hosted by Mental Health Foundation and Goldsmiths

2. George Wood Theatre, Goldsmiths, London UK
May 2012 TEDX Newham - ‘Where resilience Lives’
The Crystal, Siemens Sustainable Cities Centre, London UK
Nov 2010 ‘What next?’ Symposium
Tower Hamlets Visual Arts Consortium Find Your Talent DCMS
The Whitechapel Gallery, London UK
Nov 2010 14th
Floor – The History of Social Housing in Tower Hamlets panel debate
Bow Arts Trust, Tower Hamlets Library & Archive, HLF, Mayor of London
Stories of London Festival
Tower Hamlets Library & Archive, London UK
Positions in national and international strategic advisory bodies
2016 – 2018 Founder of RSA Creativity & Sustainability sub group
2014 - ongoing RSA Sustainability Network
2011 – 2013 Patron for Centre of Excellence for Women’s Entrepreneurship (CEWE), UEL
2011 – 2013 Innovation Hubs
Research co-ordination
2016 - ongoing Sensory Essex
2013 – 2014 Anxiety Arts Festival London 2014
2009 – 2011 Tower Hamlets Visual Arts Consortium, Find Your Talent DCMS
2007 – 2008 Parent’s Get Arts
Own Publications
2011 Seven C’s for Growing Your Own Community; simple steps for seeding your
own ideas – E-book
2010 All Around Our Houses with Miriam Nash – hand made artist book of poetry
Editorial roles
2018 Ten 2 One exhibition catalogue
2017 Distrupting The Archives catalogue
2016 Human Organising; Patrick Andrews

3. 2014 Anxiety Arts Festival brochure
2011 Every Child Neeeds a Mentor; Herman Stewart
2010 Little Sparks Book of Brain Thinking; Squid, Daniel Wallis & Daniel Lehan and a
community of parents from across Tower Hamlets
Awards and prizes
2018 BEE You Project – shortlisted for Echo Environmental Awards part of team
Outcome due 26th
April 2018
2018 The Times University of the Year for Graduate Employment part of team
London South Bank University
2016 Times Higher Entrepreneurial University of the Year part of team
London South Bank University
2011 Greening Brownfield co-founder
Winner of Capital Growth community garden design award
2003 Cracked Project, Immediate Theatre part of team
Winner of a Community Care Award
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