b"manifesto Madeleine Lambertmakers Cultural Producers Collaborating for ChangeGaps in leadership in the South African cultural and creative landscape are apparent as the sector has struggled with reduced mobility, inadequate skills, and diminished opportunities to network. Many arts organisations and practitioners in South Africa have, as a result, struggled to operate in the shifting economic landscape, particularly in light of the global pandemic. In response to this, the British Council and BASA conceptualised the Cultural Producers Programme (CPP) to grow capacity and skills in the creative economy.(Left) Enterprise in Motion Market. T hrough the CPP, supportedby the British Council Creative Economy programme, BASA and partners Common Purpose South Africa and Manchester International Image: Bongimphilo Zondi Festival, aimed to to create a network(Bottom) 'Lebo Loves Marketing.'of emerging leaders able to propel thepresentation by Lebo LionImage: Bongimphilo Zondi sector with renewed vigour beyond the current challenges.A highlight of the 2022 CPP was the delivery of the SoCreative Summit, an event established by the British Council in 2019 to bring together young creative hub managers and creatives in South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and the United Kingdom to connect, share and network towards building a stronger ecosystem and telling their stories.The CPP core cohort played a vital role in the summit conceptualisation and curation.With the tagline Enterprise in Motion, the 2022 SoCreative Summit, hosted at the Centre for the Less Good Idea in Johannesburg from 67 July 2022, committed to inspiring action and was framed around the idea that a small ripple could become a bigger wave. Its purpose-driven programme comprised six main-stage talks, three 26"