The Creative Exodus Is Real

A Panel Discussion with Q&A

The creative industries are losing brilliant women and underrepresented talent at an alarming rate. Burnout, toxic cultures, lack of recognition, and systemic barriers have forced too many of us out of the spaces we once fought to enter.

This bold state-of-the-industry conversation asks: what’s really driving the exodus—and what are we building instead?

Join Katie Cadwell (Creative Director + Industry Advocate), Nikita Dare (Founder of SISTALAND), and Kim MacAskill (Screenwriter, TV Writer and AAA Game Writer) as they cut through the noise with unfiltered honesty. Expect sharp truths, lived experience, and radical ideas for reshaping the future of creative work.

Proudly sponsored by Lucky Dip and the NDA Podcast, this session isn’t about quiet exits—it’s about bold, collective action.