On the 28th November 2018 Grand Matters launched &wherefore, and held their first panel discussion evening as part of an editorial collection ‘Boundless’. I was kindly invited to host this amazing event! The aim of the event was to discuss diversity in the creative industry and present an esteemed panel of speakers, all of whom are proactively breaking down boundaries to inclusion in the industry through the work that they do. The event was presented in partnership with Airbnb, who provided a relaxing and welcoming space in their beautiful and thoughtfully designed office in Clerkenwell. We heard from Isabel Farchy about her work with the Creative Mentor Network, Calum Hall who founded Creative Debuts and The Anti Art Fair, and Anoushka Khandwala who is a recent graduate who’s dissertation about the lack of women of colour in the creative industry was published in Creative Review this year, and is on a mission for diversity and decolonisation through design, illustration and writing. The evening was hosted by Amie Snow, a creative at Ogilvy and Co-founder of Ogilvy Roots, who spoke about her involvement in promoting diversity and guided us through the presentations and panel discussion. Below is a round up of the main discussion points we took away from the evening –