Elizabeth Lawal

Elizabeth Zeddie Lawal is a cultural leader, producer, facilitator, cultural researcher, currently at INCO Academy UK. Since graduating from The University of Birmingham in Drama and Theatre Arts in 2016, Elizabeth has been committed to inclusion, equity, innovation, transformational leadership and most importantly care. Elizabeth has been recognised by the Birmingham Mail 30 under 30 and The Stage 100 for More than a Moment: Action with and for the Black creative workforce.

Elizabeth currently holds the positions of Country Lead for INCO Academy UK, an organisation that bridges between future-facing industries and communities that are furthest away from the labour market and is the Founder of The More Than A Moment (MTAM) pledge. MTAM is the West Midlands Arts sector’s promise to take radical, bold and immediate action, to dismantle the systems that have for too long kept Black artists and creatives from achieving their potential in the arts and cultural industries. MTAM officially received company status in November 2021 and since its inception during 2020, 90 organisations signed up to the pledge in the and the last year over £850,000 has been invested into the black Creative workforce.

Elizabeth is a strong advocate for social mobility, empowering leaders and communities to thrive whilst using creativity as a mirror to society. Elizabeth is the writer of Exhale, a play exploring faith, sexuality and forgiveness. Licence holder of TEDxYouth@Brum 2019 – 2021. Formally, Head of Community at Beatfreeks Collective and Associate Producer at Coventry City of Culture.