Peter is a creative entrepreneur, speaker, academic, screenwriter and film and television producer.

With a 30 year career in the film and television business, working in the Hollywood Studio system and more lately as an independent screenwriter and producer, he has a passion for supporting and developing new creative talent, leading the award winning moving image cluster, Platform.

Peter has also devoted much of his time over the last 10 years to supporting young creative producers in developing regions, particularly in small island states such as those in the Caribbean and Indian Ocean.

He is a member of the UN Creative Economy Expert Group and part of the World Economic Forum Expert Network, and author of Beyond the Blue Economy.