Dominic Power is senior researcher at Eastern Norway Research Institute and Professor at Stockholm University in Sweden. Dominic’s research agenda focuses on the geographical foundations of business competencies and competitiveness and on the economic geography of contemporary economic change. Principally a series of interlinked projects on the cultural industries forms the main focus of his research work. In line with his interest in the cultural industries Dominic has done targeted sectoral work on: • The design industry, the music industry, the fashion industry, branding, quality and craftsmanship, virtual worlds and 3D immersive internet, cultural industries mapping and conceptualisation, consumers in innovation and creative Business practices.