VIC was there...We participated in this conference and had a small stand.
The Fourth National Creative Industries Conference is taking place at the award-winning Foundation for Arts and Creative Technology (FACT) in Liverpool on Thursday 11th December.
Responding to a rapidly changing economy, the conference agenda will explore the concept of a ‘Creative City’ and what this means in practice today. Looking ahead to 2009 and beyond, delegates will consider the actions required to support diversity and growth, examining the role and impact of Government and the respective roles of property, education, funding and the public sector.
Responding to a rapidly changing economy, the conference agenda will explore the concept of a ‘Creative City’ and what this means in practice today. Looking ahead to 2009 and beyond, delegates will consider the actions required to support diversity and growth, examining the role and impact of Government and the respective roles of property, education, funding and the public sector.
Themes and Objectives
The day will review and the latest policy, strategy and best practice and will explore the following themes and objectives, including:
How has support for the Creative Sector changed during the past decade and what impact has this had on Cities?
How can the creative sector grow and be supported in the context of a rapidly changing global economy?
What is the impact of competing cultural and economic factors on a City’s creative economy? How do these affect funding available and opportunities available across the sector?
How can success in the creative economy be defined when so many companies and projects fall between conflicting aims of economic, community and cultural driven success?
When a City celebrates (Capital of Culture or Olympics) what is the impact on its creative economy?
What is the role of property developers, public and private landlords in relation to supporting wealth generation and property value growth from the creative sector?
How can Cities’ reach out to younger generations to foster creativity and innovation?
What is the impact of partnerships between universities, schools and colleges and a city’s creative economy?
How can cities best respond to the needs of smaller and start up businesses?
What role can ‘Creative Clusters' play and what is their relationship with each other in the context of a region and city?
What actions need to be taken by Government, the public and private sector to ensure better collaboration to ensure the ‘creative and cultural’ economy grows but also doesn’t lose the essence of why it exists?
Chaired by Jo Burns, Director of BOP Consulting, the day will bring together leading policymakers, practioners and opinion formers including:
