Kreanta Foundation is running the second edition of Creative Cities Conference. A two-day conference for professionals to debate and reflect on creativity and innovation within the cities.
Aims:
To bring together professionals on culture, urban planning and economic promotion from Spain to exchange ideas and good practices on the
cultural action at the local level.
To debate on the impact and the relationship between culture and creative industries, territory, economy and the competitiveness of cities.
To promote the dialogue and discussion between the cultural sector and the urban planning and local economic development sectors.
To stimulate the development of creativity and innovation in the local cultural agenda.
To strength the role of culture within the local policies.
Participants:
The conference is aimed at cultural managers, both from the public and private sectors, as well as from the third sector from Spain. The conference is also opened to other professionals linked to cultural development in the cities, urban planning as well as economic promotion. Finally, the Conference is also addressed to researchers and professors specialized in cultural, territorial and economic policies.
Content:
The Conference is structured into five thematic areas:
Creative industries and territory: new actors and new strategies
The contribution of creative/industries to competitiveness and strategic development of the cities. New stakeholders to stimulate the creative
city. The development of territory strategies based on quinary services. Cultural sector, technology and science parks. The role of social networks sites.
Education, cultural diversity and creativity: from talent to tolerance
What is the existing relationship between education and its innovation capacity? The development of creativity within the educational system. Cultural diversity, competitiveness, citizenship and social cohesion. Local policies to generate, attract, and retain talent. Building the knowledge society in the local agenda.
The creative sector in barcelona: private initiative and public policies
Barcelona is a city with a growing creative sector. The responsible of this transformation are companies, creators, entrepreneurs, entities,
etc. Where does the city stand in the global economy? Which are the impacts of the public policies? Which is the basis of the Barcelona model?
Dialogue and debate with cultural agents.
City, crisis and innovation: an opportunity for reinvention?
The transformation of cities is facing a new challenge: to maintain the innovative leadership in a context of crisis. An outlook from the territory to the practices developed around city and culture. The future opportunities of the city as a cultural container, the city as a cultural producer, and the
city as a citizen’s cultural project.
Learning from latin america: creative economy for development
Transfer of knowledge from the Latin-American development experiences. The projects carried out and its originality are valuable to renew ideas and
projects. A contribution to strength the culture and development linkages.
Speakers:
Nancy Barrett. Coordinator of the Project “Creative Partnerships” in Manchester. England (Centre for Urban Education, Manchester Metropolitan University). Gonzalo Carámbula. Coordinator of the
Metropolitan Agenda (Area of Montevideo. Uruguay). Caroline Chapain Researcher of Centre for Urban and Regional Studies School of Public Policy University of Birmingham. England. Xavier Cubeles. Culture
Laboratory, Barcelona Media - Innovation Centre. Xerardo Estévez. Architect and city planner. Former Mayor of Santiago de Compostela. Jorge Fernández León. Vice-Minister of Cultural Promotion and Linguistic Policy of the Government of Principality of Asturias Elisabet Guillemat. Director of Intercultural Program of Kreanta Foundation. Coordinator of the area “Education, cultural diversity and creativity”. Ana Carla Fonseca. Economist, public and consulting manager. Garimpo of
Soluçoes-Economy, Culture and Development. Brazil. Josep M. Llop. Architect–City Planner. Director of International Program UIA-CIMES. Coordinator of the area “City, crisis and innovation”. Jose Antonio Marina. Philosopher, sociologist and writer. Alfons Martinell. Head of UNESCO Chair on Cultural Policies and Cooperation of the University of Girona. Ferran Mascarell. Managing director of RBA Publishing Holding company S.A. Josep Mayoral. Mayor of Granollers. Jorge Melguizo. Secretary of
Social Development of Medellin City Council. Colombia. Eduard Miralles. President of Interarts Foundation. Coordinator of the area “Learning from
CreativeCities ( II ) conference Kreanta Foundation
CreativeCities Latin America”. Joaquim Nadal. Minister of City and Country Planning and Public Works. Government of Catalonia. Montserrat Pareja. Professor of the Department of Economic Theory at the University of Barcelona. Coordinator of the area “Cultural industries and territory”. Ernesto Piedras. Economist. Director of the consulting The Competitive Intelligence Unit. Mexico. Josep Ramoneda. Director of the Center of Contemporary
Culture of Barcelona (CCCB). Lluís Recoder. Mayor of Sant Cugat del Vallès. Fina Sitjes. Art historian and cultural manager. Coordinator of
the area “The creative sector in Barcelona “. Ramon Zallo. Professor of Audiovisual Communication of the University of the Basque Country.
