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Creative Economy Conference: Creative Potential as a Vehicle of Inclusive Development - Cairo, on 15 June 2022

Event date

June 15, 2022

Venue

Cairo, Egypt

Country

OTHER

Short description

The Creative Economy Conference aims at recognizing and promoting the Creative Economy as a transformative vehicle for sustainable development. This Conference, co-organized by the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Bidayat, and the Union for the Mediterranean, seeks to leverage the importance of Creative Economy by raising awareness about its potential and challenges, exchanging ideas and experiences, and inspiring synergies and collaborations. It shall also contribute to identifying critical success factors for the Creative Industries.

Description

Similarly, the Conference shall examine how to leverage the Mediterranean region, as a natural hub for creativity and design, particularly rich in terms of heritage values and design-based industries, to become well positioned on the global value chain in an age of digital disruption, clustering, and supply chain reconfiguration. Bringing together eminent speakers from both shores of the Mediterranean to share their insights and usher pathways for leveraging the potential of cultural and creative industries in a win-win value proposition for all the stakeholders involved.

Objectives

Diffuse and communicate the potential and the current issues in the Creative Economy
Raise awareness about the importance of investing in creativity
Contribute to creating inclusive, responsible modules of success for the future of the creative economy
Encourage efforts of bilateral, regional and multilateral collaboration and cooperation in the Creative Economy field
Showcase success stories of promising talents and creative businesses

Participants Profile

Participants to the Conference will include government officials, international and regional organisations, creative hubs and clusters, industry players, creative champions and young entrepreneurs in cultural and creative industries, young talents, young designers, Academia and Media in the field of Creative Economy, taste makers, etc.

This conference seeks to leverage the importance of Creative Economy by raising awareness about its potential and challenges, exchanging ideas and experiences, and inspiring synergies and collaborations. 40 participants will be sponsored, so there is a chance to propose young designers and creative entrepreneurs from MENA Region, Balkans or EU countries. For more info, please contact mohammed.elrazzaz@ufmsecretariat.org.

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Geographical focus

International; Other

Scientifc field / Thematic focus

Humanities
Social Sciences

Website

https://ufmsecretariat.org/eve ... ence-2022/

Event type

Conference in EU/international

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