Creative Clusters: Call for Speakers in Global Debate on Creative Economy

Written 28.07.2008 00:00 by Alberto Pezzi Print Send article

Creative Clusters, the world's leading conference on the creative economy, is looking for contributors for their next event, which runs from 17 - 20 November 2008 in Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Creative Clusters is the leading global event on policy for the creative economy and on culture-led regeneration, investigating initiatives from around the world that are designed to have an impact in both cultural and economic terms.
Main themes for the conference are: "The Creative Economy in Smaller Nations", "The Moving Image goes Online", "Policies for Festivity", "Leadership in the Creative Economy" and "The Long Story of Glasgow's Creative Economy".
The organisers are inviting experts in business, government, the arts and academia to show how they are tackling the challenges posed by rise of the creative economy.
Simon Evans, Creative Cluster's Director said: "This is the perfect time for us to be in Glasgow. Since its exceptionally successful year as European Capital of Culture in 1990, Glasgow's cultural regeneration has been widely admired. With the award of the Commonwealth Games in 2014, Glasgow enters a new phase of development. And over Scotland as a whole, change is in the air at every level. We believe that the new thinking being provoked by Creative Scotland and the Scottish Broadcasting Commission provide the perfect context for our wider, global discussion on the creative economy."
The conference is backed by the Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise Glasgow, Glasgow Concert Halls and Scottish Arts Council.

Iain Munro, Co-Director of Arts at Scottish Arts Council said: "The Scottish Arts Council is delighted to be a major partner in bringing Creative Clusters to Scotland. The timing and conference themes are highly relevant as we move towards the creation of Scotland's new lead cultural development organisation, Creative Scotland, anticipated in 2009".
The Creative Clusters Call for Presentations is open until 12th May, for more information visit: www.creativeclusters.com