Global Creative Economy Summit in Philadelphia
17th September, 2009
This looks like a great event, with some really interesting workshops. Now who wants to pay for our airfare to Philly? :-)
"On October 5-6, 2009, Innovation Philadelphia will host the second Global Creative Economy Convergence Summit in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Over 1,000 entrepreneurs, business leaders, and creative industry professionals will converge for this two-day Summit to network, exchange ideas, and share information on emerging technology and initiatives that drive a successful creative economy.
This 2nd Summit will move from looking at the basic economic and social implications of the creative economy to delving into more complex discussions and calls to action. It will explore key questions that everyone has — how do you do it? How do you develop a creative economy, from both the top down and the bottom up? The Summit will also explore the complex ecology that makes up creative economies, looking at all aspects of what creative ecologies need from physical space, to funding, to access to talent, to emerging technologies, to infrastructure and the policies necessary to create that ecology.
The Summit will have results-driven discussions, presentations, interactive workshops and panels within following four tracks: Creative Economy 201, Creative Entrepreneurship, Creative 21st Century Workforce, and Creative Sustainability.
More information is available at www.GCECS2009.com."