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Think up Culture! arrives to Izmir to inspire and strengthen the cultural and creative sector. It is a forum of debate and knowledge about the funding of cultural and creative projects and enterprises that aims to mentor and accelerate projects in this sector and become a platform of opportunities, dialogue and ideas for this industry. This edition of Think up Culture! Izmir is organized together with Originn Coworking.

CCI AS KEY TRANSFORMATION OF CITIES AND REGIONS

TOURISM AND CULTURAL AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

EMPOWERING WOMEN IN CULTURAL AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

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Program

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Day 1
07 Feb 2019
Day 2
08 Feb 2019
Day 3
09 Feb 2019

Registration

09:30
Originn

Opening remarks

10:00
Originn
Cansu Ataman

DEALS – “International opportunities: Turkey and UK for cultural and creative entrepreneurs”

10:30
Cansu Ataman
Su Basbugu

TALKS – “Women in culture/creativity and entrepreneurship”

11:00
Originn
Su Basbugu
Esra Gonen
Anna Aguiló
Erika Rushton
12:30

Break

Fiona Armstrong-Gibbs

TALKS – Discussion: “CCI as key transformation of cities and regions”

13:30
Originn
Fiona Armstrong-Gibbs
Mariona Luis
Can Guvenir

LIGHT – (indoor events only for guests) Design Thinking Workshop. Building creative and cultural ecosystem in Izmir: threats, strengths, needs, projects and future

15:30
Originn
Can Guvenir

CROWD – Design Factory Launch & Networking / only for guests

18:45
Originn

HUB – Explain your project in 5 minutes (only for selected projects)

09:15
Originn

HUB – Meet your mentor (only for selected projects)

10:45
Originn

Break

12:30
Originn
Òscar O. Santos-Sopena

HUB – “How to become an entrepreneur in CCI, competences for CCI entrepreneurs” (only for selected projects)

13:30
Originn
Òscar O. Santos-Sopena
Mariona Luis

HUB – “Key success factors for creative entrepreneurs” (only for selected projects)

15:30
Originn
Mariona Luis
Mustafa Memis

DEALS –“New perspectives on CCI business development: public funding”

10:00
Originn
Mustafa Memis
Cangül Kus
Erika Rushton

TALKS – “How to expand and grow local festivals at international level”

11:30
Originn
Erika Rushton

Break

13:00
Originn

HUB – Meet your mentor 2 (closed to selected projects)

14:00 - 15:00
Originn
TUCLatam

Do you have a business idea or project in cultural and creative industries? Participate in the first edition of Think up Culture! HUB Izmir. WE ARE LOOKING FOR CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURS

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Create opportunities, promote talent and materialize Cultural and Creative Industries projects

1. Foster international projects Turkey – Spain – UK
2. Promote cultural and creative transformative projects
3. Be aware of new trends originated by new business models digitalization, globalization and audiences development
4. Build networks of companies, investors, sponsors and other CCI funding entities
5. Generate knowledge around cultural entrepreurnership and CCI as engines of transformation
6. Create awareness about Creative Economy and its vertebration through Hubs
7. Boost crossectorial collaboration with other areas of local economy, tourism and agrofood
8. Exchange of good practices

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