Cities and Cultural Industries in the 21st Century
DAY I -14 JUNE 2007 THURSDAY
OPENING SPEECHES
(09:00-10:45)· Mr.Ismail Erturk, University of Manchester
· Mr.Kadir Topbas, Mayor of Istanbul
SESSION I. Policy and Vision in Cultural Industries: A Global Perspective
(10:45-12:00)·SESSION CHAIRMAN : Mesut Pektaş, Secretary General, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Prof.Yudhishthir Raj Isar, The American University of ParIs and European Forum for the Arts and Heritage
· Ms. Justine Simons, Cultural Strategy Manager, London Mayor’s Office
· Prof. Andreas Wiesand, Secretary General, European Institute for Comparative Cultural Research, Bonn
* Lunch
SESSION II. Cultural Industries and Urban Economic Growth in the 21st Century
(13:30-14:30)
·SESSION CHAIRMAN:Prof.Tevfik Balcioğlu,Dean of the Faculty,Fine Arts and Design Faculty İzmir Economy University
· Lyn Barbour, Director, Creative Industries Development Service, City of Manchester
· Prof. Desmond Hui, Centre for Cultural Policy Research, Hong Kong
· Prof. Justin O’Connor, University of Leeds
* Coffee Break
SESSION III. European Capitals of Culture: Managing Legacy and Opportunities
(15:00-16:30)·SESSION CHAIRMAN: Talha Camas, Former President of Turkish Travel Agencies Association (TÜRSAB)
· Mr. Bernhard Blauel,Blauel Architects, London
· Dr. Beatriz Garcia, University of Liverpool and Director, Impact 08- The Liverpool Model
· Dr. Dragan Klaic, University of Leiden, Netherlands
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DAY II 15 JUNE 2007 FRIDAY
SESSION IV. Cultural Industries and Inter-Cultural Programmes in the European Union
(09:00-10:30)
·SESSION CHAIRMAN: Dr. Soli Ozel,Bilgi University
· Mr. Geoffrey Brown, Director, EUCLID, U.K.
· Mr. Sylvain Pasqua, Development of Cultural Policy, EU DC Education and Culture
· Mr.Ozalp Birol, General Manager, Suna and Inan Kirac Foundation
* Coffee Break
SESSION V. International Trade of Cultural Products
(11:00-12:30)
·SESSION CHAIRMAN: Dr. Sedat Aybar,Kadir Has University
· Prof. Mehmet Akbaygil,Founder of Iznik Foundation
· Dr. John Gordon, Ex-Head, Culture and Art-related Activities, OECD
· Ms. Edna dos Santos, Senior Economic Affairs Officer, Creative Industries, UNCTAD
* Lunch
SESSION VI. Branding Cities and the Role of Creative Clusters
(14:00-15:30)
·SESSION CHAIRMAN: Dr. Tacli Yazicioglu-Sirikci,Marketing and AdvertIsing Consultant
· Ms. Beate Becker, Mt Auburn Associates, USA
· Mr. Ali Cem Ilhan,General Manager, Tribeca Communication Consultancy
· Mr. Charles Landry, Founder of Comedia, Author of The Art of City Making and Creative Cities
* Coffee Break
SESSION VII. Culture and Cultural Industries: Prospects
(16:00-17:30)·SESSION CHAIRMAN: Mr. Ismail Erturk,University of Manchester
· Dr. Asu Aksoy, Bilgi University, Istanbul
· Mr. Enis Batur, Author, Ex-founding Editor of Yapi Kredi Publications
· Mr. John Holden, Head of Culture, Demos, U.K.
Closing remarks:
(17:30-19:00)
· Mr. Mesut Pektas, Secretary General, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipalit