F F O R U M Programme KazaN 11 april 2015 Programme of the conference 11:00 – 13:00 Martin Roth, Director of the Victoria & Albert Museum (UK) Plenary session Andrey Sharonov, Dean of Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO (Russia) «Post-industrial economy: new ways of development» How can the Russian regions become more attractive for creative entrepreneurs? What should be done to consolidate individual initiatives into a thriving competitive industry? Speakers Rustam Minnikhanov, Acting President of Tatarstan (Russia) Alexei Kudrin, Dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences of the St Petersburg State University (Russia) Jordi Sellas Ferrés, Director General for Creation and Cultural Industries, Government of Catalonia (Spain) John Thornhill, Deputy Editor of the Financial Times (UK) 13:30 – 15:00 PANEL DISCUSSION «Urban environment and creative spaces: problems of development» How can we continue systematic development of a creative environment in cities and involve local citizens as well? What is the target audience for the creative industries? Speakers Leonid Limonov, Director of Leontief Centre (Russia) Brian Evans, Head of Urbanism at Glasgow School of Art (UK) Jonathan McClory, Expert in regional branding, moderator (UK) Natalia Fishman, Assistant of the President of Tatarstan (Russia) KazaN 11 april 2015 Svetlana Khusnutdinova, Kazan Federal University (Russia) Anton Grachev, Director of ITpark (Russia) Kirill Maevsky, Art-Director of «Smena» contemporary culture space (Russia) Airat Khasianov, Director at Higher Institute for Information Technology and Information Systems (Russia) Valery Nechay, Calvert Forum, moderator Jonathan Robinson, Global Director of Impact Hub, Founding Director of the Guardian’s new civic space (UK) 15:30 – 16:45 PITCH COMPETITION The third session will be organised as a competition of pitches from local startups. The successful pitches will be selected by a jury of international and Russian experts. The winning startup will be awarded a business trip to London. Members of jury Andres Colmenares, Co-Founder of Internet Age Media Weekend (Spain) Vladimir Korovkin, Head of digital research at Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO (UK) Askar Ramazanov, Co-Founder of Theory and Practice (Russia) Igor Zinatulin, Head of Strategic and Business Development of Calvert 22 Foundation (UK) CALVERT FORUM: Calvert Forum is an in-house research centre of Calvert 22 Foundation focused on the role of creative industries in regional development. Operating as a think tank, as well as a digital and physical forum for discussion and learning, the Calvert Forum aims to explore the impact of creative industries on economic, social, and urban development, and generate new solutions capable of unlocking the creative potential of Russian and East European cities. www.calvertforum.org CALVERT 22 FOUNDATION: Calvert 22 Foundation's mission is to create projects and partnerships focused on the contemporary art and culture of Russia and Eastern Europe. Drawing on the artistic and intellectual legacies of the former East , we seek to prompt new thinking about the promise and significance of the region. Calvert 22 Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation. We are committed to dialogue and discovery. To the development of international creative networks. And to the potential of culture as the basis for international connection. The foundation is active in four main areas: art, culture, research and learning, each of which has its own special project. www.calvert22foundation.org