"Creative Cities" Cultural Exchange Project Creative Industries and Knowledge Economy in London, Hong Kong, Beijing and Shantou Introduction CREATIVE CITIES is an idea initiated between the Institute of Contemporary Arts, Londoon (ICA) and the Hong Kong Institute of Contemporary Culture (HKICC) with the belief that London and Hong Kong are cities demonstrating varied degrees of progress in the development of their creative industries. Now, with ICA, the British Council, Hong Kong and HKICC as the key organizers, it has been turned into reality and has extended the exchange project to Beijing and Shantou in view of their recent development in a similar direction. List of Programmes CREATIVE CITIES: LONDON IN HONG KONG (8-9 November 2002) Presented by: British Council Hong Kong   Institute of Contemporary Arts, London   Hong Kong Institute of Contemporary Culture     Co-organized by: Zuni Icosahedron   The University of Hong Kong     Sponsored by: Li Ka Shing Foundation   London Arts Mapping the Creative Economy Mapping the Creative Economy will provide the audience with a compelling overview of the development of the creative economy. Patrick Ho, Secreatary for the Home Affairs, and a team of expert speakers from the UK will introduce the audience to the latest thinking from the UK and Hong Kong. The speeches will also clarify the role of government in the development of the creative industries, the importance of corporate networks and new approaches to creativity and education. Date: Friday 8 November 2002 Time: 10:30 - 16:30 Venue: Wang Gungwu Lecture Theatre, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong Chairman: Philip Dodd, Director, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London Growing Your Creative Business Growing your Creative Business is a seminar structured around inspirational case studies by successful London-based creative entrepreneurs. These presentations will cover three themes: Starting Out, Communicating with New Technologies. The event will provide the Hong Kong audience - especially designers, music executives, film executives and those in other areas of the creative industries - with practical ideas on establishing and developing the business. Date: Saturday 9 November 2002 Time: 10:30 - 13:00 Venue: Grand Ballroom, Lower Lobby, Conrad Hong Kong Target: Practitioners in the creative industries Chairman: Philip Dodd, Director, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London Round Table Discussion Date: Saturday 9 November 2002 Time: 15:00 - 19:00 Venue: Hong Kong Design Centre, Kennedy Road Chairman: Philip Dodd, Director, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London Participants: UK cultural entrepreneurs meet HK cultural entrepreneurs (by invitation) UK Cultural Entrepreneurs Daljit Singh, Creative Director and Founder, Digit Ian Charles Stewart, Executive Chairman, SevenPeaks Capital Maria Chen-Pascual, Fashion Designer Neville Brody, Founder, Research Studios Paul Bennun, Director, Somethin' Else Shelley Fox, Fashion Designer Simon Jameson, Chief Advisor of Brand Strategy, Channel 4 Tom Barker, Director and Principal of Technology and Innovation, b consultants HK Cultural Entrepreneurs (to London in Oct 2002 for a similar exchange programme) Evi Yang, People Mountain People Sea Freeman Lau, Kan & Lau Design Consultants Chi-pong Lam, Deep Red Design Craig Auyeung, HERE Lawrence Ng, IdN Wing Shya, Shya-la-la Douglas Young, GOD Michael Lau, Crazysmiles Paul Chan/ K C Tsang, Chan Tsang Wong Chu & Mee Advertising Firm CREATIVE CITIES: LONDON / BEIJING (11-12 November 2002) International Conference on Creative Industries Venue: Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business Address: Oriental Plaza, Tower W3, 1 East Chang An Avenue, Beijing Presented by: Insititute of Contemporary Arts, London   Hong Kong Institute of Contemporary Culture     Co-organized by: Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business   Zuni Icosahedron     Sponsored by: Li Ka Shing Foundation     Acknowledgement: British Council Hong Kong Introduction: Creative Industries are the focus of the new knowledge-based economy in the 21st Century. With a rich reservoir of cultureal heritages and traditions, China is entering a new developmental phase which provides even more opportunities for the creative industries and knowledge economy, especially after China has recently become a WTO member. This conference provides a platform for more than ten experts, practitioners and entrepreneurs from the creative industries and related fields in England to share their experience and discuss about policies, present situation and development in England. Session 1: 11 November, 10:00 - 12:30 Policy on Creative Industries in Britain Moderator: Danny Yung, Programme Director, Hong Kong Institute of Contemporary Culture Topic 1: Investing Creative Industries Speaker: Ian Charles Stewart, Executive Chairman, SevenPeaks Capital Ltd. Topic 2: Government Policy and Creative Industries Speaker: Chris Hamnett, Professor, Human Geography, King's College London Topic 3: Creative Industries: Small & Middle-sized Entrepreneurship Speaker: Paul Bennun, Director, Somethin' Else Respondent: Jan Hung Tze, Chief Executive Office / Publishing Divison, TOM.COM   Wang Ming, Deputy Dean, School of Public Policy & Management, Tsinghua University Session 2: 11 November, 14:00 - 17:00 Creative Industries: Case Studies in England Moderator: Philip Dood, Director, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London Speakers (Part 1): Tom Barker, Director, b consultants (Product Design) Howard, Beale, Founder and partner, The Fish Can Sing (Advertisement/ Graphic design) Maria Chen (Fashion Design) Paul Bennun, Director, Somethin' Else (Media Production) Simon Jameson, Chief Advisor, Brand Strategy at Channel 4 (Business Branding) Speakers (Part 2) Daljit Singh, Creative Director and Founder, Digit (Digital Multi-media Design) Shelley Fox (Fashion Design) Neville Brody, Founder, Research Studios (Graphic Design / Publishing) Ian Charles Steward, Executive Chairman, Seven Peaks Capital (Venture Capital) Rumi Verjee, Director, brompton Capital Ltd. (Product Investment) Session 3: 12 November, 09:00 - 11:50 Branding and Development of Entrepreneurship Moderator: Cascade Huan, Executive Director of Executive Education, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business Topic 1: Brand Strategy and British Entrepreneurship Speaker: Simon Jameson, Chief Advisor, Brand Strategy at Channel 4 Topic 2: Creative Industries and Brand Investment Speaker: Neville Brody, Founder, Research Studios CREATIVE CITIES: LONDON / SHANTOU (13 November 2002) International Conference on Creative Industries Venue: Shantou University Presented by: Insititute of Contemporary Arts, London   Hong Kong Institute of Contemporary Culture   Shantou University     Co-organized by: Zuni Icosahedron     Sponsored by: Li Ka Shing Foundation     Acknowledgement: British Council Hong Kong Introduction: Creative Industries are the focus of the new knowledge-based economy in the 21st Century. With a rich reservoir of cultureal heritages and traditions, China is entering a new developmental phase which provides even more opportunities for the creative industries and knowledge economy, especially after China has recently become a WTO member. This conference provides a platform for more than ten experts, practitioners and entrepreneurs from the creative industries and related fields in England to share their experience and discuss about policies, present situation and development in England. Session 1: 13 November, 09:00 - 12:00 Case studies of UK Entrepreneurs Moderator: Philip Dood, Director, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London Speakers (Part 1): Tom Barker, Director, b consultants (Product Design) Maria Chen (Fashion Design) Paul Bennun, Director, Somethin' Else (Media Production) Simon Jameson, Chief Advisor, Brand Strategy at Channel 4 (Business Branding) Speakers (Part 2) Daljit Singh, Creative Director and Founder, Digit (Digital Multi-media Design) Shelley Fox (Fashion Design) Neville Brody, Founder, Research Studios (Graphic Design / Publishing) Ian Charles Steward, Executive Chairman, Seven Peaks Capital (Venture Capital) Rumi Verjee, Director, brompton Capital Ltd. (Product Investment) Session 2: 13 November, 13:30 - 16:30 Visit to various faculties of Shantou University - presentations of participants' work / company Business School: Ian Steward, Rumi Verjee Arts School: Maria Chen, Shelley Fox, Daljit Singh, Tom Barker, Neville Brody Media School: Paul Bennun, Simon Jameson