A Global Event
Join us for three days of innovation, creation, and knowledge when we bring together creative businesses and everyone with a passion for entrepreneurship and innovation – from all over the world.
27 - 28 June 2022
BRIGHT
live from Copenhagen
Last Year’s Speakers
Listen, Learn, Get inspired.
Lisa Rusell
Emmy winning filmmaker, Arts Curator and founder of Create2030Stephanie Bailes
President and Executive Director at Cade Museum for Creativity and InventionJoao Santos
Senior expert at the European CommissionDate
Session
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28
June
Welcome
10:30 AM -11:30Rasmus Wiinstedt Tscherning, Founder and CEO of Creative Business Network and Creative Business Cup with Mayor of employment and integration authorities Denmark Cecilia Lonning Skovgaard, and UNCTAD opens BRIGHT 2021.
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28
June
The Creative DNA
11:45 AM - 12:05 PMListen in when Majken Kalhave, director of Creative Denmark and Rasmus Wiinstedt Tscherning, director of Creative Business Network talk about the current state of the creative industries. They explore what makes the creative industries so special, if we have a certain creative DNA in Denmark and how the UN Year 2021 Creative Economy for Sustainable Development is a fantastic opportunity for the world to discover the what the creative industries can do for society.
Track 1
28
June
CAST Investment Forum
10:00 AM - 12:30 PMMeet the next generation of sustainable tourism and hospitality startups ready to pitch their innovations for building a more sustainable and inclusive future of the sector. Eight selected international startups will present their ventures to an international investor panel representing business angels and VC. The CAST Online Investment Forum will be opened by an impulse speech of Alessandra Priante, Regional Director for Europe, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). She will explain how smarter tourism can boost growth and innovation, resilience and investment in the sector and how entrepreneurship and the digital transformation help create more and better jobs.
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28
June
UNIDO Programs to Empower Creative Entrepreneurs
12:45 PM - 1:30 PMDr Hashim Hussein from Unido shares all the programs and iniatives that the organization offers to creative entrepreneurs. Explore all the possibilities of UNIDO and its vision for the future
Track 2
28
June
Investor Pitch 1
01:00 PM - 2:15 PMStartups get the opportunity to pitch their business in front of four prestigious international investors. After the entrepreneurs presented their pitch, they will get feedback from the investors on how they can improve their pitch.
Track 1
28
June
Investing in the Creative Industries in Asia-Pacific
02:00 PM - 03:00 PMThis panel will emphasize the unlimited potential opportunities of Investing in the Creative Industries in Asia-Pacific. Gareth Seah from Acebound ventures will lead this panel. Dr. Hashim Hussein from UNIDO, Caterina Meloni, and Jeffrey Paine from Golden gate ventures are the speakers of this panel. They will share their view and experience on the possibilities of investing in the Asian-Pacific creative industries.
Track 2
28
June
Play & Learn | The Future of Work
03:00 PM - 04:00 PMWould you like to know the key drivers in the evolution of work? Are you passionate about change management? Meet the change-makers who work to establish an impactful learning innovation ecosystem worldwide.
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28
June
Portobello People: A Network Of Culture Incubators In The Nordic and Baltic Countries
3:05 PM – 3:30 PMDuring the corona pandemic, 12 culture incubators formed an online strategic business network, for collaboration, support and cross fertilization. During the seminar, they will tell you the What, How and Why they did it.
Track 2
28
June
Co-investing in the African Creative Industries
15:45 PM – 16:45 PMWe will discover the opportunities and challenges of co-investing in the African creative industries. We will do this with Wakiuru Njugana from Heva Fund and Cinthia Loïs Ta from the African Chamber of Commerce Scandinavia that will share their experiences of co-investing on the African continent with us. The moderator of this panel is Akinyemi Ayinoluwa, who is a partner at Hightower Solicitors & Advocates.
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28
June
Play & Learn - A Platform for Learning Innovation
16:15 PM – 17:00 PMWhat are the many challenges in the K12 education environment (early childhood to high school)? Devrim Uygam - Education Director at TEGV - Educational Volunteer Foundation of Turkey will launch a challenge for innovators to build a platform for learning innovation
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20
November
Martin Smith
05:35 AM - 08:00 AM 2h 25Room B3
Each template in our ever growing studio library can be added and moved around .
Hall 1, Building A, Golden Street, Southafrica
20
November
Martin Smith
05:35 AM - 08:00 AM 2h 25Room B3
Each template in our ever growing studio library can be added and moved around .
Hall 1, Building A, Golden Street, Southafrica
16
November
Martin Smith
05:35 AM - 08:00 AM 2h 25Room B3
Each template in our ever growing studio library can be added and moved around .
Hall 1, Building A, Golden Street, Southafrica
Date
Speakers
Content
Location
19
November
Martin Smith
05:35 AM - 08:00 AM 2h 25Room B3
Each template in our ever growing studio library can be added and moved around .
Hall 1, Building A, Golden Street, Southafrica
19
November
Martin Smith
05:35 AM - 08:00 AM 2h 25Room B3
Each template in our ever growing studio library can be added and moved around .
Hall 1, Building A, Golden Street, Southafrica
19
November
Martin Smith
05:35 AM - 08:00 AM 2h 25Room B3
Each template in our ever growing studio library can be added and moved around .
Hall 1, Building A, Golden Street, Southafrica
Date
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Content
Location
30
June
Women Innovating Education
9:15 PM – 9:40 PMLearning innovation became even more relevant during the pandemic, so tune in when Iuliia Shnai - Teacher, Founder of Marble, and Ecosystem builder from Finland, explains how education technology is developing new solutions to foster the knowledge of soft skills.
Track 2
30
June
Investor Pitch Part II
10:00 AM - 11:00 PMWatch the startups pitch again with an improved pitch after the feedback they had on Monday's Investor Pitch Session. The best startup will be elected the winner of Creative Business Investor Pitch by four prestiguous international investors, Torsten, Stefan Alsson, Jesper Lilledal, Chioma Ogbudimkpa, Rosa Monge, and Otho Kerr.
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30
June
Smart Fashion
10:00 AM - 11:00 AMThe fashion sector is undergoing a revolution. From gaming and music culture to connected apparel, new technologies are influencing how we define fashion. A variety of projects with significant investments are being launched in the EU to create new standards for the textile industry, and recycling is a rapidly growing sector. With the development of Spinning Jenny over 250 years ago, fashion was at the forefront of innovation. In the fast-changing world of today where business models are built around user communities, sustainability, and digitalization fashion struggle to keep up with a new reality. Disruptive cross collaborations between industry sectors and the development of e-commerce, AR/VR dressing rooms to temperature-changing smart materials and beyond, will all have a massive impact on the fashion industry. In the Smart Fashion panel talk, we will take a deep dive into the growth of the fashion industry and where technology is heading next.
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30
June
Crowdfunding, Digital Fundraising for CCS
11:15 AM - 12:00 PMDiscover the mechanisms for crowdfunding reinforcing the CCI. Highlight the transversality of crowdfunding in combination with other areas such as ESIF or other traditional fundraising tools in specific areas, as culture, design, social innovation or sustainability. We will lay the foundations of what it is to finance "collectively", unpacking the mechanisms linked to crowdfunding, existing uses and typologies that serve to finance projects in CCS, and a specific focus on initiatives working in sustainability and positive impact. At the same time we will build a general overview and set different criteria to access crowdfunding platforms and their differences.
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30
June
New Ways of Consuming Music
11:30 AM - 12:30 PMThey say we’ve entered the digital age and that this affects all aspects of our lives. But how are all these new technological advances affecting the way we use and consume music. In this session we’ll take a look at new ways of consuming music and how the music industry is evolving with niche markets and new platforms.
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30
June
Mindscapes: Cultural Understandings of International Mental Health
12:00 AM - 13:15 PMFor many years, the creative arts have been used in therapy for those recovering from mental illness. This session will be framed around Mindscapes: Wellcome’s international cultural programme that aims to support a transformation in how we understand, address and talk about mental health. It brings together culture, communities, policy and research, and is informed and inspired by our organisation’s existing mental health work.
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30
June
Santander Universidad's Adriana Tortajada: A Talk on Latin American and women's entrepreneurship
12:30 AM - 13:10 PMWe had a chat with Adriana Tortajada, Global Entrepreneurship Director at Santander Universidades. We came around many areas of the startup environments Santander supports globally, and also how women's entrepreneurship is more important than ever, and whether having four older brothers is an advantage to a female founder in a male dominated tech and capital world.
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30
June
Mercedes - Benz: How to design a corporate startup program
13:15 AM - 14:00 PMLearn some of the do’s, don’ts and important considerations when running and designing a corporate startup program. The session will hold value for both the players aiming to design or optimize a program but also to startups trying to identify the right program and prepare accordingly.
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30
June
Stephanie Bailes - Talk with Rasmus Wiinstedt Tscherning
1:30 PM – 2:00 PMDiscover the importance of creativity to workforce development and entrepreneurship in the age of AI, robotics, and rapidly intersecting disciplines with Stephanie Bailes, President and Executive Director of the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention.
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30
June
Creative Business Cup Global Finals & Awards Show
14:00 PM – 16:00 PMWe find the global winners of Creative Business Cup 2020 and 2021. It's been one long ride for all the startups participating in this and last year's Creative Business Cup. With contestants from more than 80 countries, most corners of the world are represented in this annual competition. Watch the top 5 pitches from both years, and when we announce who are the stellar creative startups taking home these prestiguous titles.
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29
June
The Creative Economy for Sustainable Development
9:00 AM - 9:30 AMThe creative economy can contribute to the three dimensions of sustainable development and the achievement of the UN’s 2030 Agenda, by fostering economic growth and innovation, eradicating poverty, creating full and productive employment and decent work for all, improving the quality of life, empowering women and young people, and reducing inequality within and among countries.
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29
June
The Impact of European Capitals of Culture
9:00 AM – 10:00 AMEuropean Capitals of Culture put art and culture on top of the agenda, but what happens when the title moves to a new city? How do you deal with the legacy of having been a European Capital of Culture and what can we learn from 2020 where the world went digital, and traveling was no longer a possibility? We have invited three European Capitals of Culture Aarhus (2017), Matera (2019) and Galway (2020) to talk about the impact that comes with the title, how to secure the legacy of the immense work carried out and what you do when the world unexpectedly closes down, and you have to rethink everything.
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29
June
Slush – How to Create Progress
9:30 AM – 10:15 AMChange and progress are not synonymous. While change is inevitable and erratic, true progress is deliberate and disciplined. In this session, Mikko argues that, as we continue to change the world at an accelerating pace, human progress has actually slowed down in the past few decades. He unpacks some of the reasons why this might be the case, and argues that we should all be obsessing about figuring out the rest.
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29
June
Creativity and Innovation for Peace and Stability
10:15 AM – 10:30 AMPetra Kezman, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Natalija Medica, Ministry for Economic Development and Technology announces the programme of the Slovenian Government, for Slovenia that during the second semester of 2021, will hold the Presidency of the European Council.
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29
June
Semi-Finals of Creative Business Cup
11:00 AM - 1:00 PMAfter a full day of pitching Monday, meet the semi-finalists of Creative Business Cup Global Finals 2020 & 2021 and see who continues in the race for the title.
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29
June
Virtual Tour of IDEAL Digital Arts Center
1:00 PM – 1:15 PMIDEAL Digital Arts Center in Barcelona is opening it’s doors for a virtual guided tour. Experience the live event and learn all about how the museum is using digital immersive technologies to enhance the audiences experiences with art.
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29
June
Cornwall: A Leading Rural Creative Economy
01:15 AM - 02:00 PMThe Cornish culture and creativity have a lot to offer. Cornwall which is in the center of the Atlantic Arc is home to a complex culture that thrives on that and on its many talented creatives in areas like music, theatre and the visual arts. Tamzyn Smith and Léa Guzzo from the Creative Economy team at Cornwall Council will share their local government’s approach and commitment to supporting the creative and cultural sector in through Cornwall’s Creative Manifesto. They will be joined by two key organisations that make up Cornwall’s creative ecology - Laura Giles from Screen Cornwall and Jane Sutherland from Cultivator, who will talk about their roles in supporting and growing the UK’s leading creative rural economy.
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29
June
The Creative DNA of Denmark
1:30 PM – 2:00 PMListen in when Majken Kalhave, director of Creative Denmark and Rasmus Wiinstedt Tscherning, director of Creative Business Network talk about the current state of the creative industries. They explore what makes the creative industries so special, if we have a certain creative DNA in Denmark and how the UN Year 2021 Creative Economy for Sustainable Development is a fantastic opportunity for the world to discover the what the creative industries can do for society.
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29
June
Play & Learn - How to Disrupt Education?
2:00 PM - 3:45 PMWould you like to know how learning innovators are reshaping education to win the challenges of the XXI Century? Are you interested in learning through play and education technology? Meet the ecosystem builders who are drawing the future of learning
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29
June
Creative Industries, The Commonwealth And Entrepreneurs: Time To Join The Dots?
2:05 PM – 2:50 PMThis panel highlights the power and potential of Creative Industries in the Commonwealth by focussing on examples of innovative impact in different Commonwealth countries and regions, the shifts in digital connectivity given fresh impetus during the COVID-19 pandemic and a recent report from Bloomsbury Institute on Brexit, Commonwealth and the Creative Industries.
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29
June
DeuS - Disruptive Education for Creatives
03:00 PM - 05:00 PMWhat does the future of creative skills and education for cultural and creative professionals look like? The DeuSCCI project has developed a one-stop shop for the cultural and creative industries and offers open-source educational materials and a variety of training possibilities for creative professionals, tailored to the current needs of the sector. Learn how you can use the platform, benefit from the training program and meet the people behind the innovative educational program. To open the floor Joao Santos, European Commission, Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, will give an open talk an enlighten the audience on the world of Vocational Educational Training
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29
June
Fostering the Cultural and Creative Industries Through Impact Investing
4:00 PM – 5:00 PMAn exciting panel about fostering the cultural and creative industry through impact investing. During this panel, we will discover what impact investing is, the significance of the creative economy, and why the creative economy is an important impact investment theme. Investment manager Phil Kirshman from Syntrinsic will moderate this meeting with Laura Callanan from Upstart Co-lab, Francesca Sanderson from Nesta, and Carolina Biquard from Compromiso as excellent panelists. They will share their experiences with this topic and also share their findings which they published in articles on the creativity cultural capital.
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