BRUSSELS CREATIVE FORUM
A meeting of culture and creativity
30.08 > 01.09.2013 - Place des Palais & BIP
PROGRAMME
Friday 30/08
10 – 11am: Academic opening session and introduction to the platform for cultural and creative
industries
10am – 10pm: Stands open to the public
11am – 6pm: Creative initiatives
11am – 10pm: Street Food Festival
11am – 12.30pm: Cultural policies in Europe
Bénédicte De Brouwer (fr) and Gudrun Heymans (nl) [Wallonia – Brussels Cultural Representative &
Flanders Cultural Representative]
2.30pm – 4.30pm: Investment, Patronage, Sponsorship, Crowdfunding
Michel Nétens [Prométhéa]
2.30pm – 4.30pm: Image and reputation of Brussels
Patrick Bontinck [Visitbrussels]
6pm: “Network of networks” DRINKS
8.30pm: Pechakucha Brussels
A presentation of creative and cultural projects that take a new look at urban dynamics: 20 images x
20 seconds per participant.
Saturday 31/08
10am – 6pm: Stands open to the public
11am – 6pm: Creative initiatives
11am – 6pm: Street Food Festival
11am – 12.30pm: Culture and professional integration
Denis Stokkink [European Think Tank Pour la Solidarité]
11am – 12.30pm: Cultural and creative industries: overview and practices
Alok Nandi [Architempo]
2.30pm – 3pm: Information session about cultural management training in Belgium.
[Siep]
2.30pm – 4.30pm: Architecture and urban planning – round table
Christophe Emma-Dessouroux [Archi Urbain]
2.30pm – 4.30pm: Audiovisual material & the media
Noël Magis [Bruxellimage]
Sunday 01/09: Kids’ day
Exhibitors showcase their programming and activities for kids, with stages welcoming performances
specifically aimed at children, in collaboration with Kidsgazette.
10am – 6pm: Stands open to the public
11am: Street Food Festival: brunch for kids & families
11am – 6pm: Creative initiatives
Press release 07/2013
From Friday 30 August to Sunday 1 September, the BRUSSELS CREATIVE FORUM brings together
stakeholders from the world of culture as well as the cultural and creative industries, under a
marquee set up in the Place des Palais in Brussels.
Culture and creativity abound in Brussels, with more than 17,000 events a year reflecting the wealth
and depth that the city has to offer. The BRUSSELS CREATIVE FORUM offers the perfect opportunity
to showcase creativity in Brussels, its richness, its diversity, its expertise, its relevance and its
originality. Members of the public will be able to explore Brussels’ creative dynamics, and
professionals will be able to meet and discuss practical cases and share their experiences.
The BRUSSELS CREATIVE FORUM will give members of the public the chance to discover seasonal
programmes and activities put on by cultural institutions in Brussels. All aspects and everyone
involved in culture will be there: music, performing arts, visual arts, architecture and heritage,
literature, festivals, cultural centres, events and shows with cultural content, and many more. As well
as this, there will a number of stages available to present creative initiatives (new existing or future
projects) and creative achievements (presentations by venues, associations and organisations
connected to culture and creativity). Other areas will host events specifically targeted at children on
Sunday.
As well as this, the BRUSSELS CREATIVE FORUM will be a place for professionals to meet and discuss
best practices. It will create an environment that stimulates dialogue and sharing experiences, with a
view to developing economic activity through culture and creativity. This professional interaction will
be developed by focusing on different themes: cultural policies in Europe, local culture, patronage
and sponsorship, the image and reputation of Brussels, training and professional integration, the
cultural and creative industries, architecture and urban planning, audiovisual material and the media.
The goal of the BRUSSELS CREATIVE FORUM is to create a platform for stakeholders in culture and
creativity to meet regularly in Brussels in order to share their best practices and issues, and help
shape policies that will allow these sectors to develop – they already represent 3.3% of the GDP.
These cultural sectors and creative industries are economic strengths in a Europe that is undergoing
profound changes.
The BRUSSELS CREATIVE FORUM is an initiative led by the not-for-profit organisation BAPEO,
coproduced with Visitbrussels and Prométhéa, in collaboration with the Foundation for Arts and
Architempo.
More info: www.brusselscreativeforum.be