UNESCO Creative Cities Annual Meeting - Programma provvisorio

Bologna 18-21 September 2013

WEDNESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER

Venue: Stefano Tassinari Room – City Hall (P.zza Maggiore,6)

3.00 p.m. – 5.15 p.m. (for CCN members only)

Pre-meeting about the new UNESCO regulatory framework and future organization of the network, to be further discussed in the plenary sessions

Welcome by Matteo Lepore, Deputy Mayor for International Relations, City Marketing, Innovation, Smart City and Digital Agenda, City of Bologna

Introduction by Mauro Rosi, Program specialist, UNESCO

The following documents will be explained and discussed:

UNESCO Creative Cities Program Nomination procedures
UNESCO Creative Cities nomination Application Form
Draft financial regulations of the Creative Cities Special Account

Report of the Working Group on missions entrusted during the Montreal meeting and initiation of discussion on regulatory matters, including possible forms of future organization of the CCN (secretariat, membership fees, structure, etc.), by Ting Xu, Chair of the CCN Working Group

(Optional)

5.30 p.m. – 6.00 p.m. INSTALLATION AND PERFORMANCE BY BART MARIS FROM GENT in the City Hall’s Courtyard (P.zza Maggiore, 6)

7.00 p.m.
WELCOME COCKTAIL
at Palazzo Pepoli (via Castiglione, 8), seat of the “Museum of Bologna’s history” with the participation of the Mayor of Bologna, Mr Virginio Merola and of the President of Genus Bononiae, Prof. Fabio Roversi Monaco

Participants will be free to visit the museum

THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER

Venue: Stabat Mater Hall – Archiginnasio Library (P.zza Galvani, 1)

FIRST PLENARY SESSION – (for CCN members only)

9.00 a.m. – 10.00 a.m
OPENING SPEECHES
Virgilio Merola, Mayor of Bologna
Mauro Rosi, Programme specialist, UNESCO

ADDRESS BY
Sangbum Kim, Vice Mayor, Seoul Metropolitan Government

CREATIVITY FOR DEVELOPMENT
Patrizio Bianchi, Deputy Governor for Education, Professional Training, Research and University, Employment

10.00 a.m. – 11.00 a.m.
NETWORK INTERNAL BUSINESS
Introduction by Mauro Rosi, UNESCO

Presentation on a possible cooperation CCN-UCLG by
Catherine Cullen, President of the Committee on culture of the the world association of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and Jordi Pascual, Coordinator of the Committee on Culture of UCLG

11.00 a.m. – 11.20 a.m.
Coffee break

11.20 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.
NETWORK INTERNAL BUSINESS
Continue discussion on the documents concerning governance, structure, new nomination procedures and (if the case) formal approval

Open discussion

1.00 p.m. – 2.00 p.m.
Lunch break (at Archiginnasio)

2.00 p.m. Transfer to different subnetworks venues

Music: Museum and Library of Music (Strada Maggiore, 34)
Literature: Urban Center – Ex cucine (piazza Nettuno, 3)
Design: Urban Center – Atelier (piazza Nettuno, 3)
Film: City Hall – Sala Ovale (piazza Maggiore, 6)
Crafts & Folk Art: Museo del Patrimonio Industriale (via della Beverara, 123) meeting point Bar Zanarini (Piazza Galvani)
Gastronomy: Chamber of Commerce (Piazza della Mercanzia, 4)

2.30 p.m. – 5.30 p.m.
FIRST SESSION OF THEMATIC SUBNETWORKS

Short introduction about the meeting venue

Discussion within the subnetwork on the proposals for a future organization of CCN

Discussion on future cooperation/projects at subnetwork level

7.00 p.m.
Meeting point: Piazza del Nettuno
Bus transfer to Unipol Auditorium (via Stalingrado, 37)

7.30 p.m.
CONCERT: Cristina Zavalloni & Radar Band

8.30 p.m.
DINNER Restaurant Leoni

10.30 p.m.
First bus transfer to city center

11.00 p.m.
Second bus transfer to city center

FRIDAY 20 SEPTEMBER

9.30 a.m. -12.30 a.m.
SUBNETWORKS’ STUDY VISITS (Music, Literature, Crafts & Folk Art, Design, Film, Gastronomy) to relevant places in town

12.30 a.m. -2.30 p.m.
NETWORKING LUNCH
(each subnetwork separately, at the venue of the study visit and with local actors)

Venue: Stabat Mater Hall – Archiginnasio Library (P.zza Galvani, 1)

2.30 p.m. – 5.30 p.m.
SECOND PLENARY SESSION
Feedback from the subnetworks and plenary discussion
Conclusion (or approval) on documents discussed and definition of future steps.

Presentation of the new CCN communication platform by the Design Cities and voting.

Short presentations on future meetings:

Chengdu, candidate city to host CCN meeting in 2014
Beijing, meeting on 20-23 October 2013
Kanazawa, candidate city to host CCN meeting in 2015

Time for proposals or comments from CCN Cities

End of official programme

6.30 p.m. -8.00 p.m.
MAGNA CHARTA SIGNING CEREMONY (official program)
Venue: Santa Lucia Aula Absidale (via De’ Chiari, 25)

Welcome speech by Ivano Dionigi, Rector of the University of Bologna
Keynote speech by Umberto Eco: Why Universities?
Signature of the Magna Charta Universitatum
Presidency Handing Over Üstün Ergüder, President of the Magna Charta Observatory Council, and newly elected President of the Magna Charta Observatory Council
Award of the prize to the winner student and show of his/her video. Prize Awarder: Luca Ciotti, Director of the Collegio Superiore

8.00 p.m.
Creative Dinner Party at San Giovanni in Monte Cloister (P.zza San Giovanni in Monte, 2), with the students of the University of Bologna, hosted by the Magna Charta Observatory

SATURDAY 21 SEPTEMBER

Optional Program

Venue: I Portici Hotel – Salone delle Feste, Party Hall (via Indipendenza, 69)

“CREATIVITY AT WORK” – B2B & Workshop for creative industries

9.00 a.m – 11.00 a.m
B2B meetings in the informal atmosphere of the party hall (for registered companies only)

11.00 a.m
Networking Coffee break

11.30 a.m – 1.00 p.m.
WORKSHOP “MAKERS IN THE CREATIVE CITY” – open to the public
Chair: Luca de Biase, journalist, Il Sole 24 Ore

Opening speeches
Matteo Lepore, Deputy Mayor for International Relations, City Marketing, Innovation, Smart City and Digital Agenda
Giancarlo Muzzarelli, Vice Governor in charge of economic development, energy plan and sustainable development, green economy, Emilia-Romagna Regional Government

BREAKING THE SILOS: THE RELATION BETWEEN CREATIVE SECTORS AND TRADITIONAL ECONOMY
Valentina Montalto, KEA European Affairs

Keynote speakers

Massimo Bottura, Chef at Osteria Francescana, ranking 3rd in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2013
Benedetto Vigna, General Manager, STMicroelectronics (TBC)

Afternoon & evening