THE ARTS+ Innovation Summit 2018

Frankfurt, 14.09.2018 - With the theme “The bigger picture: How can the cultural and creative sectors bridge the innovation gap?”, the Innovation Summit will take place this year for the second time as part of THE ARTS+ festival at Frankfurter Buchmesse. On Wednesday, 10 October 2018, more than 100 international representatives from the economy, culture, technology and politics are expected at THE ARTS+ Salon (Hall 4.1 R 55). The goal of these experts from all across Europe is not only to discuss the future of the cultural and creative sectors, but also to reshape it and to establish a new framework for it. At the heart of these efforts is the question of how technology-triggered innovation can best be promoted.

Presentation of the Innovation Manifesto on 11 October 2018
The aim of the summit is to bring together the European creative sectors so they can jointly tackle shared challenges posed by new technologies such as digitalisation, artificial intelligence, virtual reality and blockchain. “We are seeing a looming divide between technology and culture. Culture – and thus large parts of society – is having trouble keeping up with the exponential pace of technological innovation”, says Holger Volland, founder of THE ARTS+. “Promoting innovation is uncharted territory for many players in the creative sectors, and the political sector also faces the challenge of understanding their very specific needs”, explains Nina Klein, Programme Curator of the Innovation Summit. 14 institutions from all across Europe – including the strategic partners European Creative Business Network (ECBN) and Fitzcarraldo Foundation/ArtLab (Italy) – have been working together for months to identify the most important structural barriers to innovation in the creative sectors and to find the best potential solutions together. The result will be the “European Manifesto on Innovation Support for Culture”, which the contributors will present at a press conference on Thursday, 11 October, at 1 pm in the “Entente” room in Hall 4.C.

International speakers at three panel discussions on 10 October 2018
To get to the “big picture” of promoting innovation for all, the Innovation Summit will begin by focusing on cultural heritage and publishing before taking a broader look at the European cultural and creative sectors as a whole. Numerous international speakers will participate to stimulate the discussion between the experts.

For the first part of the summit dedicated to cultural heritage, (11.30 am – 1 pm) those experts will be Pier Luigi Sacco (Special Advisor to the European Commission for Culture and Education, Italy), Harry Verwayen (Executive Director of Europe's digital platform for cultural heritage, Europeana, Netherlands), Tonya Nelson (Director of Museums and Cultural Programmes at University College London, Chair of ICOM UK), Dr Paul Klimpel (irights.law, Germany), Dr Raivis Simansons (Museums & Creative Industries Working Group/NEMO) and Thierry Baujard (CEO MediaDeals, Germany).

For the second part of the summit, “Break-out session on book publishing” (2 – 3.30 pm), the expected experts are Dr Heritiana Ranaivoson (cultural economist, SMIT/Free University of Brussels, Belgium), Dr Leif Göritz (Herder & Thalia, Germany), Eric Briys (Cyberlibris, France), Luis González (Fundación Germán Sánchez Ruipérez, Spain) and Andrea Wagemans (WAN-IFRA/Global Alliance for Media Innovation, France).

For the third part (4 – 6.30 pm), under the heading “The bigger picture: A strong voice for innovation support”, the speakers will be Laure Kaltenbach (Creative Tech, France), Octavio Kulesz (Editorio Teseo, Argentina), Sylvia Amann (inforelais, Austria), Pierre-Yves Danet (New European Media/Orange Labs, France), Simona de Rosa (T6 Ecosystems, Italy), Ugo Bacchella (Fitzcarraldo Foundation/ArtLab, Italy) and Bernd Fesel (European Creative Business Network (ECBN), Netherlands).

European partners from the cultural and creative sectors
The Innovation Summit is organised as part of ALDUS (the network of European Book Fairs) and is co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.
Its strategic partners are the Fitzcarraldo Foundation/ArtLab and the European Creative Business Network (ECBN).

The programme partners are the Federation of European Publishers; the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (German Publishers and Booksellers Association); Europe's digital platform for cultural heritage Europeana; NEMO (Network of European Museum Organisations); and Studies in Media, Innovation and Technology (SMIT), a research group at the Free University of Brussels (VUB), part of the research network imec (Flanders) and a partner of the EU-funded project MediaRoad.

The network partners are the Fundación Germán Sánchez Ruipérez; Deutscher Museumsbund e.V.; EU Commission, Directorate General for Education and Culture (DG EAC), Creative Europe Programme; German Commission for UNESCO; I3, a coordinated support action (CSA) funded by the European Commission (represented by T6 Ecosystems); New European Media (NEM), a partner of the EU-funded project VitalMedia; and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) with its Global Alliance for Media Innovation project.

For more information, including all programme details:
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About THE ARTS+
THE ARTS+ – with the subheading “Future of Culture Festival” – is a festival dedicated to the future of the creative and cultural industries. THE ARTS+ sees itself as a link between cultural worlds and aims to create networks and synergies. It focuses on financial associations, the economic present and the future of the creative industries. The aim is to create a new order and, with it, a new framework – financial and political, but also in terms of how the sector conceives of and justifies itself. THE ARTS+ is organised as part of ALDUS (the network of European Book Fairs) and is co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.www.theartsplus.com(opens in a new window)
 

About the Frankfurter Buchmesse
The Frankfurter Buchmesse is the international publishing industry’s biggest trade fair – with over 7,300 exhibitors from 102 countries, around 286,000 visitors, over 4,000 events and approximately 10,000 accredited journalists and bloggers in attendance. It also gathers key players from other media, including the film and games industries. Since 1976, the Frankfurter Buchmesse has featured an annual Guest of Honour country, which showcases its book market, literature and culture to attendees in a variety of ways. The Frankfurter Buchmesse organises the participation of German publishers at around 20 international book fairs and hosts trade events throughout the year in major international markets. With its Business Club, the Frankfurter Buchmesse offers essential services and an ideal setting for the activities of publishers, entrepreneurs, pioneers, experts and visionaries. Founded in 2016, THE ARTS+ is a business festival for creatives, investors, publishers, museums and tech companies that takes place at Frankfurter Buchmesse. The Frankfurter Buchmesse is a subsidiary of the German Publishers & Booksellers Association. www.buchmesse.de/en(opens in a new window)
 

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