Investing in our future heritage

Contemporary creation anchored in tradition and territory faces incredible pressures from global markets and mass production. What strategies can effectively support local cultural continuity and economic opportunities, in turn investing in our future heritage?

This session will explore themes including:

• Building the ecosystems that enables new creation and production

• The power of storytelling around authenticity and originality

• The role of historic city centres as laboratories of the future

Speakers:

• Eileen Akbaraly (CEO, Made for a Woman, Madagascar)

• Penelope Luk (Creative Director, Craft on Peel, Hong Kong SAR, China)

• Zesty Meyers (Gallerist, Co-Founder of R & Company, USA)

• Stefano Micelli (Professor of International Management, Ca' Foscari University, Italy)

Moderated by: Kavita Parmar (Founder, IOU Project & XTANT, Spain)