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09:00 - 09:30 |
Registration and coffee |
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09:30 - 09:45 |
Welcome and introduction Ilga Gruševa, Senior Expert, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia, Latvia Erwin Siweris, Programme Director, Interreg Europe, Lille, France Thorsten Kohlisch, Project Manager, Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform Rene Tõnnisson, Thematic Expert - SME Competitiveness, Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform Luc Schmerber, Thematic Expert - SME Competitiveness, Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform More information |
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09:45 - 10:30 |
State of Creative and Cultural Industries and relevant policies in Europe
Speaker: Rasmus Wiinstedt Tscherning (CEO and Founder of Creative Business Cup, a global competition for entrepreneurs from the creative industries, Official Speaker for the European Commission DG Education and Culture, 1997-2008, former Chairman of European Creative Industries Alliance)
Speaker: Mr.Uldis Zariņš, State under Secretary, Head of Culture Policy Department of Latvian Ministry of Culture
Moderation: Rene Tõnnisson and Luc Schmerber Uldis Zariņš, Deputy State Secretary, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia, Latvia |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Ice-breaking exercise Participants to introduce themselves to each other in a dynamic format. |
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11:00 - 12:15 |
Cultural and Creative Industries - Policies and strategies in Interreg Europe projects
Presentation from the good practice Creative Industries Strategy for Austria and how it leads to initiate policy changes within the RCIA regions (Action Plans under development). Christina Koch (LP), support from Rasmus Winstedt Tscherning in his position of external expert for the RCIA project.
Overview of policies to be implemented in the framework of the regional Action Plans. Speaker to be confirmed.
The participants will be split in up to 3 groups. Within each group, the overview of challenges and policies provided in the impulse presentation will be discussed and completed with inputs from the participants. The results of each group will be presented shortly in the closing plenary. Rene Tõnnisson, Thematic Expert - SME Competitiveness, Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform Luc Schmerber, Thematic Expert - SME Competitiveness, Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform Thorsten Kohlisch, Project Manager, Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform |
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11:00 - 11:30 |
Coffee break |
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11:30 - 13:00 |
Cultural and Creative Industries - Policies and strategies in Interreg Europe projects
Presentation from the good practice Creative Industries Strategy for Austria and how it leads to initiate policy changes within the RCIA regions (Action Plans under development).
Overview of policies to be implemented in the framework of the regional Action Plans Interactive groupwork The participants will be split in up to 3 groups, according to the number of participants. Within each group, the overview of challenges and policies provided in the impulse presentation will be discussed and completed with inputs from the participants. Moderation: Thorsten Kohlisch, Rene Tõnnisson & Luc Schmerber
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13:00 - 14:00 |
Networking lunch |
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14:00 - 15:15 |
Study visit at the Creative industries incubator (5 minutes walk) Elizabetes iela 45/47, Rīga, LV-1010, Latvija Back to Art Academy of Latvia |
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15:15 - 16:30 |
Putting theory into practice: innovative instruments and support schemes Building on the visit performed at the creative industries incubator, the participants will be invited to an interactive session on practical instruments and schemes (incubators, co-working spaces, hubs, vouchers etc.) aiming at improve the development of CCIs and foster their transforming power for other sectors. The session will include interactive group work – exchange on challenges, approaches and planned activities. Participants will be divided in 3 groups. Each group will discuss the following suggested topics:
Moderation: Rene Tõnnisson, Luc Schmerber, Thorsten Kohlisch Rene Tõnnisson, Thematic Expert - SME Competitiveness, Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform Luc Schmerber, Thematic Expert - SME Competitiveness, Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform Thorsten Kohlisch, Project Manager, Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform |
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16:30 - 16:45 |
Conclusions of the workshop The participants will be invited to take part in an exercise aiming at collecting their take away messages and suggestions for follow-up activities and potential synergies. Concluding remarks Moderation: Thorsten Kohlisch, Rene Tõnnisson & Luc Schmerber Rene Tõnnisson, Thematic Expert - SME Competitiveness, Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform Luc Schmerber, Thematic Expert - SME Competitiveness, Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform Thorsten Kohlisch, Project Manager, Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform |
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16:45 - 17:45 |
Networking cocktail |