Agenda

Transformative skills – embrace friction to create the unexpected

10:00: Registration, coffee and exhibition at Norrlandsoperan, Umeå

Drop-in registration at Norrlandsoperan in Umeå, Sweden, and exhibition: “What can design do for a regenerative societal transformation, and what skills do we need for it?” This exhibition shows a broad spectrum of possible forms that design can take to address systemic change: from methods to tools, from data visual sensemaking to experimentation with biomaterials, from speculative futures to VR experiences. Navigating complexity, experimenting with frictions, cultivating vulnerability, fostering risk taking: how do they look when they become form?

11:00: Official welcome to #ECIS23

Welcome to Norrlandsoperan, Umeå, Sweden and the Assembly of the #ECIS23. Meet the moderator of the day together with the Director of the European Creative Business Network, VP of RISE and the CEO of Norrandsoperan.

11.15: Performance by Jonas Olsson (grand piano) and opera singer from Adriana Mater

An opera by Kaija Saariahos about motherhood, darkness and hope.

11:30: Policy forum: Culture and Creative Sector as a strategic force in the transformation of Europe

Policy statements on the position of cultural and creative sector on European, national, and local level, as a strategic force as we take on both green and digital transformation.

12:00: Lunch

12:45: Connecting European strategic platforms to the multiverse of cultural and creative sector

A panel on how the actors of cultural and creative sectors contribute to processes of societal transformation – whether its urban, green, and digital. It aims to paint a picture of a European landscape of policy initiatives and funding programs, that at least in writing strive towards similar transformative goals using mission-driven approaches. It serves to scrutinize how accessible this landscape is for actors in the cultural and creative sectors. A discussion with Driving Urban Transitions, Viable Cities, RISE, and Placemaking Europe led by Formas.

13:30: Performance by Deportees and the symphony orchestra of Norrlandsoperan

13:45: Transformative skills – workshop on the European Design Agenda: competences to deal with frictions

An interactive workshop on the European Design Agenda lead by Senior Design Researcher at RISE, Ambra Trotto, set up as design provocations and work sessions to inspire and set foundations for a paradigm shift towards a sustainable societal transformation.

14:45: Break

15:00: Workshop continues

16:00: EIT Culture & Creativity – the work begins

The European innovations platform EIT Culture & Creativity presented by CEO Bernd Fesel, followed by an introduction of the upcoming calls of the program, and on the strategic topics at the center of the movement. Panel with concrete examples of opportunities from the EIT network. Lead by Gerin Trautenberger, ECBN.

16:50: Passing the Baton

Thank you and welcome again May 24th in Helsingborg!

17.00: Light dinner & mingle

Can’t get enough of networking? Don’t worry. After the conference, drinks and a light dinner will be served in the restaurant just outside of the concert hall and you can continue the mingling.

#ECIS23 Assembly - Transformative Skills

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