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CreativeBackslashFrom precarious individuals to resilient organisations

12 - 14 June 2019Belgrade, Serbia

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About

Connect for Creativity is an 18-month project led by the British Council, ATÖLYE and Abdullah Gül University in Turkey, Bios in Greece and Nova Iskra in Serbia.

The project is co-funded by the European Union and the Republic of Turkey, through the Intercultural Dialogue programme, that is led by the Yunus Emre Institute.

The project aims to form a network of creative hubs across Europe to foster creative exploration and collaboration that contributes to building a more cohesive, open and connected civil society.

EMPATHISE

Endorses mutual trust and confidence

Builds interactions and dialogue

Creates potential

ENGAGE EMPOWER

This publication is produced with the financial support of the European Union. The content of the publication is the sole responsibility of British Council and can in now way

be taken as the views of the European Union, Republic of Turkey or the Yunus Emre Institute.

12 JUNEBelgrade Cultural Center

Kolarčeva 6

13 JUNEFabrika

Bulevar Despota Stefana 115

Registration

Performative lectureDragan Živadinov, Delak/Noordung — SIPost-gravity Art

Cocktail dinner

Registration & coffee

Opening addressesRelja Bobić, Nova Iskra — RSCansu Ataman Bilgiç, The British Council — TR

ALONE

KeynoteRachel Doern, Goldsmiths University — UKHow to be More Resilient as a Creative Professional in a Precarious Environment

Coffee break

PresentationsDragana Jevtić — RSCreative Mentorship

Marko Novaković, FishingBooker — RSThe Client Is Always Right?

Eva Matjaž, Poligon — SIMostly Unavailable After 11 PM

18:30 — 19:00

19:00 — 20:00

20:00 — 21:30

09:00 — 09:30

09:30 — 10:00

10:00 — 10:45

10:45 — 11:00

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DAY 1

DAY 2

SCHEDULE

CreativeBackslashFrom precarious individuals to resilient organisations

Panel discussionDo What You Love (Not)Rachel Doern, Dragana Jevtić, Marko Novaković, Eva Matjaž, Mario Kolarić

Moderator: Vassilis Haralambidis, bios — GR

Lunch

TOGETHER

KeynoteBrano Frk, Oppus — SKCo-creation and the Learning ExperienceQ&A

PresentationsJavier Buron Garcia, Colaborativa — ESFrom Do-It-Yourself to Do-It-Together

Tania Santos, CRU Cowork — PTCreative Hubs: From Serendipity Spaces to Engineered Networks

Darija Medić, Diplo Foundation — RSThe Promise of Blockchain: Ideal Mediation or Illusive Transactions

Coffee break

Workshops (parallel sessions)Jovan Čekić, Faculty of Media and Communications — RSCreative Strategies

Eva Velimirović, Tailor Made Consulting — RSChoose Wisely What to Spend Your Time On

Nana Radenković, Nova Iskra — RSTeam as Value

Atilim Sahin, ATÖLYE — TRDesigning Community-oriented Organizations

12:00 — 12:45

12:45 — 14:15

14:15 — 15:00

15:00 — 16:00

16:00 — 16:20

16:20 — 18:00

Cocktail dinner

Networking party

14 JUNEFabrika

Bulevar Despota Stefana 115

DIM

Cetinjska 1

Registration & coffee

UNITED

KeynoteAleksandar Brkić, Goldsmith University — RS/UKWho Needs an Organisation Today?

Coffee break

PresentationNikola Veličković, Gi Group — RSManaging Change

Alejandro Papadopoulos, Makers of Barcelona — GR/ESGrowing the Makers of Barcelona

Atilim Şahin, ATÖLYE — TRATÖLYE - a Membrane Organisation

Panel DiscussionDesigning Creative Organisations for the/of the FutureAleksandar Brkić, Atilim Şahin, Nikola Veličković, Alejandro Papadopoulos

Moderator: Nana Radenković, Nova Iskra — RS

Wrap up & next steps

Lunch & goodbyes

19:00 — 20:30

21:00 — 00:00

09:00 — 10:00

10:00 — 10:45

10:45 — 11:00

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12:45 — 13:30

13:30 — 15:00

DAY 3


SPEAKERS Dragan ŽivadinovDelak/Noordung, SI

Rachel Doern Goldsmiths University, UK

Dragana JevtićCreative Mentorship, RS

Marko NovakovićFishingbooker, RS

Eva MatjažPoligon, SI

Brano FrkOppus, SK

Javier Buron GarciaColaborativa, ES

Tania SantosCRU Cowork, PT

Darija MedićDiplo Foundation, RS

Jovan ČekićFaculty of Media and Communications, RS

Eva VelimirovićTailor Made Consulting, RS

Nana RadenkovićNova Iskra, RS

Atilim ŞahinATÖLYE, TR

Aleksandar BrkićGoldsmiths University, RS/UK

Nikola VeličkovićGi Group, RS

Alejandro PapadopoulosMakers of Barcelona, ES/GR


This special, “performative lecture” will come from one of the most forward-thinking artists and authors from cultural space of former Yugoslavia, whose work is in recent decades increasingly marked by a wish to overcome the physical boundaries of terrestrial art forms, and initiate and enable creative action, collaboration and communication - in space. The lecture will showcase a number of ideas and project developed by Dragan Živadinov over the years, the most recent of them through the Delak Institute. The institute is the vehicle for the work of Dragan Živadinov (attractor, candidate cosmonaut), Dunja Zupančič (visual artist) and Miha Turšič (designer of zero-gravity dwellings). Delak Institute focuses primarily on the research and development of post-gravity art and art that emerges in conditions without gravity. Delak Institute produces the fifty-year theatre project Noordung::1995–2045, which includes also the performance Biomechanics Noordung (1999), the first complete theatre production in zero gravity, which was performed in a Russian cosmonaut training aircraft.

Dragan Živadinov, born in 1960 in Ilirska Bistrica, is a Slovenian theatre director. He studied theatrical direction at the Academy of Music, Radio, Television and Film in Ljubljana from1980 to 1984. He was a cofounder of the art movement Neue Slowenische Kunst (1985). In the 1980s he constructed the style formation retro-gardism. In 1983, he founded the retro-garde Scipion Nasice Sisters Theatre and in 1987 the cosmokinetic observatory Red Pilot. In the early 1990s he transformed Red Pilot into the Noordung Cosmokinetic Cabinet. In 1995 he embarked on the fifty-year theatrical process “Noordung 1995–2045” through the style formation of telecosmism. In 1998 he became a candidate cosmonaut and in 1999, realised Biomechanics Noordung, the first complete theatre production in zero gravity conditions. In 2005 he staged the first reprise of Noordung 1995–2005–2045. The secondreprise took place in 2015. In the 1980s he constructed retro-gardist events and observatories and during the 1990s he constructed informances. Since 2000 he has been constructing post-gravitational theatrical abstracts.

delak.eu

PRESENTER Dragan ŽivadinovDelak/Noordung, SI

TITLE Post-gravity Art

DATE 12 June

FORMAT Keynote / Performative lecture

PROGRAM MODULE Opening

Speakers

http://delak.eu


This talk focuses on what it means to be resilient, why resilience is so important and the research behind how individuals can work to develop resilience. It provides rich examples of how small business entrepreneurs have been resilient or vulnerable during times of crisis. It highlights what creative professionals can do to develop more resilient careers.

Dr. Rachel Doern joined the Institute of Management Studies at Goldmisth University in 2014. She previously worked at Royal Holloway University of London, and the Universities of St. Andrews and Essex. She has a PhD in Management, an MSc in International Marketing, a BComm in Marketing and a BA in Economics and Psychology. Much of Rachel’s research examines the cognitions, emotions and behaviors of entrepreneurs in adverse conditions. Her research is inter-disciplinary in nature, drawing on micro-sociological and psychological approaches to understanding resilience and vulnerability in an entrepreneurial context and how entrepreneurs interact with different stakeholders as they develop their businesses, particularly during times of crisis. Recent research projects look at entrepreneurial diversity, identities and communities.

PRESENTER Rachel Doern Goldsmith University, UK

TITLE How to be More Resilient as a Creative Professional in a Precarious Environment

DATE 13 June

FORMAT Keynote

PROGRAM MODULE Alone

gold.ac.uk

http://gold.ac.uk


Creative Mentorship represents a program, alumni network and community of 200 ambassadors who believe in mentoring, life-long learning, and knowledge and experience exchange. Realized in Serbia annually since 2011, with each cycle the program grows by 50 new participants, aiming to build, inspire and support a community of change-makers committed to the vision of a society which nurtures sharing, continuous learning and creativity. The presentation will showcase the way the program works and some of the keylessons from across the years, as well as the overall role and importance of mentorship in personal and professional development.

Dragana Jevtić is the Founder and Director of Creative Mentorship, a program for cultural workers and creatives, offering possibility for professional and personal development through mentorship work, educational workshops, networking events, promotion of their work and support by the program team. Prior to Creative Mentorship, Dragana worked inbusiness development and international cooperation. She lived, studied, and worked in the United States, France and Cyprus. She graduated in International Business at the California State University. In Belgrade, she attended the UNESCO Master Studies in Cultural Policy and Management at the University of Arts.kreativnomentorstvo.com

PRESENTER Dragana JevtićCreative Mentorship, RS

TITLE Creative Mentorship

DATE 13 June

FORMAT Presentation


http://kreativnomentorstvo.com


Actually, he/she is not always right. And yes, this title is clickbait. Instead of clients, we are going to talk about creatives and their creative struggles, mental health and burnouts. Through his story, Marko will tell you everything about the problems and challenges that the creative industry brings today.

Marko Novaković is a copywriter, creative strategist and videographer with more than 10 years of experience in creative, IT and gaming industry. Last 5 years Marko spent working in the advertising agencies on brands such as Nike, Under Armor, Telenor bank, Vip mobile, McDonald’s, UNICEF, The British Council, Hemofarm and many others before returning to the IT industry again. He is creator and author of one of the most popular #agencylife projects in SEE, Klijent Je Uvek U Pravu. Featured on the AdWeek, awarded with SomoBorac, Golden Drum and numerous other awards. Currently, Marko is working in FishingBooker as a Creative Specialist.

PRESENTER Marko NovakovićFishingBooker, RS

TITLE The Client is Always Right?

DATE 13 June

FORMAT Presentation


https://www.facebook.com/klijentjeuvekupravu/


Self-employed, independent professionals, freelancers, precarious workers, … whichever term you prefer this are one of the most important segments of creative hubs users. Although self-employment is encouraged by governments and on the rise in Europe and globally, little focus is put on strengthening much-needed freelancer-specific soft-skills. Tobalance work and life, prevent burnout, decrease stress and enable more secure financial future, we in Poligon developed a hands-on program that empowers freelancers to confidently develop their careers in today’s turbulent labor market.

Eva Matjaž has a BA in Psychology and MA in Social Work and Sociology. She is a certified teacher and independent researcher. She is the co-founder and program director of the first Slovenian creative center Poligon. She also co-founded Slovenia Coworking and Slovenia Crowdfunding initiatives, research institutes Memo Institute and Intakodalje and Slovenian’s first library of things - Knjižnica REČI. Her research focuses on: alternative models of wealth, opportunities and pitfalls of new work and new economy models and the potential of creativecommunities. She is the Program Director and Co-founder of Poligon Creative Centre in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

poligon.si

PRESENTER Eva MatjažPoligon, SI

TITLE Mostly Unavailable After 11 PM

DATE 13 June

FORMAT Presentation


http://poligon.si


Co-creation is a kind of very explicit learning process using the diversity of competencies, talent, approach and experience. But learning is often overlooking part of the co-creation process, lots of teams are focused only on the creative process and results. The Learning experience is important not only for successful outputs but also for personal and team development and as a driving force of creativity. Working on co-created initiatives enables social, active, experiential and problem-based learning, and facilitates participants engagement. But how to design a learning experience in co-creation? In the presentation I will share essentials of the Learning Design for co-creation and few tips on how to use technology for the better learning experience and performance.

Brano Frk is an experienced Learning Designer with a demonstrated history of working in higher education, scientific research, business, NGO’s and start-ups. He has strongexpertise in Learning Design, Learning Innovations, Knowledge work, E-Learning Consulting, Coaching, Educational Consulting, Lecturing, and Organizational Development. Currently, work as a Learning designer in his own learning design studio Õppus.

Brano has a master degree and a Ph.D. in Andragogy (Adult education) from Komensky University, Bratislava, Slovakia. After graduation, he worked as an assistant professor (Department of Adult education) nearly 18 years for University of Presov, Slovakia andMasaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic. His professional and research field of interest are learning technologies, online learning, L&D, and Learning design. Brano is using originalLearning design methodology and toolkit based on Design thinking, Human-centered design, and Co-Creation. Co.design is an organic part of these processes and used in all phases: research, creation, and testing.

oppus.co

PRESENTER Brano FrkOppus, SK

TITLE Co-creation and the Learning Experience

DATE 13 June

FORMAT Keynote

PROGRAM MODULE Together

http://oppus.co


What happens when people become empowered by new ways of making digitally, working creatively and sharing collectively?

Javier Buron Garcia is an architect living and practicing between Spain and Ireland. He is co- founder of Colaborativa.eu, a creative studio based in Córdoba exploring new ways of making digitally, working creatively, and sharing collectively. He is also the co-founder of MODO, a creative hub and cultural space in Córdoba. Javier lectures at the School of Architecture, University of Limerick and is the founding director of Fab Lab Limerick, a space for makers in Limerick city. He has been part of the Irish team at the 11th edition of the Venice Biennale of Architecture, awarded with the Maker of Merit at maker Faire Rome and shortlisted on the Spanish architecture award Arquia Proxima.

colaborativa.eu

PRESENTER Javier Buron Garcia Colaborativa, ES

TITLE From Do-it-yourself to Do-it-together

DATE 13 June

FORMAT Presentation


http://www.collaborativa.eu


Tania will talk about how connectivity has been leading to collaboration and co-creation within creative hub communities. As a dedicated creative hub advocate, she is continuously mapping the diversity of creative hubs across Europe, and beyond. The talk will focus on the spatial characteristics of different hubs, and on ways in which they foster collaboration and co-creation through their architecture, community programs and relations to both local and global creative communities.

Tânia Santos (Portugal, 1981) is the founder of CRU Cowork, a creative hub which combines a coworking space, an art gallery and a designers store in Porto. She runs this creative hub and manages this creative community of professionals since 2012. She is graduated in Psychology and a Master practitioner in Economics and Innovation Management, at FEP - Porto University. Since 2018, Tânia is a member of the board of directors of the European Creative Hubs Network, a non-profit organization that aims to connect and support creative hubs across Europe.

cru-cowork.com

PRESENTER Tania SantosCRU Cowork/ECHN, PT

TITLE Creative Hubs: From Serendipity Spaces to Engineered Networks

DATE 13 June

FORMAT Presentation


http://cru-cowork.com


This talk will focus on the implementation of blockchain to facilitate creative processes, bothas methodology and as technology. It will offer a short introduction to what blockchain is and how it technically works, the mechanisms of which feed directly into conceptions of creativecollaboration. Placing it in the history of ICT, we will observe use cases and open up the question of evaluating the benefits, misconceptions, failures and added value.

Darija Medić is a digital practitioner and researcher, working in the fields of media art and archeology, curating and production. Currently as Digital Arts Project Coordinator at DiploFoundation, she works on creating links between digital/critical media art and digital policy. The majority of her projects are speculative interventions into the imperfections of systems that penetrate the principles of building social meaning and dynamics of power distribution. Since 2012 she has been a core member of Interkultivator, an initiative that focuses on the decentralization of cultural production, gender and technology. She has worked with Napon - Institute for flexible technologies and cultures and kuda.org new media center. Her work resides mostly in the context of the public domain and its shaping, language and its social practices, media and its archeology, technology and its philosophy.

syntaxerror.com

PRESENTER Darija MedićDiplo Foundation, RS

TITLE The Promise Of Blockchain: Ideal Mediation or Illusive Transactions?

DATE 13 June

FORMAT Presentation


http://syntaxerror.com


Creativity is the process of creating new ideas. Transformation of thought is a necessary precondition for each new idea, the most complicated technological design, scientific theory or work of art. Hence, ideas come first, followed by their products - inventions, scientific achievements, artworks. The creative spirit sees ordinary things in a new and unusual way. Creative strategies are ways of seeking ideas. Today’s production in various cultural registers too often falls into clichés. Getting away from the clichés is possible if the thought process, which involves many abilities, is directed towards originality, flexibility and mobility of thought. What does actually happen when someone says “Hey, I have an idea!“? Having an idea isnot such a common event, it is more of an unexpected turn of events, something unusual. In this workshop, the focus will be on analyzing examples of different creative strategies in the process of reaching ideas in the field of creative work. Participants will beintroduced to various creative strategies that can be applied in the domain of creative professions.

Jovan Čekić graduated from the department of Philosophy at the Philosophical Faculty in Belgrade and received a Phd degree at the Faculty of Media and Communications, Singidunum University in Belgrade. He has been exhibiting since 1975, and was one of the founders or Group 143. He was awarded the Nadežda Petrović Memorial Award, as well as the award of the October Salon in Belgrade. He was the editor for theory at Moment magazine. Until 1997, he was the director and the editor-at-large of New Moment, magazine for visual culture. He lectured as a guest professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade and Fine Art Academy in Cetinje (Montenegro). Currently, he is the editor of the Art edition of the Geopoetika publishing house and a professor at the Faculty of Media and Communications in Belgrade.

fmk.singidunum.ac.rs

FACILITATOR Jovan Čekić Faculty of Media and Communications, RS

TITLE Creative Strategies

DATE 13 June

FORMAT Workshop

http://fmk.singidunum.ac.rs


This interactive workshop will be focused on developing and supporting specific skills that help us become better at planning and organizing our activities. The main topics will include the importance of setting goals, creating plans that support their achievement and tips and tricks that help us stay focused, reach the flow state more often and ultimately feel more satisfied at the end of the day. The saying goes that “we all have two lives. The second one starts when we realize we only have one”. Let’s enjoy the intercultural dialog and help each other make the best out of that second one.

Eva Velimirović is an experienced and skilled Senior Trainer and HR Consultant with fifteen years of professional expertise. She is oriented towards practical solutions that help individuals, teams and organizations in their quests for furthering professional and personal development. Eva has a MA in Psychology and is currently attending RE&KBT psychotherapy education. Throughout her career, she has been cooperating with various local and international clients and is working as a precarious freelancer herself, juggling work, personal education, motherhood and whatnots.

FACILITATOR Eva VelimirovićTailor Made Consulting, RS

TITLE Choose Wisely What to Spend Your Time On

DATE 13 June

FORMAT Workshop

linkedin.com/in/eva-velimirovic-80256916/


Studies show that teams have better predispositions for innovation, they are quicker in spotting mistakes and problems, and are seeking better solutions to challenges, offering suggestions for improvement. Still, working with others can sometimes be very frustrating, distracting and not that effective. How can we improve the power of team and enhance leadership potentials of each team member. This presentation will demonstrate helpful tools for creating and leading a process that involves a group of people who are on a common quest – to create a shared value, impact-full projects and desirable products and services.

Nana Radenković is one of the co-founders of Nova Iskra, where she is focused on creating mentoring programs, trainings and workshops for individuals, organizations and companies interested in taking an active role in the processes of transformation - not only of their projects and businesses, but also through creation of new ways in which we could learn, live and work in the future. She holds a MA in Management in Culture, Interculturalism and Mediation in the Balkans from the University of the Arts Belgrade, and has extensive experience in working in the private, public and civil sectors. She is a professor at the Faculty of Media and Communications in Belgrade, and a mentor within the Nelt Educational Program and Creative Mentorship.

novaiskra.com

FACILITATOR / MODERATORNana RadenkovićNova Iskra, RS

TITLE Team as Value

DATE 13 June

FORMAT Workshop

Designing Creative Organisations for the/of the Future

DATE 14 June

FORMAT Panel discussion

PROGRAM MODULE United

http://novaiskra.com


Presentation

Combining a creative hub and strategic design studio within the same platform, ATÖLYE is a space-enabled, community-oriented, culture-driven organization that designs for positive impact. The short lecture will showcase ATÖLYE’s unique organizational structure in relation to 21st-century organizational design trends.

Workshop

The workshop will focus on how community-oriented thinking might help individuals and organizations to build inclusive strategies that are serving the future of work. We will discuss how we could design more resilient and adaptive communities to boost effective collaborations within our organizations.

Atilim Şahin is a connector, a community builder and a facilitator. He endeavours to create meaningful connections between people and organizations. What drives him in life is to see these connections creating value in the long run. This happens through building/sustaining communities or facilitating collaborative processes. To him, creativity and meaning emerge from connecting the right dots, at the right time. Being actively involved in different discipline clusters (engineering, design, arts & culture) throughout his educational and professional life, and producing together with people from different backgrounds & perspectives have inclined him to embrace an endless appetite for multidisciplinary approaches. He currently lives in Istanbul and works as the Creative Hub Director at ATÖLYE. He is a board member of European Creative Hubs Network and Swedish Alumni Network. He is also a local facilitator of Nesta’s Creative Enterprise programme.

PRESENTER / FACILITATORAtilim Şahin ATÖLYE, TR

TITLE Designing Community-oriented Organizations

DATE 13 June

FORMAT Workshop


ATÖLYE - a Membrane Organisation

DATE 14 June

FORMAT Presentation


atolye.io

http://atolye.io/en/home


In the times of entrepreneurship, startup and freelance culture, who really needs an organisation as a form? This talk will try to challenge this notion and present some innovative approaches to organisations, focusing on the people who are just starting in the arts and creative industries.

Aleksandar Brkić is a scholar and lecturer in the fields of cultural/arts management and cultural policy. He has significant experience as a creative producer and arts manager, working in the intersections of performing arts, visual arts and design. He joined the Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship (ICCE), Goldsmiths, University of London in 2016. Previously, Aleksandar was teaching at LASALLE College of the Arts in Singapore and University of Arts in Belgrade. He is a member of European network on cultural management and policy (ENCATC), Association of Arts Administration Educators (AAAE) and European Sociological Association (ESA). He has more than 15 years of international experience as a trainer and coach in the areas of project/events and strategic management, cultural policy and intercultural dialogue through arts. He has worked with organizations from Europe and Asia, such as Cambodian Living Arts, Phnom Penh; Georgetown Festival, Penang; Mostar Youth Theatre, Mostar; PAC Multimedia, Skopje; Central Asian Network for Arts and Culture, Bishkek; European cultural foundation, Amsterdam; Banlieues d’Europe, Lyon.

PRESENTER Aleksandar Brkić Goldsmith University, RS/UK

TITLE Who Needs an Organisation Today?

DATE 14 June

FORMAT Keynote


gold.ac.uk

http://gold.ac.uk


In today’s environment, organizations are continuously introducing changes in response to internal and external factors. These changes demand new ways of thinking, communicating and leading. When managing change, one must start with himself in order to effectively lead others through change. Socrates said, “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.”

Nikola Veličković has spent the last 8 years creating innovative learning solutions for individuals, NGOs and corporations. As a Learning Journey Consultant at Gi Group, Nikola designs tailor-made solutions that are easily transferred into the work place and contribute to both the individual and the organization. He has had the pleasure to work and interact with hundreds of individuals worldwide as well as some of the biggest companies in the region: Atlantic Group, Coca Cola Hellenic, Nis, Aroma, Roche, Tetrapak, Strauss Adriatic, Unicredit Bank, Vip Mobile, Erste Bank amongst others. Nikola believes that creativity and innovation are the fuel that drives progress. He believes that art and science can and should coexist and he is constantly trying to find common ground between the two.

PRESENTER Nikola VeličkovićGi Group, RS

TITLE Managing Change

DATE 14 June

FORMAT Presentation


rs.gigroup.com


The talk will focus on the internal transformation process of the Makers of Barcelona organization, one of the leading creative hubs in Spain, and one of the pioneering ones in Barcelona. MOB has developed into a multi-faceted platform for co-working, creative development and creative consulting, serving freelancers, as well as companies, startups and other stakeholders.

Lawyer, Alejandro Papadopoulos joined MOB in 2015 as Co-founder and General Manager. With a postgraduate degree in Business Administration from the UPF, Alejandro put his sense of self-organization and his knowledge of business growth at the service of MOB. Since then, his mission has been to bring to life the values and models carried out by MOB; by creating a complete ecosystem that offers entrepreneurs the facilities, connections, tips training and opportunities they need to start up their business and make it grow.

PRESENTER Alejandro PapadopoulosMakers of Barcelona, ES

TITLE Growing the Makers of Barcelona

DATE 14 June

FORMAT Presentation


mob-barcelona.com


Mario Kolarić is a visual artist, born in 1984 in Belgrade (Serbia), and raised in Osijek (Croatia). He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb (Croatia). Living and working in Belgrade, he works in a field of drawing, objects, and installations, by creating an abstract narrative through simple visual elements.

mariokolaric.com

PANELIST Mario KolarićArtist, HR/RS

TITLE Do What You Love (Not)

DATE 13 June




Vassilis Haralambidis is founding member, Manager and Artistic Director of BIOS non-profit organization. Bios today operates via 3 separate venues, all located in the center of Athens.The first one is Bios (a cultural center for performing arts and cross media), then there is Romantso (the first Greek Creative and cultural industries hub) and finally Latraac (a social garden and sports venue). Since founding BIOS in 2001, he has curated numerous events and performances concerning urban culture, new media and various expressions of contemporary artistic creativity. As a designer, he has received numerous European awards and distinctions. He has devoted himself to pioneering a creative based approach to new and social entrepreneurship, best practices and policy, with his main focus currently being social inclusion and regeneration through the creative and cultural industries sector.

bios.gr

MODERATOR Vassilis Haralambidisbios, GR

TITLE Do What You Love (Not)

DATE 13 June



PARTNERS


Partners

BRITISH COUNCIL

The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We work with over 100 countries in the fields of arts and culture, English language, education and civil society. Last year we reached over 65 million people directly and 731 million people overall including online, broadcasts and publications. We make a positive contribution to the countries we work with — changing lives by creating opportunities, building connections and engendering trust. Founded in 1934 we are a UK charity governed by Royal Charter and a UK public body. We receive 15 per cent core funding grant from the UK government.

britishcouncil.org.tr

ATÖLYE

ATÖLYE is a 21st-century creative organization with an award-winning Strategic Design Studio that is nested within a Creative Hub. ATÖLYE is a member of the European Creative Hubs Network and is represented in the Steering Committee. ATÖLYE is also part of the kyu Collective, a collective of strategically curated creative businesses whose purpose is to be a source of creativity which propels economies and societies forward. ATÖLYE’s work encompasses all facets of creative consulting including strategy, design, architecture, and technology. It provides these services through a unique modern network of practitioners.

atolye.io


NOVA ISKRA

Nova Iskra is a pioneering creative hub in the Balkans, created with the idea to incite tangible connections between creative industries, technology and the people, with the goal to support critical thinking, nurture ideas, design organizations and develop businesses that are future-proof, while remaining sensible to the ever-changing present.

Nova Iskra creates SPACES, initiates COLLABORATIONS and designs EDUCATION programs for innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers, activists, students, professionals, organizations and companies who are interested in taking an active role in shaping the way we will LIVE, LEARN and WORK in the future.

novaiskra.com

BIOS

BIOS is Athens centre for today’s art and cross media. BIOS is a flexible multi functional space including 2 live music venues, 4 bars, theatre/performance spaces, rehearsal spaces, graphic design office, cinema and installation space.

bios.gr


ABDULLAH GUL UNIVERSITY

The first steps towards founding Abdullah Gul University were taken, by the Kayseri City Council and other city notables, in 2007. The aim was to raise the profile of education in Kayseri in line with the city’s own vision of its development. The University was named after the 11th president of the Turkish Republic, Abdullah Gül, who has accepted this honor, for the university is being dedicated to the quest to become a distinguished high-quality university in Turkey and be able to compete with international institutions. The university was formally founded on 21 July 2010 as Turkey’s first foundation supported State University. AGU admitted its first students in 2013 - 2014 Academic Year. Education is being conducted at the site of Turkey’s first industrial complex, which is being transformed from a place of great historical significance to be a notable place of education.

agu.edu.tr

INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE

The EU-Turkey Intercultural Dialogue Programme, led by the Yunus Emre Institute and co-financed by the European Union and Republic of Turkey will improve the cultural dialogue between the EU and Turkey by bringing different institutions with different cultural backgrounds together under a financial support allocated for arts and culture.

The EU-Turkey Intercultural Dialogue Programme provides financial support to projects designed to bring different institutions with different cultural backgrounds together with an aim to enhance mutual understanding and co-operation. The Programme is co-financed by the European Union and Republic of Turkey under the financial cooperation for strengthening civil society. This phase of the Intercultural Dialogue programme has a total budget of €3 million, with nearly 70% of this funding being awarded to four grant projects.

Connect for Creativity is one of the four grant projects, which has received funding from the EU-Turkey Intercultural Dialogue Programme

icd.yee.org.tr


CFCU

Following the decision of the Helsinki Summit of the European Council on 10-11 December 1999 accepting Turkey as a candidate country, the main Framework of Turkey - EU financial cooperation has changed and EU financial assistance was directed towards the pre-accession goals and ultimately full membership. This change led Turkey to establish a “Decentralised Implementation System (DIS)” under which the CFCU is also operating.

The CFCU, as the Implementing Agency, is responsible for the overall budgeting, tendering, contracting, payments, accounting and financial reporting aspects of all procurement of services, supplies, works and grants in the context of EU funded programmes. Under the responsibility of a “Programme Authorising Officer (PAO)”, the CFCU ensures that the EU rules, regulations and procedures pertaining to the procurement are adhered to and that a proper reporting system is functioning. The CFCU is administratively linked to the Undersecretariat of Treasury which is responsible for the financial management of EU funded programmes.

cfcu.gov.tr

YUNUS EMRE INSTITUTE

Yunus Emre Foundation is a public foundation, which was founded to promote Turkey, Turkish language, its history and culture and art, make such related information and documents available for use in the world, provide services abroad to people who want to have education in the fields of Turkish language, culture and art, to improve the friendship between Turkey and other countries and increase the cultural exchange.

As an institution affiliated to the Foundation, Yunus Emre Institute is carrying out studies for Turkish teaching in the cultural centers established abroad to accomplish the purposes of this law as well as conducting culture and art activities to promote our country, and giving support to scientific researches.

yee.org.tr

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