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Creative
Tampa Bay Produces Creative Cities Summit
September 8-9, 2004
 Creative
Cities Summit 2004 brought together the leading practitioners
and thinkers in the creative economy from around the world, including
Charles Landry from the U.K.'s leading cultural consultancy, Comedia.
This event focused on putting creative economy theories into practice.
Speakers offered real-world examples that blended theory with practice,
providing attendees with workable blueprints and tools to implement
in their own communities, particularly in Florida.
Sessions
covered topics such as:
- Building
the Creative Workforce
- Developing
Networks
- New
Trends in Economic Development
- Industry
Focus Panels - Digital Media, Design & Software
- Marketing
the Creative City
- Financing
the Creative Enterprise
Special
emphasis was placed on measuring tangible ROI to help practitioners
make a strong business case for implementing creative economy strategies
and policies at home.
Summit founders and co-chairs, Michelle Bauer & Peter Kageyama
have launched Creative Cities Productions to produce future
events around the Creative Economy.
For a full conference re-cap, please visit www.creativecitiessummit.com.
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