People-Planet-Profit

27-29 NOVEMBER

Bologna & Prato, Italy

Culture & Creativity conference + FLIP conference

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Culture and Creativity Conference 2024

People-Planet-Profit

Ecological and Financial Sustainability in the CCS

27-29 November 2024
Bologna, Italy

This year’s Culture and Creativity Conference is organised by the European Creative Hubs Network with the support of DumBO, our hosting hub in Bologna.

In the rapidly evolving landscape of the Cultural and Creative Sectors (CCS), sustainability is no longer just a goal but a necessity. “People, Planet, Profit” highlights the interconnectedness of social, environmental, and economic dimensions, with a focus on how ecological responsibility and financial resilience must go hand in hand. As creative industries navigate the challenges of climate change and environmental impact, they must also ensure the economic viability of their enterprises. This conference will explore how these two crucial topics—ecological and financial sustainability—often collide, creating both challenges and opportunities.

A key focus will be on how the circular economy model can bridge this gap. By prioritising resource efficiency, waste reduction, and regenerative practices, the circular economy provides a blueprint for creative hubs to thrive while reducing their environmental footprint. Through this model, the event will demonstrate how ecological responsibility and financial sustainability can be mutually reinforcing, offering innovative pathways to both environmental and economic success for the sector.

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The program is in local time zone (CET)

CULTURE AND CREATIVITY CONFERENCE DAY 1

Wednesday, 27 November 2024

MORNING

AFTERNOON

Location: DumBO | Officina

Via Camillo Casarini 19, 40131 Bologna

17:00REGISTRATION
17:30-17:50
Welcome Words


Andrea Giotti
, CEO of DumBO | Giorgia Boldrini, Cultural Sector Municipality of Bologna

Informal Introduction to the programme

Rita Cortes, ECHN

17:50-18:10
Kick-off Speech
Sustainability in Europe
Climate Challenges for European Cities 

Anna-Lisa Boni, Deputy Mayor for EU/Recovery funds, climate mission 2030: neutrality and transition, international relations

18:10-18:30
Inspirational Speech #1
Social Sustainability in the CCS
It was yesterday! 

“Sustainability was Yesterday. We need to build a new cultural framework for the ’20s.”

Bertram Niessen, Scientific director of the cultural association cheFare, PhD UrbEur – European Studies in Urban and Local Sociology

18:30
Welcome Cocktail & Speed Networking 
CULTURE AND CREATIVITY CONFERENCE DAY 2

Thursday, 28 November 2024

MORNING

Location: DumBO | Binario Centrale

Via Camillo Casarini 19, 40131 Bologna

09:00REGISTRATION
09:30-09:50
Official Opening

Dubravka Jurisic, Creative FLIP | Ivan Lopez Garrido, Board of Directors ECHN | Mara Polloni, DumBO

09:50-10:10
Inspirational Speech #2
A dimora, the artistic residency of the Montagna Fiorentina. Making art in rural areas: challenges, impacts and hopes.

A dimora is an artistic residency that takes place in the Apennine Mountain in Italy. It’s part of a big cultural regeneration process that wants to rebuild and rethink life in remote areas. After the first two editions, LAMA, organiser and curator of the residency, part of the Future Divercities project – funded by the Creative Europe programme, looks back at what has been achieved, old and new challenges and the social impact of the project.

Martina Aiazzi-Mancini, Cultural activities Coordinator, LAMA Impresa Sociale
Dario Marmo,
Project Manager and Associate, LAMA Impresa Sociale

10:10-10:40
Plenary #1
In practice: Social and Financial Sustainability

introduced by Myrto Kakara, ECHN

1. The Public’s Content Bureau

Through daily sidewalk installations LEEFWERK transforms passersby’s words into collective artworks, merging voices to create decentralized narratives.

Roman Luterbacher, artist
LEEFWERK

2. Color Carne

Color carne campaign is an integrated multi-channel campaign to change the perception of the color flesh from pink to all the colors of humanity.

Cristina Maurelli & Giuditta Rossi, co-founders of Bold Stories
3. Take back your economy – Potentials through communities 
 
Tobias Keye, Regional Center of Expertise on education for sustainable development 
 
10:40 – 10:45
Transformation Policies – Act 1: Democracy

Presentation of Concept and Introduction to Survey

Sylvia Amann, Creative FLIP Policy Expert & inforelais

10:45-11:00
Coffee break 
11:00-12:30
Parallel Sessions #1 
Tools for measuring and understanding impact 

1. The potential of impact investing for creative hubs 

Impact investing is investing in organisations that intentionally aim for measurable social and/or sustainable returns next to (or beyond) financial returns. In this session we will delve deeper into the following questions: What can social impact investing mean for (the financial sustainability of) creative hubs? What are the possibilities for creative hubs of raising the interest of impact investors: what types of impact can creative hubs put forward to investors in terms of their ecological, social, economic, creative,… impact and sustainability? How can they map and measure these impacts? And what about the importance of a business model to accelerate these impacts?

Hosted by Creative FLIP

Joost Heinsius, Senior Expert, Goethe-Institut | Isabelle De Voldere, Senior Expert, IDEA Consult | Eveline Durinck, Senior Consultant, IDEA Consult


2. Designing for a Regenerative Future in Creative Businesses with Doughnut Economics

How can creative businesses adapt to a future that calls for regeneration and equitable distribution? This introductory workshop draws on the principles of Doughnut Economics to guide businesses on a transformative journey into the core design of their operations. We’ll explore the core pillars that underpin regenerative business design, highlighting how a shift in these foundations can help creative businesses align with a sustainable and equitable future. Participants will gain insights into rethinking traditional business models, establishing networks for collective impact, embedding new governance frameworks, and adopting financial strategies that prioritize planetary health and social equity.

Are you ready to envision a regenerative path forward for your organization? How will your business transform to meet the demands of a more just economy?

Leekei Tang, Founder of ALOE development

3. Social Impact Canvas for creative change makers

A research-based intuitive tool, The Social Impact Canvas, to improve value statements to financiers, create incentives for public funding, attract an audience, and spread awareness on important topics.


Pille Pruulman Vengerfeldl, Professor in media and communication, School of Arts and Communication, University of Malmö



4. CrAFT project – Creating Actionable Futures

The NEB Impact Model in Action: A whole Systems Approach to Urban Interventions Integrating Sustainability, Beauty, and Inclusion
The NEB Impact Model in Action: A whole Systems Approach to Urban Interventions Integrating Sustainability, Beauty, and Inclusion

Konstantina Douka | University of Bologna, Department of Architecture (DA) and Department of DICAM ( Civil and Environmental Engineering and Materials).

12:30-13:30
Lunch 

AFTERNOON

13:30-14:15
Tour of DumBO 
14:15-14:45
Plenary #2
In practice:
Environmental Sustainability

introduced by Rita Cortes, ECHN

1. The Healthy
Building

Healthy building coworking space for Impact Projects

Raquel Traba Galisteo, CEO of TRIPLE

2. A glimpse into the ecological transition of events: the experience of
Santarcangelo Festival

Marta Lovato,
sustainability manager of
Santarcangelo Festival


3. The role of the sustainability manager
Ville Kurki, KAAPELI | Neda Tozija, co-founder of TransfoLAB
15:00-16:30
Parallel Sessions #2 
Green dreams into reality

1. Managing Sustainability

The role of the sustainability manager in practice: an invitation
for a brainstorming session on the role of the Sustainability Manager – the definition of
the role, the guidelines, expertises and constraints of the emerging position and how this
is applied to Creative Hubs.

Marta
Lovato,
Sustainability
Manager of Santarcangelo Festival | Neda Tozija, co-founder of
TransfoLAB
 

 2. Working
Conditions: How can we ensure greening and improving working conditions go hand in
hand

How can environmental sustainability coexist with human
sustainability in the cultural sector? As the pressure for a green transition in
CCSs grows, there’s increasing concern that the extra resources and time required
for sustainable practices could come at the expense of fair pay, inclusivity, and
work-life balance. The key question is: how can we ensure that greening and
improving working conditions reinforce one another? 

Hosted by Creative FLIP

Elena Polivtseva, Independent Researcher
| Joost Heinsius , Senior Expert, Goethe-Institut

3. More than 100
green cultural dreams

Rapid action is crucial to cope with the challenges of climate change. Culture is
key for just and fair transformation. Required cross-sectoral action planning still
takes (too) long in view of the pressing needs. With the inforelais serious game
“More than a 100 green cultural dreams”, a cooperative card and role game, related
processes can be better targeted and accelerated. During our session, we will play a
fictional game to develop together concrete priorities for action and to understand
opportunities (and limits) of serious gaming.

Hosted by Creative FLIP

Sylvia Amann, Senior Policy
Expert

 
16:30-16:50
Coffee Break  
16:50-17:50
Panel discussion 
Bridging sectors: Creativity,
Innovation, and Strategic Partnerships

moderated by Vassilis Charalampidis, ECHN

Cross-sectoral pioneers – open call launch by Creative FLIP

1. Unstable
Diffusion: On Cultivating Interdisciplinary Chaos

How science, art, and engineering can unite to drive creation across Europe and unfold new languages for
collaboration.

Gonçalo
Guiomar,
ETH AI Center, Zürich

2. Strategic partnerships accross
sectors – a creative hub’s journey 

After 14 years working with the local creative community of Viana do
Castelo, DINAMO10 has developed strategic partnerships with the municipality, local academic
institutions and other creative hubs across Europe. As a result D10 currently integrates three
cross-sectorial projects: Viana S+T+Arts Centre – to support collaborations between science,
technology and arts, Creative Habitat – building an European community of rural and peripheral
creative hubs, and Bem Comum – local partnerships to value the rural commons in Portugal.

Joana Carvalho, hub director, Dinamo 10

Fátima São Simão, development strategist, Dinamo 10

3. Cross Con & Learning Labs
Cross Innovation

During the pandemic, Subtopia invited artists and corporates for a series of online workshops, to
introduce the concept of Cross Innovation, explore the role of creatives, stimulate cross-sector
collaboration and develop skills and knowledge necessary for successful Cross-Innovation partnerships.

Martin Q Larson, Subtopia

Open Q&A 

17:50-18:00
Wrap up of the day   
18:00 onwards
Free tour of Creative Hubs / Maker Spaces/
Regenerative Spaces

Location

CULTURE AND CREATIVITY CONFERENCE DAY 3

Friday, 29 November 2024

MORNING

Location: DumBO | Binario Centrale

Via Camillo Casarini 19, 40131 Bologna

09:30
Registration and Coffee
10:00-11:30
ECHN General Assembly  

(ECHN members only)

 
11:30-12:30
break and box lunch 
12:30-14:00
Bus ride to Prato 
14:00-14:30
Presentation of Lottozero & Welcome coffee 

AFTERNOON

Location: LOTTOZERO

Via Arno 10, 59100 Prato

14:30-16:30
Three activities // Groups in rotation
Exploring Lottozero

1. Textile lab: Explore techniques on different machines 

Rotation to the various spaces, machines, technologies of Lottozero.
The visitors will be guided through the textile lab at the Lottozero headquarters, where they will be able to see and receive detailed explanations on each machine and its functions; from the manual hand weaving looms and the Tc2 digital loom to the sewing and embroidery machines, the knitting machines and much more.
They will be able to see active work being done in the lab by our cummiúnity members, witnessing the silk-screen-printing process, carding and felting.
Finally they will have access to the material libraries, which showcase many exciting samples and research work by our creatives and residents resulting from the various lab tools.

 

2. Art Exhibition

The visitors will have the opportunity to see the Lottozero Kunsthalle, which is our exhibition space where we present the work of artists and designers interested in exploring textile material and languages. In November 2024 we will show a remarkable series of handwoven brocades by Graziella Guidotti, textile designer and historian of textile culture, who is considered the greatest living expert on ancient manual weaving techniques in Italy.
The series is inspired by a 13h century French troubadour poem and is presented in a new installation, specially conceived for the spaces of the Lottozero Kunsthalle.

 

3. Textile design and sustainability

The visitors will have the opportunity to participate in the Refashionized training session, which includes content and activities focused on sustainable fashion, specifically designed for trainers and youth educators. We will explore themes such as the history of fashion, eco-fashion, upcycling, and creative self-expression through innovative design. The workshop will be interactive, incorporating discussions and group activities, followed by practical sessions in our textile laboratory to ensure an engaging learning experience. Through this workshop, participants will gain valuable skills to inspire a deeper understanding of sustainable fashion practices.

 
17:00-18:30
Cocktail at surprise location   
18:30- 20:00
Return to Bologna
  

Keynote speaker:

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Special event | Visit to Lottozero in Prato

photo credit: Lottozero 

 

Timișoara: European Capital of Culture

Timișoara – Creative Hubs in the 2023 European Capital of Culture

Timișoara, as the European capital of culture for the year 2023, places the focus on strengthening the sense of community in the city. Boosting the confidence of its citizens to  actively participate in the cultural production of their local communities is among the main objectives of the ECC institution this year. In this regard, Timisoara’s vibrant community of creative hubs leads the way into a common creative future. 

 

 

Organisers

DumBO (which stands for Distretto Urbano Multifunzionale di Bologna) is a temporary urban regeneration space. In Bologna, almost 40,000 square meters of the old freight yard Ravone, owned by FS Sistemi Urbani, are available to the city. Sheds and open areas, in via Casarini 19, destined to culture, art, social activities, music and sport for mixed and always different activities, in close relation with the territory. A place where associations, business companies and citizens collaborate and cooperate together.

DumBO offers the possibility to rent single spaces, suitable for infinite destinations. Spaces to renovate, available to accommodate different needs, within a short distance from the city centre, the bus station and the train station.

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Lottozero is a creative hub and a design studio, with a textile laboratory, a shared studio space/coworking and an exhibition area.

Lottozero’s mission is to create a fertile environment for textile research and experimentation in design, fashion and art, and an international base for people operating with textiles.

We support the development of designers, artists, brands and institutions through residencies in our headquarters in Prato, one of the main textile districts of Europe. We initiate and facilitating the exchange and collaboration with the local textile companies. We offer a fully functioning in-house textile laboratories which allow for constant experimentation, creation and prototyping of new ideas. We provide personalized services to anyone operating in the world of textiles, textile art and fashion.

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The European Creative Hubs Network is a peer-led network with a mission to enhance the creative, economic and social impact of hubs around Europe and neighbouring countries. As focal points for creative professionals and businesses, hubs offer the most effective way to support the growth and development of cultural and creative industries. The European Creative Hubs Network Project activated a program coordinated by ECHN for the members of its network. This project has been funded since 2021 by Creative Europe, as one of the European networks supporting the cultural and creative sector.

ECHN

The program aims at empowering creative hubs as main focal points for creative professionals and businesses. The central fronts of action include mobility opportunities for hub managers and community members, learning exchanges and workshops, advocacy at local and European level and academic research to highlight the role of creative hubs within the cultural and creative industries.

www.creativehubs.net

Creative FLIP, which stands for Finance, Learning, Innovation and Intellectual Property Rights, supports the Cultural and Creative Sectors and Industries (CCSI) by addressing current challenges and opportunities.

Through its cross-sectoral approach, the project strengthens the entire CCSI ecosystem with activities spanning research, collaborative transformation policy recommendations (green, digital, democratic), pooling of information and resources, peer learning, innovative actions in key areas such as Finance, Learning, Working conditions, Innovation, and Intellectual Property Rights.

In the course of this project cycle 2024-2026, the consortium organises and implements various activities such as desk research, mapping exercises, learning labs, cross-sectoral cooperations and international conferences. With the flagship Creatives Unite and the development of three interactive tools for better access of information on Finance, IPR and Working Conditions, Creative FLIP is also continuously working on its resource platform, a one-stop-shop for the sector.

The consortium comprises the Goethe-Institut as lead partner, the European Creative Hubs Network, IDEA Consult, and Intellectual Property Institute Luxembourg.

https://creativeflip.eu

With the support of

Speakers

Matteo Lepore

Mayor of Bologna

Andrea Giotti

CEO of DumBO

Anna-Lisa Boni

Deputy Mayor for EU/Recovery funds, climate mission 2030

Bertram Niessen

Scientific director of the cultural association cheFare

Giorgia Boldrini

Cultural Sector Municipality of Bologna

Dubravka Jurisic

Creative FLIP

Ivan Lopez Garrido

Board of Directors ECHN

Mara Polloni

DumBO

Martina Aiazzi-Mancini

Cultural activities Coordinator, LAMA Impresa Sociale

Dario Marmo

Project Manager and Associate, LAMA Impresa Sociale

Roman Luterbacher

artist, LEEFWERK

Cristina Maurelli

co-founder of Bold Stories

Giuditta Rossi

co-founder of Bold Stories

Name

Title

Joost Heinsius

Senior Expert, Goethe-Institut

Isabelle De Voldere

Senior Expert, IDEA Consult

Eveline Durinck

Senior Consultant, IDEA Consult

Leekei Tang

Founder of ALOE development

Pille Pruulman Vengerfeldl

Professor in media and communication, University of Malmö

Konstantina Douka

University of Bologna

Raquel Traba Galisteo

CEO of TRIPLE

Marta Lovato

sustainability manager of Santarcangelo Festival

Ville Kurki

Technical manager, Koy Kaapelitalo

Neda Tozija

co-founder of TransfoLAB

Elena Polivtseva

Independent Researcher

Sylvia Amann

Senior Policy Expert

Gonçalo Guiomar

Research Fellow, ETH AI Center, Zürich

Vassilis Charalampidis

President of the Board of Directors, ECHN

Joana Carvalho

Hub Director, Dinamo 10

Fátima São Simão

Development Strategist, Dinamo 10

Martin Q Larson

Subtopia

Tessa Moroder

Co-founder and CEO, Lottozero

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