Conference Program
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WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER
15:00 Welcome cultural ceremony
15:45 Opening Speeches and Keynote
THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER
9:00 Welcome to Country
Official Opening formalities
Opening remarks
9:15 Presentation on the 2015 EY Report titled Cultural Times: The First Global Map of Cultural and Creative Industries
9:30 PANEL 1: Promoting Cultural and Creative Sector Development, Employment, Trade and Investment within the Asia-Pacific Region
10:30 PANEL 2: Amplifying Bilateral Partnerships and Regional Collaboration in the Asia-Pacific
11:45 PANEL 3: Indigenous Arts, Language and Culture in the Asia-Pacific Region
13:30 PANEL 4: Label, Product or More? Understanding Long-term Tourism Policies and Marketing Strategies for Creative Cities
14:30 PANEL 5: Securing Sustainable Solutions and the Resilience of Cities through Creativity
15:45 PANEL 6: Maximising the Potential of the Asia-Pacific Region: Entrepreneurship and the Movement of Ideas, Creators and Innovation
16:45 Closing remarks
17:00 Official photograph
17:30 Welcome reception
FRIDAY 25 OCTOBER
9:00 Asia Pacific Creative Cities Conference Next Steps (closed session)
9:30 Mayors Meeting (closed session)
10:00 National Commissions Roundtable (closed session)
10:00 – 12:30 Adelaide and the Creative Cities Networking Event, Quartet Bar
13:30 – 14:30 Prospective UCCN Applicants Briefing
14:45 – 17:00 UCCN Cluster Meetings (closed sessions)
15:00 – 17:00 Design Singapore and Good Design Australia Forum (closed session)
17:30 – 18:30 Closing function
SATURDAY 26 OCTOBER
9:30 – 15:00 UNESCO Creative Cities Network Study Tour (closed session)