Call for speakers - Creativity World Forum 2009: Where Creativity meets Technology

This is the Call for speakers for the Creativity World Forum 2009.

It you are interested to participate with a speaker, please fill out the form and send your proposal latest up to June, 15, 2009 to birgit.buschmann@wm.bwl.de.

The Creativity World Forum (CWF) is the annual TOP event of the international network "Districts of Creativity", hosted in the Europeen Year of Creativity 2009 for the first time in Germany by the government of Baden-Württemberg in the Metropolregion Stuttgart. In this international Network 13 dynamic and innovative regions of the world work together in the field of innovation policies since 2004: Flandern (Belgium), Baden-Württemberg (Germany) , Katalonien (Spain), Lombardei (Italy), Rhone-Alpes und Nord-Pas-de-Calais (France), Schottland (UK), Tampere (Finnland), Karnataka (India), Oklahoma (USA), Quebec (Canada), Shanghai und Qingdao (China).

The last CWF were hosted 2007 in Qingdao (China) and 2008 in Antwerp (Flanders). International participants of the CWF are political delegations and decision makers from Government, Economy, Science and Economic Develoment Agencies as well as Experts, Entrepreneurs, Young Professionals and creative minds from the hosting region and all over the world. We expect about 1200 participants.

Under the central theme "Where Creativity meets Technology" the international forum focuses this year on the topics “Attractiveness and Creative Regions" and "Regional Initiatives for Creative Industries". We also want to present Baden-Württemberg as a innovative and creative region and a location for the creative industries to the international audience.

An extensive programme will be offered in Stuttgart and Ludwigsburg. Core of the forum is a two-day congress in Ludwigsburg on 1st and 2nd of December 2009, featuring renowned international speakers, symposia, expert panels and networking forums for all participants. Music and film shows, theatre performances and an exhibition will showcase Baden-Württemberg’s diversity in the creative area, too.

The Creativity World Forum shall be opened on December, 1 by the Ministerpresident of Baden-Württemberg, Günther Oettinger and the leading Member of the EU Commission for the Year of Creativity, Jan Figel and Esko Tapani Aho, CEO of Nokia, the former finnish Ministerpresident, Ambassador of the EU Year of Creativity and a central person for Innovationspolitics on the European level.

Already fixed is a Keynotespeach of Prof. Karlheinz Brandenburg, Ambassador of the EU Year of Creativity and Innovation in Germany, Head of Fraunhofer-Institut of Digital Mediatechnologies and inventor of the MP3-Standards.

For the second day Dorris Dörrie (Filmproducer and writer), Franz Fehrenbach (Bosch), Wendelin Wiedeking (Porsche) und Professor Tobias Wallisser (Professor for Architecture/Innovative Building and room concepts) are invited as keynote speakers.

The Creativity World Forum 2009 is lead-managed by Baden-Württemberg’s Ministry of Economics together with MFG Baden-Württemberg, Public Innovation Agency for ICT and Media. Further important cooperation partners include the Districts of Creativity, the Enterprise Europe Network, Baden-Württemberg International, Handwerk International, Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum and the public bodies of the cities of Stuttgart and Ludwigsburg as well as programme partners from the regions and institutions of Baden-Württemberg’s creative industries.

More informations about the CWF 2009 you can find under: www.cwf2009.de

As I am on a Reverse mission programme in India from May, 17 up to June, 2, in case of any questions please contact meanwhile Mrs. Freiberger-Kötzle (Tel. + 49 (0) 711/123-2522, bettina.freiberger-koetzle@wm.bwl.de).
From June, 2 on I will be back in the office and directly available for your questions.

Thank you in advance!

Best Regards

Dr. Birgit Buschmann
Government Director
Departement International Relations and Economic Policy Unit Location monitoring and development Ministry of Economics Baden-Württemberg Theodor-Heuss-Str. 4
70174 Stuttgart
Tel. + 49 (0)711/123-2502
Fax + 49 (0)711/123-2250
birgit.buschmann@wm.bwl.de