Shanghai Creative City

Date & Time: May 15th 2019

Venue: Shanghai, China

Introduction:

2019 International Creative Cities Design Innovation Forum was held in Shanghai on 15th May with the theme of “Culture and Creative Empower Sustainable Urban Development“. Experts and practitioners from UN-Habitat, UK, Italy, German and Canada carried out in-depth discussions on the vital value of culture and creativity in promoting urban regeneration and sustainable development. About 300 people from government, associations, universities, companies and medias participated in the forum.

Supervisors

Industrial Policy Department of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China

China National Commission for UNESCO

Shanghai Cultural & Creative Industry Leading Group Office

Publicity Department of CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee

Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization

Organizers

UNESCO Creative Cities (Shanghai) Promotion Office

Jiefang Daily Group

Special Supporter

Shanghai Chang Ning District Government

Co-Organizers

Shanghai Economy Promotion Center for Creative City

Arcplus Group PLC East China Architectural Design & Research Institute

Speakers

Lars Onsager Stordal

Regional Partnerships and Monitoring Officer (Asia-Pacific) of UN-Habitat

WANG Xiaoan

National Engineer in Survey and Design,Chief architect of Arcplus Group PLC ECADI

Cees de BONT

Dean of the Loughborough Design School

Flora Fang

President of Shanghai Creater Industrial Co., Ltd.

Filippo Gabbiani

Founder of the KOKAISTUDIOS

Ellen Ng

Managing Director of the Warburg Pincus

CHEN Dongliang

Director of Beijing Industrial Design Center

XU Ting

Secretary General of Shenzhen City of Design Promotion Association

LI Jia

Secretary General of Zhejiang Association of Creative Design

ZHA Jun

Director of Regional Development & Urban Design Center of Arcplus ECADI

Agenda

13:00-13:30 GUESTS AND MEDIA REGISTRATION

13:30-14:00 OPENING SPEECHES

14:00-15:30 KEYNOTE SPEECHES

1) Topic: Placing Renewal Within The Global Urban Agenda

Speaker: Mr. Lars Onsager Stordal

2) Topic: Design Aspect: Imprints of City Development and Vitality

Speaker: Mr. WANG Xiaoan

3) Topic: Visual Quality for Better Urban Environment

Speaker: Mr. Cees de BONT

4) Topic: Business Balance for Humanity Spirit and Industrial Ecology –Shanghai Cultural and Creative Clusters Case

Speaker: Ms. Flora Fang

5) Topic: Innovation Through Regenerations Urban Renewal Practice with Italian Criticism

Speaker: Mr. Filippo Gabbiani

6) Topic: Capital Investment —Improving the Value of the Brand for Cultural and Creative Clusters

Speaker: Ms. Ellen Ng

15:30-16:10 ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION

Topic：New Agenda: Activate Vitality of City with Culture and Creativity

Panelists:

Mr. LIU Boying, Mr. CHEN Dongliang, Mr. XU Ting, Mr. SUN Ming, Mr. LI Jia, Mr. ZHA Jun

2019 International Creative Cities Design Innovation Forum

Culture and Creativity Empower Sustainable Urban Development