Creating Partnerships within the Northern Dimension

Vapriikki Museum Center. Photo: http://www.tampere.fi/vapriikki

Creating Partnerships within the Northern Dimension Cultural Forum on 24-25 November 2011, Tampere, Finland

Creating Partnerships within the Northern Dimension - Cultural Forum 2011 is a follow-up to two previous Nordic Cultural Forums on the NDPC held in Espoo 2009 and in St. Petersburg 2010 and at the same time an event concluding the programme of Finland's Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers of Culture in 2011.

The third Cultural Forum will take place in the city of Tampere on 24 - 25 November 2011. The venue is Vapriikki, a former industrial complex in the heart of the city, housing a variety of museums and creative facilities.

The Nordic Council of Ministers contributes actively to the Northern Dimension, supporting various activities, the Cultural Partnership in particular.

The aim of the forum is two-fold:

To discuss concrete goals and report on outcomes achieved within the Northern Dimension Partnership on Culture (NDPC) during its first year.

To generate a constructive dialogue and to promote the sharing of innovative ideas between representatives of financing organisations and creative industries. In this spirit, the forum seeks to outline financing concepts and processes for the NDPC for its forthcoming years.

The official program starts at Vapriikki in the morning of Thursday, 24 November. To wrap-up the Forum on the 25 November, we will visit the inspiring Hub Tampere, Demola and Protomo to see innovation in action.

The participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation expenses.

The organizer offers travel grants to participants from Greenland, Iceland and Faroe Islands. Please, send your application to the Institute for Russia and Eastern Europe, anneli.ojala(at)rusin.fi.

Looking forward to meeting you in Tampere!
Kirsti Sutinen
Director
Institute for Russia and Eastern Europe

Riitta Kaivosoja
Director General
Ministry of Education and Culture of Finland

For further information, please contact
Ms. Anneli Ojala, Institute for Russia and Eastern Europe, Project Office Manager
Tel. +358 10 231 0906, Mobile +358 400 584 303; e-mail: anneli.ojala(at)rusin.fi
Ms. Maija Lummepuro, Ministry of Education and Culture of Finland, Cultural Exports and Exchange Unit
Tel. +358 9 1607 7292, Mobile +358 400 800 218; e-mail: maija.lummepuro(at)minedu.fi
  

Registration

Accommodation

PROGRAMME

Creating Partnerships within the Northern Dimension
Cultural Forum on 24-25 November 2011, Tampere, Finland

Venue:
Vapriikki Museum Centre 
Alaverstaanraitti 5, Tampere

WEDNESDAY, 23 NOVEMBER

Arrival of the participants

THURSDAY, 24 NOVEMBER

Session 1   Opening at Vapriikki Museum Centre

9.00 - 9.30 
Registration, coffee and tea

9.30 - 11.00
Opening ceremony

Moderator: Chair of the Steering Committee of the NDPC Mr. Bendik Rugaas

Opening words: State Secretary Mr. Jarmo Lindén, Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland

• Director of the Department Mr. Vladimir Tsvetnov, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
• NDPC Action Plan, Chair of the Steering Committee of the NDPC Mr. Bendik Rugaas
• Creative Economy in the NDPC and new openings and perspectives, outcome from the Tallinn International Conference - Creative Entrepreneurship - for a Competitive Economy, Under-Secretary of State Mr. Ragnar Siil, Ministry of Culture of Estonia

11.00
Coffee and tea

Session 2   First results of the NDPC in 2010 and 2011

11.30-12.45 
Viewpoints on concrete implementation of the NDPC

Moderator: Chair of the Steering Committee of the NDPC Mr. Bendik Rugaas

• Study of Viking Route Heritage Sites. Associate Professor Mr. Dan Carlsson, Arkeodok, Sweden
• Mapping Music Industry Operators in North-Western Russia. PhD Mr. Greg Goldenzwaig, Goldenzwaig Creative Solutions
• Comment on the previous presentation. Development Manager Mr. Osmo Palonen, Sibelius Academy
• Establishment of National Development and awareness raising Programmes Network in the Field of Creative Economy. Director Ms Johanna Skantze Generator Sverige, Swedish Creative Industries and Project Director Ms. Silja Suntola, Creative Industries Finland.

12.45-13.45 
Buffet Lunch at Vapriikki

13.45-15.10 
Panel Discussion

For Boosting Culture and Creative Economy in the Northern Dimension Region - Sharing Experience and Seeking New Financing Solutions and Models

Panel Moderator: Special Government Advisor Mr. Kimmo Aulake, Ministry of Education and Culture of Finland

• Consultant Ms. Margit Frøjk Lind, Center for Culture & Experience Economy, Denmark
• Secretary General Mr. Rune Rafaelsen, Norwegian Barents Secretariat
• Project Manager/ Northern Dimension Ms. Outa Hermalahti, European Commission Delegation of the European Union to Russia
• Deputy Director Ms. Irina Kizilova, Institute for Cultural Programs, St. Petersburg, Russia
• Community Manager Mr Jarmo Puskala, Blind Spot Pictures, Finland

15.20 
Departure for the workshops to Hotel Tammer and Hotel Cumulus Koskikatu

15.30 - 17.00 
3 Parallel workshops

Brief introductions to the 3 themes by workshop moderators

1. Moderator: Deputy Director Mr. Mikael Schultz, Ministry of Culture of Sweden

   Developing concrete cooperation in culture and creative economy in the framework of the Northern Dimension Partnership on Culture (NDPC). Opportunities of the Regional Councils (NCM, BEAC/BRC, CBSS).

2. Moderator: Under-Secretary of State Mr. Ragnar Siil, Ministry of Culture of Estonia

   Developing financing models and processes supporting the NDPC. Promoting dialogue between financiers, sponsors and actors of creative industries.

3. Moderator: Project Director Ms. Silja Suntola, Creative Industries Finland

   Growth of creative entrepreneurship in the Northern Dimension region. Opportunities of the national development and awareness raising programmes in the field of creative economy to set up their networks and regional impact through the NDPC.

18.30
Departure by bus to restaurant Finlayson Palace

19.00
Cocktail and buffet, restaurant Finlayson Palace, Kuninkaankatu 1

21.00
Transfer by bus to the hotels

FRIDAY, 25 NOVEMBER

Session 3   Future prospects of creative economy in the NDPC region in 2020

9.30 - 10.00
Coffee and Tea

Moderator: Chairman of the Board of the Institute for Russia and Eastern Europe Mr. Henrik Lax

10.00
The future of creative economy in the region of the Northern Dimension in 2020.Counsellor for Cultural Affairs Ms. Kirsi Kaunisharju, Ministry of Education and Culture of Finland

10.30
Reports from the workshops: Concrete measures for achievement of the best results. The chairmen of the workshops

11.15
Discussion

11.30
Presentation of the Conclusions of the Forum. Counsellor for Cultural Affairs Ms Anna-Maija Marttinen, Ministry of Education and Culture of Finland.

12.00
Lunch at Vapriikki

13.15-15.45
Excursion in Creative Tampere and environments.

Visits to Hub Tampere, open innovation environments Demola and Protomo, all located in the former textile factory Finlayson. Visit to Akun Tehdas - audiovisual and music industry cluster. Coffee break included.

15.45
Farewell and departure of the participants