National and international networking

National and international networking are the twin factors that connect and advance the creative industries.

The ECBN, the European Creative Business Networ k, annually organizes the conference European Creative Industries Summit ECIS in cooperation with local organizations. The “BoS –Breakout Sessions” took place prior to the Summit in Prague. During the Design Month Graz, Creative Industries Styria hosted one such session revolving around a discussion on “Great Green Creative Industries & Green Skills und Skittels”. Creative Industries Styria nominated Harald Gründl, IDRV – Circular Design Rules and ZweckZwei as best cases to be highlighted.

As an expert and consultant on the creative economy, Creative Industries Styria is also involved in various projects at a European and international level, and was therefore invited to give a number of lectures and attend conferences. From July 11 to July 15, 2022, 21 participants from all over the world came together in Ljubljana to explore the topic of “Cohabitation” in the course of the “Design + Science Summer School”. There was a lively exchange with Valencia, the World Design Capital 2022, which was represented at the Design Month Graz on the one hand and the destination of this year's network trip on the other. Karl Stocker was invited by the Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi to represent Creative Industries Styria at the Culture Summit Abu Dhabi.

There was also an intensive exchange and a number of collaborations at a local and national level, for example with Startupmark, Design Austria, the Styrian cluster organizations and the various Designforums in Austria. Eberhard Schrempf is an expert on the Kreativwirtschaftsbeirat (Creative Industries Advisory Board).

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