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CultureSummit 2017 Abu Dhabi Agenda Released Event to convene 300 leaders from more than 80 countries worldwide to explore how culture can help find soluĀons to criĀcal global challenges March 29, 2017 – Abu Dhabi, UAE – Today, the organizers of CultureSummit 2017 Abu Dhabi released the full agenda for the global gathering of leaders from government, the arts, media, technology and philanthropy that will take place in Abu Dhabi between April 9 and 13 of this year. The program, which features the parĀcipaĀon of renowned creaĀve thinkers from more than 80 countries, is notable both for the caliber of its speakers and for its focus on idenĀfying acĀons that the group of leaders can take to help address key global challenges. These range from combang extremism to reversing climate change and from cultural preservaĀon to promoĀng the arts in educaĀon worldwide. HE Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi), organizer of the event, said, “We are proud that so many excepĀonal leaders will gather in Abu Dhabi to discuss the challenges facing today’s world and devise acĀonable next steps in pursuit of posiĀve social change. The summit’s agenda demonstrates the diversity of aendees who will parĀcipate in the discussions ensuring broad perspecĀves are considered, and incorporated, in the acĀonable outcomes. Abu Dhabi has been deploying significant efforts in the cultural scene, and the CultureSummit is the perfect opportunity to open a dialogue with cultural leaders from all around the world to discuss and debate key global cultural themes.” Highlights from the daily plenary sessions during the event will include: “Case Studies in Connectedness: New CollaboraĀons for a New World” featuring Minister of State for Federal NaĀonal Council Affairs and Chairwoman, Media Zone Authority‐Abu Dhabi and twofour54, HE Noura Al Kaabi, UNESCO Director‐General Irina Bokova, and Robert Lynch, President and CEO, Americans for the Arts. “Global Culture Hubs: The Role and Lessons of New CiĀes in an Urbanizing World” featuring HE Mohamed Al Mubarak, Chairman, Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority, Richard Armstrong, Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and FoundaĀon, Rula Jebreal, journalist, author, foreign policy analyst, and Ana CrisĀna Vargas, Award‐winning Architect.
“The Universals: What the Arts Can Tell Us About How We Can Come Together” featuring Sabine Choucair, ArĀsĀc Director of Clown Me In, Amb. Cynthia Schneider, DisĀnguished Professor in the PracĀce of Diplomacy, Georgetown University, and DusĀn Yellin, Founder, Pioneer Works. “GlobalizaĀon and the Other: Lessons from Refugees and the Dislocated” featuring HE Faryad Rwandizi, Iraqi Minister of Culture, Sherrie WesĀn, EVP, Global Impact & Philanthropy, Sesame Workshop and Natalia Kaliada, Co‐ founding ArĀsĀc Director of the Belarus Free Theater. “The Different Cultures of Funding Culture: A Look at Private Philanthropy, State Support and What Lies Between the Two” featuring Darren Walker, President of the Ford FoundaĀon, Angela Migally, ExecuĀve Director of the Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan FoundaĀon, and Werner Binnenstein‐Bachstein, Director of the Community Arts Lab of the PorĀcus FoundaĀon. “The Why and the How of Cultural PreservaĀon in the Coming Decades” featuring HE Dr. Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and InternaĀonal CooperaĀon at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and InternaĀonal CooperaĀon and the Cultural Advisor at the Ministry of PresidenĀal Affairs, HRH Princess Dana Firas, President of the Petra NaĀonal FoundaĀon, Zaki Aslan, Arab States RepresentaĀve, ICCROM, and Märiet Westermann, EVP of the Andrew Mellon FoundaĀon. “Problem Solving Through the Arts: Case Studies in Social SoluĀons” featuring 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Tawakkol Karman, Bassem Youssef, Comedian and PoliĀcal SaĀrist and Panmela Castro, President, NAMI Rede Feministe de Arte Urbana. “The Arts and FighĀng Climate Change” featuring Sibylle Szaggars Redford, ArĀsĀc Director, “The Way of the Rain,” Fabrice Monteiro, Photographer, and Aurora Robson, Founding ArĀst, Project Vortex. “The Arts and Gender Equity” featuring Alyse Nelson, CEO, Vital Voices, and Adejoke Tugbiyele, ArĀst and Advocate. “Expo 2020 Dubai Preview” featuring Dr. Tarek Al Shayya, Director of InternaĀonal Affairs Department at the Minister of State office & Board Director, Expo 2020, Manal Al Bayat, Senior Vice President Business Development and IntegraĀon, Expo 2020, Dr. Hayat Shamsuddin, Senior Advisor Culture, Expo 2020, and moderated by Dyala Nusseibeh, Director, Abu Dhabi Art, TCA Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority “The Arts and Advocacy: ConfronĀng the Challenges of Our Time” a conversaĀon with former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. “Innovators Roundtable: Visions for a Different Tomorrow” featuring Aaron Koblin, technologist, arĀst and Co‐ Founder of Within virtual reality plaĀorm, Horacio Lecona, CreaĀve Director, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Tracy Fullerton, Chair of USC InteracĀve Media & Games Division, and Ma艀�hew Putman, NanoscienĀst, Musician and Board Chair, Pioneer Works. “The Unintended Consequences of Technological Change” featuring Bill Bragin, ArĀsĀc Director, NYU Abu Dhabi Arts Center, Kristy Edmunds, ArĀsĀc Director, Center for the Art of Performance, UCLA, and Samantha Diamond, CEO, CultureConnect “The Future of Culture” featuring HE Saif Saeed Ghobash, Director General, Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority, Deborah Ru艀�er, President, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Princess Alia Al‐Senussi of Libya, Chair of the Tate Young Patrons Board and Advisor, Art Basel, and Adrian Ellis, President, AEA ConsulĀng. In addiĀon to these plenary discussions, the program will feature daily workshops designed to help the group shape a collecĀve acĀon agenda. There will also be displays of the artwork of parĀcipaĀng visual arĀsts and performances and presentaĀons by an extraordinary array of globally known musicians, singers, dancers, composers, and others. Some of those featured in performances and presentaĀons include: Classical And New Music Luminaries ‐ Tan Dun, Academy Award‐winning composer; Sandeep Das, Grammy Award‐ winning composer, Silk Road Ensemble; Maya Beiser, world renowned cellist. Celebrated Dance ArĀsts ‐ Liz Lerman, MacArthur Award‐winning choreographer; Tim Casson, BriĀsh choreographic and interacĀve dance maker. InternaĀonally‐Acclaimed Visual And MulĀ‐Media ArĀsts ‐ Idris Khan, InternaĀonally‐acclaimed visual arĀst; Susan Hefuna, arĀst; NásĀo Mosquito, mulĀmedia and performance arĀst; Rosemary Feit Covey, print and mulĀmedia arĀst; and Marina DeBris, environment visual arĀst. Singers And Contemporary Music Innovators ‐ Ana Tijoux, French‐Chilean music star; Sarah Elizabeth Charles, jazz vocalist, composer and producer; Falu Shah, internaĀonally lauded Indian singer; Emeline Michel, HaiĀan music superstar; and Jo Lawry, Australian singer songwriter.
Award winning theater designer and director ‐ Julian Crouch with musician Saskia Lane performing Birdheart. DJs ‐ Beco, Tudo, and Acidophilus. Rap and Spoken Word ArĀsts ‐ Young Paris, mulĀ‐cultural hip‐hop & EDM performer; Found Sound NaĀon, collaboraĀve music creators; Flávio Renegado, Brazilian rapper; and Mutabaruka, Jamaican Rastafari Dub Poet. “The Way of the Rain,” ‐ a mulĀdisciplinary performance created by Sibylle Szaggars Redford.
The event is organized by TCA Abu Dhabi in conjuncĀon with The FP Group, publishers of Foreign Policy magazine, and TCP Ventures, LLC, a cultural advisory firm. Aendance at the event is on an invitaĀon‐only basis. The enĀre program is aached to this release for your review and is available online at www.culturesummitabudhabi.com. ### FOR PRESS INQUIRIES: Maria Ory CommunicaĀons Director Foreign Policy Maria.Ory@foreignpolicy.com ABOUT ABU DHABI TOURISM & CULTURE AUTHORITY (TCA ABU DHABI) Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority conserves and promotes the heritage and culture of Abu Dhabi emirate and leverages them in the development of a world‐class, sustainable desĀnaĀon of disĀncĀon, which enriches the lives of visitors and residents alike. The authority manages the emirate’s tourism sector and markets the desĀnaĀon internaĀonally through a wide range of acĀviĀes aimed at aracĀng visitors and investment. Its policies, plans and programs relate to the preservaĀon of heritage and culture, including protecĀng archaeological and historical sites and to developing museums, including the Louvre Abu Dhabi, Zayed NaĀonal Museum and Guggenheim Abu Dhabi. TCA Abu Dhabi supports intellectual and arĀsĀc acĀviĀes and cultural events to nurture a rich cultural environment and honor the emirate’s heritage. A key authority role is to create synergy in the desĀnaĀon’s development through close coordinaĀon with its wide‐ranging stakeholder base. www.tcaabudhabi.ae/en
ABOUT THE FP GROUP The FP Group is the publisher of Foreign Policy magazine and ForeignPolicy.com and the producer of FP Events. Foreign Policy is the leading internaĀonal source for global news, providing an evolving network of world‐leading insights and analysis coupled with rapidly expanding original reporĀng. With more than 30 journalists and regular contributors, Foreign Policy publishes thousands of originally‐reported arĀcles per year, focusing on leading global issues in naĀonal security, technology, markets, and energy and resources. Leaders are set apart by vision, the ability to see over the horizon and anĀcipate change. For them, the secret to doing so is being able to depend on trusted advisors like The FP Group — a world leader in the provision of insight and analysis on global affairs. www.foreignpolicy.com
ABOUT TCP VENTURES, LLC TCP Ventures, LLC (TCPV) is an arts organizaĀon specializing in development and management of arts projects and in internaĀonal arts advisory work. The company draws on its team’s extensive experience as arĀsts, presenters and managers working at the very highest levels in North and South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. www.tcpventuresllc.com/
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CultureSummit 2017 will convene the leaders of the world’s art, media and cultural policy communiĀes for the first Āme ever to address their shared opportuniĀes and challenges. The event comes at a watershed moment in human history. For the first Āme ever, we are just a few years away from every individual on the planet being connected in a single man‐made system. That system, the Internet, thanks to the advent and rapid disseminaĀon of smart phone and compuĀng technology, will enable the creaĀon of a single global cultural ecosystem. Whereas in the past, geography has determined the divides between cultures and thus led to both richness of different perspecĀves and creaĀve visions and idioms and at the same Āme has produced tensions that torment us to this day.
of different perspecĀves and creaĀve visions and idioms and at the same Āme has produced tensions that torment us to this day. www.culturesummitabudhabi.com
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