Events
The third World Cities Culture Summit was held in Amsterdam 12-14 November 2014. The event was hosted by the City of Amsterdam. The summit was curated by BOP Consulting, working closely with the Amsterdam authorities and the chair of the World Cities Culture Forum, Justine Simons, Head of Culture at the Greater London Authority, and liaising closely with all the other member cities.
Download the event brochure below. It contains detailed information about the programme and delegates.
Summit delegates at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Kate D. Levin, Advisor, World Cities Culture Forum and Principal, Bloomberg Associates (New York, NY); Esteve Caramés, Strategic Policy Advisor, Barcelona City Culture Department; Rijk van Ark, Head of Economic Affairs, City of Amsterdam
Justine Simons, Head of Culture, Mayor of London's Office, Chair of WCCF
Justine Simons, Head of Culture, Mayor of London's Office, Chair of WCCF; Maria Privalova, Program Director, International Moscow Culture Forum; Daniël Schipper, Head of Events at the City of Amsterdam
Pierre Fortin, Executive Director, Quartier des spectacles Partnership; Jean-Robert Choquet, Director, Direction de la culture et du patrimoine, Ville de Montréal
Munira Mirza, Deputy Mayor for Culture and Education, Mayor of London's Office; Kajsa Ollongren, Deputy Mayor for Arts & Culture and Economic Affairs, City of Amsterdam
Paul Owens, Managing Director, BOP Consulting; Director, World Cities Culture Forum
The themes of the summit were:
- branding and promotion
- urban development, renewal and transformation
- talent, enterprise and innovation
‘Sustaining Success’, the third policy briefing of the Forum, captures some of the main conversations that took place at the Summit such as cultural authenticity in the age of mass tourism, balancing heritage and identity with modernity, and developing cultural capability in all citizens. The document is available for download in English and Spanish here.
We would like to thank the following for participating and speaking at the World Cities Culture Summit Amsterdam 2014:
Amsterdam:
Kajsa Ollongren, Deputy Mayor for Arts & Culture and Economic Affairs, City of Amsterdam
Max van Engen, Director of the Department of Housing, City of Amsterdam
Araf Ahmadali, Policy advisor for Arts and Culture, City of Amsterdam
Barcelona:
Esteve Caramés, Strategic Policy Advisor, Barcelona City Culture Department
Josep Lluís Alay, Director for Heritage, Museums and Archives at Barcelona City Culture Department
Sandra Jabalquinto, International Relations Office, Barcelona City Council
Beijing:
Fangming Qiu, Director, Beijing Association for Cultural Exchanges
Wei Meng, Beijing Association for Cultural Exchanges
Bogotá:
Clarisa Ruiz Correal, Secretary of Culture, Leisure and Sport Department, City of Bogotá
Buenos Aires:
Hernán Lombardi, Minister of Culture, City of Buenos Aires
Miguel Gutiérrez, Secretary of Tourism, City of Buenos Aires
Hong Kong:
Yuet-wah Wong, Principal Assistant Secretary for Home Affairs (Culture), Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Elaine Yeung, Chief Manager (Audience Building, Festivals & Entertainment), Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Istanbul:
Prof. Ahmet Emre Bilgili, Director, Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism
Esma Firuze Küyük, Assistant Expert of Culture & Tourism, Istanbul Office of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism
London:
Munira Mirza, Deputy Mayor for Culture and Education, Mayor of London’s Office
Justine Simons, Head of Culture, Mayor of London’s Office
Jackie McNerney, Culture Strategy Manager, Mayor of London’s Office
Chenine Bhathena, Senior Cultural Strategy Officer, Mayor of London’s Office
Ben McKnight, Senior Press Officer, Mayor of London’s Office
Los Angeles:
Danielle Brazell, Executive Director, City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA)
Laura Zucker, Executive Director, Los Angeles County Arts Commission
Sofia Klatzker, Director of Grants and Professional Development, Los Angeles County Arts Commission
Madrid:
José Francisco Garcia Lopez, Director General of Cultural Heritage and Urban Landscape Quality, Madrid City Council
Carlota Álvarez Basso, Director, Matadero Madrid
Montréal:
Jean-Robert Choquet, Director, Direction de la culture et du patrimoine, Ville de Montréal
Pierre Fortin, Executive Director, Quartier des spectacles Partnership
Moscow:
Natalia Fishman, Advisor to the Head of the Moscow Department of Culture, Moscow City Government
Maria Privalova, Program Director, International Moscow Culture Forum
Alina Bogatkova, Executive Director, Moscow Institute for Social and Cultural Programs
New York:
Tom Finkelpearl, Commissioner, Department of Cultural Affairs, New York City
Ryan Max, Director of External Affairs, Department of Cultural Affairs, New York City
Kate D. Levin, Advisor, World Cities Culture Forum and Principal, Bloomberg Associates (New York, NY)
Danai Pointer, Bloomberg Associates partner
Paris:
Rachel Khan, Cultural Counsellor of the Governor of Paris Ile-de-France region
Carine Camors, Urban Economist, IAU Ile-de-France
Odile Soulard, Urban Economist, IAU Ile-de-France
Rio de Janeiro:
Sérgio Sá Leitão, Secretary of Culture /CEO of RioFilme, Municipality of Rio de Janeiro
Danielle Barreto Nigromonte, Undersecretary of Culture, Municipality of Rio de Janeiro
Seoul:
Cheol-hyoung Lee, Team Head of Cultural Policy Division, Seoul Metropolitan Government
Chung il Choi, Senior Administrator, Cultural Policy Team, Seoul Metropolitan Government
Hae-Bo Kim, Head, Department of Policy Research, Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture
Shanghai:
Lu Shen, Deputy Director, Shanghai Social and Cultural Administration, Shanghai Municipal Government
Na Liu, Deputy Director of Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture, Radio, Film & TV Policy Laws & Regulations Division
Prof. Changyong Huang, Vice President, Shanghai Theatre Academy
Meijun Guo, Vice Director, John Howkins Research Centre on Creative Economy, Shanghai Theatre Academy
Shenzhen:
Dr. Wangxi Han, Deputy-director of Shenzhen Association for International Culture Exchanges
Prof. Fengliang Li, Vice President of Shenzhen University (SZU); Dean of Institute for Cultural Industries, SZU
Dr. Rong Zhao, Senior Staff, Shenzhen Association for International Culture Exchanges Publicity Office, the Publicity Department of Shenzhen Municipal Committee of CPC
Dr. Wen Wen, Director of Department of Project Development, Institute for Cultural Industries, SZU
Singapore:
Sharon Chang, Deputy Director, Research Unit, Singapore National Arts Council
Natasha Mano, Manager, Arts & Heritage Division, Singapore Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
Stockholm:
Patrik Liljegren, Manager, Department of Culture Strategy, City of Stockholm
Mats Sylwan, Senior advisor, Department of Culture Strategy, City of Stockholm
Tokyo:
Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto, Chairman, Specialist Committee for Cultural Policy, Tokyo Council for the Arts; Director of Arts and Cultural Projects, NLI Research Institute
Yuko Ishiwata, Program Director, Arts Council Tokyo
Kazuhiko Suzuki, Program Officer, Planning Office for Arts Council Tokyo
Toronto:
Lori Martin, Senior Cultural Affairs Officer, Cultural Services, City of Toronto
David Stonehouse, Director, Waterfront Secretariat, City of Toronto
World Cities Culture Forum Management Team:
Paul Owens, Managing Director, BOP Consulting; Director, World Cities Culture Forum
Matthieu Prin, Project Manager, World Cities Culture Forum
Yvonne Lo, Co-ordinator, World Cities Culture Forum; Researcher, BOP Consulting
Richard Naylor, Director, Research, BOP Consulting
Tom Campbell, BOP Associate
Ulrike Chouguley, Senior Consultant, BOP Consulting