Cultural and creative industries, cities and citizens fostering sustainable development and well-being.

July 11th - 13th

Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) are at the heart of the creative economy by ensuring the continued development of societies and being a powerful vector for the creation of competitiveness, cultural wealth, innovation, and employment.

Knowledge-intensive and based on individual creativity and talent, these industries generate not only considerable economic prosperity while strengthening social cohesion but are also critical to a shared sense of European identity, culture, and values.

About the event:

The Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union will organise a European conference to reflect how the CCIs contribute to improve people's quality of life by creating solutions through Culture and Science. This event will be held in Barcelona from the 11th to the 13th of July.

The event will display, in a demonstrative, interactive and participatory way, CCIs’ European and collaborative projects and initiatives that are not only innovative and sustainable, but also accessible, affordable, socially committed and enriching for all in line with the New European Bauhaus (NEB) initiative. In this way, the conference will show cultural and creative industries as social and innovative drivers.

Venues - Barcelona:

- Liceu Opera House - 11th of July

- Disseny Hub Museum - 12th and 13th of July

- CosmoCaixa - 12th of July

The event will be streamed through FECYT communication channels:

- Streaming for the 11th July: https://www.youtube.com/live/UFWwKkicOMg?feature=share

- Streaming for the 12th July: https://www.youtube.com/live/EKavv7pFQGc?feature=share

- Streaming for the 13th July: https://www.youtube.com/live/_9Y99nczdgw?feature=share

Organized by the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT), in partnership with the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and the Spanish Ministry of Culture and Sports.

Barcelona statement

Barcelona statement on cultural and creative industries

The Barcelona Statement on CCIs Cultural and creative industries,
drivers of innovation for prosperity and well-being

The Barcelona Statement on Cultural and Creative Industries, launched as part of the policy framework of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, reflects the main conclusions of the presidency event “Cultural and creative Industries, cities, and citizens fostering a sustainable development and well-being” held in Barcelona from the 11th to the 13th of July 2023.

You can review the complete statement here:

Download statement

Decalogue

10 commitments of European Cultural and Creative industries to strengthen cooperation

The Barcelona Statement on CCIs proposes 10 actions to be taken by the cultural and creative industries to improve and boost cooperation for the benefit of the European economy and of citizens:

1 To work towards shared values of the cultural and creative industries, across differences in size, background or origin of the companies, centres, or institutions.

2 To take advantage of opportunities that facilitate networking and cooperation, and support the long term sustainability of a European platform for collaboration between CCIs.

3 To join forces to promote the cultural and creative industries at a European scale.

4 To contribute to the development of better methodologies of analysis of the CCIs.

5 To contribute to bring stronger evidence on the economic and social impacts of the CCIs, providing scope for policies that can better leverage the strengths of the CCIs.

6 To support the creation of specific instruments for supporting CCIs.

7 To contribute to a better common understanding of trends and of the geography of the cultural and creative economy workforce.

8 To engage in local, national and European strategies to promote the skills needed for the CCIs.

9 To commit to equal opportunities.

10 To explore innovative connections between cultural expressions and Science.

If you agree with the 10 actions of the Decalogue, you can endorse it here:

Endorse the Decalogue

The list of people, together with the institutions they belong to, that have already endorsed the Decalogue is the following:

Name	Surname	Institution
Inmaculada	Marco Arce	Gestocio 2000
Borja	Izquierdo	FECYT
Debora	Domingo-Calabuig	Universitat Politècnica de València
Gintauta	Zemaitiene	Research Council of Lithuania
Miquel	Rubi	Ajuntament de Barcelona
Gigi	Guizzo	Rinova
Valerio	della Sala	Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Ana Carolina	Rodríguez	Agencia Empresarial para la Transformación y el Desarrollo Económico (TRADE)
Laura	Valle Cerezo	Agencia Empresarial para la Transformación y el Desarrollo Económico (TRADE)
Gaspar	Carrasco-Huertas	TESELA, Materiales Innovación y Patrimonio S.L.
Cristina	Portales	Universidad de Valencia
Eugenio	Navarro	TESELA, Materiales Innovación y Patrimonio S.L.
Flavio	Escribano	Fundación GECON.es
Jose Alberto	Simon Montesinos	Feeel 3d
María José	Olivera Vázquez	FYCMA
Marta	Tabernero Urbieta	CM Málaga Culture And Museums International Tech Forum.
Pedro	Vera Candeas	Universidad de Jaén
Pilar	Tassara Andrade	Agencia Andaluza de Instituciones Culturales
Zoa	Escudero	Fundación Santa María la Real del patrimonio histórico
Susana	López	Fundación Santa María la Real del patrimonio histórico
Paula	Conte García	Fundación Santa María la Real del patrimonio histórico
Ernesto	López	Fundación Santa María la Real del patrimonio histórico
Ricardo	Iglesias García	Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Speakers

Maite Arrondo

Maite Arrondo is an expert on the right to adequate housing and has been working for the past 8 years as a consultant on innovation in housing policies. She is currently working for the Housing and Renovation Institute of Barcelona Municipality where she supports the international social and affordable housing agenda through international networks, events organization such as the European Housing Research Conference. Additionally, she works part-time for the Spanish Foundation HOGARSÍ working to end homelessness. She is engaged with the UN Homelessness Working Group and the European Housing First Hub among others. She has recently joined the Advisory Board of the European Association for Local Democracy.

Piero Baglioni

Piero Baglioni is professor of Physical Chemistry at the Chemistry Department, University of Florence, and MIT affiliate. He was appointed as Visiting Scientist/Professor by the Department of Chemistry of the Houston University, Weizmann Institute, Collège de France, MIT. He is the President of the Center for Colloid and Surface Science (CSGI) and member of the Editorial/Advisory Board of several intentional Journals, national and international Academies and Societies. He is author of more than 500 publications in the field of Soft Matter and colloids on books, largely diffused international journals and 27 patents. He pioneered methods and materials for the conservation of Cultural Heritage worldwide used in Museums, conservation institutions and by conservators.

Daniel Bisig

Daniel Bisig holds a PhD in Natural Sciences. He is a member of the dance company Instituto Stocos, partner of the Premiere project, and researcher at the Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology of the Zurich University of the Arts. He works in the fields of Dance and Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Generative Art. https://www.stocos.com/ https://premiere-project.eu/

Antonia Blau

Antonia Blau is the director of the Goethe-Institut Madrid. From 2015 until 2020 she was responsable for the EU office at the Goethe-Institut Brussels where she got to know different European programs in the sectors of culture, education, civil society and youth. From 2012 to 2015 Antonia Blau coordinated the creation of an antenna of the Goethe-Institut in Marseille in the framework of the European Capital of Culture Marseille-Provence 2013. She is interested in the contact points between politics and arts and culture in an international context and holds an German-French PhD from the Universities in Hildesheim and Aix-Marseille.

Stefano Boeri

Stefano Boeri, architect and urban planner, is Full Professor of Urban Planning at Politecnico di Milano and directs the Future City Lab at Tongji University in Shanghai, a postdoctoral research program exploring the future of contemporary metropolises. Since 2018, he has been president of Triennale Milano and chairs Forestami, the urban forestation project in the Milan metropolitan area. Architect of the Bosco Verticale, built in Milan in 2014, Stefano Boeri’s work ranges from planning architecture and urban visions to design, with a constant focus toward the geopolitical and environmental implications of urban phenomena. Boeri is known for his research, visions and master plans on the future of the urban condition in the world and is among the leading players in the climate change debate in the field of international architecture.

Rickard Bucksch

Rickard Bucksch works as Policy Officer in the unit ‘Fair Society and Cultural Heritage’ at the Directorate General for Research and Innovation at the European Commission. Rickard is responsible for developing and following up research and innovation actions under Horizon Europe Cluster 2, where the cultural and creative industries count among the main areas of his portfolio. Rickard has held positions of responsibility in both academic and private sector research and innovation across several European countries. Rickard holds two Master degrees, in Electronic Engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and in Business Administration from IESE Business School in Barcelona.

Irene Calvis

Irene Calvis holds an Art History degree from the University of Barcelona, an advanced degree in Leisure and Tourism from ESADE. She has been responsible for the LiceuApropa social program at the Gran Teatre del Liceu since 2013. Previously, she was part of the Venues department and Patronage at the Gran Teatre del Liceu (2008-2013), public relations of the Gran Teatre del Liceu (2002-2008), tour management for the theater distributor and producer Anexa (1999-2002), and guide in exhibition halls and museums for Serveis Educatius CIUT'ART SL.

Annalisa Cattani

Annalisa Cattani is an Italian artist and a Scholar of Rhetoric, Public Art and New Media. Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna. She has participated in solo and group exhibitions in Italy and abroad, among which the Venice Biennial with the Group “Oreste”. She has collaborated with Public administrations and with the European Community for Public Art Participatory Projects.

Grazia Concilio

Grazia Concilio is an engineer and associate professor of Urban Planning and Design at the DAStU Politecnico di Milano (Italy), on the theme of digital innovation and transformation of urban contexts and leads CALL research lab. Grazia holds a PhD in “Economic Evaluation for Sustainability” at the University of Naples Federico II. She has carried out research activities at RWTH in Aachen, Germany (1995), at IIASA in Laxenburg, Austria (1998), and at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada (2002). She has been a team leader and coordinator of several international research projects (FP7, H2020, HE). She is currently coordinating the project PALIMPSEST, a New European Bauhaus related project.

Débora Domingo-Calabuig

Débora Domingo-Calabuig is an architect PhD and professor of Architectural Design at the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV-Spain). Her interests include the methods, means, and impact of architectural research. She is a recipient of the 2020 edition of the Lilly Reich Grant for equality in architecture, and a member of the NEB Goes South team. She currently holds the position of Vice-rector for Sustainable Development of Campus at the UPV. The functions include planning and launching the university's ecological transition project to achieve carbon neutrality, implementing actions for sustainability in the university spaces, and disseminating a culture of environmental awareness.

Mariachiara Esposito

Mariacharia Esposito has a background in European policies, social sciences and humanities, and an extensive work experience on cultural policies at European level. Since 2020 she is working as Seconded National Expert at the Cultural Policy Unit of the European Commission, DG EAC, in charge of cultural heritage, research and innovation and the cultural dimension of sustainable development. Main responsibilities and roles include leader of the member states’ Open Method Coordination (OMC) group of experts on Culture and Sustainable Development; coordinator of culture and cultural heritage research topics in Horizon Europe’s Cluster 2 “Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society”; policy manager of the CHARTER Project on a sectoral skills alliance for cultural heritage.

Bernd Fesel

Bernd Fesel has been a serial entrepreneur in the Cultural and Creative Sectors and Industries for over 25 years and is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the EIT Culture & Creativity. Prior to this he held the role of director of the European Creative Business Network, as vice director of the European Capital of Culture in the Ruhr Region and was senior advisor to the legacy institute of RUHR.2010 until 2018: the European centre for creative economy in Dortmund. He also played a role in EU initiatives such as JRC-Creative City Monitor, Voices for Culture program and ENCATC.

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