04-12-2009

Czech Republic, Prague

Posted by: citizensofculture

Category: Conference/Symposium

Field: Other

Source http://www.asoulforeurope.eu

The role of culture in the development of European regions

In May 2009 the local civil society organization zahradaKC and the "A Soul for Europe" Initiative organised a preparatory meeting of Forum Prague to start a debate on the role of culture and cultural operators as partners of politicians, officers and businessmen on local, regional and European level in the Czech Republic.

Speakers and panellists included:

* Jiří Sulženko, zahradaKC
* Dalibor Mlejnský, Mayor of the 11th Disctrict in Prague
* Nele Hertling, co-initiator of "A Soul for Europe" (Berlin)
* Paola Masdeu, Botkirka Community (Sweden)
* Petr Hájek, Price Waterhouse Coopers
* Alžběta Mattasová, Via Foundation
* Klára Šplíchalová, Donors Forum
* Jakub Ježek, Member of the Prague 11 Council
* Zora Jaurová, Košice – The European Capital of Culture 2013 (Slovakia)
* Simon Sharkley, Scottish National Theatre
* Nicolas Bertrand, Image Aigue, Lyon (France)
* Rarita Zbranca, Alt Art Foundation, Cluj (Romania)
* Yuriy Vulkovski, organizer of Forum Sofia
* Steve Austen, Felix Meritis Foundation (Amsterdam)
* Marta Smolíková, Proculture
* Ondřej Hrab, Initiative for Culture


Forum Prague is scheduled for 4 December 2009.


Organisers

Archa Theatre Prague, zahradaKC, Prague and Initiative for Culture, Prague in cooperation with the “A Soul for Europe” Initiative and Image Aigue, Lyon.

Partners

The Federal Foreign Office (Germany)

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