24-11-2010

26-11-2010

Turkey, Istanbul
Kadir Has University, Haliç Campus, Haliç Conference Hall

Posted by: citizensofculture

Category: Conference/Symposium

Field: Cultural Management

Source http://www.en.istanbul2010.org

Realized by Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency since 2008, the European Union Symposiums are held this year under the name "New Approaches to Cultural Governance".

The last one of the symposium series -aiming to provide a basis for cultural policies of Istanbul during the process of European Capital of Culture and to contribute to the accession process of Turkey to the EU- will be held at the Haliç Conference Hall of Kadir Has University on 24-26 November.

Taking the cultural policies issue over entire Europe –as this issue is one of the prominent subjects of the EU member countries agenda- under the organization of Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency’s International Relations Directorate, the “European Union Symposia” elaborated the topic “What is the European Culture?” in 2008 and “Cultural Policies in Europe and Turkey” in 2009.

Prominent theoreticians, managers and experts of cultural and educational institutions of Europe and Turkey will be elaborating this year the “cultural governance” concept under the title "New Approaches to Cultural Governance" as this subject is an indispensable requirement for realization the concepts “creative industries” and “creative cities”.

Starting on Wednesday, November 24 the "New Approaches to Cultural Governance" Symposium will be realized at the Haliç Conference Hall of Kadir Has University for three days between 10:30 – 17:30 . Sessions are open to all those who would like to attend at the sessions.

The symposium will be joined by specialists from Turkey, France, UK, Sweden, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Malta, Romania, Denmark, Finland and Slovenia who will present recommendations that will shape the cultural world of future; and re-assess the present cultural policies in Turkey and Europe in accordance with new conditions of the globalizing world.

The most important target of the “European Union Symposia” –an activity by Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency’s International Relations Directorate- is to provide a basis for cultural policies of Istanbul during the process of European Capital of Culture and to contribute to the accession process of Turkey to the EU.

Final statements and discussions of all three symposia held since 2008 will be collected in a book which will be published in Turkish and English in order to open new dimensions throughout pioneering approaches.


New Approaches to Cultural Governance

FIRST DAY: November 24th Thursday

Opening Remarks
10:00 Opening Remarks
Egemen Bağış
Minister of State for EU
Hayati Yazıcı
Minister of State
Devlet Bakanı
Ertuğrul Günay
Minister of Culture & Tourism
Hüseyin Avni Mutlu
Governor of Istanbul
Kadir Topbaş
Metropolitan Mayor of Istanbul
Şekib Avdagiç
Executive Chairman of Board of Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency
Keynote Speakers:
Robert Palmer
Council of Europe, Director of Culture and Heritage

Odile M.T. Wolfs
Minister for Culture
Province of Limburg - Maastricht

14:00 – 17:30 24. November 24th, Wednesday
1: The Role of Government and Cities in Cultural Governance
Moderators:
Anthony Attard & Dr. Begüm Kösemen
Panelists:
1: Ahmet Emre Bilgili
Director of Culture and Tourism of City of Istanbul
2: Numan Güzey
Head of Culture and Social Affairs of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
3: Caldon Mercieca
Coordinator of the Culture and Audiovisuals Unit of Malta Office of
Prime Minister
4: Gottfried Wagner
Former Director, European Culture Foundation

6: Oana Donose
Adviser to Center for Research and Consultancy on Culture Bucharest

SECOND DAY: November 25th, Thursday
Keynote Speaker
Mark Pierrini
Ambassador, Head of EU Delegation in Turkey

10:30 – 13:30 25. November 25th, Thursday
2: The State of Independents in Cultural Governance
Moderators:
Ritva Mitchell & Fuat Keyman
Panelists:
1: Jerome Delormas
General Director Gaite Lyrique (FR)
2: Oliver Scheytt
Director of Essen and the Ruhr Gebiet 2010
3: Ayşegül Sönmez
Writer – Art Critic
4: Mustafa Avkıran
Artistic Director, Garaj İstanbul
5: İpek M.Sur
Artistic Director, Seven Hills Foundation

14:30 – 17:30 25. November 25th, Thursday
3: Cultural Institutions and Cultural Governance
Moderators:
Vesna Copic & Özalp Birol

Panelists:
1: Görgün Taner
General Director of Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts

2: Nevzat Bayhan
Director of Kültür A.Ş of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality

3: Rengim Gökmen
General Director of State Opera and Ballet
4: Chris Torch
Artistic Director of Intercult
5: Olaf Metzel
Professor at Akademie Der Bildenden Künste München

THIRD DAY: November 26th, Friday

10:00 – 13:30 26 November 26th, Friday
4: Cultural Governance – Funds and Sponsorship
Moderators:
Trevor Davies & Dr.Gökçe Dervişoğlu

Panelists:
1: Vodafone
2: Ömer Kayalıoğlu
Head of Corporate Communications Group of HSBC
3: Emin Mahir Balcıoğlu
Director of Contemporary Istanbul
4: Howard Billton
Chairman of Sovereign Art Foundation
5: Geoffrey Brown
Director of European and International Information Services for Arts and Culture

November 26th, Friday

CLOSING SESSION

CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS
Moderators:
Anthony Attard
Dr. Begüm Kösemen
Vesna Copic
Özalp Birol
Ritva Mitchell
Fuat Keyman
Trevor Davies
Dr.Gökçe Dervişoğlu

PS: The names of panelists are subject to change due to availability

• Attending
• Not attending
• Maybe