Sunday, October 12, 2008

 

UnConference
An unconference is a facilitated, participant-driven, face-to-face conference around a theme or purpose. The theme of this event is "Detroit 2.0".

Location: Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD)

 

Monday, October 13, 2008

 

Pre-Conference "Inside Detroit Experience" Walking and Bus Tours - depart from Renaissance Center

Opening Remarks: Governor Granholm (Invited)

Monograph by Giorgio Dicicco, Poet Laureate for the City of Toronto and author, The Municipal Mind

Introduction of Autodesk that will be utilized throughout the conference - Tom Wujec

Afternoon Opening Keynote: John Howkins, Author of The Creative Economy

Afternoon Breakout Sessions

Marketing the Creative City: Paul Schutt, Issue Media Group - Shawn Micaleff, Spacing Magazine, Toronto, Canada - Jim Townsend, Detroit Tourism Economic Development Council

Creative (Small) Places: Ana Carla Fonseca Reis, Garimpo de Solucoes, Sao Paolo, Brazil - Anamaria Wills, Creative Industries Development Agency, Huddersfield, UK - Dave Ivan, Michigan State University Extension

New Ideas in Urban Amenities: Pecha Kucha session - Moderated by Ashley Aidenbaum, Cool Cities, Michigan

To be announced in near future

Keynote: Bill Strickland, Manchester Bidwell Corporation - "Making the Impossible Possible"

Detroit After Dark - The Night Life Experience

 

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

 

Giorgio Dicicco, Poet Laureate for the City of Toronto and author, The Municipal Mind

Opening Keynote: TBD

Morning Plenary: Doug Farr, Farr & Associates from Chicago and author of the book, Sustainable Urbanism

Lunch and Keynote: Richard Florida, Author of Who's Your City, Flight of the Creative Class, & Rise of the Creative Class

Afternoon Breakout Sessions

Midwest Mega-region: How the Midwest Can Compete: John Austin, Brookings Institute - Richard Longworth, Author of Caught In the Middle

Measuring New Things: ROI and the Creative City: Chris Miller, Creative Cities Consulting, Savannah, GA - Joe Cortright, Impressa Consulting, Portland, OR - Dr. Kevin Stolarick, Martin Prosperity Institute, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

LEED ND Workshop with Doug Farr

Transportation Innovations for Cities: Jean Jennings, Automobile Magazine, Ann Arbor, MI - Dan Sturges, Intrago, Boulder, CO

Afternoon Keynote: Charles Landry, Comedia UK & Author, The Art of City Making

Afternoon Plenary Panel - The Creative Big Three: John Howkins, Richard Florida and Charles Landry - Moderated by Carol Coletta, CEOs for Cities

Evening event to be announced in near future

 

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

 

Morning Plenary: Tom Wujec, Autodesk, "Return on Imagination"

Plenary: Doug Rothwell, Detroit Renaissance - Kelly Lee, Innovation Philadelphia on "Creative City Initiatives" - Moderated by Peter Kageyama, Conference Co-Producer

Morning Breakout Sessions

Making the Scene: Music and Economic Development: Yvette Livesey, In the City, Manchester, UK, - Ed Bailey, Austin City Limits - Jason Huvaere, Paxahau, Detroit Electronic Music Festival - Moderated by Howard Hertz, Hertz Schram, Detroit

Planning for the Creative City: Dr. Terry Holzheimer, Arlington Economic Development, Arlington, VA

Old Buildings and New Ideas: Creative Uses of Old Spaces: Pecha Kucha session Moderated by Cezanne Charles, ArtServe Michigan

To be announced in near future

Lunch and Keynote

Afternoon Breakout Sessions

Community Storytelling: Craig Christie, No Mates Productions, Victoria, Australia - Shawn Micaleff, Murmur, Toronto, Canada

The City's Role in Attracting & Retaining Talent: Lou Musante, Catalytix, Pittsburgh, PA - Dr. Soji Adelaja, Michigan State University/Land Policy Institute - Dan Gilmartin, Michigan Municipal League

Creative Industry Incubators & Accelerators: Anamaria Wills, Creative Industries Development Agency, Huddersfield, UK - Jennifer Thomas, Civic Innovation Lab, Cleveland, Ohio

Future of Creative Expression for Cities: panelists to be announced in near future

Closing Keynote: Majora Carter, Sustainable South Bronx - "Green for All"

Plenary: Wrap-up with Tom Wujec - Autodesk

After Party: "Taste of Michigan" wine tasting event

Evening event: Detroit Music Showcase at the Garden Bowl below the Magic Stick.