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SUMMARY:Research Café: Economy of Arts and Development
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for an informal lunch event exploring the intersectio
 n between the arts and soci-economic progress \nIn a world increasingly 
 defined by rapid technological advancements and nuanced social changes\,
  the arts emerge as a significant yet often overlooked engine for socio-
 economic growth and development. Join us for an informal networking lunc
 h followed by an insightful dialogue on the intersection between the art
 s and socio-economic progress. \n\nWe will explore the arts' multifacete
 d spectrum in the economic productive ecosystems and well-being\, moving
  beyond narrow quantitative indicators. The discussion will illuminate h
 ow the arts contribute to both material and immaterial aspects of human 
 development\, enhancing well-being and multidimensional aspects of econo
 mic development.  \n\nJoin us for this insightful gathering\, where we'l
 l examine the broader policy implications and ponder the arts' potential
  in shaping a more equitable and prosperous future for the 21st century.
  \n\nSPEAKERS:  \nLeandro Valiati is a Senior Lecturer in Creative and C
 ultural Industries at the Institute for Cultural Practices. Leandro star
 ted his career in Brazil as a professor and policy advisor in Creative I
 ndustries and Economy of Culture\, creating and leading the most represe
 ntative policy-oriented academic centre on CCIs. In the past years\, he 
 has been working in academic positions and as board member in policy ins
 titutions in Spain\, France and the UK. His research interests are Cultu
 re and Socioeconomic Development\, Cultural Policy and Multidimensional 
 Impact of Arts.\n\nPier Luigi Sacco is Professor of Cultural Economics\,
  IULM University Milan\; Co-Director of the Computational Human Behavior
  (CHuB) Lab of Bruno Kessler Foundation\, Trento\, and Senior Researcher
 \, metaLAB (at) Harvard and Head of the Venice Office of the OECD. He ha
 s been the Special Adviser of the European Commissioner for Education an
 d Culture\, Tibor Navracsics. He is a member of the Europeana Research A
 dvisory Board\, of the Advisory Council for Research & Innovation of the
  Czech Republic\, and of the Advisory Council of Creative Georgia. He wo
 rks and consults internationally in the fields of culture-led local deve
 lopment\, policy design and evaluation\, and is often invited as keynote
  speaker in major cultural policy conferences worldwide. \n\nSofia Izqui
 erdo Sanchez holds the position of Senior Lecturer in Economics within t
 he Department of Economics at the University of Manchester. Her research
  interests include social and cultural economics\, as well as applied mi
 croeconomics.  After completing her PhD at Lancaster University in 2014\
 , she worked as a lecturer in Media Economics at the University of East 
 Anglia\, Senior Research Associate at the Centre for Competition Policy\
 , and Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of Huddersfield. Sh
 e joined the University of Manchester in 2022. \n\nRegister: \nAll welco
 me. Please reserve your place via Eventbrite.\n\nThis event is free and 
 open to anyone. As catering is being provided we ask you to ensure you c
 an come before registering. If your plans change and you are no longer a
 ble to attend\, we ask that you update your registration status.
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LOCATION:2B.002\, Engineering Building B\, Upper Brooke Street\, Manchest
 er\, M13 9PL
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