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SUMMARY:Co-Creation for Innovation in Creative Industries Symposium
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for a forward-looking dialogue between academics and 
 practitioners exploring the role of co-creation in innovation across the
  creative industries. Creative companies are increasingly embracing co-c
 reation that enables deeper engagement with audiences\, the development 
 of socially and environmentally responsive solutions\, and new ways of w
 orking with emerging technologies.\n\nAt this interactive event\, you wi
 ll hear from a range of academic and industry experts who will reflect o
 n the current state of co-creation in creative industries\, and get an o
 pportunity to contribute to the co-creation agenda going forward.\n\nThr
 ough a panel discussion and section talks attendees will find out about:
  the current best practices of co-creation\; common barriers to its impl
 ementation\; how co-creation can help address complex creative and comme
 rcial challenges\; how co-creation can be scaled\; what are the current 
 opportunities to expand your co-creation for innovation in ways that are
  socially and environmentally responsible.\n\nThis event will be chaired
  and moderated by Dr Marianna Rolbina and Dr Tonny Kukeera (University o
 f Manchester).\n\nThis event has been made possible through funding supp
 ort from the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIOIR).\n\nCon
 firmed speakers:\n\nRuss Harding\, Maze Theory\nMichelle Collier\, Write
 r and Narrative Designer\nMartha Harrison\, Calico CIC\nSeamus White\, F
 am Studio\nProfessor Andy Miah\, Immersive Technologies Hub\nDr Felicity
  J. Davies\, University of Cambridge\nDr Alina Kadyrova\, Open Universit
 y/Horizon Europe ENCASE\n\n\nEvent agenda:\n\n9:45 Registration and morn
 ing coffee\n10:15 Welcome from Dr Marianna Rolbina\n10:30 Lightning talk
 s from recent projects: what are the current best practices? + Q&A\n11:3
 0 Panel discussion with co-creation experts + Q&A\n12:30 Lunch break\n13
 :15 Welcome back\n13:30 Future focus section discussions: where do we go
  from here?\n14:30 Coffee break\n14:45 Future focus summary\n15:45 Closi
 ng word from the moderators
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:3.014a\, Aliiance Manchester Business School\, Booth Street West
 \, Manchester\, M15 6PB
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