4th International Forum of Creative Industries: Innovation and Creativity as Capital in the Creative Economy

25-26 November 2024 - Skopje

The 4th International Forum will focus on the role of creativity and innovation as key drivers of the global economy in the ICT era. Highlighting the importance of creative industries, it will emphasize sustainable development, SME empowerment, gender equality, female entrepreneurship, and youth engagement.

The Forum aims to foster inter-sectoral collaboration and develop actionable strategies for advancing the creative economy locally and globally. The event will bring together diverse stakeholders—entrepreneurs, innovators, industry leaders, and organizations from across Europe—to explore opportunities in digitalization, business, and cultural development within the creative industries.

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26 NOVEMBER 2024

Venue: Laboratorium Time: 10.00 – 16.30

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10.00 – 10.30
Opening remarks

• Zoran Ljutkov, Minister for Culture and tourism (tbc)
• Daniel Fieller, Deputy head of Mission, British Embassy in Skopje (tbc)
• Radoslav Nastasijević Vardziski, Deputy Minister, Ministry for Digital Transformation
• Ministry for Economy and Labour, high representative (tbc)
• Alma Mrgan-Slipičević, National Programme Officer UNESCO
• Milan Lučić, Art Manager at British Council Western Balkans
• Ivana Zechević , Serbia Creates, project partners

11:40 – 12:25
Panel 2: Innovations in Business Models for Cultural and Creative Industries: How Digital Tools, Artificial Intelligence, and Technological Innovations are Transforming Creative Business Models

•Moderator: Arthur Le Gall (KEA Brussels)
• Aneta Antova-Pesheva (MASIT)
• Nikola Dodov (FITR)
• Anis Sefidanis (UIST St. Paul the Apostle)
• Susan Finnegan (Culture Liverpool)

14:30– 15:15
Panel 4: Cloud-Based Creativity and Fair Compensation: The Future of Private Copying Levies

• Moderator: Nikola Sekulović (Kopriva, Slovenia)
• Rebecca Bouvier (Auvibel, Belgium)
• Christophe Van Vaerenbergh (PlayRight, Belgium)

10.40 – 11.30
Panel 1: Identifying Key Barriers for SME Growth and Access to Global Markets and Necessary Interventions for Capacity Building and Investment

• Moderator: Jovana Avramovska Nikolovska
• Nikica Mojsoska Blazhevski (Macedonia 2025)
• Olimpija Hristova-Zaevska (Elson Solutions)
• Sanja Lazarevska (April22)
• Hayley Pepler (West Midlands,UK)

12:25 – 12:45
Short presentations


• David Ristovski, Paragons Comics
• Ilija Tiricovski, ReCreating the Icons
• Riste Tutureski, Intetic Gaming Studio

13:40 – 14:25
Panel 3: The Role of Universities (and Other Stakeholders) in Developing the Creative Economy

• Moderator: Dimitar Jovevski (Professor, Faculty of Economics; Director of Piksel)
• Carlos Vaz de Carvalho (Polytechnic University of Porto)
• Iris Canaj (University of Arts Tirana, DoArt)
• Gordana Vrencoska (FAD, European University)
• Dimitar Trajanov (FINKI)
• Layla Conway (London Legacy Development Corporation)

16:10 – 16:30
Conclusions and Recommendations

11.30 – 11.40
Short presentations


• Ami Larsson Jain, Ambassador of Sweden to North Macedonia
• Gorast Cvetkovski, Macedonian Games Industry Association (MGI)

12.23– 13.30
Matinee

13:30 – 13:40
Short presentations

• Carlos Vaz de Carvalho (Polytechnic University of Porto, Portugal) - Project DIGITCRESHE
• Zhivko Kokolanski, Vice-dean for Finance and Cooperation with the Economy at FEIT – Digital innovation hub

15:25 - 16:10
Presentations on Innovative Models in the Creative Industries (hubs, cultural centers, repurposed spaces for cultural and creative industries)

• Ana Ilic (Lozionica, Belgrade, Serbia)
• Benoît Garret (Bazaar.Coop, Lille, France)
• Branimir Zugić (CIM Forum, Kotor, Montenegro)
• Stefan Momić (Laboratorium, Skopje)

25 NOVEMBER 2024

Venue: Public Room Time: 13.00 - 18.30

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13.00– 18.30
Sector Consultations

13.00 Welcome and opening remarks
* Matthew Lawson, UK ambassador to North Macedonia
* UMPAKI
* British Council
13.15 State of play in North Macedonia – creative industry trends in the country
13.45 Overview of the creative economy in the UK
14.15 Break
15.00 Introduction to sector consultations Speaker: Andy Brydon, Curated Place
15.30 Working groups
17.15 – 18.30 Recommendations for the sector

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