International Alliance of Cultural & Creative Industries Symposium
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The IACI was created in 2009 by universities in China, London and Taiwan, with membership growing to include partners from universities and organisations from around the world. The 2009  symposium, hosted by Peking University’s Institute for Cultural Industries, facilitated dialogue amongst the international community of creative and cultural researchers informed by stakeholders from industry, government and the Olympics. The 4th Symposium in 2011 will be held in Korea.

The 3rd International Symposium of the IACI hosted by Lord Bilimoria, president UK India Business Council, founder of Cobra Beer is arranged by London Metropolitan University with its Chinese and Australian partners. It presents the opportunity

  • For relationship enhancement amongst an eminent group of world experts from corporations, policy makers and universities
  • To articulate current and future global issues 
  • To launch a physical business platform with industry and education partners to strengthen the global training, education, skills, research and consultancy provision between the East and West 

The symposium agenda engages the international experts around four themes:  

  1. Regional perspectives on the global development of the creative and cultural industries
  2. Capacity building opportunities and challenges with emerging markets 2010 and beyond – the Olympics
  3. Sector Views: the needs of partners in business exchange
  4. Facilitating East West training, research and consultancy: launching the new IACI business platform

The first three themes provide an opportunity for industry, academics and policy makers to review current trends in the sectors. The final theme, led by Professor Hardy Xiang, Peking University, Beijing, will outline the plans of the IACI to become a leading business network for research, training and consultancy.
The Symposium will conclude with the launch of The International Association of Cultural & Creative Industries. This is the new business platform registered in Hong Kong for training, consultancy, research and publications which is the result of the Alliance.

IACI Networking Lunch, Partners and Guests include                                                                              

 

  • All Party Parliamentary Group China
  • Commonwealth Foundation
  • DCMS
  • European Commission
  • Embassies
  • LOCOG
  • London Mayor’s Office
  • London Development Agency, Beijing
  • London First
  • Ministry Department of Culture, Media and Sport
  • Olympic Development Authority
  • Select Com Culture, Media, Sport
  • Think London
  • UKTi
  • Visit London

 

  • Europe Arab Bank
  • Asia House
  • BBC Digital
  • BBC Vision
  • Beijing Luck Mahua Culture Development Co
  • British Bankers Assoc
  • British Expertise
  • BHA
  • BPI
  • CAN Communications Ltd
  • Canning House
  • Centre for Micro Enterprise
  • China Britain Business Network
  • Chinese industry associations
  • CBI
  • CCI Industry associations
  • China Britain Business Council
  • Cities Institute
  • Cobra Beer Partnership
  • Crystal CG International
  • Film Council
  • Financial Times
  • Game Lab
  • GMTV
  • Illumina Digital
  • Institute of Directors China Group
  • IoH
  • LMU Accelerator
  • Middle East Assoc
  • Orchard Records
  • Met Works
  • New Media Age
  • NESTA
  • Producers Alliance from Cinema and Television (PACT)
  • Skillset
  • Strategic Asia
  • UK Channel 4
  • UK India Business Council

 

 

  • Academic Association of Global Cultural Contents Korea
  • Beijing Normal University
  • Chinese University Hong Kong
  • City University, UK
  • Cities Institute
  • Columbia University Centre for Tele-Information
  • Goldsmiths
  • Keio University, Japan Research Institute for Digital Media and Content (DMC)
  • Leeds University, UK
  • London College of Fashion
  • London Metropolitan University
  • National Chinan University Taiwan
  • Peking University, Institute for Cultural Industries, Beijing
  • Queensland University of Technology ARC, Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation
  • Ravensbourne College
  • Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences Cultural Industries Research Centre
  • University of Cambridge, Judge Business School