The International Forum on the Creative Economy
Français—Le Forum international sur l’économie créative The International Forum on the Creative Economy brought together approximately 200 national and international thinkers, leading economists and business leaders to discuss evidence on the current and future economic forces and trends impacting the innovation, creative, and knowledge-based economies. With an active domestic market and increasing international exposure, Canadian creators and companies are contributing $43 billion to the economy, or 3.8 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). ‘Spin off’ economic contributions to the tourism and service industries as well as to the IT sector are generated and it is easy to see that Canada’s arts and cultural industries contribute to this country’s economy. This industry also provides much social value—as recognized in UNESCO’s Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions—by engaging citizens in sharing diverse forms of cultural expressions.
Forum Documents
List of Speakers
Luncheon Speaker Daniel Schwanen
Acting Executive Director
The Centre for International Governance Innovation—Canada
Dinner Speaker
Catherine Murray
Professor
Simon Fraser University—Canada
Plenary Speakers
Jean-Pierre Blais
Assistant Deputy Minister
Canadian Heritage—Canada
Michael Bloom
Vice-President, Organizational Effectiveness and Learning
The Conference Board of Canada—Canada
Glen Hodgson
Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist
The Conference Board of Canada—Canada
David Throsby
Professor of Economics
Macquarie University—Australia
Will Page
Chief Economist
MCPS-PRS Alliance—England
Brigitte Vezina
Creative Industries Division
World Intellectual Property Organization—Switzerland
Charles H. Davis
School of Radio and Television Arts and
Ted Rogers School of Management
Ryerson University—Canada
Aine O'Keeffe
Advisor to the CEO
The Work Foundation—England
David Wolfe
Professor
University of Toronto—Canada
Richard Cavanagh
Partner
CONNECTUS Consulting Inc.—Canada
David Keeble
Consultant
Keeble Consulting—Canada
Nigel Beaham-Powell
Associate Senior Lecturer: Commercial Music
School of Music and Performing Arts
Bath Spa University—England
Colin Jackson
President and CEO
EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts—Canada
Max Valiquette
Youth Culture Expert
Youthology Inc.—Canada
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