[Hidden-tech] Time to Register: Creative Economy Summit, May 15, 2015

[Rich Roth]

*Creative Economy Summit
May 15^th , 8:30am – 5:00pm, $45
Greenfield Community College*
www.creativeeconomysummit.com <http://www.creativeeconomysummit.com/>

<http://www.creativeeconomysummit.com/2015-registration/>

A major regional event designed to increase the capacity and success of the creative 
industries in Western Massachusetts. This annual convening of creative professionals 
provides the opportunity to network, address public/private partnerships, gain business 
and technical skills, and access practical information about available resources.

Keynote*Tim Loew -*Executive Director and Founder ofMassachusetts Digital Games Institute 
<http://www.massdigi.org/>. MassDigi is a statewide center, designated by the 
Commonwealth, for academic cooperation, entrepreneurship and economic development across 
the Massachusetts digital and video games ecosystem. Loew’s work is a successful  model 
with concepts that are transferable across the creative industries.

The day focuses on a series of panels on five action areas the state of Massachusetts has 
identified as crucial to the success of this sector of the economy:

*Business and Development/Access to Capital 
<http://www.creativeeconomysummit.com/panel-2015-business-dev-access-to-capital/>*
How to leverage resources to get to the next level through training, mentoring, money, 
relationships. The panel and Q&A will focus on examples of how to grow a creative business 
by leveraging traditional and nontraditional financing and creative strategies along with 
relationships for growth.  Presenters:*Mitch Anthony*(brand strategist, Clarity),*Jon 
Crispin*(Photographer),*Fred Fierst*(Law Firm Fierst, Kane, & Bloomberg),*Paul 
Silva*(Valley Venture Mentors)

*Visibility <http://www.creativeeconomysummit.com/panel-2015-visibility/>*
Whether an independent artist or a creative company, visibility is vital to survival and 
success. From market research to cross-collaboration, this panel of successful Western 
Massachusetts artists, creative businesses and arts organizations will share the 
strategies and tactics they use to make their work visible and relevant to their markets 
and communities. Moderated by*Diane Pearlman,* Executive Director of the Berkshire Film 
and Media Collaborative.  Presenters:*Amrita Ramanan*(Double Edge Theatre),*Janna 
Ugone*and*Justin Thomas*(Ugone & Thomas Fine Lighting and Home Accessories),*Kamil 
Peters*(Artist),*Steve Porter*(Porterhouse Media),*Bronwen Hodgkinson* (The Valley Arts 
Newsletter, ArtSalon)

*Space <http://www.creativeeconomysummit.com/panel-2015-space/>*
Everyone in the creative economy needs space; places to meet, network, collaborate, 
create, perform, exhibit, and sell.  Hear about some innovative solutions to transforming 
former mill buildings into new venues for art, entertainment and enterprises. Topics will 
include overcoming the obstacles of conventional performance and work space, new thoughts 
about shared workspace, creative solutions in the restoration and re-purposing of historic 
mill buildings, zoning and legal issues, and ways that local government encourage private 
investment and create job in gateway cities.  Moderator:*Aaron Vega*(State Representative 
City of Holyoke).  Presenters:*Kerry Dietz*(Dietz & Co. Architects),*Umberto 
Crenca*(AS220),*Seth Lepore*(Co.Lab in Easthampton),*Evan Plotkin*(Properties and 
Facilities Management)

*Talent <http://www.creativeeconomysummit.com/panel-2015-talent/>*
Who is talented and how do you know it when you see or hear it?  How do you bring talent 
into your creative business?  How do you tap the rich intern pool from UMass?  How do 
local businesses reach out to bring in top talent and bring them to the Pioneer Valley. 
  Moderated by*Dee Boyle Clapp*Director of the Arts Extension Service University of 
Massachusetts. Presenters:*William Baczek*(Art Gallery owner),*Caroline Gould*(Career 
Planning, University of Massachusetts),*Paul Hake*(HitPoint Inc),*Jim Olsen*(Signature Sounds)

/*Registration is $45 and can be found here. 
<http://www.creativeeconomysummit.com/2015-registration/>  If 
you*/<http://www.creativeeconomysummit.com/2015-registration/>/*would like to help fund a 
ticket for those who are unable to cover the full fee, there is a donate option on the 
registration page.  This will enable us to give discounts on a first come first serve basis.*

Celebrating its 5th Creative Economy Summit,//*Fostering Art & Culture Project* 
<http://www.fosteringartandculture.org/>in Franklin County, MA, which has been the primary 
producer of past summits, has teamed up with the newly formed*Pioneer Valley Creative 
Economy Network* <http://www.westernmassedc.com/industryclusters/creativeeconomy/>in 
producing this summit and to increase collaboration in the region to strengthen the 
creative sector./A full list of producing partners can be found here. 
<http://www.creativeeconomysummit.com/partners-2015/>

For more info, please contact Lisa Davol, Summit Coordinator, at lisa at franklincc.org.

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