Event Details — Houston Summit for the Creative Economy

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You are invited to collaborate with up to 300 fire-starters to improve Houston’s climate for creativity and innovation at the first annual HOUSTON SUMMIT FOR THE CREATIVE ECONOMY
* Rice University campus, Janice and Robert McNair Hall
* Friday, October 22, 2010 from 8 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.
* Registration requested by October 1, 2010
* $100 includes gourmet lunch and collaborative project placement
* Just click REGISTER on the left, or use the menu to learn more.

The Summit will launch a pipeline of collaborative projects to strengthen our local economy, supported by Houston’s business resources such as the MBA Council of Houston.

Sample of Topics to be Mined for Ideas and Expert Fire-Starters Booked So Far:
How Creativity Drives Houston’s Economy
Jonathon Glus, CEO of Houston Arts Alliance

Edible Culture, a lunch buffet of inventions from Houston chefs
Monica Pope, founder of T’afia and Beaver’s with other chefs to be announced

Medical Innovation in the Energy Capital
Alan Lumsden, chief heart surgeon, Methodist

Creating Cuisine in Houston
Teresa Byrne-Dodge, publisher of My Table

Nanotechnology: New Frontier
Mauro Ferrari, Nanomedicine, UT Health Science

Marketing the Creative City
Ward Pennebaker, agency founder, marketer of HGO
Dwight Cook, SoundWorks broadcast producer

Design, Digital Media and Film
Tim McLaughlin, Visualization, Texas A&M

Creativity, Technology and Community
J.R. Cohen, founder of www.WeSLGT.com

Educating the Future Workforce
Mark Lacy, Houston Institute for Culture
Peter Bishop, Future Studies professor, UH

Arts-based Learning and the Future Corporation
Third Coast Theater, Marathon Oil and Weatherford corporate trainers

Incubators and Hives of Creativity
Matthew Wettergreen of the Caroline Collective

Capitalizing on Local Assets for Houston’s Success
Brian Rod, co-founder of The Joanna

Leadership Challenge: Building a More Creative Houston
Durwin Sharp, Idea Catalyst at www.Thinking-Expedition.com