2014 Pittsburgh Creative Industries Summit: Registration Now Open

Wednesday, February 19, 2014 | 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Carnegie Mellon University, University Center (McConomy Auditorium), 5032 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Pittsburgh: A Center for Creativity and Innovation

It’s no secret that Pittsburgh’s creative economy is rich with potential. In 2013, the Pittsburgh Technology Council and Carnegie Mellon University set out to discover the realities of the region’s creative assets, and what it takes do to elevate them to the next level. Partnering with the University of Toronto’s Rotman School and Echo Strategies, world-wide leaders in creative economy research, the PTC and CMU launched an in-depth study of regional companies, organizations and individuals who are contributing to the region’s creative growth and innovation.

Join us on February 19 at Carnegie Mellon University to learn the realities of Pittsburgh’s creative economy, and explore the next steps to foster this essential regional component. Discussions focus on the seven key sectors in Pittsburgh’s 8-county region: design, communications, entertainment, fine art, data science, software and hardware, and creative industry support services. Don’t miss this chance to see, first hand, how our region stacks up against other national hotbeds, and find out what you can do to keep the creative momentum moving forward.

2014 Creative Industries Research and Summit Keynote

Dubbed the “Official Statistician of the Creative Class”, Kevin Stolarick, PhD is the Research Director at The Martin Prosperity Institute at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. Kevin provided quantitative research and analytical support for several of Richard Florida’s books including The Rise of the Creative Class and Rise Revisited (the 10th Anniversary Edition). His research includes primary development of measures, indicators, and benchmarking approaches with significant impact on the growth and development of the Creative Class and Creative Economy theory.

AGENDA 
2:00 pm Registration and Networking
2:30 – 4:15 pm Welcome from the Pittsburgh Technology Council and Carnegie Mellon University
Keynote: The Creative Industries and the Pittsburgh Region, Presented by Dr. Kevin Stolarick, Research Director, The Martin Prosperity Institute
Panel Discussion: Next Steps for Creative Pittsburgh, Featuring leaders in the region’s creative economy
Community Q&A
4:15 – 5:00pm Networking Reception

REGISTER NOW

COST: $55 Council Members and Non-Members / $25 Students with Valid Student ID*
*Students wishing to register must do so by contacting our Program Services Manager at [email protected] with their name, school and must use a credit or debit card. Valid Student ID will be required on the date of the event.*

Sponsors:
Creative Technology Network Partner: Carnegie Mellon University
Champion Network Sponsor: Dollar Bank
Supporting Partners: TechShop | BhiveLab | Echo Strategies
Event Partners: Carnegie Museum of Art | The Warhol | University of Toronto Rotman School | IDSA | Pittsburgh Ad Fed
Media Partners: Kurt Sahlmann Productions | Wrecking Crew Media
The Pittsburgh Technology Council’s Creative Technology Network is supported by the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation. 

The Pittsburgh Technology Council’s Creative Technology Network is part of the Art & Technology Initiative, which was formed in 2008 in an effort to unite and cultivate the creative and technology communities in the Pittsburgh region.

To learn more, contact Kim Chestney Harvey, Director of the Creative Technology Network and the Art + Technology Initiative at the Pittsburgh Technology Council, supported by Carnegie Mellon University, Dollar Bank and the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation. [email protected]