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The European creative economy, contributing over 4% of the EU’s GDP and employing nearly 12 million people, is a vital force for innovation, cultural expression, and economic growth. As digital transformation and global shifts reshape the sector, ECBN/CreativeFED are launching a Strategic Dialogue on the European Creative Economy to engage policymakers, creatives, and stakeholders in shaping future EU policies. This high-level roundtable, taking place in Brussels and will convene government, industry, academia, and civil society to discuss strategies that foster innovation, protect intellectual property, and reinforce Europe’s creative leadership.
Join us in discussing and shaping the future of the European creative economy by opening the this Strategic Dialogue on European Creative Economy and Cultural Autonomy. Your voice and expertise are vital to building a resilient, innovative, and democratic Europe. Be part of the Strategic Dialogue in Brussels on June 4th, 2025, and help chart a bold course for culture and creativity in the next EU policy cycle.
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Strategic Industrial Dialogue on European Creative Economy 2025 - #SDECE25
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Welcome and Initiation of CreativeFED’s strategic dialogue
Speaker: Cristina Ortega, Chair of ECBN/CreativeFED Advisory Board
Welcome and EIT-CC’s program to support the Creative Economy
Speaker: TBC
Dr. Christian Ehler MEP – Current Political Framework for the European Creative Economy
11.00 - 11.30 P1: Creative Skills for a Sovereign Single Market and Competitiveness: Cultural Autonomy as a Economic Strategy
Strengthening interdisciplinary programs that integrate artistic talent with digital and entrepreneurial skills by supporting the Union of Skills, Clean Industrial Deal, Competitiveness Compass and other EU Initiatives. How can we build global cultural autonomy in European creative productions to enhance competitiveness and foster diversity?
11.30 - 12.00 P2: The Creative Economy as an Engine of the New Clean Industrial Deal: Sustainabilty, Green CCIs, Resilient Economy
Embedding environmental and social responsibility in creative industries to set global standards for ethical innovation. What are the challenges and opportunities of European autonomous digital platforms, intellectual property rights, and data privacy in creating a resilient Creative Economy?
12.00 - 12.30 P3: Creatives For Europe - European Democracy Shield: Creativity as Democratic Infrastructure
Empowering Democracy Through Culture and Creativity and how to defend European Values and the Rule of Law by Soft Powers. Defending democracy begins with a script, a song, or a stage. What role play creative talents in defining European Values, Rule of Law and Fight against Hate Speech?