An expert panel discussion and community forum looking at how we can most the most of opportunities to enrich the Gold Coast's cultural life and economy through creatively amalgamating information & communication technologies and the arts.
The Golden Opportunity forum will bring together a panel of special guests with expertise in the arts, urban design and ICT to stir imagination and ideas, and prompt lively discussion and collaboration amongst community and business leaders who are interested or involved in the intersection of the cultural and digital economies.
Co-chaired by Marcus Breen, Professor of Communication and Media, Bond University (view presentation, 2.5MB) + Tory Jones, Executive Coordinator Major Projects, Gold Coast City Council (view presentation, PDF 1.42MB).
MC: Professor Jeffrey Brand, Bond University. Download Jeff's introduction (PDF, 3.01mb).
Panel guests:
- Michelle Tabet, Senior Strategic Designer, Arup Urban Informatics. View presentation (PDF, 3.2MB).
- Sahba Abedian, Managing Director, Sunland Group
- Prof. Michael Blumenstein, Chairman, IT Forum Gold Coast. View presentation (PDF, 596K).
- Dr. Lucy Cameron, Digital Economy, Qld Government Department of Science, IT, Innovation and the Arts. Check out video. Download presentation (PDF, 1.34MB).
- Simon Goodrich, Managing Director, Australian Interactive Media Industry Association (AIMIA). View presentation (PDF, 3.77MB).
Download speaker biographies here (PDF, 314K). Go to Facebook page.
Special offer from The Arts Centre Gold Coast ... free access to the Art Gallery exhibition, Sexualising the City Imaging Desire and the Gold Coast Identity, curated by Virginia Rigney. Gallery 1 will be open extended hours for guests who wish to tour the exhibition prior to the Golden Opportunity forum.
When
21 November 2012
5:30pm - 8:00pm. Please arrive between 5:00 and 5:30pm to enjoy networking opportunities and light refreshments from the bar in the Paradise Showroom Foyer.
Where
Arts Centre Gold Coast
The Paradise Showroom, Arts Centre Gold Coast.
Contact Information
Please RSVP by registering here.
For more information, please contact:
Bond University: Sharon Solyma, Community Engagement Manager - phone 0420 859 350 or email ssolyma@bond.edu.au
Gold Coast City Council: Linda Caerdinael, Project Officer Major Projects - phone 0407 450 140 or email lcaerdinael@goldcoast.qld.gov.au
