Creative Business Forum

How to Capitalize on Ideas: Investing in Creative Industries

02 Jun , 12:15–13:45
Creative Business Forum
Roundtable
Courtyard H, Krasnodar Region Hall
In partnership with the Urban Development and Creative Industries Research, Faculty of Economics, Lomonosov Moscow State University

Manufacturing a piece of contemporary design necessitates an entire ecosystem that promotes creativity, supports newcomers to creativity and business, enables networking and collaboration, takes stock of global trends and local problems and helps the product enter new markets. Manufacturing a piece of contemporary design necessitates creating an ecosystem that promotes creativity, supports newcomers to creativity and business, enables networking and collaboration, takes stock of global trends and local problems and helps the product enter new markets. In many countries, creative entrepreneurs not only have opportunities to earn money, but to also utilize well-developed infrastructure for the support of entrepreneurship, including government support. A system of private investments and special venture funds is an obvious tool for developing the ecosystem of creative industries in Russia. In many countries, creative industries are traditionally subsidized by the government. Nevertheless, a system of private investments and special venture funds is an obvious tool for the development of a creative industry ecosystem in Russia. How do creative industry investment projects differ from ‘classic’ investment projects? Who in Russia is interested in investing in creative industries? When can an investor expect a return? How do venture funds work in other countries and areas of an innovative economy and what do we need to set up a venture fund for creative industries in Russia?

Moderator
Elena Lazko, Partner, Head of Strategy & Operations, KPMG in Russia and the CIS

Panellists
Hamad Mubarak Al Hajiri, Investor, Founder, Snoonu Startup
Dmitry Breytenbicher, Senior Vice President, Head of Premium Customer Relations, VTB Bank
Yurate Gurauskaite, Editor-in-Chief, InStyle Russia
Olga Ziborova, Vice President for Ecosystem Development and Marketing, MTS
Vladimir Sakovich, Chief Executive Officer, Skolkovo Ventures
John Howkins, Author, The Creative Economy: How People Make Money From Ideas (online)

Front row participants
Elena Zelentsova, Head of the Department of Territorial Development, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)
Yulia Petrova, Director, Museum of Russian Impressionism

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