Resources

This podcast involves Francesca Imperiale, Associate Professor of Business Administration and Accounting at the University of Salento (Italy). The introduction offers a comprehensive overview to the topic of the Congress and the concepts addressed by the Keynote Speech from Prof. Salvatore Rizzello, exploring the limitations of traditional rational choice theory and presenting an interdisciplinary approach to understanding human behavior, emphasizing the role of emotional, cultural, and experiential factors.

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This podcast involves Salvatore Rizzello, Full Professor of Economics and Director of the Scuola Superiore ISUFI at the University del Salento (Italy), and his Keynote speech, titled "Embedding sustainability in culture: Bias, nudge, and the awareness of human and organizational ecological behavior". The intervention focuses on the idea that we see culture as the knowledge we gain through our experiences, shaped by our society's social, political, and economic frameworks, artistic expressions, and spiritual or religious practices at any particular time. From the analysis of the psycho-neurological creative process of construction of personal knowledge and how institutions influence it, it emerges that bias and nudge influences can shape our morals, spiritual and aesthetical personality, ultimately affecting how we see ourselves and our surroundings. Salvatore Rizzello's keynote guides the audience through this analysis to better understand how sustainability influences both individual choices and organisational decisions, and how policies can support ecological behaviour.

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This podcast involves the two 2024 Research Award finalists:  João Leiva Filho, Goldsmiths, University of London (UK), presenting his research "Fifty years measuring cultural engagement: contributions, gaps and the future of survey"; and Jordi Sanjuán Belda, University of Valencia (Spain), presenting his research "Cultural and Creative Industries and the well-being of Regions".

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This podcast involves Dea Vidović, Director, Kultura Nova Foundation (Croatia), and Alan Salzenstein, ENCATC Board Advisor and Professor, Performing Arts Management and Arts Leadership, DePaul University (USA). Both speakers provide a detailed account and conclusions from the Project Showcase sessions, featuring innovative projects addressing the impact of climate change on the cultural and creative sectors in a holistic and interdisciplinary manner, including a diverse range of responses, including research initiatives, educational programmes, practical interventions, and policy-driven strategies.

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The 2024 Global Conversation explored the transformative power of digital platforms in bridging cultural gaps and fostering global artistic collaboration. Topics addressed include how digital technology brings visual and performance arts from diverse regions to our doorsteps, how live events can be experienced through AR/VR, and how artists collaborate across borders. In line with the Congress theme, the session also examined the digital aspect of sustainability in cultural exchange with examples of successful partnerships between artists, academia and cultural institutions.

Speakers involved: Alan Salzenstein, ENCATC Board Advisor and Professor, Performing Arts Management and Arts Leadership, DePaul University (USA); Dan Green, ENCATC International Correspondent Advisor, President of the Association of Arts Administration Educators (AAAE) (USA); Gaia Danese, International Cultural Relations and Public Diplomacy Coordinator, European External Action Service; Wu Chieh-Hsiang, ENCATC International Correspondent Advisor, President, Taiwan Association of Cultural Policy Studies (TACPS) (Taiwan); Liliana Turoiu, ENCATC Ambassador, Director of the Master Program in Business Administration of the Creatives & Cultural Industries, ASE University (Romania).

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