The conference followed up on the newly created strategic document Cultural Policy of Prague and presented the topic of excellence from different perspectives through cross-cutting themes of Cultural Policy.

PKF 2022 Program

PKF 2022 had three program blocks:

• Excellence: People and Innovation
• Excellence: Cultural Infrastructure
• Excellence: Brand of the City

People and innovation

How can the city promote creativity and innovation? How to recognize an excellent project plan in the beginning? And how to support it meaningfully? How can the city systemically support the development of creativity of individuals? Do different genres and areas of KKO require a different form of ideas/intentions/ideas support?

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Foreign Keynote:

ANJA ZORKO — Slovenia, Center for Creativity MAO

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Foreign interview:

ANNA GRZELEC — Sweden, University of Borås (moderator DAVID KAŠPAR — Vice Mayor of Prague 10 City Hall)

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Moderator:

SASHA MICHAILIDIS

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Panelists:

PETR BABÁK — Head of Graphic Design and New Media Studio UMPRUM

JAKUB BAKULE — analyst and specialist in cultural and creative sectors, Prague Institute of Innovation

ONDŘEJ KAŠPÁREK — manager of PrusaLab

MARCEL KRAUS — Hyb4City project manager at Hybernská Campus, CPPT UK

ANDREA SLOVÁKOVÁ — Dean of FAMU

KATEŘINA ŠACHOVÁ — founder and creative director of Papelote Studio

Cultural infrastructure

What is an excellent infrastructure in the 21st century? The great cultural marquee? Shared innovative brownfield incubators? Can an excellent cultural infrastructure be created from below (through experimentation, piloting or some other temporary low-cost attempt) or does it always come from above (by building knowledge, analysis and evaluation of context, demand, economic aspects of functioning)? Is one of these approaches better? More appropriate? More sustainable? And can a city even pilot from public sources when it doesn't have a guaranteed outcome in advance?

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Foreign Keynote:

ANNE GOMBAULT — KEDGE Business School

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Moderator:

PETR PROKOP

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Panelists:

OLGA ŠKOCHOVÁ BLÁHOVÁ — cultural planning expert, OnPlan

PETR ŠTĚDROŇ — Director, Na zábradlí Theatre

LUDMILA VACKOVÁ — Executive Director, Studio ALTA

PETR PEŘINKA — Director, Creative Prague

City sign

Is the city's brand supposed to be associated with one iconic event or is the city's brand supposed to be “cultural diversity”? Can both approaches work side by side? Are festival cities a survival or are it worth investing in building Prague's flagships? What are the advantages or pitfalls of cities that have built their brand on one cultural event or personality?

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Foreign interview:

JOHAN MOERMAN — Netherlands, Rotterdam Festivals (Presenter MAGDALENA MÜLLER — Creative Europe)

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Presenter:

HANA SÍVOVÁ

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Panelists:

ANEŽKA BARTLOVÁ — editor-in-chief of Artalk

ROMAN BĚLOR — director of the Prague Spring Festival

MAREK HOVORKA — Director of the International Documentary Film Festival Ji.lava

VÁCLAV KOVÁŘ — Community Development Manager of the Via Foundation

JIŘÍ SULŽENKO — Director of the Department of Culture and Tourism MHMP