Dubai Next to take center stage at REMIX Sydney summit

Dubai / Emirates Business

The Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for arts, culture and heritage, has announced its participation in the upcoming ‘REMIX Sydney 2016’ summit, to be held in Sydney, Australia on June 2 – 3.
REMIX Sydney 2016 — one of a number of global summits aiming to tackle the big ideas shaping the future of cultural and creative industries — features world-class speakers, master-classes and debates that bring together industry leaders to facilitate a global exchange of insights and foster dialogue and collaboration. The summit will be held under the umbrella of ‘Vivid Sydney’, a 25-day festival of light, music and ideas.
The participation of Dubai Culture in REMIX Sydney 2016 will mark the fifth edition of ‘Dubai Next’, the authority’s dynamic platform of interactive discussions and cultural talks about Dubai. The Authority’s participation will be led by prominent Dubai-based cultural personalities who will speak about Dubai and its position as a thriving capital for creative industries, and who will further imbed Dubai’s credentials as a city of happy, creative and empowered people. The theme of this edition of ‘Dubai Next’ will be ‘Dubai – The City of the Future for Creative Industries’.
‘Dubai Next’ in REMIX Sydney
2016 will feature a presentation by Dubai Culture on Creatopia (www.creatopia.ae) – the Dubai Government-empowered digital portal dedicated to creative and cultural industry professionals, as part of the ‘Trend Scouting – Global Innovation’ series held on the 2nd of June. Creatopia allows the exchange of ideas and the refinement of skills, while ensuring ease of doing business within the creative industry.
A special panel discussion will be hosted by Dubai Culture titled ‘Dubai: A Journey Towards Creating a Regional Creative Hub’ during REMIX Sydney 2016. The panel will focus on three key themes including ‘Dubai: City of the Future’ for creative industries’, ‘The Power of Innovation’ to strengthen creative industries, and ‘Home-grown Cultural Industries’ with global ambitions and resonance in the MENA region.