29 – 30 November 2017
Chiang Chen Studio Theatre, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
With the theme “Where Do the Arts Lead Us?”, the 3rd International Arts Leadership Roundtable (the Roundtable) was held from 29 to 30 November 2017 at Chiang Chen Studio Theatre, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, gathering around 20 arts leaders from overseas and local arts institutions/ organisations to share their professional insights and experiences in different regions, discuss the global trends and issues in arts development, and formulate relevant strategies to cope with future challenges. This year’s Roundtable was also held concurrently with the Asia Cultural Cooperation Forum 2017, organised by the Home Affairs Bureau, to foster regional cooperation and development in arts and culture.
The Roundtable consisted of 3 plenary sessions during which overseas and local arts leaders were invited to share their views and experiences on a variety of relevant topics. Afterwards, the Closing Discussion was held to conclude the conference with four local arts experts had deeper discussions from a Hong Kong perspective on supporting arts development. Around 200 overseas and local arts organisations’ representatives participated in the conference.
The transcripts and executive summary of the conference will be uploaded soon.
| Conference booklet | Download |
| Conference summary | Download |
| PLENARY ONE： CONNECTING THE ARTS WITH AUDIENCES |
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| Speakers | Dr. Sorcha CAREY Chair, Festivals Edinburgh [United Kingdom] |
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| Mr. Leong CHEUNG Executive Director, Charities and Community, The Hong Kong Jockey Club |
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| Mrs. Rosa Huey DANIEL Deputy Secretary (Culture), Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth & Chief Executive Officer, National Arts Council [Singapore] |
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| Mr. Rupert MYER Chair, Australia Council for the Arts |
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| Ms. Lynn F. C. YAU Chief Executive Officer The Absolutely Fabulous Theatre Connection [Hong Kong] |
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| Panel Discussion (Moderator: Ms. Tisa HO | Executive Director, Hong Kong Arts Festival) |
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| PLENARY TWO： APPLYING TECHNOLOGY IN THE ARTS |
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| Speakers | Mr. Simon BRAULT Director & CEO, Canada Council for the Arts |
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| Dr. Bryan Wai-ching CHUNG Associate Professor, Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University |
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| Mr. Andy STRATFORD Managing Director, FutureEverything [United Kingdom] |
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| Panel Discussion (Moderator: Dr. Isaac LEUNG | Assistant Professor, The Department of Cultural and Creative Arts, The Education University of Hong Kong; Chairman, Videotage [Hong Kong] ) |
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| PLENARY THREE： EXPLORING BOUNDARIES OF THE ARTS |
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| Speakers | Mr. Patrick CHIU Founder, Hong Kong Singfest [Hong Kong] |
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| Ms. Jane CHU Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts [USA] |
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| Dr. Richard GRANT Former Chair, Creative New Zealand |
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| Panel Discussion (Moderator: Professor Samuel LEONG | Deputy Director (Academic), Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts) |
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| CLOSING DISCUSSION (Moderator: Dr. Wong Ying-wai, Wilfred | Chairman, Hong Kong Arts Development Council) |
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| Respondents | Mr. Timothy CALNIN | Director of Tai Kwun –Centre for Heritage and Arts (The Jockey Club CPS Limited) [Hong Kong] | Transcript | |||
| Mr. Doryun CHONG | Deputy Director and Chief Curator of M+, West Kowloon Cultural District Authority [Hong Kong] | |||||
| Ms. Connie LAM | Executive Director, Hong Kong Arts Centre | |||||
| Mr. TANG Shu-wing | Artistic Director, Tang Shu-wing Theatre Studio [Hong Kong] | |||||
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