Get creative with China
Welsh cultural and creative industries will be encouraged to build business relations in China through a pioneering new partnership.
The University of Glamorgan’s School of Creative & Cultural Industries and Cardiff University’s Cardiff Confucius Institute and have teamed up to create the Wales China Creative Industries Forum.
The Forum aims to help Welsh creative businesses share good business practice, and build collaborative strategies with their Chinese counterparts.
The Forum’s first event in November at the University of Glamorgan’s ATRiuM. It will present a range of ways for creative industries to work in China.
Speakers include Professor Peter Robertson, Dean of Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries, Professor Deng Lili, director of the Centre for Animation at Peking University who will speak on China’s animation industry. Mr Yu Chaozhong, Vice President of Beijing Crystal Digital Technology will talk about trends in China’s digital and multimedia sector.
The event also includes an exhibitors’ market place where businesses can showcase their business and advice sessions. There will also be workshops on patenting and copyright in China, Chinese commercial culture, and a comparison between the UK and Chinese creative sectors.
Professor Siyi Fu, Director of the Cardiff Confucius Institute, which was set up to improve cultural and business awareness of China in Wales, said: “As in Wales, China has a flourishing creative industries sector, and there is great scope for interaction between the two. This week’s event will be the first of many for the Forum, offering detailed technical information about how to work with Chinese creative and cultural industries.”