K. METROPOLITAN REGIONS

11. November 2021, 2 - 5 pm, Zentralkino (small hall)

"Europe is, after all, also a community of citizens and culture. To honor this, every year a different city should bear the title 'European City of Culture'", was the original idea for the Capital of Culture in 1985 by the Greek Minister of Culture Melina Mercouri and her French colleague Jacques Lang. Since then, the coveted title has changed every year to the European cities with the greatest potential for cultural urban development. In 2025, the title in Germany will go to Chemnitz in Saxony. What does the award mean in terms of transnational and international cultural audiences in Europe?

2 - 2:45 pm Keynote			The role of European Capitals of Culture for city development and European integration Sylvia Amann Jury President of the European Capital of Culture 2025inforelais, Director Integrated city development and European cooperation are intertwined elements for the future of Europe. The local and regional dimension gain also importance in international (cultural) relations. The European Capitals of Culture initiative aims at addressing these issues in an integrated way. How to translate these wide objectives in transformation programmes on local and European level? Which future cultural development topics require further attention?
2:45 - 3 pm			Coffebreak & Networking
3- 3:30 pm			C the Unseen - Chemnitz on its way to becoming European Capital of Culture 2025 Ferenc Csák Municipality of Chemnitz, Head of the Cultural Department A lot will happen before Chemnitz is European Capital of Culture in 2025. It is a process that has to be shaped together with the local citizens. It's about the everyday issues that we make visible here in Chemnitz. Our goal is to put the city on the European map and prove that we are a capital of makers and that a visit is always worthwhile.
3:30 - 3:45 pm			Coffeebreak & Networking
3:45 - 4:15 pm			Novi Sad - European Capital of Culture 2022 Nemanja Milenković CEO of the Foundation „Novi Sad - European Capital of Culture“
4:15 - 4:30 pm			Coffeebreak & Networking
4:30 - 5 pm			Discussion with all Speakers
from 7 pm			"Night of Cultural Brands" in the State Operetta

Subject to change.
A transfer to the other topic forums are possible during breaks.

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Trailer

13TH CULTUREINVEST! CONGRESS

Topic Partner

The Conference of Culture Ministers has named Chemnitz the European Capital of Culture for 2025. In doing so, it followed the professional vote of the European jury of experts. Under the motto "C the Unseen - European Makers of Democracy", Chemnitz has also presented a convincing concept in the opinion of the Conference of Culture Ministers. With around half a million inhabitants, the Chemnitz region is a densely populated conurbation in Europe with enormous cultural potential. For this reason, various projects and event formats are being designed on the way to becoming the Capital of Culture, which should positively change the region regardless of winning the title: both in the perception of the local people and in the supra-regional, even European perception.

chemnitz2025.de

Moderation

Sören Uhle, born May 9, 1975 in Karl-Marx-Stadt, married, one daughter. Mr. Uhle holds a degree in business administration and served as an officer in the German Armed Forces from 1994 to 2000. From 2005 to 2007 he was a business promoter in Schleswig-Holstein, after which he returned to Chemnitz for the first time. As a manager in location marketing in the Chemnitz economic development department, he remained from 2007 to 2011 and then became managing director of a municipal housing company in Borna near Leipzig in 2012. He then returned to Chemnitz for the second time, and since 2015 he has been managing director of Chemnitz Economic Development. In this context, among other things, he helped the city win the title of European Capital of Culture 2025 and was the organizer of the #wirsindmehr concert. In his private life, he also enjoys listening to Feine Sahne Fischfilet and won't say no to an eggnog.