The Creative Economy is explosive - growing 8-12% annually and adding millions of jobs each year. Cities around the world are competing for creative talent and entrepreneurs. The panelists are leaders in Creative Economy strategies for cities implementing regional plans to grow their creative businesses, exports, and startups.

Featuring:
Lars Kuehnow, Program Officer, Local Initiatives Support Corp
Christin Crampton Day, Executive Director of Colorado Business Committee for the Arts (CBCA)
Michael Bevis, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Office of Economic Development, City and County of Denver

**Do you have a question or topic for Lars, Christin and Michael? You can reach our moderators before the session by tweeting your questions to @createstartups #impactyourpanel #buildingcreativecities #DENStartupWeek.

Learn More:
www.lisc.org
http://linkedin.com/in/lars-kuehnow-7438b910
www.cbca.org
http://twitter.com/ccday
http://facebook.com/christin.c.day
http://instagram.com/cclday22
http://linkedin.com/christin-crampton-day-991383/
http://www.denvergov.org/content/denvergov/en/denver-office-of-economic-development.html
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelbevis1/

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