Urban Talks #9 focus on Creative Districts

On October 4th, we celebrated the 9th edition of Urban Talks, the itinerant series of talks organized by Poblenou Urban District and La Plataforma. This edition focused on dialogue around Creative Districts and was held in collaboration with Conexiones Creativas.

We were joined by various local and international speakers who shared their experiences on the transformation of territories through art, as well as their perspectives on Creative Districts and gentrification. The talks were moderated by Conrado Uribe and Paula Trujillo from Conexiones Creativas.

Panel 1: Art and Territory
Mar López-Pinto and Jordi Solsona, Founders of Gargar Festival
Sergi Arbusà, Founder of Penique Productions
Blanca Haddad, poet and painter
Claudia Leitão, Secretary of Creative Economy of Brazil

Panel 2: How to Boost Creative Districts
Claudia Costa, Creative Director at Poblenou Urban District
Elisabet Parés, Founder of Palo Santo
Felipe Dias, Secretary of Creative Economy of Salvador (Brazil)
María Paula Giraldo, from Distrito Creativo de Marinilla (Colombia)

Panel 3: Gentrification in Creative Districts
Maria Teresa Fernández, Project Manager – Metadistritos, Universidad Viña del Mar (Chile)
Paula Trujillo, former Manager of Hub Creativo Bodega Comfama/Distrito Perpetuo Socorro (Medellín)
Thiago Pilloni, Manager of Creative Districts and Monitoring, Prefeitura de Salvador (Brazil)

Thank you all for taking part!