Essential Contacts
Jean Cameron, Executive Producer
Jean.Cameron@eicsf.com – 07932 983 430
Diane Henderson, Programme Manager
Diane.Henderson@eicsf.com – 07775 923 191
Cairan McLaggan, Associate Programme Manager
Cairan.McLaggan@eicsf.com – 07791 429 782
Locations
Summit Schedule
Friday 26 August
From 12.00
Arrivals at the Scottish Parliament
14.00–16.15
Opening Session in the Debating Chamber
Opening Remarks
Rt Hon Boris Johnson, MP, Prime Minister, UK Government (video message)
John Swinney, MSP, Deputy First Minister of Scotland
Rt Hon Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for Arts, UK Government
Rt Hon Angus Robertson, MSP, Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, Scottish Government
Culture and Freedom Special Messages and Performance
Heba Alwadi, Alumni, Trojan Women Project, Scotland
Prof Irina Bokova, Director-General, UNESCO 2009–2017, Paris
Oksana Zabuzhko, Novelist, Poet and Essayist, Ukraine
Performance
Maryna Krut, Bandura Virtuoso, Recording Artist, Kyiv, Ukraine
Welcome Message
Sir Jonathan Mills, Culture Summit Programme Director
Culture and Education Special Messages
Nicola Benedetti CBE, Violinist, Director Designate, Edinburgh International Festival
Yoshiki Takeuchi, Deputy Secretary-General, OECD, Paris
Culture & Sustainability Special Messages and Performance
Dr Yalinu Poya Gow, Scientist in Green Sustainable Chemistry, Glasgow
Sala Lemi Ponifasio, Choreographer, Founder and Director, MAU (Dance Theatre), Auckland, New Zealand
Dame Meg Taylor DBE, Secretary-General, Pacific Island Forum 2014–2022, Papua New Guinea
17:30-18:30
Live from the Culture Summit: Culture & Freedom
Panellists:
Volodymyr Sheiko, Director General, Ukrainian Institute
Lillian Ngo Usadi, musician and researcher
16.00–18.00
Welcome Reception in the Garden Lobby, hosted by the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
Saturday 27 August
From 9:00
Arrivals At The Scottish Parliament
11:00 - 12:30
Culture & Education plenary in the Debating Chamber
Performance and Special Messages
Ofelia Omoyele Balogun, Movement Artist, Choreographer and Educator, UK
Buskaid, Soweto String Project, South Africa, introduced by Rosemary Nalden, Johannesburg, South Africa
Deirdre Quarnstrom, Vice President, Education Experiences, Microsoft Corp, Seattle, USA
Andreas Schleicher, Director of Education and Skills, OECD, Paris
12.30–14.00
Lunch
14.00–16.00
Policy Roundtables
How to Design a Creative Curriculum (I)
Chair: Professor Jeffrey Sharkey, Principal of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Todd Hoffman, Director, The Gambia Academy, Newton, USA
Symone Hutchison, Tutor, Big Noise Raploch/Sistema Scotland, Stirling, Scotland
Rosemary Nalden, Founder and Director Buskaid, Soweto String Project, Johannesburg, South Africa
Rapporteur: Laura Gardiner, Foundation Director, The Benedetti Foundation, Edinburgh
How to Design a Creative Curriculum (II)
Chair: Prof Juan Cruz, Principal, Edinburgh College of Art
Ofelia Omoyele Balogun, Movement Artist, Choreographer and Educator, UK
Professor Guy Claxton, Cognitive Scientist and Author, London, UK
Serin Kim Hong, Korea Arts & Culture Education Service, Seoul, South Korea
Sona Jobarteh, Founder & Director, The Gambia Academy, Kartong, Gambia
Rapporteur: Paul Tam, Executive Director, Performing Arts, West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong
New Physical Parameters in the Digital World
Chair: Professor Drew Hemment, Director of Festival Futures, Edinburgh Futures Institute
Tahlia Petrosian, Director, Klassik Underground, Leipzig, Germany
Deirdre Quarnstrom, Vice President, Education Experiences, Microsoft Corp, Seattle, USA
Andreas Schleicher, Director of Education and Skills, OECD, Paris
Rapporteur: Rosie Sumsion, Former Deputy Convener, Culture & Media Committee, Scottish Youth Parliament, Edinburgh
The Concept of Play
Chair: Clare Adamson MSP, Convener, Constitution Europe External Affairs and Culture Committee, Scottish Parliament
Ollie Bray, Strategic Director, Education Scotland
Camilla Høg, Project Manager, Legekunst, Kulturprinsen, Denmark
Rapporteur: Paul Fitzpatrick, Director of Creative Engagement, National Theatre of Scotland
17:00 - 18:00
Live from the Culture Summit: Culture & Education
Panellists:
Fairouz Nishanova, director of the Aga Khan Music Programme
Professor Ashley Solomon, Head of Historical Performance at the Royal College of Music and director of Florilegium
Robbie Gordon, theatre-maker and co-founder of the critically acclaimed Wonder Fools
17.30–19.00
Civic Reception hosted by the Rt Hon the Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh
Sunday 28 August
10.00–11.30
Culture & Sustainability plenary in the Debating Chamber
Special Messages and Performances
Fehinti Balogun, Actor and activist
Steven Feld, Ethnomusicologist, Anthropologist, Santa Fe, USA
Mina Girgis, Producer and CEO, The Nile Project, Cairo, Egypt
Grid Iron Theatre Company, Edinburgh
The Jungle Book reimagined, introduced by Akram Khan, London, UK
Aditi Mayer, Sustainable Fashion Content Creator, Photojournalist, Labor Rights Activist, USA
12.00–14.00
Policy breakout sessions in Committee Rooms
The Culture Of Land And Water (I)
Chair: Benny Higgins, National Galleries of Scotland
Angus Farquhar, Creative Director, Dandelion, Glasgow, Scotland
Mina Girgis, Producer and CEO, The Nile Project, Cairo, Egypt
Emily Granozio, Arts and Cultural Manager
Salā Lemi Ponifasio, Choreographer, Founder and Director, MAU (Dance Theatre), Auckland, New Zealand
Rapporteur: Fiona Hyslop MSP, Deputy Convener of the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee, Scottish Parliament
The Challenges Of Performing And Presenting
Chair: Stephen Stenning, Director, Culture and Development, The British Council
Kathrin Deventer, Secretary General, European Festivals Association, Brussels, Belgium
Robbie Gordon, Co-founder, Wonder Fools, Scotland
Caro Overy, Green Arts Manager, Creative Carbon Scotland
Maisah Sobaihi, Assistant Professor at King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Rapporteur: Rumaisa Zubairi, Writer and student, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Scotland
The Cultural Challenges Of Urban Environments
Chair: Gemma Jones, Head of Corporate Responsibility, abrdn, Scotland
Fehinti Balogun, Actor and activist, London, UK
Lili Lainé, Associate, We Made That, London, UK
Rahul Mehrotra, Chair of the Dept of Urban Planning & Design, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
Duke Redbird, Advisor of Indigenous Arts & Culture, Toronto School District Board, Canada
Simon Sharkey, Artistic Director and CEO, The Necessary Space, Scotland
Rapporteur: Murdo Macdonald, Emeritus Professor of History of Scottish Art, University of Dundee
14.00–15.:00
Lunch
15.00–16.30
Closing Session in the Debating Chamber
Rapporteurs’ Summaries
James Arroyo, OBE, Director, The Ditchley Foundation
Paul Fitzpatrick, Director of Creative Engagement, National Theatre of Scotland
Fiona Hyslop MSP, Deputy Convener of the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee, Scottish Parliament
Ministerial Reflections and Responses
To be announced by the Presiding Officer, including Ernesto Ottone, Assistant Director-General for Culture of UNESCO, Paris
Performance And Special Messages
Fehinti Balogun, Actor and Activist
mandla rae, writer and performer
Closing Remarks
Sir Stephen Deuchar, Trustee British Council
Fergus Linehan, Festival Director, Edinburgh International Festival, UK
Sir Jonathan Mills, Programme Director, Edinburgh International Culture Summit
Andrew Wilson, Chair, Edinburgh International Culture Summit Foundation
16.30
Conclusion of Summit 2022
16.30–19.30
Visit to the Burrell Collection, Glasgow, and Civic Reception hosted by the Rt Hon the Lord Provost of the City of Glasgow)P_o[-]'
17:00 - 18:00
Additional Resources
Performances and Events – Important Information
Important information relating to events and performances taking place outside the Scottish Parliament building across the Summit weekend.
Pathways for Growth Youth Summit
As a prelude to this years Edinburgh International Culture Summit at the end of August, Scotland’s National Youth Arts Advisory Group (NYAAG) hosted the Pathways for Growth Youth Summit. This provided a dedicated space for young delegates to discuss the issues that are important them. We are pleased to share the programme document from this event, with findings from the event’s participants.
Festivals Edinburgh
Festivals Edinburgh works with all Edinburgh’s Festivals to explore and develop areas of shared interest, such as sustainability. Discover more about the 2030 vision, as well as information about Edinburgh’s Festivals.
Edinburgh International Festival
The Edinburgh International Culture Summit was established by the Edinburgh International Festival in 2012, with the aim of nurturing international engagement in culture, creating a more cosmopolitan society and opening up the opportunity for us to learn through experiencing other cultures.
Celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, Edinburgh International Festival runs until 28th August, with a celebration of music, theatre, opera and dance. Read more about what’s on as part of EIF from 25th – 28th August,
UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK
UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK is a celebration of creativity taking place across the UK in 2022. It features free, large-scale events, installations, and globally accessible digital experiences in the UK’s most ambitious showcase of creative collaboration
Find out more about UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK
The New Real
Established 2019, The New Real is a unique hub for Arts, AI and Futures research, and a festival R&D lab. It is a partnership between the University of Edinburgh, Alan Turing Institute, and Edinburgh’s Festivals.
Digital Programme on Demand
Summit 2022 themes of Culture & Sustainability and Culture & Education were explored through a series of webinars hosted by our key partners – British Council, Edinburgh International Festival, Scottish Parliament, Scottish Government, and UK Government. Watch below...
