Swedish Philanthropy Summit 2019: Philanthropy, Culture and Community

Culture and creativity are fundamental to growth and welfare in society. Securing sufficient funding is an ever-present issue for the culture sector. Welcome to Swedish Philanthropy Summit 2019 where we will discuss the links between philanthropy, culture and community development.  The conference will feature both Swedish and European  cultural sector examples of private cultural initiatives as well as scholars, philanthropists and politicians invited to discuss the importance of philanthopy as a complement to public initiatives to spur growth and welfare.

The conference will address:

– How does philanthropy contribute to growth and welfare?

– A policy outlook on private and public cultural funding

– A European comparative perspective on tax regulations for donations

– International Best Practice

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM SWEDISH PHILANTHROPY SUMMIT 2019

13.00 Introduction

Pontus Braunerhjelm, Professor, KTH och BTH and Research Director, Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum
Annika Levin, Culture Consultant and Member of the Philanthropy Forum

Moderators:
Johanna Palmberg, Research Director, Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum and Associate Professor, Södertörns högskola
Pernilla Norlin, Deputy Managing Director, Head of Communications, Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum
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13.05 The importance of culture for growth and welfare

Michael Fritsch, Professor Friedrich Schiller Jena University
(In English)
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13.25 Financing culture

Renée Steenbergen, PhD, art historian and senior research fellow in Arts Philanthropy at Utrecht University
(In English)
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13.45 Discussion and Q&A

Michael Fritsch, Renée Steenbergen and Pontus Braunerhjelm
(In English)
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14.00 The role of the public for cultural development

Staffan Forssell, General Director, Swedish Arts Council
Linda Kowalski Nordfors, Artist, Entrepreneur and Business Developer, Folk & Kultur
Staffan Scheja, Pro Vice Chancellor, Royal College of Music
Lawen Redar, Member of the Culture Committe, The Swedish Parliament
Christer Nylander, Chair of the Culture Committe, The Swedish Parliament
(In Swedish)
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14.45 Coffee
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15.15 Best Practice – Philanthropic Cultural Initiatives

Edilia Gänz, Director, Fedora
Nina Beckmann, Manager, Grafikens hus
Lina Sjöquist, Secretary General, Robert Weil Family Foundation
(In Swedish and English)
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16.05 Panel discussion

English panel:
Edilia Gänz, Renée Steenbergen and Michael Fritsch

Swedish panel:
Nina Beckmann, Lina Sjöquist and Staffan Forssell
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16.30  End

SPEAKERS SWEDISH PHILANTHROPY SUMMIT 2019:

Nina Beckmann vd Grafikens hus	Pontus Braunerhjelm forskningsledare Entreprenörskapsforum samt professor KTH och BTH	Michael Fritsch professor Friedrich Schiller Jena Universitet	Staffan Forssell generaldirektör Kulturrådet
Edilia Gänz vd Fedora	Linda Kowalski Nordfors konstnär, entreprenör och affärsutvecklare. Företräder Folk & Kultur	Annika Levin kulturkonsult och styrgruppsmedlem i Filantropiskt forum	Pernilla Norlin vice vd och kommunikationschef Entreprenörskapsforum (moderator)
Christer Nylander ordförande Kulturutskottet (L)	Johanna Palmberg forskningsledare Entreprenörskapsforum och docent Södertörns högskola (moderator)	Lawen Redar kulturpolitisk talesperson (S)	Staffan Scheja professor och prorektor Kungliga Musikhögskolan
Lina Sjöquist generalsekreterare Robert Weil Family Foundation	Renée Steenbergen senior research fellow Arts Philanthropy & Donor Behaviour vid Utrecht University

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